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=Usage=

==Building ~~scenes~~==

==Building compositions==

To start off, open the program and create a new composition by clicking the "New Composition" button (white file with the VJ logo) in the top bar. Name it whatever you want.

From here, you usually want to start by adding in some sort of source footage. This can be either [[generated]], or any sort of photo/video (must be AVI).

From here, you usually want to start by adding in some sort of source footage. This can be either [[Generated Media|generated]], or any sort of photo/video (must be AVI).

===Importing Media===

To import media, this is best done using the resource effects in the '''Green Hippo -> Resource''' folder. Effects are added by dragging and dropping them to their respective spot on the flowchart in the top right of the view.

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If you did everything right, the flowchart should ''only'' be the "picture loader", and a preview of your footage should appear in two places at the bottom of the screen; one of these is the final output, the other is the output ''up to'' your current selection on the flowchart.

===Adding Effects===

Now that you have media imported, let's add a cool effect! For this example, we'll add the Green Hippo -> 3D Effect -> Voxel Landscape.

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You can also combine these with a collection of "controllers and parameters" that range from RNG values to other special functions.

This example modifies the camera angle of the voxel landscape. It is by default a simple sine wave, however it has been mixed with a random number generator to make the wave "fuzzy". This reflects on the final product by making the camera shake around violently as it pans in a sinusoidal manner.

[[File:Vj1 variables.png]]

==Exporting Compositions==

To render/export a composition, click File -> Export Movie. From here you can set how long you want the video to last, its resolution, and anything else. ''Keep in mind the default resolution is 80x60!'' It will render as an AVI file, and can be up to two gigabytes in size.

Unless you have an audio file you want to sync with your visuals time-wise, make sure to set "AVI Length" to "Seconds" and then specify how long you want it to render for (5 seconds usually is good).

From there, you are done! You can now import it elsewhere or do whatever else you intend to do with it.

=Effects=

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* AVI Loader Advanced

* Flash Loader

* Live Video

* Live Video - requires [https://mitov.com/products/videolab VideoLab] to work

* Picture Loader

* Picture Manager

* Picture Flood

* SoniqueVis Loader

===2D Effect===

===3D Effect===

===Misc===

* Bubbles

* BIG Input

* Double Screen

* [[FreeFrame]] host

* Freeze

* Interlace

* Input 4

* RGB Plasma

* Rotate

* Smooth

* Symmetry

===Layers===

===Advanced===

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 =Usage=
-==Building scenes==
+==Building compositions==
 To start off, open the program and create a new composition by clicking the "New Composition" button (white file with the VJ logo) in the top bar. Name it whatever you want.
-From here, you usually want to start by adding in some sort of source footage. This can be either [[generated]], or any sort of photo/video (must be AVI).
+From here, you usually want to start by adding in some sort of source footage. This can be either [[Generated Media|generated]], or any sort of photo/video (must be AVI).
+===Importing Media===
 To import media, this is best done using the resource effects in the '''Green Hippo -> Resource''' folder. Effects are added by dragging and dropping them to their respective spot on the flowchart in the top right of the view.
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 If you did everything right, the flowchart should ''only'' be the "picture loader", and a preview of your footage should appear in two places at the bottom of the screen; one of these is the final output, the other is the output ''up to'' your current selection on the flowchart.
+===Adding Effects===
 Now that you have media imported, let's add a cool effect! For this example, we'll add the Green Hippo -> 3D Effect -> Voxel Landscape.
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 You can also combine these with a collection of "controllers and parameters" that range from RNG values to other special functions.
+This example modifies the camera angle of the voxel landscape. It is by default a simple sine wave, however it has been mixed with a random number generator to make the wave "fuzzy". This reflects on the final product by making the camera shake around violently as it pans in a sinusoidal manner.
+[[File:Vj1 variables.png]]
+==Exporting Compositions==
+To render/export a composition, click File -> Export Movie. From here you can set how long you want the video to last, its resolution, and anything else. ''Keep in mind the default resolution is 80x60!'' It will render as an AVI file, and can be up to two gigabytes in size.
+Unless you have an audio file you want to sync with your visuals time-wise, make sure to set "AVI Length" to "Seconds" and then specify how long you want it to render for (5 seconds usually is good).
+From there, you are done! You can now import it elsewhere or do whatever else you intend to do with it.
 =Effects=
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 * AVI Loader Advanced
 * Flash Loader
-* Live Video
+* Live Video - requires [https://mitov.com/products/videolab VideoLab] to work
 * Picture Loader
 * Picture Manager
 * Picture Flood
 * SoniqueVis Loader
 ===2D Effect===
 ===3D Effect===
 ===Misc===
+* Bubbles
+* BIG Input
+* Double Screen
+* [[FreeFrame]] host
+* Freeze
+* Interlace
+* Input 4
+* RGB Plasma
+* Rotate
+* Smooth
+* Symmetry
 ===Layers===
 ===Advanced===