Concert Visuals Animation Workflow | The Best Tools for your Animation Pipeline

Learn about a ton of software that you can use to build a concert visuals animation pipeline. By selecting some of these tools you can build a workflow that works for you to create the type of concert visuals animations you want to create. These are industry standard tools that professional animators use to create the incredible visuals you see at your favorite shows.
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[@SeanBowes]

What is your concert visuals animation software pipeline? Let us know!

[@efx9799]

some great Blender Addons : TempoTools, Randomflow, SimpleTabs, Bagapie, Tru Terrain

[@SeanBowes]

Awesome, thanks for sharing those!

[@scottyboombatii_vj]

Unreal Engine is insane once you get the NDisplay Virtual Production tools up and running (which isn't easy)

[@stsyganov]

AE, Resolve all the time! For real-time audio reactive visuals (DJ techno sets) I prefer and recently start using TouchDesigner, Vuo (Mac only that's sad), synesthesia (liked about its 4-5 fx/presets), also liked imaginando vs

[@MitchSmack407]

Thank you so much for taking the time. Picked up a couple new tricks from you!

[@SeanBowes]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching

[@guilhermecomparone3855]

Great content as always! pretty much been using the same programs. One thing that I would recommend too is motion array and envato elements for those gigs that you dont have much time to prepare the visuals, is a life saver and sometimes some good clip selections and the effects on resolume can get you a good set

[@SeanBowes]

Great resources. Envato elements saved my ass on a gig halloween weekend.

[@SquishyTushy]

thank you so much for this video. it really helped me with the directions i want to take to get started with this new hobby.

[@SeanBowes]

Glad to hear that! Good luck

[@uncomaaRoxx]

This Bunch of things makes design life simplified and awesome. Limitless journey of design 😊😊😊

[@SeanBowes]

It really is limitless, thats what makes it so fun!

[@JBroadway]

Just got started making visuals and this video was extremely helpful

[@SeanBowes]

Thanks, glad you found it helpful! Good luck on your journey. Excited to see what you create

[@JBroadway]

@@SeanBowes You got a discord by chance or a place we can share our creations?

[@boredview]

Great video! Thank you Sean!

[@SeanBowes]

Thank you!

[@YOX_YARD]

This is great! I've been using blender for a while and just bought my first midi controller for resolume. Hope to be a great VJ one day!

[@SeanBowes]

Nice! Great way to start! Good luck on the journey 🤘

[@malkomalkavian]

Cheers man, you make it all seem possible. I'm not sure how I would start with most of those but a fly through of terrain that I make in unreal is at least understandable to me. Thank you

[@SeanBowes]

Glad to hear that! Excited to see what paths you explore and where they take you 🤘

[@williammccormick3787]

Let’s goooooooooo! Great video man, hope you’re doing well 👍🏼

[@SeanBowes]

Thanks dude!

[@marjantorabi6213]

Thanks!

[@SeanBowes]

Thank you very much Marjan!

[@marjantorabi6213]

I mean all these efforts are worth millions! Thank you Im enjoying this process so far however im still floating around and trying to catch up and learn.

[@korjonim9518]

I was literally thinking what animation pipelines are for the VJ/rave visual scene. I'm going back to the basics for me - started learning illustrator just this week - will be learning photoshop next. Desired pipeline will be: Illustrator > photoshop > Aftereffects > Alley > Resolume Arena

[@SeanBowes]

I'm a mind reader lol 🔮 That's what I started out working with, great choices Korjy 🤘 Cant wait to see what you create!

[@l.j.crandell5764]

I would love to start creating my own visuals. I just don't think I am creative enough. Love the tools though, wish I was better at using them. Great information as usual. Thanks!

[@SeanBowes]

Sure you are LJ! Start playing around and try to re-create the content you like to use, and your ideas will blossom from there as you get over the hump of starting to learn a new tool. Its so much fun to perform with content you made yourself. That said, its totally fine to not be an animator. They are two different skills. Do what you love and what you are good at :) But dont count yourself out before you try!

[@GZWA]

At the moment I'm doing everything in Blender because it feels so snappy. Sometimes I will make animated materials in Resolume and bring them into Blender.

[@SeanBowes]

Blender is crazy powerful! Thats a cool workflow with resolume too, thanks for sharing!

[@STVinMotion]

Stellar overview, Sean! I'm using mostly UE5 lately, by rendering clips with the Path Tracer. I purchased Resolve for its Noise Reduction feature that's doing wonders, especially in nature scenes with extensive overuse of volumetric fog )) I was considering Topaz, as well, but chose Resolve and still curious about Topaz's abilities. I wish we could render DXV's straight from Resolve though. Hope to see hands-on VJ content creation tuts from you in the future!

[@SeanBowes]

Thanks for sharing Steve! Didn't realize Resolve had that feature, ill have to check it out. Topaz does pretty well, i mostly use it for upscaling and retiming in a pinch. Hoping to do more about the content creation stuff as well, its just such a broad subject compared to resolume so I am figuring out where to start...

[@STVinMotion]

@@SeanBowes yes, recording Arena tuts is relatively straight forward for me too. I'd record UE5 tuts if only I wasn't embarrassed with the amount of mess & workarounds/hacks I'm pulling to finish a project. I already thought about just lowering the bar by opening a channel dedicated to it and calling it "Sloppy UE Tuts" ))

[@SeanBowes]

😂 love that idea. UE5 isnt built for us, workarounds are the workflow! I say go for it :)

[@a.ok.visions]

Stoked to see how much better C4D w Redshift integration might get w UE5 as it’s there… but not quite there; but also Project Avalanche is about to be a super interesting addition to experiment with in UE5+. Just crossing my fingers we don’t see an ominous subscription…

[@SeanBowes]

Yeah the integration with unreal is decent now, but definitely not perfect. Greyscale Gorilla textures coming to UE5 is pretty exciting for me along those lines. Project Avalanche looks pretty awesome. Excited to see where that all goes...

[@drefitnessofficial]

Great video thanks man. I just have a question. I have been doing 3D for a long time but for marketing. I want to know what the process is of handing over the final assets. Do we hand over a video file and don we work personally with the VJ or does the VJ sync up the video to the song?

[@SeanBowes]

Great question. It kind of depends. Lots of times you just deliver the video files to the artist or their team, and they distribute them to whichever VJ they are using. Many artists dont tour with a specific VJ, and others do. Sometimes some instructions are provided, sometimes not. Sometimes you do have a closer relationship with the team and the VJ that might be touring with the artist, and you can work with them about how the visuals should work, or how they'd like them to work in their show.

[@drefitnessofficial]

@@SeanBowes thanks so much man I appreciate. Keep up the content it's really helpful for me who's starting to create visuals for these artists!

[@dubstech3d]

stressed. still learning blender. Where can I find mentors to choose from? Thanks for this video, Sean.

[@Flopsgamer]

also, 3Dcoat for sculpting and texturing.

[@SeanBowes]

Great suggestion, thank you!

[@Flopsgamer]

@@SeanBowesit's nice because it is free to learn, permanent to keep, and you can pay not to much to update it every time a major version is out ( 3.x to 4.x for instance)

[@P4TCH5S]

lit!

[@SeanBowes]

Glad this was helpful, good luck on your creations!

[@benfredjchedy7644]

thanks so much❤ what are the fees for high end result? and how are they calculated? by task or hour ?

[@SeanBowes]

That depends on quite a few factors, scope of the project, deliverables, usage, timeline, technical complexity, resources needed, etc. I recommend contacting a few artists you'd like to work with and discussing it with them. Expect the response to have several zeroes on the end of it :)

[@Vjsa_mmy]

Amazing tutorial, I will really appreciate if you can take us on an indepth tutorials on concerts visual designing.... I will really be the happiest person on earth to have it

[@SeanBowes]

Thanks brother, working on it!

[@Vjsa_mmy]

@@SeanBowes thanks I really appreciate and will be waiting for it

[@xanzuls]

Great video, I'd also like to add Fusion to the list for compositors, also the free version comes with the free vesion of Resolve. Also, btw, Touch desginer was made by one the originals creators of Houdini which why they both have similar wording and technical term.

[@SeanBowes]

How did I forget fusion! Great suggestion. And that’s a cool fun fact about TD and Houdini, thanks for sharing 🤘

[@brackyzvlog7434]

❤❤❤

[@EnterMyDreams]

zaddy sean

[@SeanBowes]

ay papi

[@entopticmedia]

... maybe add HeavyM, Synesthesia and Nestdrop to that list too ;)

[@SeanBowes]

Not really animation tools so I dont think they would have fit this particular video, but they are great tools for VJs. Will include them in upcoming videos on Projection Mapping tools and Generative Tools though for sure! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@estudiolateral]

♥♥♥

[@malkomalkavian]

Oh, my workflow... I mess about with an AI image generator on my phone called Dream. I also rip a load of stuff from KZbin and buy stuff from other creators. Then I load it all into resolume and wait for the DJ to start making noises. Then I try my hardest until the music stops. Results may vary :)

[@SeanBowes]

Hahaha amazing description, love it

[@rae7548]

@seanbowes Hi Sean, can you suggest where I can start learning at a complete amateur...All I'm trying to do is ultra short project video as a backdrop for live music (tribute bands). Where is the projector placed? Can I legally use short (GIF size) clips of videos I don't own? Etc. Where to start...? Thank you, Sean, or to anyone that knows. (Sean, I loved the "unless you hate yourself" comment. 😅 😂

[@SeanBowes]

The projector placement depends on the projector, throw ratio, and desired size of the image. You can make or buy mounts that allow you to suspend the projector from a beam on the ceiling, or you can place them on the floor or on a stand. Whatever works best for your space. The legality of content is a little bit of a grey area. If you are not reselling content, usually live use falls under fair use. Just make sure your use is transformative. Its always better to use content that you created yourself, or paid for a performance license. But remix culture / found footage sampling has been part of VJ culture for decades. If it feels wrong, its probably wrong. If it feels like art, its art.

[@rae7548]

Thank you Sean! I appreciate you taking the time to reply! I definitely need something portable that will be work in a variety of venue settings. You're waaaay over my head in this channel but I'm subscribed and can't wait to learn more.

[@SeanBowes]

Projector Central is a good resource for learning more about projectors and has tools that help you figure out whether the ones you're looking at will work for your events. Check it out! For a single projector, Resolume Avenue is great. Check out my Resolume Quick Start tutorial to learn the basics. Hopefully I will have more projection content on here soon too @@rae7548

[@rodiproductions2708]

Very helpful video again Sean! I know it will be secret. But do you know how Anyma’s visuals are created? I think its an Ai tool, mayne idea for the next video (Ai Tools)

[@SeanBowes]

Im not 100% sure, but It looks like Cinema4D or Houdini and Octane/Redshift to me for a lot of it. There might be some AI stuff going on, but most of the highly-shared character stuff and cool particle simulations are probably made with those tools

[@sjm418]

HOUDINI

[@SeanBowes]

I want to learn so bad but I’m scared 😳