BeatAddict1
Hey Gurus ;-) Been trying to configure my 4 channel setup for the video crossfader to work (left - right) to the playing deck, unable to make that work smoothly. Bear with me, I'm French ;-)
I am doing 4 channel video mixing, obviously only one as a "Master" at a time. Now, with the [VideoCrossfader] option set as [Smart], I am only able to make that work from "leftdeck" to "rightdeck". That's fine on a 2 Deck setup, but on my 4 Deck setup, if let's say I am mixing from Deck 1 (leftdeck) to Deck 3 (also leftdeck), I absolutely need to manually change the video crossfader right side channel assignment from Deck 2 to Deck 3, so I can properly crossfade video between Deck 1 & Deck 3 during the upcoming mix.
Is there something simple that can be done to make that work by itself, without having to mess with the video crossfader assignment every time ? I am at the point of scripting all this by myself, but if there is a simpler way of doing it, I'll take it ! Thanks :-)
I am doing 4 channel video mixing, obviously only one as a "Master" at a time. Now, with the [VideoCrossfader] option set as [Smart], I am only able to make that work from "leftdeck" to "rightdeck". That's fine on a 2 Deck setup, but on my 4 Deck setup, if let's say I am mixing from Deck 1 (leftdeck) to Deck 3 (also leftdeck), I absolutely need to manually change the video crossfader right side channel assignment from Deck 2 to Deck 3, so I can properly crossfade video between Deck 1 & Deck 3 during the upcoming mix.
Is there something simple that can be done to make that work by itself, without having to mess with the video crossfader assignment every time ? I am at the point of scripting all this by myself, but if there is a simpler way of doing it, I'll take it ! Thanks :-)
Posted Sun 09 Nov 25 @ 11:35 pm
locoDog
ONSONGLOAD query which side the videocrossfader is, make just loaded deck opposite SIDEvideo.
Posted Mon 10 Nov 25 @ 2:16 pm
BeatAddict1
I appreciate the input, but the problem with this approach: It's not necessarely the last loaded deck that will be "ON AIR" next. I might have Deck 1 playing while having standby tracks on Decks 2-3-4, then decide last second which one I will play next.
The is where I think "is_video", "is_audible", "masterdeck" & "level" queries might be required for this to work, but my scripting abilities are way too poor to make it myself. Honestly, I really thought VDJ could handle that without any scripting, like having the video output locked to the masterdeck, whatever deck it is.
The is where I think "is_video", "is_audible", "masterdeck" & "level" queries might be required for this to work, but my scripting abilities are way too poor to make it myself. Honestly, I really thought VDJ could handle that without any scripting, like having the video output locked to the masterdeck, whatever deck it is.
Posted Mon 10 Nov 25 @ 3:10 pm
BeatAddict1
OK, so for the lack of a better solution, I ended up with this... I mapped an unused button on each of my deck controllers to assign one side of the video crossfader and then trigger the video transition to the playing deck:
The buttons:
The LEDs:
That's far from being perfect, as Decks 1-3 are always tied to the left side of the crossfader and Deck 2-4 to the right side, so it's only possible to do a transition (with an effect) from one side to the other. At least, I can now reassign them on the fly and have a visual flashing button for the video that's "ON AIR".
I'm still listening for better ideas ;-)
The buttons:
action_deck 1 ? deck 1 leftvideo & video_transition : action_deck 2 ? deck 2 rightvideo & video_transition : action_deck 3 ? deck 3 leftvideo & video_transition : action_deck 4 ? deck 4 rightvideo & video_transition
The LEDs:
action_deck 1 ? deck 1 is_video && deck 1 is_audible && deck 1 leftvideo && video_crossfader 0% ? blink 300ms : off : action_deck 2 ? deck 2 is_video && deck 2 is_audible && deck 2 rightvideo && video_crossfader 100% ? blink 300ms : off : action_deck 3 ? deck 3 is_video && deck 3 is_audible && deck 3 leftvideo && video_crossfader 0% ? blink 300ms : off : action_deck 4 ? deck 4 is_video && deck 4 is_audible && deck 4 rightvideo && video_crossfader 100% ? blink 300ms : off
That's far from being perfect, as Decks 1-3 are always tied to the left side of the crossfader and Deck 2-4 to the right side, so it's only possible to do a transition (with an effect) from one side to the other. At least, I can now reassign them on the fly and have a visual flashing button for the video that's "ON AIR".
I'm still listening for better ideas ;-)
Posted Tue 11 Nov 25 @ 9:42 pm
locoDog
I sent a pm earlier.
Posted Wed 12 Nov 25 @ 12:47 am