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-'''VisualJockey''', also known as '''VisualJockey Gold''' or '''VisualJockeySP1''' is a program made for generating visuals for VJ sets.
+'''VisualJockey''', also known as '''VisualJockey Gold''' or '''VisualJockey SP1''' is a program by Mavrick and Green Hippo made for generating visuals for VJ sets.
 The program has been discontinued by its developers, who have made the program free of charge.
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 =Usage=
-==Building a regular effect==
+==Building scenes==
 To start off, open the program and create a new composition by clicking the "New Composition" button (white file with the VJ logo) in the top bar. Name it whatever you want.
+From here, you usually want to start by adding in some sort of source footage. This can be either [[generated]], or any sort of photo/video (must be AVI).
+To import media, this is best done using the resource effects in the '''Green Hippo -> Resource''' folder. Effects are added by dragging and dropping them to their respective spot on the flowchart in the top right of the view.
+* To use a photo, import '''Picture Manager''' and add the photo of your choice.
+* To use a video, import '''AVI Loader''' and add the AVI format video of your choice.
+* you can also use the '''Live Video''' effect to record from your webcam or similar source. This requires the VideoLab driver to work.
+If you did everything right, the flowchart should ''only'' be the "picture loader", and a preview of your footage should appear in two places at the bottom of the screen; one of these is the final output, the other is the output ''up to'' your current selection on the flowchart.
+Now that you have media imported, let's add a cool effect! For this example, we'll add the Green Hippo -> 3D Effect -> Voxel Landscape.
+* This is an example of a plugin that takes more than one input. The image defaults to the "surface texture" of the landscape - we still need a height map and a background!
+* To quickly fill in the other two slots, add the Green Hippo -> Generic -> Texture Generator effect to each of them. The preview should now load again, and look something like this:
+[[File:Vj1 tutorial.png]]
+Pretty cool, huh? From here, you have endless possibilities on what you can do.
+==Editing Effects==
+As effects are a bit more rudimentary than what you would see in other video editors, they often give you more control... at the tradeoff that you need to know what you are doing.
+* Most effects have a configuration menu which can be accessed by right-clicking -> select "Configure..." (or Alt+Enter with the plugin selected).
+* However, some effects may not have a configuration window, and must be modified manually. This can be done by right-clicking -> select "Variables..." (or Ctrl+Etner with the plugin selected).
+The dynamic variable window lets you choose a variable and its reference point. This point can be:
+* A single, static value
+* A function, which can be set in the "Define" menu
+* Null (nothing)
+You can also combine these with a collection of "controllers and parameters" that range from RNG values to other special functions.
+=Effects=
+Effects are listed based on their appearance in the folder tree.
+==Klumsy==
+===Play===
+===Alpha===
+===Blend===
+===Color===
+===ColorSpace===
+===Legacy===
+===Misc===
+===Shape===
+===Script===
+==Green Hippo==
+===Generic===
+===Resource===
+* AVI Loader
+* AVI Loader+
+* AVI Looper
+* AVI Loader Advanced
+* Flash Loader
+* Live Video
+* Picture Loader
+* Picture Manager
+* Picture Flood
+* SoniqueVis Loader
+===2D Effect===
+===3D Effect===
+===Misc===
+===Layers===
+===Advanced===
+===Filter===
+==Mavrick==
+==Ultra==
+==Petes==
+==pdoom one==
+==Navigation==
+==Samples==
+==Black==
+==Nash Arts==
+==Mavrick Booster==
+==Sound==
+==murk==