NDI is updated to version 4 which is faster and has better compression. Playback via SMPTE is a lot smoother. Installing new FFGL plugins does not require a restart anymore and when FFGL plugins are missing in a composition you now see a warning. Last but not least Alley can now download Resolume footage for you!



Alley Footage Downloader
When you buy footage in the Resolume shop you have to download a lot of zip files, unzip them when they are downloaded and then copy the files to your desired location. That all requires a lot of time clicking with your mouse and let's be honest we would all prefer to spend our precious mouse clicks on something else. So now Alley can download and unzip footage packs for you! Log in to your shop account and you'll now find a Download with Alley button on your footage packs, click it (after you have installed 7.0.5) and Alley will take care of everything. Huge timesaver! 💪🏻

NDI 4
NDI is updated to version 4 which is faster and has improved image quality. NDI 16 bit streaming is not yet supported.

Improved FFGL Plugin Management
When you install an FFGL plugin you do not have to restart Resolume anymore to make sure it shows up in the interface. Now FFGL plugins will show up in Resolume instantly even when it's already running. And when you open a composition that uses FFGL plugins that are not installed you'll see a red warning to let you know they are missing. Install them and you're good to go, no restart required.

Smoother SMPTE Playback
While working on the SMPTE above 24 hours in version 7.0.4 we saw some more room for improvement. So now video playback is a lot smoother when controlled by SMPTE.

NVIDIA Application Profile
We now install an NVIDIA application profile to make sure the driver settings are optimal for Avenue & Arena.

Swap Input Output Shape in the Advanced Output
Make the input shape of a slice the output shape and the output shape the input shape. Get it? Neither do we ;-) But this is sometimes quite handy when you're creating complex mappings with various virtual screens. Right-click a slice and you'll find this option in the slice popup menu.

Download
Select "Check for Updates.." in the Avenue or Arena menu and it will self-update. Or head over to the Downloads page.
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Hotfix Nov 28th
#13652 MP4 Playback is very slow

Hotfix Arena Nov 25th
#13540 Crash resizing or moving polygon slice with keyboard input
#13635 SMPTE 2 input sets SMTPE 1 display in the UI

Bug Fixes Avenue & Arena 7.0.5
#13505 Crash switching decks
#13570 Crash dropping wav file onto AV clip with missing tracks
#13562 Slice outlines are not being drawn in the Output transformation
#13459 Presets containing paused parameter animations do not reload correctly
#13411 Advanced Output: Swap Input Output Shape
#13235 Crash on exit on unsupported hardware
#13516 Crash with note mapped multiple times to different transport settings
#13540 Crash resizing or moving polygon slice with keyboard input
#13279 You can get corrupted layout entering shortcuts, Resolume crashes on exit and won't start again
#13182 Can't move Windowed output enabled to display 1 with composition same size as display
#13257 Multiple highlighted columns in group after opening menu
#13353 OSC output for color RGBA, HSB sliders is not sent when you use a custom OSC preset
#13413 FFGL Param feedback value is not easy to read
#13470 Collected files that were in multiple decks can be loaded from the wrong folder
#13490 Relocating doesn't find other files from path that has been moved from root
#13502 Output can flash to black on windows when you close Preferences
#13507 Solid color HSB / RGB params with timeline & envelope: slider only updates when value changes
#13514 Transition times can get ignored loading composition
#13307 Version 7 takes 80+ seconds to startup on some machines (wait for storage manager)
#13369 Crash creating recording/encoding when disk gets full
#13460 Layer auto size can get set to other than Off creating a new composition
#13472 Layer masking sometimes not applied on composition load
#13473 Random BPM Sync Speed & Interval Parameters do not respond to MIDI controller input
#13489 Crash resizing multi selection with non video also selected
#13498 Advanced Output preset with NDI output fails xml validation
#13499 7.0.4 opens Resolume 5 compositions only up to column 8
#13513 Transition times are not set properly when creating a new composition
#13428 This cat gif has the wrong duration

Bug Fixes Alley 2.1.5
#13327 Alley only loads one clip when pressing Enter on a multi selection in Explorer
#13394 Alley: Play converted file
#13428 This cat gif has the wrong duration
#13443 Can't drop files in Alley when Queue list is selected
#13233 Alley converts files with Frame PTS=0 flags to different stream lengths, audio and video drifts apart

We're in full on maintenance mode here at Resolume HQ to make sure v7 becomes just as stable as v6 as soon as possible. Unfortunately a new major release (like 6.0.0 and 7.0.0) usually comes with a few bugs because they contain a lot of new code and have not yet been road-tested as much. Please keep sending us your feedback on mail@resolume.com and send in crash reports so we can fix them as soon as possible. This is our top priority right now.


Resolume 7.0.3
Resolume 7.0.3 fixes a lot of bugs and some crashes that were occurring, especially when switching decks. Denon StageLinQ network connection is now much more robust and compatible with the Prime 4. This version is compatible with FFGL 2.1 plugins which has a few improvements so plugins can be made more user friendly. All our macOS installers are now notarised by Apple to ensure a smooth installation on macOS 10.15 Catalina.

Resolume 6.1.4
While working on bug fixes for v7 some bug fixes were easy to transfer to v6. So here is an even better version of good old v6: 6.1.4

Download
Checkout the download page or select "Check for Updates..." in the Avenue or Arena menu and it will self-update.

Hotfix Monday Sept 30th
If Resolume could not startup on your Windows computer with an AMD video card then please download again. This issue is fixed in Arena 7.0.3 rev66005 and Avenue 7.0.3 rev 65698.
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Resolume 7.0.3 Bug Fixes
#13243 Random crashes switching decks
#13171 Crash trying to load jpeg image which is larger than your GPU max texture size
#12376 Possible crash in Advanced Screen setup doing undo-redo
#13142 Crash trying to load extra effect which has gone missing since load
#13144 Crash opening media manager with a deck named with non english characters
#13244 Stop motion effect on a layer crashes on clip launch
#11475 AJA io 4k not showing up as output
#12100 AJA Kona losing input can make Resolume freeze
#13161 Player index selection not working properly with Denon prime 4
#13162 Player 3 and 4 on the prime 4 are not updating the play position
#13183 Loading same track on another Denon player takes over the clip already playing
#13276 Denon Players with their clip targets set to "Composition Determined" don't actually do that
#12767 Arena does not always pick up playing Denon tracks on Windows
#13290 Stagelinq connection to Resolume can make Prime 4 player lag
#12233 Midi output is sent twice on Windows
#12359 File browser not updating correctly when renaming files & folders on the filesystem
#12409 Show in Finder/Explorer & Show in File Browser disabled for Persistent clips
#12423 File order is wrong when dragging from Explorer
#12459 Panning while dragging a slice leaves slice in original place
#12512 Renaming deck to empty name, makes other deck disappear from list
#12553 Clips without alpha have Alpha button enabled and Alpha type showing in video track properties
#12575 Loading 'Default' effect preset sets effect blend to B&W
#12747 Recordings don't show up in Files panel if you have recording folder selected
#12804 Update NDI dll to latest patch release
#13111 FFT input needs a 6 dB boost to get the same level as in version 6
#13134 Spinners in Advanced Output Edit points mode no worky
#13135 Default keyboard shortcut preset gets overwritten on every startup
#13137 Selecting a persistent clip with an underlying clip, the underlying clip is selected on second click
#13143 VST plugins are not loaded form Extra effects folder
#13147 Edge detect on Mode=1 behaves differently on windows than on V6 and mac
#13157 Layer auto pilot selection is not showing when importing an R6 composition
#13160 Parameter display value is not visible properly in 7
#13168 Strobe effect behaves differently than in R6
#13170 connectSpecific Shortcuts are no worky after import from V6
#13172 Clip alpha type is not remembered on composition re-open
#13173 Slice background and outline draw at different positions when zoomed in
#13175 Re-ordering decks can fail if you have closed decks
#13178 Moving reveal effect from clip to Group breaks External audio input Seed source
#13180 Parameter set to play once and hold doesn't resume animation when loading a preset with loop
#13186 Clips with SMPTE and Denon don't reset the clip duration when the video track is replaced.
#13191 Can't set position, rotation and Anchor back to 0 (default) via 1 DMX channel
#13199 Changing Spiral Direction can make the spiral angle jump
#13210 Opening composition on another machine that supports different texture sizes, changes the composition resolution.
#13214 Playing DXV HQ with Alpha and NDI output in ASS, makes DXV clip flash
#13216 Group # becomes visible when hiding crossfader
#13220 Opening media manager with specific compositions can crash Resolume
#13221 Basic slider with Envelope activated does not display correct value in textbox
#13245 OSC /composition/layers/1/clips/1/transport/position/in and out no worky
#13250 Column names and colours not reset when creating a new deck
#13302 SMPTE input numbering mixed up in French UI translation
#12146 Do not recursively search FFGL .bundle folders

FFGL 2.1 in Resolume 7.0.3
We've made some improvements to the FFGL plugin SDK so plugin developers can make their effects more user friendly. Full details and sample code are on GitHub. https://github.com/resolume/ffgl
+ Added support for embedding a thumbnail inside the plugin. See the "CustomThumbnail" example on how to expose your thumbnail.
+ Added support for File parameters. The plugin can create a file param and specify what extensions it supports, the host then has enough information to show a file chooser dialog with active extension filtering.
+ Added support for toggling parameter visibility.
+ Added support for parameter visibility events. (A plugin can now toggle visibility of a parameter on the fly)
+ Reintroduction of Scoped bindings. (Removed unsafe resetOpenGLState function, use the ScopedBinding classes instead)
+ The Module Definition File is no longer required on Windows.
+ The SDK no longer adjusts any textures to use GL_CLAMP_TO_BORDER.
+ Renamed CFreeFrameGLPlugin class to CFFGLPlugin. Plugins now need to inherit from the CFFGLPlugin class.
+ Fixed param value being normalized when ranges are involved. Values going between host and plugins are now the actual values, not the phase within that parameter's range.
+ Fixed some internal SDK warnings, convoluted implementations and inconsistencies in namings. (Most notably the quickstart module now uses the same conventions as the ffgl and ffglex modules)

Alley 2.1.3 Bug Files
#13122 Possible crash on shutdown
#13271 Convert Audio checkbox not working when multiple files are selected
#13138 Removing a conversion item from 1 source and multiple outputs, removes all conversion processes for file

Resolume 6.1.4 Bug Fixes
#11475 AJA io 4k not showing up as output
#12100 AJA Kona losing input can make Resolume freeze
#12374 BlackMagic Decklink outputs freeze after 10 days
#13171 Crash trying to load jpeg image which is larger than your GPU max texture size
#13161 Player index selection not working properly with Denon prime 4
#13162 Player 3 and 4 on the prime 4 are not updating the play position
#13183 Loading same track on another Denon player takes over the clip already playing
#13276 Denon Players with their clip targets set to "Composition Determined" don't actually do that
#12767 Arena does not always pick up playing Denon tracks on Windows
#13290 StageLinQ connection to Resolume can make Prime 4 player lag
#11892 Clip effects are bypassed on layers with width or height set to 0, layer plays with full size
#12233 Midi output is sent twice on Windows
#12359 File browser not updating correctly when renaming files & folders on the filesystem
#12409 Show in Finder/Explorer & Show in File Browser disabled for Persistent clips
#12423 File order is wrong when dragging from Explorer
#12445 Disabling/enabling Spout leaks GPU memory, eventually Resolume stops responding
#12446 Setting a cue point again doesn't work
#12459 Panning while dragging a slice leaves slice in original place
#12496 Recolour effect does not respect alpha
#12512 Renaming deck to empty name, makes other deck disappear from list
#12553 Clips without alpha have Alpha button enabled and Alpha type showing in video track properties
#12575 Loading 'Default' effect preset sets effect blend to BW
#12747 Recordings don't show up in Files panel if you have recording folder selected
#12804 Update NDI dll to latest patch release
#13018 'By position' target Deck shortcut opens closed deck's clips
#13082 Play/pause on group layers doesn't work
#13302 SMPTE input numbering mixed up in French UI translation

This update fixes an issue, where using a Dongle, the watermark can still appear after 30 days.
#13151 Dongle registration can show watermark after 30 days

We also fixed these other issues:
#13081 Resolume freezes connecting two Launch Pad Pro-s
#13093 OSC int commands no worky for 2 state buttons and checkboxes
#13105 Slice Bypass/solo is ignored if a Video router is playing in the layer.
#12975 Alley's conversion count is off
#12145 Pre-select width, height numbers in Alley conversion settings, when entering the
#13096 Auto pilot with clip on bounce doesn't fire properly
#13080 OSC: /composition/crossfader/phase no worky to control crossfader
#13125 Reveal effect external audio seed - audio analysis broken
#13102 DropShadow Distance param behaves weird
#12897 Slice transform slice bypass stops working in mask mode when toggling half of the sliceswith the same shortcut
#12917 Make Alley do a multiselect when dragging in a folder
#12631 Stripping illegal characters can result in hidden files
#13038 Prores file synced to Denon and SMPTE plays choppy on mac
#13154 Crash on startup with missing midi shortcut target, and controller plugged in

Click on "Check for Updates" in the Avenue or Arena menu and it will update itself or download here.

Right after a major release we always hope we can chill for a bit and maybe have time to shave and take a shower again. But that is never the case, when many people start using a major new version some issues always pop up that we want to fix as soon as possible.

This version fixes a few crashes. Improves importing version 6 compositions. And on some computers with AMD video cards it could not start-up, this is all fixed with this 7.0.1 release.

Click on "Check for Updates" in the Avenue or Arena menu and it will update itself or hit the download here.

Fix List
#13078 Stuck on splash screen on some machines with Radeon GPU
#13069 Crash when setting a cue point
#12976 Removing a clip makes resolume freeze for a few second (with lots of clip in composition)
#13001 Dropping an AV file to the Video track of an AV clip replaces also the Audio track of the clip
#13017 Can't move a clip that is "overlapped" by a persistent clip
#13053 Line Width not imported correctly
#13054 Envelope not imported from v6 to v7 composition correctly
#13055 Composition Beat Snap not imported from v6 to v7 composition correctly
#13068 Moving clip play position on a paused clip, then playing clip, doesn't update clip audio position
#13073 Cue Points UI does not update when setting Cue Points for Clip that isn't playing
#13070 Crash loading an advanced output preset with fixtures that are not available
#13072 Clip Position Label not updated when Clip is not playing or previewed
#13074 Duration for SMPTE and Denon clips is set to 5 seconds going from v6 to v7 composition
#13057 Some parameter values wrong after importing composition from 6 to 7
#13074 Duration for SMPTE and Denon clips is set to 5 seconds going from 6 to 7
#13092 OSC deck/select int 0 switches decks

This may come as a surprise to you. Usually it takes us 3 or 4 years to release a new major version. Now it's only been a little under 2 years since we announced Resolume 6. The reason for this change of pace is we have big changes and even bigger plans. We think you'll like them so read on for all the juicy deets.

UNDO



When someone asked us why there is no undo in Resolume we usually said something like “Resolume is a live instrument! There is no undo on a piano either!?” or we joked “Resolume is about doing, not undoing”. We do not have to hide behind these jokes anymore. We did it, Resolume now has undo & redo.

When an application is not built from scratch with an undo system then implementing it at a later stage, when it has hundreds of thousands of lines of code is a lot of tedious, error prone and boring work. This is why we delayed implementing undo for a long time. We just focussed on fun and exciting features. Meanwhile, our problem only became bigger and bigger, with every new line of code we wrote.

We realised that we had to rip of this band-aid hard and quickly or it would haunt us for ever. The longer we waited, the bigger our problem would become. So we sat down, put on our headphones, enabled crunch mode and did it. We modified thousands of lines of code, broke the whole system to add two very unsexy but very important keyboard shortcuts: CTRL + Z & CTRL + SHIFT + Z. UNDO & REDO.

So now you have a little guardian angel watching over your shoulder. Made a mistake? Just hit undo and you're back to where you were. Removed a deck instead of renamed it? CTRL + Z and all your clips are back.

Undo is also a great design tool. Feel free to experiment with the look of your clips, apply effects, change the colors and if you do not like what you see you can always just go back with undo.

Resolume is still very much about doing, but now your doing does not have to be disastrous anymore. You can undo your way back to safety. If we were to redo this (pun intended) from scratch we would have done it a lot earlier. So if we’re ever going to release a new app, we’ll make sure it has undo from the very beginning. Promised.

A New License Model

We never want to do major releases any more, they’re painful. We want to innovate faster. Days before the release of version 5 we felt bad it “only” had improvements to the Advanced Output. The release of version 6 was production hell because it contained too many new features. When we’re releasing a new major version we always feel uncertain if it’s good enough. Does it contain enough new features that would get you all excited? Does all of that new stuff actually work? Did we test everything enough? A lot of things need to come together for a major release. It’s a lot of work and we’re a small team so we always drop the ball one way or the other.

With a major version we need to save up on new features. Which means we build something and then we can not immediately release it because we have to wait for all the other features to be done, to make sure the major release is worth the upgrade price. This means we often have exciting new stuff that will improve your VJ-ing, but it has to sit on our virtual shelves for months, over a year sometimes. We want to work in smaller, more manageable iterations. Bring you updates and respond to the changing live visuals market quicker.

We’re changing our license model so we can innovate faster and release new or improved features more often. We will no longer charge an upgrade fee to a major version anymore. Instead, now when you buy Resolume 7, you’ll get a full year of updates, bug fixes, new features, improvements, everything and all of it. When your 12 months of free updates are over you can simply renew your license if you want to continue using the latest & greatest versions. Or you can wait, your latest eligible version will always work.

This is not a subscription

You do not have to continue paying just to use Resolume, you can use it forever. You do not have to renew your license every year, the last update before your license expires will be yours forever.
So from now on we’ll be working in smaller iterations so we can make sure a new feature is fully tested, documented, translated & ready for release. This way you’ll get to see less bugs & more new features.

USB License Dongle Option



With the Resolume USB Dongle you have a very flexible way to manage your Resolume Avenue 7 and Arena 7 license. Register your dongle once and then insert it into any computer you like, start Resolume and it's registered. A dongle does not require online verification after registration, so it's perfect for use on computers that are kept offline. Available in the shop for 79 Euro.

Of course, the dongle is optional. You can still use the online registration system if you prefer.

Color Eye Dropper



Pick a color from anywhere on your screen and apply it in your composition.

Multiple MIDI Devices



What's better than an APC40? Two APC40's!

Connecting multiple MIDI devices was always possible but their MIDI signals would get mixed. Resolume can now distinguish MIDI coming from different devices making them work nicely together almost magically.

Improved Random Playback



Random playback was always a bit too ... well ... random. But you now have a lot more control over random playback. You determine how often it will jump to a new random position and how far it is allowed to jump.

Color Palette Animation



Pink Green Pink Green Pink Green Pink Green

Animate your favorite colors in a color palette.

Autopilot Loops



You can now determine how often a clip should loop before advancing to the next.

MetaBalls, Sine Wave, Spiral



They say it's more sustainable to buy local produce. So we worked together with The Hague based artist Darien Brito to create a few versatile generators so you can create even more visuals right within Resolume.

Improved Media Manager

Clip reconnecting in the Media Manager is simplified to make it faster and more robust.

FFGL 2.0 Plugins

The FFGL plugin standard is updated to version 2.0. Plugins can now receive Audio FFT input to create audio visualizers. Parameters can be spinners or drop-downs. Parameter ranges can be customised and are not limited to always 0.0 - 1.0 anymore. The documentation & examples are also improved on the GitHub repository.

FFGL 2.0 now requires OpenGL 4.1 so plugins that work in version 6 will not work in version 7, those plugins will need to be updated by the developer who created them.

Native ProRes Playback

Resolume can now play ProRes video on both macOS & Windows. Alley 2.1.0 can convert ProRes to DXV.

Upgrade Pricing

Upgrade Arena for 1 computer to version 7 is 219 Euro. (upgrade to version 6 was 319 Euro)
Upgrade Avenue for 1 computer to version 7 is 79 Euro. (upgrade to version 6 was 119)

Log in to your account to purchase your appropriate upgrade.

Version 7 is the last major version upgrade you'll ever be able to buy from us, from version 7 on you can (optionally) renew your license every year.

Renewal Pricing

Arena 12 Months License Renewal is 219 Euro.
Avenue 12 Months License Renewal is 79 Euro.

Grace Period

If you have purchased a Resolume 6 license in the past 30 days we’ll be happy to upgrade you for free. Please contact us: mail@resolume.com

Download

Hit the downloads page to download Avenue and Arena 7 now. Take it for a spin and kick its tires. Let us know your feedback on the forum.