Live Visuals Session // 040114

3-layered live visuals all BPM synced. Top layer is a Quartz Composer visual used as a mask for the second layer set to rotate every beat. Bottom layer was a hue shifted, kaleidoscopic background set to move forward one second in duration every beat with opacity synced to react to audio. Originally posted on Instagram.

Visuals used in this session:
• DOC004 Circle Slants (Kinetic Shifts)
• DOC004 Thump Canyon (Kinetic Shifts)

Serato Video Tutorial: Settings & Optimization

In this Serato Video tutorial we go over all of the settings in Serato Video 1.2 and talk about various ways you could tweak those settings to optimize the performance of your system. We provide a brief overview of our system specifications to help you gauge how Serato Video might run on your hardware and discuss our preferred video codec.

Visit the Serato Video support page below for answers to common questions and issues that some users may experience when using the plugin for the first time.

→ Serato Video Support

Live Visuals Session // 033014

Two-layer live visuals mixed with a mirrored, color tinted background and a top layer using effects synced to react to audio. Originally posted on Instagram.

Visuals used in this session:
• DOC000 Colorwhip (Freebies)
• DOC003 Flock of Angles (Strangescapes)

Live Visuals Session // 032514

Live visuals tweaked in Serato Video using a new feature in Serato Video 1.2, linked Audio FX + Video FX. The two audio effects used were Low Pass Filter and Phaser with a Split Effect and False Color to treat the image. Originally posted on Instagram.

Visuals used in this session:
• DOC000 Mahaloha

2000 Seasons // Music Video

2000 Seasons is a music video we worked on for a San Francisco Bay Area based band called The Seshen. We were responsible for all 3D modeling and animated visuals created for this video.

The Seshen’s Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/theseshen/

Resolume Tutorial: The Basics of Loading Visuals

This Resolume tutorial for Arena 4 & 5 and Avenue 4 goes over the basic functionality of loading visuals and video clips using your operating system’s file system and Resolume’s built-in file browser. Also covered is an explanation of the layer workflow inside Resolume along with various slider, window, and button functionality to customize the look of your live visual output.

Serato Video Tutorial: Video Mixing Interface Overview

In this Serato Video tutorial we go over all of the controls in Serato Video’s video mixing interface.

Serato Video Updated to 1.2

March 24th, 2014

Details of the update from Serato’s website:

Serato DJ now has Serato Video built into its codebase making it easier than ever to have a play with a trial version of Serato Video. New features include official support for: Windows 8, Serato Remote 1.1 with Slicer and the Pioneer CDJ850, Multiple Panels & Recording Location.

Serato Video
This is our first major update since the release of Serato Video.

Video mix recording
Full recording capability of the mixed output in up to 1080p.

Audio/ Video Linked FX
Use FX on audio and visuals simultaneously.

Free Visualiser content from I Love QC *
Five unique Quartz Compositions that will react to the audio playing.

Syphon Support *
Share the Serato Video output with third party apps in real time.

Windows 8 support and Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks support
*Only available for Mac users.

Download the latest version of Serato DJ 1.61 to access some of the new features!
http://serato.com/dj/downloads

Stay tuned for a new tutorial going over some of the new features of this update.

http://youtu.be/3fQMX6gIj9w

Serato Video Tutorial: How To Load Visuals

In this Serato Video tutorial we show you how to load video clips along with your music tracks and some of the basic functionality of the video mixing interface inside of Serato Video.