I have mixed emotions -- well, pretty much about everything in life, but certainly about this first glance at R3. Of course, I'm also one of those with no interest in the audio features, so that eliminates a lot of the excitement potential.
The core technology modifications all look great. Higher-res output is a win, even if it means having to resample and reencode my entire source library and, most likely, replacing my projectors. GPU-based processing, the preview monitor, 3D compositing, and (to a lesser extent) video mapping are all great adds.
Unfortunately, it appears true multi-screen output -- as opposed to split-screen output -- may be a thing of the past. (From the description I take it multiscreen is handled by defining an output resolution of, say, 1920 x 480 and mapping a third of the screen to three different adaptors, instead of the current method of associating layers with outputs.) I also fear all the new audio-generating capabilities will have shoved audio-analysis to the back-burner; I was hoping for an improved FFT-trigger plus, if possible, something akin to Alex May's (BigFug) AudioBox app.
But what Resolume
still seems to lack is a roster of interesting, well-paying gigs. Maybe you should think about this as an optional add-on.
Maz