How to Add Video to Your Light Show (cheap & simple)

[@marting6037]

Steve; you're a genius but that was never in question. What i really like is how you tailor your ingenuity towards the masses by making solutions financially viable. Really clear and easy to follow - thank you for taking the time to share.

[@EdDunkle]

I can vouch. Steve is a genius!

[@spencerillumina]

Thank you so much for your clear and concise tutorial. I'm producing a modern rock opera and your simple, inexpensive setups for controlling lights and video via MIDI are so helpful as I design the showcase performances. Thanks again and keep up the great work. Cheers.

[@deepspaceproductions6419]

Thanks for giving an old DJ some perspective on this. Bought an LED projector ages ago with the intention of using it in some shows but between covid and other projects put it to one side. This is an old link and story but still very relevant today. One of the great things is that I already have most of the gear needed to use this setup including a gen 4 Apple TV I never use so it would be good to put it to real work at last!! I will definitely be watching your later video editions... thanks so much for giving this perspective. Regards, Greg. Deep Space Productions...... PS I guess you can imagine what type of videos I mostly intend to play LOL! 😆

[@LearnLizard]

I'm happy to hear that this video helped inspire some new uses for old gear! I still think that video projectors are an underutilized tool for creating interesting light shows. Deep Space Productions? Hmm reminds me of the oil projection psychedelic light shows Hawkwind used to do!

[@kjarby69]

You always do such a nice job explaining and demonstrating .

[@LearnLizard]

Thank you very much!

[@flyrobin5255]

I project with and android device/ TV when I don't have an usb or hdmi input. I convert my videos to avi and use the usb port to play through. When in need of more control I use the vga signal and a laptop. I enjoy going through your videos you put a lot of good information out there...Thank you.

[@gypsydawn1038]

This was so helpful! You are a great teacher! Thank you!

[@LearnLizard]

Glad it was helpful and appreciate you watching!

[@mooseeygoosey]

These videos are so incredibly helpful. Thank you for taking the time to make them!

[@ItsShaSavageHere]

Really appreciate you sharing all this info! Great set up there! Super affordable too!

[@lurid_phaesporia]

You rock Steve! Please keep making these videos, they're really helpful!

[@djpecchia]

it can be done also with a pc using reflektor! since all notebooks/projectors have vga outputs/inputs,theres no need of the hdmi/rca converter :)

[@prasadalbert1498]

Very good lessons by Steve, Great........very useful

[@ivammedeirosimediata2978]

Awesome! I'm a band musician trying to run some lightning and playing at same time! You material showed me its possible!

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate the kind words and glad I could help. As a fellow musician, I can definitely appreciate the challenges of playing an instrument and controlling lights at the same time!

[@nicefish10]

Clever clever set up!

[@LearnLizard]

Thank you! (it's definitely cost effective and looks pretty darn good) Appreciate you watching.

[@coolo73]

great video. I didn't know an apple TV could be so useful. Beatstep as a video sequencer is such an awesome idea. I can see it being used by a solo performer or band that doesn't have a VJ to run visuals. You could prepare various sequences (for each song in a live set for instance), tap the BPM so the transitions are roughly timed to the music.

[@LearnLizard]

+Christopher Davis Hi- Thanks for the kind words. You can also send MIDI from a sequencer and sync the video precisely to your show. For tips on syncing DMX lights with a sequencer check out my tutorial “How to control DMX lights with Audio and MIDI”

[@shellshock351]

Great comment! What is "Beatstep"? I have a DJ drum performance where I am working to create a video where the footage plays in a symbiotic relationship to the BPM of the music or even my live drum beat. Any advice is a huge help thank you!

[@gamingwithtech9012]

@@LearnLizard cool

[@catwhatcher]

Very cool! Thanks for explaining!

[@LearnLizard]

I appreciate you taking the time to watch this one!

[@froggyland80]

You do a great job ! Many thanks !

[@mickduffek7760]

Great demo. Short and to the point. Thanks also for not begging me to click and subscribe.

[@LearnLizard]

You're welcome! (now please subscribe 😀)

[@Zamoranonline]

Awesome! Thanks for the great tips , greetings from Chile!

[@eledi3455]

these videos are very helpful thank you so much!!!

[@michaelgilyeart4590]

Bro great tutorial! So many great ideas 👍

[@DJAudiogenic]

You are the man!! Thank you so much for your videos!

[@thobbelinder2016]

Really appreciated videos, Great job to make this djungel understandable. Cudos!

[@spinmoney101]

Very helpful with all your videos!!

[@mohanpremathilake915]

you are giving an awesome idea, thanks for the video

[@louisianaliveevents8965]

Awesome tips!

[@adamlooze99]

Keep up the good videos! Would love to see a tutorial of the obey 40 with the chauvet scorpion dual fat beam

[@shellshock351]

LearnLizard thank you so much for making this video!!! This helps me so much on the path to to achieving my vision!!! I was wondering about synchronizing the video to live performance? Can I get the video to synchronize to the BPM's of a DJ'd track?

[@cfhklhog]

Tnx, man! It` just amazing!

[@joshuagomez3600]

Nice, I've always kinda wondered how people would get that to work out well.

[@LearnLizard]

I want to make an updated video for using projectors. A lot of this is kind of out of date now, although the basic ideas are the same. Appreciate you watching!

[@jeffbernett]

Hi Steve- thank you! How did you program the MIDI exactly?

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- TouchViz is made to receive MIDI cc data for different functions. (For example cc:41 controls the master video level) The Beatstep can be configured with the free MIDI Control Center software to program the knobs and buttons to output any MIDI cc: or note data you choose. So it's basically a matter of matching the Beatstep's hardware controls to the functions you want to change/control in TouchViz. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@jeffbernett]

@@LearnLizard Thank you very much Steve!

[@timlee7076]

Hello Steve, where did get those stands? Whats the product name? Can I get a link? Thank you your videos are awesome.

[@magida_ng]

Amazing! Where can I buy the controller?

[@ClaueNanda]

Parabéns!!!! Muito bom

[@cooljodejody]

Thanks for your videos. You really did start at the beginning and make it easy. I was wondering if you could advise me. I have a monthly dance club and I am now going to provide my own lighting. I was going to purchase the Eyourlife 8pcs 54X3W LED DJ PAR Light RGBW 162Watt DMX 512 Stage Lighting Disco Projector. Since watching your video and I now know that I have to buy a controller! Don't know if I need to also buy cables or not. Could you make a suggestion for a controller that is affordable and easy enough for me to operate?

[@lazloaluisa1906]

Thanks for the great video. Do you know of a vinyl like that with the black backing but with a less shinny/ mat surface on the white side? Also: I am starting a theatre and need to be able to wirelessly send audio in the same manner. Anything that you know of that goes from Apple TV to 2 RCA/Stereo outputs? How about an app that runs in a similar manner as TouchViz that would throw the signal from an Ipad to an Apple TV device? Thanks again.

[@ceotariqnelson8802]

Kool stuff thanks!!!

Thank you!

[@lordfaux6930]

Hi Steve, when playing the video over Apple TV from the iPad will that also pass over the sound?

[@LearnLizard]

Yes! Although TouchVIZ videos don't include any audio you could use other apps that do. Appreciate you watching...

[@lordfaux6930]

LearnLizard could you name a couple ?

[@ThunderFalcon333]

That's awesome

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching this one- there is SO much you can do with Video and DMX!

[@lonestar_hot_topic3710]

Okay without the touchviz app none of this can be functional, what other app can i use similar to it???

[@djasher9768]

Can you pls make a video on how to use touch Viz pls and how to get more backgrounds like the flame on and midi maping pls

[@LearnLizard]

Yes-I have been wanting to make an new video on TouchViz. It's still an awesome app after all these years. Thanks for the suggestion and I'll put it on my "to do" list.

[@ademilxhora]

lovit

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you watching!

[@djlon88]

i can also use 2nd gen apple tv?

[@laughingthrushmusic5269]

Does ipad talk to Apple TV via internet? Could you do LAN or BT?

[@LearnLizard]

AirPlay connects IOS devices to an Apple TV when both are connected to the same WIFI network. I don't believe you can use a LAN connection. If you want a wired solution you can get a lightning to HDMI adapter (about $40) and it works great. Appreciate you watching.

[@theultimatetowerofterrorre301]

I am attempting to add and synchronize a lasercube show on top of video projection and be able to reshow the lasercube and video projection for repeat shows. I am not sure how to synchronize the laser cube show to the video. Could this method be applied to synchronizing a laser lasercube show to a video? Sorry for perhaps a stupid question; I am not very experienced or tech savvy.

[@LearnLizard]

That's a great question and the subject of a future video I have in the works! If you are using LaserOS for a mac or PC you can program "hot keys" that you can trigger with MIDI from a hardware controller or DAW. Here's a video showing how: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5yTk4h_nqiEp80 You can simultaneously trigger video cues (shown in this video) from the same timeline and also DMX fixtures as shown here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip20gXqNYsx7fac Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@theultimatetowerofterrorre301]

@@LearnLizard Thanks for the reply; I certainly will be on the lookout for your new video!

[@conradtwonine9414]

which iPad version is this and how did you program the Beatstep?

[@cosmic4037]

very good

[@laurencerosenthalwinckler4439]

lets suppose i have a projector, a notebook and a HDMI cable and i dont want to bother with apple stuff.. which software would you recommend?

[@LearnLizard]

Great question. I haven't tried it yet but "Remixvideo Pro" from MIXVIBES looks like a really cool PC app. Let me know how it is if you get a chance to try it.

[@bryanavila13]

I can’t find the touchviz app :( I have an iPhone did they discontinue it?

[@LearnLizard]

It only works on an iPad (unfortunately) It takes a lot of screen real estate to display all the functions and the developers probably felt it was too much to squeeze into a smaller screen. Appreciate you watching this one!

[@bryanavila13]

Thank you for responding back 🙏

[@HeyItsJack02]

How would you set p the projector so that it's not on the dance floor? Is there some trick to position it behind the screen at a gig.

[@r7mart]

How far does the projector have to be from the screen for a small stage

[@19Smudge77]

can you do this useing a android tablet and app

[@LearnLizard]

Sure- you could use a Google Chromecast dongle connected to your projector and use any one of a number of VJ apps such as "Pocket VJ" or "Quantum VJ HD". I still think TouchViz for the iPad is one of the best options!

[@GuiSchwertner]

do you know an equivalent app for android?

[@0350]

Can you do a video like this but instead of a projector use a tv

[@LearnLizard]

Good idea- with TV's becoming larger and less expensive, I think there are opportunities to use one or several together for stage effects. Thanks for suggesting.

[@DieselJS]

Could you use this with a laptop and like iTunes visualiser.

[@tariqazzo]

great

[@lindazubia9624]

I can’t find the app 😢

[@LearnLizard]

I just checked the app store and its still there. It's called TouchVIZ (only for iPad)

[@theforgottengamer128]

HDMI to vga !???

[@LearnLizard]

I know--crazy!!

[@abecoulter18]

Never use vinyl for projection screend. Too reflective

[@alexluessow3428]

You need Internet tho that's not good ... I know this kuz I have an Apple TV and iPad mini

[@jdjagdish1]

Please change you channel name... You do so much cool stuff and you channel name and logo doesn't match your stuffs that you do.... Its so odd to see Learn lizard... Rest thing is dope that u do...

[@LearnLizard]

+Jay Dee (J.D.) Thanks for the kind words and your advice. I always thought "Learn Lizard" was kind of cool but I can see your point :)

[@andrewfalanga3378]

Is he dead