Best PC VJ program?

[lexus luthor]

I've been using Livids Union, but as I am running Vista, there are some stability issues. I love the program's features, interface, etc. and am working to resolve the problems without resorting to switching to the XP OS.

Having said that, if I am unable to resolve these issues, what would you recommend as a fair substitute? I have played with the demo for Grand VJ and thus far, it just doesn't do it for me. I have looked another, whose name escapes me at the moment (Lumen-something?), but it didnt appear to be what I was looking for either.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[vjpixylight]

I think the collective choice for a PC would have to be Resolume..

[ilankatin]

I would recommend modul8 but it is for Mac OSX only.

Have you tried Resolume Avenue 3 yet?

[vjair]

if it was me id stick with what i know and just switch to XP instead of vista as it will give you a better performing machine. the way i see it, it makes more sense to stick with the performance package you are happy with and get rid of the underlying issue ( vista's performance )

however, if you do decide to stick with vista, id give a vote for Avenue as well.

[SteveG]

Arkaos, capable of so much more, expandable into DMX, LED, AV, soft edge blending for wide screen more forgiving and reliable. Most people just dont like the interface....it's just not cool enough....lol If it was cheaper, dark and you needed glasses to read it, it would be more popular :biggrin:

[Nick Gunn]

90% of what a Vj is about is looking cool.
Switch to XP.

[Gumby]

I don't think you can really say which is the 'best' program. They all have their strengths and weaknesses.

I personally love and always use VJamm because it's simple, fast and stable. It provides a no nonsense approach, no features hidden under loads of menus, no highly intense features which might cause it to crash. Its just pure.

[lexus luthor]

Been spending more time w/ Grand VJ and now that I've figred out some of the interface, I think it will serve my needs very well. Also, it seems extremely stable despite using the accursed Vista OS...

Thanks for all the input!

I'm sure I'll be back with more questions as I progress!

[asterix]

Check out softwarevj.com

It can help you find software via features.

[erandistic]

i think Arkaos Grand VJ works just great. and it is quite simple
you can easy access the media library, apply effects,text,
i`ve tried it running with ten layers and never gets blocked.
Far much better than the Arkaos 3.6 but i wish it had two think from that.
The Random option and the record option

[CtrldChaos]

What are you using to interface with the program?

we use touch screens so we run a much older version of resolume as the thumbnails are much larger and easier to cue up in that format.

[gnomatron]

Personally i'm looking to switch away from Arkaos; it's awesomely powerful but the interface is in the stone age. I'm also sick to death of having to drag and drop every file manually into the show files, which these days is hundreds of loops. I'm trying to VJ on a new machine and I can't import my old show files, and hours and hours of tedium setting up a new show is not appealing at all.

It's great to do scripted shows on or for small jobs, the midi possibilties are awesome, but to jam out a vj gig it's just a total pain.

The licensing is a pain too, I have a legit license but used all 3 of my serials on one machine due to having to reinstall windows a couuple of times; minor hardware changes shouldn't invalidate your license, I paid a fortune for this software and should be able to use it on my new machine, having consigned the old one to the scrapheap.

[ryan_robinson]

sorry.................................

[Gumby]

Anyone know where I can get an older version of Arkaos w/ serial?

No and No. Thats very naughty to be asking !poke!

http://vjforums.com/showthread.php?t=112

"Thus we do not allow the trading of cracks, serials & warez on both sites. Any message or comment asking for an illegal license of a VJ software will be deleted by an editor without notice. And no, we don't accept excuses such as "I want to fully test this tool before buying it" (you can get the demo) or "I don't manage to buy it" (contact the developers, they'll help you)."

[mowgli]

The licensing is a pain too, I have a legit license but used all 3 of my serials on one machine due to having to reinstall windows a couuple of times; minor hardware changes shouldn't invalidate your license, I paid a fortune for this software and should be able to use it on my new machine, having consigned the old one to the scrapheap.

I find this shocking. I've also had issues were my machine died and Garacube was quick and helpful in resolving my license issues with modul8

[vdmoKstaTi]

Learn Pure Data/Gem! Make your own software! :)
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* that photo is NOT me ..lol