Resolume Avenue - a powerful tool for live audio visual performance in real vremeni.Printsip of this program is very simple. Using the keyboard, and you run mikshiruete video, as well as add various effects to it, which allows real-time to improvise with the video side. The main interface window contains a palette of 20 cells (channels), in which you can download media files. By activating any of the channels - you start to play the video contained therein, in the active layer. The files are loaded into the channels by dragging and dropping from your browser Resolume in the Channels palette. Each channel is activated either by pressing on it with the mouse or pressing a hotkey to it matching, which is displayed in the upper left corner of each cell.

The function "Autopilot» (Auto Pilot)
With its "autopilot" you can play all the clips that are in the layer sequence or in random order. This feature will be available from the bar "Layer Properties» (Layer Properties), and a clip from the menu.

The transitions between clips
In Resolume 3 transitions from clip to clip are sharp. In the fourth version of the same will be available for automatic smoothing transitions. Use transitions between clips in the new version is very easy and pleasant, just by setting the transition time by using the slider on the layer and selecting from the drop down list the desired mode of mixing.

Clip effects (Effect Clips)
Clips effects allow you to work with effects, as well as the usual clips. This means that you can switch between them via keyboard or MIDI-controller, use them in conjunction with the function of "Autopilot" and automatically smooth the transitions between them. This is a completely new way of working with effects, which should please you.

Compositing
You will be able to change the order in which the rendering effects, masks, and transformations. That is, it will be possible, for example, to scale the video without scaling the mask, or apply effects only to the clip, not applying it to the mask.

MIDI-out
Finally, it will be possible to make light up buttons on the Akai APC40, or (even more fun) to move up / down controls on the Behringer BCF2000. All you will need - is to enable the MIDI-out menu "Settings MIDI» (MIDI Preferences), then the signal from the MIDI-controllers will be sent to the connected devices.