Syphon support in MediaMaster and GrandVJ
Nov/110
After GrandVJ, we’ve now added support for Syphon as client and server in MediaMaster also. It’s been around since only a few weeks and has already proved to be a great addition to our software, we’ve received a lot of feedback from users like Koen de Puysseleir – creative director for Tiësto – telling us how much this new feature broadens the boundaries from their creativity.. And God, we love that!
In this article we’ll explain a little bit more how you can use Syphon in combination with MediaMaster and GrandVJ, then we’ll give you some inspiration from those who have already started using it..
GrandVJ 1.6 with Syphon support
Sep/110
Here is the first beta release version of GrandVJ 1.6 for you to play with.
The main new feature is Syphon support on Mac. For the rest, we’ve greatly improved the overall stability of the application and crushed a few bugs that made it to the 1.5 release (Read more for details and download links).
How To: Mix visuals and music with GrandVJ and Ableton Live
Jun/110
GrandVJ is not only a tool for VJ’s to mix visuals in sync with the music from a DJ, it can also be very useful for Musicians wishing to add a visual dimension to their music. Ok, the difference is subtle but it’s indeed another point of view that we keep in consideration when developing the software.
Recently we spotted the video below on Twitter, it’s produced by live audio-visual artist Ryan Noise and Unique Squared and we found it to be a great introduction to the use of GrandVJ in connection with Ableton Live. Note that Ryan connects GrandVJ and Ableton through Rewire here, but the latest GrandVJ 1.5 comes with a VST plugin which allows not only to send MIDI to GrandVJ but also sound, so that you can use it to trigger sound-reactive Generators or Flash animations.
Read on for Ryan Noise Interview..
GrandVJ 1.5 RC2 with VST plugin (Updated)
Mar/110
Here is the Public Beta Release Candidate version of GrandVJ 1.5. This update will include several exciting new features such as Transitions, Browser Preview and the “ArKaos Connect” VST plugin, which you can immediately see in action in the videos below (then click “read more” for the details).
This Release Candidate version should be the last one before the official release. It includes all the features, graphics and documentation of the official version. All the bugs found in the beta have been fixed, we have also resolved some instability issues that were affecting previous versions of GrandVJ.
ArKaos GrandVJ and Ableton Live:
ArKaos GrandVJ and Steinberg Cubase:
Charlie Mars: France VJ Champion with GrandVJ
Mar/110
Those who read this blog frequently will probably remember Charlie Mars, the French VJ with the colorful hood.. It’s the third time we’re writing about this guy already!
We first spotted a great home demo on Vimeo that he did after using GrandVJ since just one day, then the week after he was already taking GrandVJ live on stage for the ZôL concert at Metamorphoses, a French Electronic music festival.
Well last week we were at the MixMove Expo for DJ & Club Culture in Paris and we met Charlie Mars there, he was participating to the first France VJ & Videodesigner Championship with our GrandVJ software.
Charlie had to compete with eight other French VJ’s and he won the championship thanks to his talent, his very creative content and.. with the help of GrandVJ.
Read below for his impressions and a few pictures (kindly provided by LeCollagiste – Merci Laurent!).
ArKaos A10 Media Server with 4 SDI inputs
Mar/110
We’re now offering multiple Blackmagic Design SDI input cards as an option in the A10 media server. Below is a little video presenting this setup, read more for the details.
GrandVJ Dev. 101214 (spoiler: with transitions)
Dec/100
A few months ago we have been asking our users to participate to a survey and rate the features they would like to see implemented in the next GrandVJ updates. Since then we have taken some time to analyze the results, define how the requested features could be implemented and prioritized depending on the users rating (as much as possible).
In the mean time we have been working on the MediaMaster 2.2 update that has just been released, with some new effects and the geometry module, and now it’s time for some GrandVJ development again..
From now on, as we are working on a major update to GrandVJ we will provide several intermediate development versions that will include a few new features, before we release the final update with all the new stuff packed in.
Working like this will allow us to receive a better feedback on each new feature while we are still in a development cycle, where bugs or problems can easily be corrected, and then release a final version that will hopefully be.. *perfect* (yes, it’s a developer’s dream..). (Read more for details and download links..)
How To: geometric correction in MediaMaster Pro
Nov/100
MediaMaster Pro 2.2 makes it possible to warp the output per screen and adapt the soft edge on each side of an output, the video below will demonstrate this with a simple setup made with two beamers projecting visuals from an A10 Media Server on a curved screen. But of course it can handle much more complex setups depending on your graphics card.
Six screens setup in MediaMaster with one card
Sep/100
ArKaos MediaMaster now fully supports multi-screen output in Windows Vista & 7 for Multi-head graphics cards. This means you can connect several displays to one graphic card and MediaMaster will spread the output across those connected displays.
To illustrate this, we’ve filmed the results of the tests we’ve done with a six-heads graphics card -- the “ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition” -- installed in an A10 media server which we connected to a bunch of DVI screens.
GrandVJ Users Survey
Aug/100
Let us know what features you would like to see implemented in the next major version of GrandVJ so we can focus our resources on what’s important for you first!
We have set up a little survey that will only take you a few minutes of your time, if you’re a GrandVJ user it’s your chance to prioritize the features we will add in the next versions of your software.
This survey will be closed on September 15th.
>> Survey Closed <<
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