vjing tools and resources list

readings

• The Book of Shaders
• After Effects tutorials by Adobe
• Max (Jitter/Vizzie) Documentation and tutorials by Cycling '74
• Inigo Quilez's website
• Respect Your VJ
• Vjing WTF is it by David Lublin

videos

• Delicious Max Tutorials by dude837 (Contains Jitter tutorials)
• Amazing Max Stuff (Contains Jitter tutorials)
• Resolume official training

communities, blogs and video channels

• Le Collagiste (FR) French blog dedicated to vjing
• Scanlines Great forum for visualists
• ShaderToy Shader/GLSL focused community website with embedded shader editor/viewer
• r/vjing Subreddit dedicated to VJing
• Sean Bowes Youtube channel Great tutorials and VJing industry insights
• ISF.video shaders database Contains shaders made by the community
• VDMX Tutorials: A wide range of VDMX and VJ related tutorials.
• ProjectileObjects tutorials. Various hardware/software tutorials with VDMX, Madmapper, and QLab.
• Dephased Discord server VJing and visuals-focused Discord server

editing and motion design

• Blender (Windows/Mac/Linux) (Free/Open Source)
• DaVinci Resolve (Windows/Mac/Linux) (Free/Commercial)
• Cavalry (Windows/Mac) (Free/Commercial)
• Adobe After Effects (Windows/Mac) (Commercial)

vjing software

• Resolume (Avenue & Arena) (Windows/Mac) (Commercial)
• VDMX (Mac) (Commercial)
• Modul8 (Mac) (Commercial)
• Arkaos Grand VJ (Windows/Mac) (Commercial)
• CoGe VJ (Mac) (Commercial)
• Synesthesia (Windows/Mac) (Free/Commercial)
• Millumin (Mac) (Commercial)
• Lumen (Mac) (Commercial)
• Quantum VJ HD (Windows/Linux/Mac/iOS/Android) (Free)
• Noisedeck (Web) (Free/Commercial)
• Analog Not Analog (openFrameworks) (Free/Open Source)
• GoVJ (iOS) (Free/Paid subscription)
• modV (Windows/Linux/Mac) (Free & Open Source)
• Magic Music Visuals (Windows/Mac) (Free & Paid)

programming languages, frameworks and vfx tools

• Notch Builder (Windows) (Commercial)
• ossia score (Multi-platform) (Free/Open Source)
• Max (Windows/Mac) (Commercial)
• Pure Data (Windows/Mac/Linux) (Free/Open Source)
• openFrameworks (Windows/Mac/Linux) (Free/Open Source)
• Processing (Windows/Mac/Linux) (Free/Open Source)
• Pixel Composer (Windows/Mac) (Commercial)
• vvvv (Windows) (Free/Commercial)
• TouchDesigner (Windows/Mac) (Free/Commercial)
• Tooll3 (Windows) (Free/Open Source)
• Hydra (Windows/Mac/Linux) (Free/Open Source)
• Cinder (Windows/Mac) (Free/Open Source)
• Nannou (Windows/Mac/Linux) (Free/Open Source)
• † Improviz (DEPRECATED) (Windows/Mac/Linux) (Free/Open Source)
• Bonzomatic (Windows) (Free/Open Source)
• Korg nanoKONTROL2 config

tools

• TouchOSC (Windows/Mac/Linux/iOS/Android)(Commercial)
• OSC Pilot (Windows/Mac/iOSWindows/Mac/iOS)(Commercial)
• Osculator (Mac)(Commercial)
• Vezer (Mac)(Commercial)
• Mitti (Mac)(Commercial)
• Syphon Virtual Camera (Mac)(Free)
• AVF Batch Exporter (Mac)(Free)
• ISF Editor (Windows/Mac)(Free)
• Project Milk Syphon (Mac)(Free)
• GifToSyphon (Mac)(Free)
• Black Syphon (Mac)(Free)
• NDI Syphon (Mac)(Free)
• OSCQuery Browser (Mac)(Free)
• OSCQuery Helper (Mac)(Free)
• MIDI OSCQuery Helper (Mac)(Free)
• WaveClock (Mac)(Commercial)
• Loopback (Mac)(Commercial)
• BlackHole (Mac)(Commercial)

Projection Mapping:

• HapMap (Windows/Mac)(Commercial)
• MadMapper (Windows/Mac)(Commercial)
• Mapio (Windows/Mac)(Commercial)
• QLab (Mac)(Commercial)
• HeavyM (Windows/Mac)(Commercial)
• VPT 8 (Windows/Mac)(Free)

Video synthesizers

• LZX Industries
• Critter & Guitari's EYESY
• Syntonie

controllers

• Akai APC 40 Mk2 | Very useful for Resolume and other software, native Resolume layout
• Korg nanoKONTROL 2 | Small and has enough faders & knobs for controls, native Resolume layout
• Akai APC Mini Mk2 | Small and has enough pads and faders, native Resolume layout
• Livid Instruments | Legendary, no longer in production.
• FaderFox | Unique and compact MIDI controllers.
• Special Waves | Modular MIDI Controllers.
• InTech Studio GRID | Modular MIDI Controllers.
• Hercules MIDI | Inexpensive controllers for a wide range of uses.