Request to AVS VJ's

[pliction]

hey there...
we´re also using AVS for projektions..
in clubs like Kraftwerk, LOK, atomic-cafe etw. around munich
I tried now a lot of tools... and AVS does the best job.
We use both fullscreen and overlaymode
depending on the location

my suggestion for a Fullscreen setup

use a resolution of 640x480 or 800x600
and pixel-doubling (avi´s you use should always be 320x240 or 400x300
for best results)
further go to settings/transitions
switch of all "enable pre-init... and low-priority" checkboxes
switch on all "enable transition on..."
switch off "keep rendering old effect" (looks smoother on transition)
choose transition "cross dissolve" (my favourite..
but use whatever you want =))
and turn speed nearly to 250ms
with this setup you now should be able to change the presets
accurate to the beat simply by using the "u" and "y" key (y on german
think z on english keyboards)(u=forward y=backwards)
or you put your presets on the 1-0/F1-F12/shift1-0/ keys
and fullscreen also offers the random presets function =)
when you need another beer

my suggestion for a Dualscreen setup

first.. we use an asus v7100 graphic card
supports dualscreen and fast directx acceleration
cause of the geforce2 chip (patched to quadro 2 mxr =))
winamp seems to use dirctx acceleration.

I first tried the overlay mode... but the problem is...
overlay only seems to work on the main monitor
and we sometimes have problems with crashes... specially
divx sometimes crashes...
and the error boxes are also shown on the main monitor...
so.. not really funny... showing windows errors to hundreds of
people =))
(maybe someone has an idea.. how to get this overlay to monitor 2)

Now we´re using the windowed mode window directly.
we just drag&drop it to the second monitor
you can scale the window accurate to 640x480 by mouse.
(2. monitor resolution also should be 640x480)
in the avs editor window... you can find the actual resolution
in the lower left corner.
puhh.. and now you can style around with any parameters
avs offers... for example use an effect list.. and scroll the
blend modes to the beat... using up and down arrows

so.. at least one problem left...

in fullscreen mode you have best image quality(color space)
the smoothest look.. and the fastes speed... but you cannot
manipulate all the wonderfull features in realtime

in overlaymode.. you have a bad colorspace a smooth look
and the speed goes down a bit. you could manipulate anything in realtime.. but you have the problems with the errors.. that might
appear

the "windowed mode" thing i explained
has a good image quality... no problems with error messages
but it looks more pixeled like the other modes

hmm.. decisions =)

so.. please... dualscreen support
that you can work in the AVS editor on one monitor while the other runs in fullscreen mode... !!!

further we use some VGA Splitters from Kramer Tools
(also amplifier.. up to 100m VGA Cable support)

here we have some pictures of our shows
www.pliction.com
(projects/proton for example)

some upcoming partys where we will "play" =)
Kraftwerk (Traffic)
Chilly Waters (Drum&Bass Crew)

keep rocking

sam