About VDMX
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VDMX5 is a realtime multimedia performance application.
“b8” refers to the eighth major series of builds of VDMX5. After several years of collaboration and continuous development, we’ve received a huge amount of feedback about VDMX5- the only way to accommodate the changes and additions requested by users was to redesign and rewrite VDMX5 from scratch with a substantially different structure and workflow. As a result of these changes, b8 is noticeably different from the builds which have preceded it- this page contains various video tutorials and documentation for the next major series of builds of VDMX5.
Getting started with VDMX
DIY 3D Projection Mapping With VDMX: Hello, my name is Dominic, or Doctype. I am a music producer and visual artist of sorts. Earlier this month (JAN 2nd 2014) I was booked to play a show and wanted to do more than the typical show. So I decided to try my hand at 3D Projection mapping. VDMX is an easy to use, very useful OS X app that will mix video files tuned for real-time performance of audio visual material. VDMX5 was created with video performance in mind. Built around a robust data processing architecture it was designed to be used with whatever hardware- or software- you've got available. VDMX is my tool of choice for doing visuals and I was looking for the best hardware-controller for quite a long time. Recently, someone reminded me of the Kontrol F1 by Native Instruments and after working out some quick ideas I got myself a Kontrol F1 via ebay and built a VDMX-set around it.
In this manual you will find detailed information about the workflow and user interface of VDMX.
- VDMX is much more modular than Resolume. When Resolume is very good at playing and mixing exciting clips, keying out and triggering, VDMX is much better as a video synthesizer, connecting, and merging effects, and building your own setup for the specific task you are going to do.
- VDMX has been around since 1998 when VidVox tried out a new concept of a visualizing software that do a whole lot more than anyone else in the market. Powerful, complex and integrates with nearly everything under the sun. With live video input, quartz compositions incorporated and custom layouts, VDMX 5 is another top VJ Software.
Installing VDMX
- Download the VDMX Demo disk image
- Open the disk image and double click on the installer
- Follow the instructions in the installer
- Look in the ‘Extras’ folder for other bundled software that you may want to install
Additional Sample Media Downloads
Along with the application and included extras you may want to download some of the available Sample Media movie files and interactive generators to use with VDMX.
Using Templates in VDMX
The fastest way to get started with using VDMX is by using some of the pre-made interfaces that can be loaded from the Templates menu. See the Templates section for more details and a list of examples.
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Learning the VDMX Interface
Continue reading this manual, starting with the first section of this covering the VDMX Inspectors.