Magic Music Visuals

How exactly does the date affect your metadata? The file creation date is changed. I recycle some video elements. And in some cases I make edits at the video level ahead of time, and change the name. However I rely on creation dates to tell me which is the more recent file, and sometimes I forget t...

OKAY I solved the additional assets issue. "Show Folder Panel"
I must have missed that feature. I've cleared those unused scenes out now.

But I still have the issue of the Date Created/Modified left over.

Of course here I am with a show in less than a week and I've hit a snag. That sounds like it belongs in this string. Over the last few years, I've built new project files simply by modifying old MV project files, deleting unused scenes, and doing a Save As. Tonight I did a Collect Assets to a new fo...

oh... wonderful!
Maybe I should take the leap and update tonight since I'm rebuilding my performance from scratch.

Please offer the option to trigger scenes via MIDI note values (on and off) instead of velocity. This makes the Novation Launchpad and other grid controllers ideal for this kind of thing. Or just a standard keyboard controller, for that matter. At least make the option to trigger this way. I've been...

Hi there! How this video was made: Two public domain educational films, ("Dating Tips" and "Bowling Aces") downloaded from archive.org and other online resources; plus a few snippets from The Big Lebowski. All video was pre-prepared using Adobe Premiere Elements 13, a $69-$99 pro...

Great, thanks!
I'll let you know how it turns out once I get the scene trigger layout completed.

Getting ready for a performance in two weeks, here's my question: Will it be smarter to have one long (10-minute) video file with all my assets placed at 20-second intervals, and then call the position of those elements by a time position? Or, have some 30-odd separate files/video assets? Or will it...

Thanks for that Launchpad95 link. Seems like a lot to memorize. But I'll check it out. My two cents worth of advice is that the APC Mini is superior to the launchpad, as it has 9 slider controls, and well built. (that and it came with a free $149 VST plugin, Hybrid3, which is decent) But the Launchp...

So the good news is, found out that pesky Scene 0 issue. Simple fix for you; but I'll have to use an additional controller for video triggering for now, or I'm setting up my project files for live performances that happen starting next month. I prefer the APC Mini for functionality and extra control...

Well now HERE'S something interesting. The Launchpad and Akai APC Mini send different MIDI data. The Launchpad works with no issues for Scene 0 like we chatted about, but The APC Mini does play Scene 0... for a split second. I'm certain is has to do with the note off value on the button release. Not...

Replying to your questions: ~ I tried Automap and it made things rather unstable in my rig, and introduced a little bit of undesirable latency, so I rejected using it. But that was back in 2010. ~ I'm trying to find a solution that allows use of the Launchpad (or other momentary controller, like key...

BTW, I used this other software last year and hated it (AVMixer Lite). I barely got it working. Here's an example of what I mean by simple midi triggering. Using a Launchpad to trigger both audio samples in Abelton Live, and the same button press also triggers the corresponding video on another comp...

Ahhhh! Much better. Nearly there... but there's still a few quirks. I'll list them below. I'm testing using an Akai APC Mini. Likes this: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/APCmini I also own a Novation Launchpad. I can tell you that they both operate nearly identical in every way, regarding the...

Oh, to answer the "Toggle" question: Is it possible to Toggle the playback behavior: In other words, press once to start playback; press again to stop playback. It would be nice if you could stop the playback of a long video that's higher up in the playback priority. That would also sugges...

Hey, thanks for the answer! I've been fooling around with Magic all day and an Akai Mini APC controller (very similar to a Novation Launchpad), and can't quite get what I want done. I posed a question on Facebook too, I'll copy it here: ===== Is there any way to trigger Scenes using a Launchpad or a...

Hi there, New to Magic. I've downloaded the demo two days ago and I'm still fooling around with it to see if it will fit my needs. I'm only after triggered pre-prepared videos; not using any of the video effect modules at all. I have a show in 2 months, and need a simple solution: I press a Novation...