In this lesson we'll talk about all the concepts you need to know before we dig into actual programming of cues. We'll talk about Why it's worth doing this, and provide a basic gear list.

00:32 Types of Video Content

• Background Video
• Foreground Video

00:37 Background Video

• Focus is not on this content
• Sync isn’t as big of a deal
• Lyric Backgrounds

01:33 Foreground Video

• Focus is on this content
• Sync is a big deal
• Lyric Video
• Intro Videos

02:18Two Goals when using a Video Playback System

02:24 Playback

• We’re creating content elsewhere, or purchasing, and we just need to Playback the Content
• GOALS: Sync the Playback Position, Sync to a tempo

03:10 Creative

• We want to creatively alter the video in our software, or create something new from it.
• GOALS: Same as Playback, but also control effect levels, etc..

03:39 Potential Sync Problems with Video Playback

• Syncing Timeline Position
• Don’t worry too much with losing sync live
• If you stop in rehearsal, you have to start again from the top, because there’s no way to transmit timeline location

04:40 -Syncing Tempo/Changing Tempo

• Most people live with this limitation
• There are solutions to allow the video to flex with you

05:25Traditional Video Playback Setup

• Controlled by the Lighting Console
• At this Cue, play this video
• The video can be manipulated in realtime from the lighting console via a Media Server

06:40 What is a Media Server?

• Essentially a Computer dedicated to playback and manipulate video

07:11 Green Hippo Hippotizer

08:04 Coolux Pandoras Box

08:35 This doesn’t have to be a HUGE purchase.

• This could be a Mac Mini running Video Software

09:13 Pro Systems Group Catalyst

09:39Things to Consider when Creating a Media Server

• Hard Drive Space
• Hard Drive Speed
• CPU
• Graphics Card
• Don’t always think Industry Standard

11:15 Video Control Solutions/Products

11:18 ProPresenter

• MIDI Module
• Bome's MIDI Translator

13:44 Qlab

14:55 Resolume Arena/Avenue

16:13 Arkaos Grand VJ

• Videos from Sweetwater with The Digital Age

18:12Video Control Options

18:38 DMX

• Sending DMX from Ableton Live?
• Ableton can't natively send DMX
• What is DMX?

19:55 DMax

• Requires Max4Live or Ableton Live Suite

20:33 DMXis

21:58 MIDI

• Notes
• CC

25:33 SMPTE

• What is SMPTE?
• Generating SMPTE Tracks online
• Controlling Lights with Bwack

28:43 MTC

• Midi Version of SMPTE

29:43 Live MTC

32:23 MSC

• Bome's MIDI Translator