GLMixer Learning, Setup, and Event Plans

 Several factors were a part of the decision to go with GLMixer as the VJ software being used for the live event. Mainly, price. Softwares such as Resolute go for around 300 dollars, and even VDMX, which is free, is also around 200 dollars to be able to save pre-made setups. This normally would not be an issue, but with a film which I'm currently estimating will have anywhere from 200 to 300 clips to edit between, not being able to have the software pre set with these in the right place to find them would just make it close to impossible for me to be able to do this live and keep track of where all of the clips are. 

I've run into quite a few problems over the course of my testing out how GLMixer works, such as the download itself, as well as setup. The biggest issue I've faced so far is the limitations of my laptop itself. Since it doesn't have much computing power I'm having to use a different computer, and I have two options with high processing power. One is a PC which is very hard to transport to the venue, and another is a laptop, so as long as the laptop can make it through all of the practice runs I do before the live show it should be okay. 

Our final setup for the event is quite complicated, and while I've now found some alternatives that may have made this easier, they are too expensive and/or too time consuming to change so close to the event day:

- 1 laptop 

- 2 cameras (connected by HDMI to the laptop) - could have been replaced by visualisers

- 2 tripods at 90 degree angles 

- 2 led tablets

- glass for the lightshows

- a bucket (for the liquids)

- dyes and oils

- water 

- projector (at venue)

The two cameras will feed live lightshow footage into GLMixer to be used when needed. There will also be music playing out loud, and I will have headphones on with prerecorded cues by me to keep some sense of timing with the film.