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Let's VJ with 4-Layer Setup!

Starting Up​

SynapseRack A template project for 4-Layer setup is loaded at startup.
If it's not loaded, please restart or select Template->4Layer Template from the menu above.

Loading VJ Materials​

Put VJ Materials in the Folder​

SynapseRack Click "Open Source Directory" from Source in the top left

Windows Explorer HAP codec videos go in Hap/any folder name/○○.mov

H.264 codec videos go in Video/any folder name/○○.mp4

.png/.jpg image files go in Image/any folder name/○○.png

Files will be loaded by placing them in these locations.
※Please make sure the path does not contain Japanese characters

Files placed directly in Hap/○○.mov, Video/○○.mp4, or Image/○○.png will not be loaded.

Windows Explorer Please download the following sample VJ materials, extract them, and place them under Video

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zhkN4pcKh_rmgS9vjm4IplZRzIbP_F1s/view?usp=sharing

Under Video/SainaPracticeLoops, it will look like this:
C:/SainaWorks/SynapseRack/Source/Video/SainaPracticeLoops/multiple video files

Making SynapseRack Recognize VJ Materials​

SynapseRack Click "Load Source Files" from Source in the top left

SynapseRack Video loading process will begin. This may take time depending on the number of videos.

Loading VJ Materials in ContentsBrowser​

SynapseRack Click the reload button in ContentsBrowser

SynapseRack "SainaPracticeLoops" will be displayed on the left side of ContentsBrowser.
Click on it to display thumbnails of the loaded videos.

You can update thumbnails by right-clicking on them.
If thumbnails appear black, try right-clicking several times.

Playing VJ Materials​

SynapseRack ContentsBrowser basically "passes VJ materials to the selected Layer."
As shown in the image above:

  1. Click Layer_0 to select it
  2. Click on a video thumbnail

This will play the video on Layer0.

Playing Multiple Videos and Switching Between Them​

SynapseRack Repeat the procedure explained above to play videos on Layer_0 through Layer_3.

SynapseRack The template project includes a "StepSequencer" module.
This module automatically switches videos in sync with BPM.
Press the play button in the bottom left of this StepSequencer to automatically switch between the 4 Layers.

SynapseRack Press the play button in the bottom left of the StepSequencer to automatically switch between the 4 Layers.

Applying Effects​

SynapseRack The template project has effects implemented in the node editor.

SynapseRack When zoomed in, you can see that the following are implemented:

  • PatternEffect
  • Mirror
  • RGBShift

Try clicking the Toggle modules connected to each effect module to toggle the effects on and off.
Effects will be applied as shown in the video below.

MIDI Mapping​

※Please skip this section if you don't have a MIDI controller.

SynapseRack Click "Midi Mapping" from Setting in the top left

SynapseRack SynapseRack UI elements that can be MIDI mapped turn blue, and a window called UIInspector is displayed.
UIInspector shows the MIDI channel and MIDI number currently mapped to the selected UI element.

SynapseRack When you click on a UI element, it turns red.
In this state, if you move the MIDI controller you want to map, that UI element and MIDI controller will be linked.

SynapseRack Some modules in NodeEditor can also be MIDI mapped.

Saving Projects​

SynapseRack Click Save Project from Project in the top left to save to any folder.

SynapseRack Click Save Without Node from Project in the top left to save to any folder.
When saving this way, the "NodeEditor" content is not saved.
This is recommended when you want to import nodes separately.

SynapseRack Click ExportProject from Project in the top left of NodeEditor to save a node project to any folder.
When saving this way, content other than the node editor (such as layers) is not saved.
This is recommended when you want to share only nodes with other users.