http://www.vjheaven.com VJ News, Reviews & Resources Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:58:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seoul is currently hosting "Seoul Digital Culture Open (sedco.sab.kr)" from June 17 to 22 in order to present the operation of Digital Media City (DMC) to its citizens. The event was initiated by enterprises within the DMC as well as the people of Seoul. The unique aspect of this event ... http://www.vjheaven.com/seoul-digital-culture-open/ Garagecube has announced that the final version of Modul8 2.5.5 is now online. One free update for recorded users can be downloaded while using the "Download Modul8 Update". For the units that you downloaded or created on the 2.5.4, it will be necessary to move them in the file ... http://www.vjheaven.com/modul8-255-released/ Scratching began as a practical means by which DJs could cue records. (So say originators like Grandmaster Flash; if you’re interested in the history, check out the fantastic documentary Scratch) But something about the gesture, the mechanical feeling of scratching, and all that history has made the turntable compelling ... http://www.vjheaven.com/digital-vinyl/ VJs are now able to create live video patterns with the WiiWhorld visual synth. Check it out at www.whorld.org http://www.vjheaven.com/wii-cked-visuals/   ArKaos GrandVJ Announcement The once popular ArKaos VJ software is finally starting to show its age and upgrades only take you so far. ArKaos are now working on rebuilding the foundation, and the results, GrandVJ, are due out soon. GrandVJ has a cleaner interface, multi-threaded graphics, and lots of new effects ... http://www.vjheaven.com/arkaos-grand-vj-software-out-soon/ The P-10 Visual Presenter is interesting. It’s basically a video sampler with 12 pads and a tidy control layout in a small space that you could easily pack with a laptop. Importantly, the P-10 uses a standard video format (MJPEG, or JPEG) stored on removable SD media. That means you ... http://www.vjheaven.com/edirol-p-10-playback-on-removable-sd-cards/ VisualJockey: Real-time Animation The Mac may be in the spotlight these days, but Windows may boast the broadest access to freeware and open source tools for live visuals. The latest edition: VisualJockey. Blending patching, performance, and timeline metaphors, with a healthy dose of effects and sound capabilities, VisualJockey is a unique ... http://www.vjheaven.com/visualjockey-freeware/ It is the Season and now there is a new Interactive Snowflake Maker for Quartz Composer. You can download the Quartz Composer patch here. Just open it up and drag your mouse over the output window to make beautiful snowflakes. http://www.vjheaven.com/snowflake-generator-for-quartz-composer/ VISP is an open source visual performance application built on Adobe AIR (formerly Apollo) Rich Internet Application Platform.  Go to VISP-VJ.com  for source code and downloads. To run VISP you will also need Adobe AIR. The VISP homepage contains tutorials and guidelines for running, installing and creating artworks with ... http://www.vjheaven.com/visp-released/ Apple’s latest release of GarageBand (GarageBand 08) is a pretty piece of software. GarageBand remains a simple and fun way for Mac VJs to get into music making. But is it good enough for serious music making? Thats a good question. There still remain reasons to keep GarageBand around. It ... http://www.vjheaven.com/garageband-08/