Serato Video General Discussion

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30 days into video and enjoying it!

djbigboy 8:49 PM - 6 July, 2009
I didn't really know what to expect once I started playing videos. Opening sets are still more difficult then primetime. But I have gotten 3x compliments since I started doing video. For the first couple of outings, i was mixing quite slowly(relatively), but I am ramping back up to full speed ahead. Now, I am wondering what took me so long to get going? (haha, perhaps it was the 57 only option).

Anyone else have similar experiences?
djpuma_gemini 11:36 PM - 6 July, 2009
Openings are more difficult than primetime (agreed)
Bren 11:43 PM - 6 July, 2009
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Openings are more difficult than primetime (agreed)


Do you think that's unique to VJ'ing? Or do you mean in general?
djpuma_gemini 12:27 AM - 7 July, 2009
For me in general. I try not to start off in at the same point, genre, bpm, definitely track.
djbigboy 12:52 AM - 7 July, 2009
for me its videos, I really like to start older and work my way up, spiking the occasional next hit in there, but for me, recurrent videos are hard to find using the current pools available. I am not so great at editing yet...

With just audio, I can get people up to dance to just about anything...
Jazzymix 7:56 PM - 8 July, 2009
the one thing that i have noticed with video is that people will start dancing later in the evening. when there is no videos, they get bored a lot faster and figure oh well i guess i should start dancing (that's if your music is halfway decent) on the other hand with the videos playing they like 2 watch the videos - the better you are at at it (creative, transitions, effects, etc) the longer they will wait to dance. still havent decided if it's a bad thing or not, because the crowd is not bored, and they are for the most part drinking. It's still early in the game for me, but that's what i see so far.
djbigboy 10:36 PM - 8 July, 2009
ditto for me jazzy...

its weird to dj opening, because i just see a bunch of people watching the videos...they get their drinks on, eventually it pulls them out thoo...

Once they do start dancing, its fun, you get half n half, people watching screens other half waiting to see their fav song...
Rebelguy 11:14 PM - 8 July, 2009
I usually have people on the floor early on. There are a lot of people watching but still dance. I like opening with some random old school sets. You seem to get away with a lot more now. It is cool to see the reaction you get when you play videos for something crazy like Color Me Badd - All 4 Love or Bobby Brown - Every Little Step or cool reggae like Mr. Vegas - Heads High or Supercat - Ghetto Red Hot.
djbigboy 11:26 PM - 8 July, 2009
haha

I played heads high and murder she wrote last night...i got a lot of love for Candy Rain...

I think the key for me now is that I have SOME videos, is to be more organized...
vjmarcus 12:10 AM - 9 July, 2009
Are there videos to "heads high" and "murder she wrote"?

if so, please share where I can buy them.
Rebelguy 1:57 AM - 9 July, 2009
I know Murder She Wrote was available through Promo Only. The Heads High I got from a friend.
djpuma_gemini 3:15 AM - 9 July, 2009
Yeah, I love dropping some shit that make people go damn they looked whack back in the 80s. I might bust out a milli vanilli video next time. blend into blame it by jamie foxx and end with a jesus pose.
djbigboy 3:24 AM - 9 July, 2009
I think both heads high and murder she wrote were from 8th wonder. It looks like a 90s video...I wouldn't mind dropping a mill vanilli video too...i enjoy playing some of the cooler songs from the late 80s/early 90s golden age era...music was more fun then...need me some kid n play...
djchrischip 8:18 AM - 9 July, 2009
ya word did not know there was a heads high video...
also same to chi chi mon- by TOK
dj synystr 11:10 AM - 9 July, 2009
chi chi man video? was that promo only?
djchrischip 1:26 PM - 9 July, 2009
no i am saying i have no idea if there is any video to that
djbigboy 4:37 PM - 9 July, 2009
that would be dope...terror fabolous action would be dope too...
djpuma_gemini 5:27 PM - 9 July, 2009
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that would be dope...terror fabolous action would be dope too...


That's on PO.