Arkaos Grand VJ Video Mixing Software

Arkaos Grand VJ Video Mixing Software is a real-time video mixer software allowing to compose up to 8 layers of Video on the fly. Take any video from your hard drive, add effects to it and start making your own video show. GrandVJ’s ultra powerful video mixing engine allows seamless mixing of SD and HD video with sound and a vast library of effects and generators. With its intuitive MIDI mapping system, you can remotely control all operation using keyboards and controllers.It's the perfect VJ solution.

Arkaos Grand VJ Video Mixing Software Features:
-New Features in Version 1.2
  -Support for Quartz Composer .qtz files as Sources and Effects (Mac OS X only)
  -Enhanced graphics engine allows up to 60FPS playback without frame drop and supports Frameblending
  -Enhanced Soft-Edge algorythm with live control on the parameters while in full screen
  -Bidirectional communication with controllers supporting generic MIDI feedback
  -Support for the Akai APC40 through a custom MIDI driver with feedback
  -Support for movie's audio through FFMpeg (supports most formats)
  -Support for Actionscrip3 in Flash animations and Flash Texts
  -Cell based layer assignment
  -Mixer state saving across sessions for locked parameters
  -New master blackout button
  -New "Fit To Screen" option for full screen on PC
  -Vertical/horizontal position presets for TripleHead2Go
-Detailed features
  -Powerful video-mixing software
  -No-limit performance and production
  -State of the art multi-threaded hardware accelerated graphical engine
  -A unique, easy-to-control, customizable interface
  -Dual synth / mixer mode
  -Real-time access to all mixing parameters
  -Full MIDI / keyboard mapping of all mixing parameters
  -Dark interface skin to accommodate darker working conditions
  -Enhanced mixer mode with A/B deck and independent preview
  -Support for ReWire
  -Support for Open Sound Control (OSC) protocol mapping
  -Multi-screen support
  -Automated Video Generators
  -Alpha Channel support in images and videos
  -Upgraded Effects Library, with more than 40 effects
  -High-resolution output
  -Support of most common media formats including Quicktime, Mpeg 2, Mpeg4, Mkv, Vob, Windows Media, and Flash text and animations
  -Multiple camera support
  -Hardware accelerated video engine
  -Takes advantage of multi-core CPU
  -Compatibility with Mac and PC and all MIDI controllers

Manipulate, trigger and mix video clips with sound, animated text strings or live cameras in much the same way as mixing music to create a spectacular audiovisual show. GrandVJ can mix up to 8 layers with a vast library of video effects and sound driven visual generators. The A/B crossfading mode with independent preview makes it incredibly flexible to perform live.

Arkaos Grand VJ Video Mixing Software runs on both PC and Mac and accepts all common video and image formats. Its intuitive interface lets you turn your keyboard into a super controller for zipping through the functions. Need more? GrandVJ's learn mode makes it a breeze to set up any MIDI controller and with support for the network based OSC protocol you can even control GrandVJ with an iPhone. Hook it up and start the show.

GrandVJ is very easy to customize to each user's preferred setup. The interface can quickly be modified to fit individual needs and preferences. Mapping MIDI controllers with the new learn mode is easy as pressing keys on your device but you can also import predefined presets for the most common MIDI controllers.

Even better, GrandVJ allows bidirectional communication with controllers supporting generic MIDI feedback like Livid's Block and the APC40 from Akai. This great feature allows the software to send information to the controller so that, for example, switching layers will reflect parameter changes to the unit and you can focus on your mix without the need to look at your monitor.

On the mixing side, Arkaos Grand VJ Video Mixing Software comes with an updated ArKaos effects library and a long list of automated video generators. It will play and mix mostly any video file you throw at it - yes, including VOB, DIVX and MKV, with sound - GrandVJ also offers extensive support for various other media including most image formats; Flash text and animations; and multiple camera inputs that can be used as Sources and mixed live with Effects.

On top of all this, Mac OS X users can now mix Quartz Compositions (.qtz files) as Sources with all their other visuals, but also as Effects, with GrandVJ automatically mapping the composition inputs as effects parameters. GrandVJ comes preloaded with a set of great Quartz Compositions from selected Artists, you can easily find tons of other .qtz files out there on the Web and of course you can use your own compositions created with Apple's Quartz Composer, which makes visualization possibilities in GrandVJ practically endless..

Behind the scenes, Grand VJ speeds up with a state-of-the-art multi-threaded hardware-accelerated graphics engine that benefits from our experience of more than 10 years in live visual processing software development. It can play video at up to 60FPS without dropping a single frame thanks to Software Genlocking and supports Frame Blending and Soft-Edge without any compromise on output quality or software stability. It has been developed, tested and refined to get the best possible performance out of any modern computer or laptop, and just like all other ArKaos products, GrandVJ runs on both PC and Mac.

Arkaos Grand VJ Video Mixing Software contains an additional DVD-Rom stuffed with 2.8 GB of high quality video footage ready to be mixed with the software.  These additional loops are exclusively available with the box and can't be obtained separately, they have been made especially for VJing purpose by professional VJ's and Visual Artists from all over the world.

Arkaos Grand VJ Video Mixing Software System Requirements:
-PC
  -OS: Windows XP, Vista or 7.
  -Processor: Pentium IV 2.66Ghz / Core Duo 1.83Ghz recommended.
  -RAM: 1GB, 2GB recommended.
  -Media Component: QuickTime 7.x (and up), Adobe FlashPlayer 9.0 (and up), DirectX 9.0c (and up).
-Mac
  -OS: Mac OS X 10.5 (and up).
  -Processor: Any Intel Mac, Core Duo 1.83Ghz (and up).
  -RAM: 1GB, 2GB recommended.
  -Media Component: QuickTime 7.x (and up), Adobe FlashPlayer 9.0 (and up).
-Platform independent
  -Graphics processor: 3D accelerated graphics card required: nVidia GeForceFX 5200 (and up), Ati Radeaon 9200 (and up),
    Intel GMA 950 (and up)
  -Free Space: 80MB - 1.5GB depending on the installer options