For DJing, you definitely don’t want these versions – and what’s more it’d be nice to have decent intro and outro beats for mixing, too. Otherwise you may not only be saddled with something equivalent to a radio mix, but be saddled with extra sound effects that go with the video content, that aren’t present on the audio-only versions. While you may get away with the latter, you’re definitely going to want to check first that the version you’re getting has audio that’s even usable at all. Not so fast! The issue with music videos is that the version used in the video is often different from the released version, and is rarely a DJ-friendly extended version. If you want to play straight music videos, you’d think it’s just be a case of buying the music videos from somewhere like iTunes, right? Thriller is a great video, but if you were to video DJ with it, the soundtrack would clear dancefloors, as it’s designed to be watched not listened to (pauses, sound effects and so on) What you want and need is going to depend entirely upon the kind of video DJing you’re planning on doing, so we’ve divided our advice below into music videos and video loops. (Having said that, several of the companies that we’re about to talk about, including Mixmash and Resolume, have started supplying HD material.) If you’re interested, be sure your system can handle it smoothly too. Undoubtedly in the future HD will dominate, but it’s not a necessity right now. There’s far more material available in lower resolutions anyway, and nearly all video systems in venues will be old-style SD. While HD video is all the rage in the home, VGA or SD (standard definition) still rules supreme out in clubland and is the format most video DJs still use. So now it’s time to look at where to source the actual content – the music videos and VJ loops you’re going to be using to video DJ with.įirst, let’s get the quality question out of the way. With VJing, just like with DJing, anyone can buy the gear – it’s the material in your collection that counts. Last week we completed our look at getting your own video DJing set-up by covering hardware for video DJing, having investigated software for video DJing the previous week. Stock footage on sale for immediate download at the Resolume site.

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