How To Prepare For a Live VJ Show Using Resolume VJing Software - OrnaMental's Tutorial

What is #vjing anyhow? In this tutorial I'm showing you how to mix different clips together on #resolume (it's called Layering), how to stack effects to manipulate the looks of your clips, and how to compose appealing compositions. VJing can be more than just flashy abstract visuals and this tutorial was made to show you exactly how.
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - How to compose an appealing composition
03:50 - How to make some loops audio reactive
04:50 - How to create clip variations
12:15 - What affects can give us even more variations and different looks.
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•• Update: this tutorial was made on Resolume v5. We've since had v6 & v7 where the Drop Shadow is a default effect.
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[@pleasereadyourbook]

Great tutorial! I learned so much from this one, especially the colorization at the end. Thanks so much!

[@STVinMotion]

So happy to hear that, Carl! I made a recent tut that takes colorizing a step further with palettes. This feature is available in Resolume v6.1.3 and v7 check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKampoxom72tgc0 thanks for letting me know that it helped you - fun to realize it helps people and pushes forward our Live Visuals scene 🖤🤘😎

[@hhigh_af]

"make it a colorful world" i agree completely friend. loved the video!

[@STVinMotion]

Thank you ✌️ Spread them colours all around! 🍭 Also, I made a tut dedicated to colorizing, perhaps it'll give you some more ideas kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKampoxom72tgc0

[@di9232]

you made me learn a new software to improve my workflow. Love ya!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@STVinMotion]

Woha! There's nothing more rewarding than hearing that :) Thank you for sharing it 🖤Go and Amaze them Crowds!

[@lessardimages7262]

This is gold. Thank you.

[@STVinMotion]

We're all Gold diggers ;) Thank you for diggin', Lessard!

[@XxXDaTuXxX]

Entrando en este maravilloso mundo, excelente video !!

[@STVinMotion]

Bienvenido, David! Gracias :)

[@arcisdigital5698]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@STVinMotion]

With pleasure )) Amaze them!

[@LaserFoxProductions]

Love this tutorial. You've also sold me on this loop pack. It's very original. Will be buying it.

[@STVinMotion]

Hi Mr. Fox, glad the tutorial helped you see the light )) We've since created another OrnaMental pack in the same theme, and Resolume Arena has evolved to v7 - so it's even easier to prepare for a show nowadays. Here are some tuts I recommend you watch next: compositing kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4WtqKFripdgprs coloring: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKampoxom72tgc0 and in case you into the OrnaMental II pack www.stvinmotion.com/shop/ornamental-2/ Let me know what you think.

[@Trk-El-Son]

Awesome work. Thanks for sharing!

[@STVinMotion]

So happy it helps! Amaze them 🤘

[@brianevans4975]

This is amazing, thank you. Definitely going to try out that pack.

[@STVinMotion]

Happy that you got amazed, Brian! VJing is the best ✌️ Let me know if you have any questions

[@COPYCATT]

this was absolutely brilliant. thank you so much.

[@STVinMotion]

COPYCATT, so glad you dig this! Check some recent Tutorials I made, the concept is the same but Resolume 6&7 simplified some of the process. Thanks for letting me know that it's absolutely brilliant 🙏☺️ Amaze them!

[@Leroy3019]

amazing!! thanks so much!!

[@STVinMotion]

Thanks for encouraging, Eins! Makes me wanna record some more of these 😊

[@JCzization]

Very well explained. great job bro.. thanks

[@STVinMotion]

Thanks Justin! Happy to hear that :)

[@austinfiveonetwo460]

Thank you!

[@STVinMotion]

With pleasure, Austin! Amaze them Crowds ))

[@cesarfabianalonso]

very nice, is so great!!!!!

[@STVinMotion]

Cesar, I'm sooooo happy to hear that :) Thank you!

[@jniplig]

Fantastic tutorial! I've been looking for something just like this - thank you thank you!

[@STVinMotion]

Hi Jeremy! So glad to hear that )) Resolume was added with more features since I recorded this so be sure to check this playlist for updated workflow ;) kzbin.info/aero/PLh1jVi6LfZUrvy5mrz_tCFMkWH_8RLRQX But the basics are still the same - creating a compelling composition by layering it right. Thanks for the feedback and... Amaze Them Crowds! 🤘

[@jniplig]

@@STVinMotion I've spent some time on your site and just purchased the Ornamental set. This is definitely a beginner question - what are you playing your music with? I am thinking to use Ableton Live and control Resolume parameters with the APC40 mkii. Thanks for any advice you can send my/our way! jg

[@STVinMotion]

@@jniplig thanks for purchasing )) excited for you to be mixing OrnaMental and amazing your audience. I take it that you are creating the music, too? Here's an interview where the artist incorporates Abelton & Resolume, might be of inspiration to you :) resolume.com/blog/13873/mad-about-madeon

[@jawart3975]

thanks for the tutorial

[@STVinMotion]

With pleasure, VJ Oxymoron :)

[@simongentry]

fun - thanks man! i have an installation coming up - video clips, live video and live dj scored music - seems like resolume is the best choice - and i already have the maschine mk3 to use for midi input

[@STVinMotion]

Yay! Funky time :) Resolume v.6 is solid, and using the MK3 is def the right thing to set up. Cause when we use a mouse we work in linear mode and when we use a controller we work in Parallel mode. Thanks for sharing and Go Amaze Them Crowds!

[@yioproductions]

Genial! He aprendido un monton con sus videos gracias!!!

[@STVinMotion]

Happy it helped you! Keep it up ⚡

[@Hartekist2France]

so damn beautiful!

[@STVinMotion]

Yay! Thank you :) You dig.

[@rupeshthakur3230]

The loops which u are using was awesome n thnk u so much for tutorial it helps alot. Once again Thank u so much

[@STVinMotion]

So happy to hear that, Rupesh :)

[@rupeshthakur3230]

@@STVinMotion can u help me with the loops stuff..

[@STVinMotion]

@@rupeshthakur3230 sure, what help are you looking for? You can get two free samples of this pack along with other free sample loops at www.stvinmotion.com/free/

[@fattylaura]

Thank you this is great! A little advanced for me at this stage but if I could get anywhere near as cool as your animations and your use of Resolume I would be happy! Very inspiring for me to keep self teaching.

[@STVinMotion]

Thank you, Laura 😁 Say, did you watch the Resolume training they have on their website? It's free, basic and can be good fundamentals. I can tell you that playing inside Resolume and clicking buttons, stacking effects, trying to do mistakes - this is the best way to learn imo. I spend a lot of time doing these things. I created a "Resolume Tutorials" Facebook group where I share the best tutorials I find online - join us )) Plus, a couple of days ago I went live and showed everyone how I created this exact look in After effects and the Element3d plugin, maybe this will serve you as an intro to creating content: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5Osg5SifrF5ZtU tell me if you have any further questions. VJing is the best form of Art that I know of. When the music is good and you ride it - getting into a flow state where your visuals fit it so well, when you can predict whats coming in the music and your show fits it so well - that's magic right there. Add to it that you are sharing your flow with so many viewers and contribute to the experience that they are going through... That's gold. 🤘👁️

[@fattylaura]

Oh thank you! I will check out those suggestions and I would like to know how to make content. I’ve been playing a bit Resolume but I’m a bit all over the place! You showed a good structured way of doing it, I draw a lot of patterns and want to try to animate these and then add my own videos but I can see keeping it simple and having a ‘motif’ or style helps! Yes I bet it’s amazing doing it live I would one day love to do it.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Stellar visuals.

[@STVinMotion]

Thanks Micah! You have fantastic artwork of your own ;) Keep it up!

[@The2v3]

Can you explain more about tint effect? (how you decide what values to put in there?) and how you manage to get the same colors as in color wheel? (how you know what values to put in hue rotate effect?) Thanks a lot!

[@STVinMotion]

Hi 2v3crew! I played with many effects & parameter until I got to a look I liked, then, to keep the Tutorial short, I just gave you the final parameters. Regarding matching the colors, again, found a Color Palette that I liked and just played with the parameters until I found the tint values that matched these colors (0 to 100 are all the colors in the color wheel - so if you learn what color comes after another you can match to number roughly then nudge it to be more precise). 'Play around' is the motto I guess )) The only way to find new effect combinations and surprise yourself ;)

[@microexpert1140]

this is great thanks. make more about effects and how to add animations into it

[@STVinMotion]

Thanks! Try checking out the other, more recent, tuts I've got on the channel ✌

[@arend3669]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you! 😀 May I ask what the song is you used at the beginning of the video?

[@STVinMotion]

Hi Arend, Thanks! The track is "Maasai" by O.C & Verde.

[@Vullmaister]

What software are these loops made with, could you make a tutorial on that too? That would be amazing. Great tutorial anyway very useful. Thank you so much!

[@STVinMotion]

Hi Virrel, made in After Effects with the Element3D plugin. Yes! I'm intending on making a tutorial on how it's been done in the future. Meanwhile you can watch Element3D tutorials, I was using the custom Extruded masks to make the objects and animating the texture of these objects in 2D on a different composition.

[@beyondthabottomline5498]

How do I use the also 249 with this? Do I link it to ableton live somehow?

[@STVinMotion]

Hi there BTBL, if you mean you wanna use the Akai MPK249 to trigger visuals in Resolume - I believe you can. Resolume can receive Midi signal from the MPK249 and a cool way to use it will be to trigger visuals in Piano Mode - where the clip/effect is active as long as you hold that keyboard note. Watch Doc Optic's tutorial about Keyboard Mapping: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5vbmHxmbNuZqLM. There's a really cool Facebook Group called "VJ Union Hardware" - where you can ask Hardware related questions - and might find someone who actually used the same gear: facebook.com/groups/vjunionhardware. Keep it up ;)

[@MrCorneel]

In what software do you MAKE the clips, they are amazing. Do you use after effects?

[@STVinMotion]

Hi Cor, yes AE with the Elements 3D plugin. I'm planning on making a tutorial in the future but meanwhile there are a lot of tutorials on E3D, the specific way I created it was using masks for the objects outlines and custom masks in E3D to make the objects, then animating the texture of these objects in 2D on a different composition. Hope it helps, Good luck ;)

[@Theopengrove]

@@STVinMotion still waiting for a after effects tutorial video, would really appreciate it,

[@JoniHartmann]

Hello, I ask you something. You mentioned that DVX has the advantage of transparency in its format. I'm using After Effects and media encoder. How should I export my animations to have DVX format and the transparency?

[@STVinMotion]

Hi Jonathan, in Media Encoder's Export Settings use - Format: QuickTime, Preset: Custom, then in the Video Tab use DXV 3 and its Codec Settings use "Normal Quality, with Alpha". Another important point is to set the Depth to '32 bit'. Tell me if it worked for you ;)

[@JoniHartmann]

Incredible useful ! Thank you !!!!!!

[@STVinMotion]

Haha, happy it worked out for you )) If the visuals you are exporting are very detailed or fast you might wanna try and use the "High Quality, with Alpha" - a larger file but sometimes worth it. Of course, you don't need to go through the settings each time - You can save your custom preset by selecting the icon next to the "Preset" drop down - then "Choose Name". One can be DXV in Normal Quality w/ Alpha & another DXV in High Quality w/ Alpha. Happy Mixing!

[@2f126]

how are your layers set up? don't see how you can have layer intensity at max and still have everything layering properly, and at full brightness?

[@STVinMotion]

at TC 1:22 I'm explaining about the DXV codec that contain Alpha channel transparency. Transparency is something that the creator of the clips should embed in the clip when rendering it. Try downloading free clips from our website and try mixing them www.stvinmotion.com/free

[@mikerose8053]

How do you get your clips to have a nice fade in/out when you select them? When I switch clips like that I get a hard cut.

[@mikerose8053]

I found it moments after giving up and asking the question! "Show Layer Transition Controls"

[@STVinMotion]

@@mikerose8053 great! Happy you found it! Poking around in Resolume menus is a fun way to learn the logic of the softy )) This tutorial was recorded on v5 and these days in v7 the workflow is even faster - some improvements like copying a clip and then just 'paste effects" on another clip make it easier to build things. Check out the latest tuts I made for the most updated techniques - although, the basics of compositing (as I show here) didn't and I guess wouldn't change at all. Good luck and welcome to the exciting world of VJing ⚡🤓⚡

[@Earlyriserhero]

What is the music playing in video??

[@STVinMotion]

Hi Ekinox, the Music is by OC & Verde - Maasai

[@pamanadvertising5545]

does this information support for windows

[@STVinMotion]

This is the software Resolume Arena. Available for both Windows and Mac. You might wanna watch more recent tuts, though, cause this was recorded on version 5 and the current version 7 simplified many of the manual adjustments I'm showing here.

[@magica2z]

Where can I free download nice loops like this? Thanks ..

[@STVinMotion]

Hi Abdul! You get download free sample loops (of this look and others) here: www.stvinmotion.com/free

[@magica2z]

Thanks and thank you again for the great video,...

[@STVinMotion]

I'm so happy you find it useful! Go and amaze the crowds :)

[@STVinMotion]

Rock the house in, Abdul! :)

[@fernandopaludo493]

HELLO I LEARN A LOT WITH YOU TUTORIAL VERY THANK YOU... I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE I CAN GET THIS "LOOPS" LIKE YOURS?? I HAVE TO BUY... DOES THEY COME ORIGINALLY BLACK AND WHITE?... THANK YOU AGAIN MASTER HUGS FROM BRAZIL! \ :) /

[@fernandopaludo493]

THIS?? STVinMotion 1 ano atrás @rupesh thakur sure, what help are you looking for? You can get two free samples of this pack along with other free sample loops at www.stvinmotion.com/free/

[@STVinMotion]

@@fernandopaludo493 So happy to hear that it helped you! This is the Ornamental pack and it's made in B&W www.stvinmotion.com/shop/ornamental/

[@STVinMotion]

@@fernandopaludo493 I since made a couple more tutorials on Resolume 6 and 7 check them out, too! I got one that's not on KZbin yet - a live stream on Facebook that is about the Mask Mode (R6&R7) www.stvinmotion.com/mask-mode-resolume/ Thanks again for the encouragement

[@AquilaVisions]

How do you create video clips with a built-in alpha channel? I make my own visuals so being able to do that would be a game changer!

[@STVinMotion]

Depends on the software you use, I use After effects and create the visuals on a transparent background. I then export them in DXV format using the preset of 'normal quality with Alpha'. What software are you creating your loops in and did you try to export DXV with alpha?

[@AquilaVisions]

@@STVinMotion I use Blender 3D. For some reason it won't let me export to DXV. maybe I'll take the png image sequence over to after effects and render to DXV from there. Thank you for your help and quick response!

[@STVinMotion]

@@AquilaVisions sure that's the best workflow, AE is the place to finalize the animation with color corrections, curves etc.- and make it stick out. P.s AE default frame rate for importing sequences is 30fps so be sure to change that if you are working on a different fps. Good luck! 🤞

[@AquilaVisions]

@@STVinMotion Thank you sir! You are a gentleman and a scholar!

[@rahmaridho7253]

What your midi controller ,?

[@STVinMotion]

I'm using the Midi Fighter Twister. If you're looking to find a midi controller for yourself, you should ask this FB group for recommendations: facebook.com/groups/vjunionhardware/

[@itsbrex]

The Ease In & Out options do not show up for me. Any ideas?

[@itsbrex]

Also under the Clip > Transform section I do not have an Opacity slider. Hmmmm???

[@itsbrex]

BTW, I just purchased you 4k OrnaMental pack!

[@STVinMotion]

Hi Brex! You are using Resolume V6 and things have been improved over the V5 ;) Now you can control much more than just Ease in & out - using the new & awesome Envelope graph. Choose the parameter you'd like to animate, click on the small triangle next to it and choose Envelope. A graph that represents the animation will open. Right click on the end point to choose animation presets or click on the graph to add points, you can reposition them and choose specific animations by right-clicking. This feature make it easier to visualize those sub-beats and opens so many possibilities! I'll talk about it and the other features in my next tutorial ;)

[@STVinMotion]

Ya Man! Congrats & go-go Amaze them Crowds :)

[@itsbrex]

Ahhh, gotcha. Yeah, that was the workaround I figured out - I ended up adding in an Envelope with a "Quadratic IN & Out setting, but I still feel like the Ease In & Out yield smoother, bouncier results with a one & done approach. Thanks for the heads up tho!

[@prathameshghanekar1423]

where i can find bouncy effect

[@STVinMotion]

Hi Prathamesh, do you mean the Bouncy Scaling effect shown in 03:53? It's done by adding a BPM Sync on the Clip's scaling (inside the Transform area) and then adding Easy Ease. This Tutorial is done on Resolume v.5 - If you use Resolume v.6 you need to use the new "Envelope" Animation timeline for easing the Animation (and much more!). Please Tell me if this helped! ;)

[@prathameshghanekar1423]

thank you...... i found envelope but there is one problem if i gave bpm sync effect to the loop the loop will start playing left to right so fast can you explian this ........thanks

[@STVinMotion]

Happy you found the Envelope Animation! The same fast movement happens to me (it's the default) on 05:48 - you need to limit the movement (in number of pixels) to the right and left. Watch from 05:28 and see how I decide what numbers to enter in 05:52. Hope this helps - tell me how it went ;)

[@Paradisesoundevents]

can u share this graphics

[@STVinMotion]

You can download 2 Free sample loops here: www.stvinmotion.com/free/#ornamental

[@intergalacticdreamz9446]

how do you create your visuals?

[@intergalacticdreamz9446]

animation?

[@STVinMotion]

Hi! This pack was created in After Effects using the Elements 3D plugin. If you are into making visuals in After effects - I recommend you start by watching Video copilot Tutorials: kzbin.info/aero/PLA_K6oZxm64uJeJKOZVsdgfnR9NO8ByUo For more info on the exact technique I used read the comments below... Good luck :)

[@arhaanvlog6960]

Which sofware are you using ?

[@STVinMotion]

Hi Priti, this tutorial features Resolume Arena v.5. You can get a demo version and try it out at resolume.com/download

[@lucianocostantino-8dproduc587]

hola como andas, me interesa los loops que tenes en tu PC.. habria posibilidad de pasarmelos a mi mail ? muchas gracias

[@STVinMotion]

Hola, se pueden comprar los loops en el sitio web: www.stvinmotion.com/shop/ornamental

[@b52productions]

so sik

[@STVinMotion]

When you're sik - take STVinMotion sickness pills :) Thank you Dudley!

[@slipstream4572]

Such satanic symbolism, Illuminati nwo gnostic pagan... not my taste in clips, but great tutorial how to build a complicated multi clip effect without it looking like nearly every resolume user on Facebook (too much). The alpha at 100% but using clips with transparency is the key (pun intended). Nice job!

[@STVinMotion]

Thanks, Aaron 🙏 I'm glad you could see between the signs! Resolume has improved in v6 & v7, and I recently recorded two walkthroughs of how I build decks for the Expanse pack on Resolume v6: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2PPd52pbpV6i7M & kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4nJfGaujraaqLc