VJing With VirtualDj
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Often using a video mixer, VJs blend and superimpose various video sources into a live motion composition. In recent years, electronic musical instrument makers have begun to make specialty equipment for VJiHardware
VJing developed initially by performers using video hardware such as videocameras, video decks and monitors to transmit improvised performances with live input from cameras and even broadcast TV mixed with pre-recorded elements. This tradition lives on with many VJs using a wide range of hardware and software available commercially or custom made for and by the VJs.
VJ hardware can be split into categories -
* Source hardware generates a video picture which can be manipulated by the VJ, e.g. video cameras and Video Synthesizers.
* Playback hardware plays back an existing video stream from disk or tape based storage mediums, e.g. VHS tape players and DVD players.
* Mixing hardware allows the combining of multiple streams of video e.g. a Video Mixer
* Effects hardware allows the adding of special effects to the video stream, e.g. Colour Correction units
* Output hardware is for displaying the video signal, e.g. Video projector, LED wall, or Plasma Screen.
A VJ, in the modern new media context, is not your typical music video presenter anymore.
A VJ is basically a visual artist who projects visuals to accompany music, most of the time in a club setting, to enhance the clubbing experience. Visuals or imagery can help heighten the experience of listening to the music, especially when you 'hit' the audience with an awesome visuals at pivotal parts of the song.
Though the VJ-ing culture is garnering a reputation as a culture of its own, it's been a practice for many visual artists over the past decade or two, especially those who explore video as a medium, and these include video artists, animators, motion graphic designers, etc. And although the roots to VJing is set deep in club culture, active VJs are taking it out of the clubs and exploring VJ-ing as a part of performance, such as for concerts, galleries, theatre, etc. Which is why most big acts in the music world such as Linkin Park, U2, Groove Armada, and even 50 Cent are using VJs to elevate the concert experience.
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