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Arkaos VJ - 3.0

multimedia authoring tool

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All Time:	(4.5)
Version 3.0:	(4.5)
Selected Version:	3.0
Release Date:	2003-07-01
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 3.0):	372
Downloads (all versions):	4,136
Price:	$343.00

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Product Description:

With the launch of ArKaos's new version of its well-known VJ software, arKaos VJ 3.0, the creation of real-time and recorded visuals is now even simpler. ArKaos VJ 3.0 is offering an innovative way to edit and manipulate a visual performance while it is running - something that has not been possible before.

Each of the effects has changeable parameters, allowing infinite customization of each one. The application supports full MIDI suites, both on-screen and off, as well as such music authoring applications as Cubase, E-Magic, ReWire. It is equally at home on Macs and PCs and can be learned in minutes, with drag & drop and key-punch functionality at all levels.

What's new in this version:

support for full video streaming as input (USB / FireWire webcam, acquisition board) in a new tab on the visual database window. Several simultaneous streams supported.
full real-time chroma and luma keying support.
text module via animated flash files.
many new Transfer Modes (35 possible combinations: multiplication, addition, ...)
32 bits rendering support (higher quality), higher resolution (1024x768)
ReWire support, integration with sequencers.
7 new effects : Contrast, Filters, improved Plane, Infinite Zoom, Color Rainbow, Delirium, Ryhtmix.
high quality movie rendering, does internal rendering at double movie resolution and perform anti-aliasing.
new interface skin.
in dual monitor, the preview can be active while rendering on the second monitor (if you can�t see your projection).
on Windows computers, multi-channel audio support (up to 7.1 !) via Windows Media Audio files (.wma)
complete redesign of visual info dialog to support keying & compositing
movie speed / position can be controlled from the new visual info dialog or from a MIDI controller
almost all effects support the new transfer modes
many enhanced effects (Usix 3D, Turnix 3D, Bubble, Tunnel3D, Shutter, Pixel Vortex, Yin-Yang)
code optimization for Motorola G4 & Intel Pentium II to Pentium IV processors
Windows XP & Mac OS X full optimized

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows NT
Windows 98

Additional Requirements:

Windows 98/2000/ME/NT/XP

Feedback Summary:

Version 3.0:
Overall Rating:	(4.5)	Features:	(4.5)	Support:	(4.0)
Ease of Use:	(4.5)	Quality / Stability:	(4.0)	Price:	(4.0)

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great soft - Version: 3.0, 8/20/2004 03:14AM PST

visual_i_z

ArKaos is my favorite video software. I use it with a MIDI sequencer (cubase SX) to make my music video clips. It's really easy & efficient and the VJ 3.0.2 (release 3 weeks ago) makes it even more usable in my environement.
Easy to use from the beginning, and provides advanced features that you discover later, it's really fast & instinctive.
The only bad aspect is the interface, but I haven't found the same usability in another soft to scratch movies, set position, scratch or distort movies so fastly !!

thanks guyz

good progeam - horrible interface - Version: 3.0, 4/18/2004 01:29PM PST

Derren

Nice program on the whole for the price but the main niggle is the interface. For a piece of visual software it's all over the place and looks like it was designed for Windows 95 and not Mac OS X. I know it's the results that are output that matters but it could be a little more easy on the eye. Maybe it's just me but the whole interface puts me off using it.