Author: docoptic

Resolume just released version 5 of Arena and an update for Resolume Avenue, 4.5.
Here’s what’s new in Resolume Arena 5:

NEW – AV set and demo footage
NEW – Fixture editor
NEW – Virtual screen routing
NEW – Drag and drop output presets
NEW – Modifiers galore
NEW – Input slice rotation
NEW – Opacity and Bypass toggles on Layer Router
NEW – Preview available as source for Layer Router and Slices
NEW – Create slices and masks by drawing
NEW – Screen output delay compensation
NEW – Screen output opacity & color correction
NEW – Screen folding
NEW – Slice flipping
NEW – Slice Top & Left coordinates
NEW – Slice color correction
NEW – Slice force black background
NEW – New interface colours: Minty Pinky
NEW – Redesigned toolbar for better read- and click-ability
NEW – Windows large address aware for better memory management
NEW – 8 pixel grid on output
NEW – Improved crosshairs

Visit the Resolume blog to see all the bug fixes and more information regarding this release.

→ Resolume Arena 5 and Avenue 4.5 release notes on Resolume’s blog
→ Download Resolume Arena 5 and Avenue 4.5 Update

May 20th, 2015

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The good folks at Resolume posted an upgrade guide which outlines in detail the advantages of DXV 3 over DXV 2 along with reasons why it would be worth converting files to the new format. We are still considering whether or not we should convert the source material of all our releases over to DXV 3 for Resolume users.

Since we value the balance of quality and smaller file sizes, we choose to use “Normal Quality” for all our VJ clips and loops. According to the article, even DXV 2 files benefit from the performance gains in Resolume 4.2. So the only benefit to you would be smaller files. Moving forward, DXV 3 will be a standard option for all future releases.

From the article:

DXV3.0 has 3 benefits: it’s faster at high resolutions, files are generally smaller and it has a high quality option.

In general, we don’t recommend re-encoding your entire library. Your old DXV2 files will play fine in Resolume 4.2, and you still get all the benefits of improved smoothness and bug fixes.

→ DXV 3 Upgrade Guide on Resolume.com

We would love your input. Are most of you running the latest version of Resolume 4.2? Would you like previous releases re-encoded to DXV 3 for smaller file sizes? Please share your thoughts!

Many thanks,
The DocOptic Team

Resolume just released an update for Arena & Avenue 4, version 4.2! Also new is the DXV 3 codec which reduces file sizes and improves playback of video files in Resolume. Here are some of the new features:

[NEW] Two SMPTE inputs
[NEW] DXV 3.0 Codec
[NEW] Respect Bypass on slices with layer input
[NEW] Mac QuickLook plugin to show DXV thumbnails and previews in Finder
[NEW] Show Display Info has more detailed info
[NEW] Deck focus is the default focus instead of Layer
[NEW] Noisy Effect, Noisy Blend Mode, Grid Effect
[NEW] New demo footage deck

Visit the Resolume blog to see all the bug fixes and more information regarding this release.

→ Resolume 4.2 and DXV 3 codec announcement on Resolume’s blog
→ Download the 4.2 update for Resolume Arena & Avenue 4