Serato Video General Discussion

Talk about Serato Video and Video-SL.

FIRST BITCHES!!!!

matt212 2:39 AM - 15 December, 2007
Broke the cherry on this joint. haha.
DJ Kofi 2:41 AM - 15 December, 2007
dammm you beat me to it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FunkyRob 2:45 AM - 15 December, 2007
Um, 3rd bitches!!!
stevie o 2:45 AM - 15 December, 2007
Im in early
stevie o 2:46 AM - 15 December, 2007
4th beotches
DJ Smooth B. 2:52 AM - 15 December, 2007
5th. bitch :-)
DJ`SUNNY 2:54 AM - 15 December, 2007
installing now
BentlaySounds.com 2:55 AM - 15 December, 2007
its runnin yeah
dj disturbed 2:56 AM - 15 December, 2007
lol...... too bad i dont have a 57.............. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Konix 2:58 AM - 15 December, 2007
In.
dj disturbed 3:00 AM - 15 December, 2007
im downloading the cideo plug-in anyway just in case i get over to one of my friends places that has a 57 (and they dont check the forums so they dont know much about it..... something to fuck with them with.... MUUHAHAHAHAHA!!!
dj disturbed 3:01 AM - 15 December, 2007
video not cideo.... damn no edit
stevie o 3:02 AM - 15 December, 2007
so do we have to pay for any plugin to play video?
dj disturbed 3:02 AM - 15 December, 2007
one question though... will the vid plug-in work with QT 7.3.1 that was just released yesterday?
dj disturbed 3:03 AM - 15 December, 2007
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so do we have to pay for any plugin to play video?


yes... but the free preveiw they put out a few mins ago is free.... but it has restrictions, as in watermarks and it wont go full screen.
DJ Kofi 3:08 AM - 15 December, 2007
OK I've just officially blasted of on this video thing !!!!!! its on now. Its crazy wow !!!!!!!!!!!!! no sleep tonight
stevie o 3:26 AM - 15 December, 2007
its gonna be a good year
Benni 3:38 AM - 15 December, 2007
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no sleep tonight

Yeah, just wanted to shut down my computer...
BentlaySounds.com 3:48 AM - 15 December, 2007
lo i hope its gonna be a new year with much new updates form the 57sl..

but i have see the build overview need many time to build a video track.....
dj disturbed 3:52 AM - 15 December, 2007
and i see you can play the video tracks as AUDIO ONLY tracks in SSL (well at least in the off line player... have not tested with only the sl1 box connected.
stevie o 3:53 AM - 15 December, 2007
let's start on proper English for the new year^^^ then well work on updates.
stevie o 4:03 AM - 15 December, 2007
that was for bentlay not u disturbed
BentlaySounds.com 4:09 AM - 15 December, 2007
: O )
nik39 4:12 AM - 15 December, 2007
stevie, I assume bentlays english is better than your german, right? ;)

Oh and BTW, it is 5oclock on the morning. We german cats just came home from spinning and are...

* tired as hell
* hungry as roooooaaar
* horny as ****

;) Lets enjoy the video plugin.
nik39 4:23 AM - 15 December, 2007
I forgot...

We german cats just came home from spinning and are...

* drunk
Discobee 5:11 AM - 15 December, 2007
You video guys had a big boner today didn't ya...**definitely no homo**
FunkyRob 5:28 AM - 15 December, 2007
just read the FAQ.

Future Serato video products may support the SL 1 as a soundcard.

notice the word "may".

Should I hold my breath?
dj disturbed 5:49 AM - 15 December, 2007
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just read the FAQ.

Future Serato video products may support the SL 1 as a soundcard.

notice the word "may".

Should I hold my breath?


well from testing... the SL1 kinda does already....... But not for the actual video part, some of the video files you can play as audio files in SSL with the SL1 once you install the video plug-in and turn it on, some codecs work like that some dont (butthat might be b/c of my slow computer b/c the ones that dont just sound choppy) I have found that files that i have that are in .mov format will play as audio files.... but avi's are chopped up and a little scrambled when playing as audio file, a one that is coded as a .mpeg does not show to have any audio at all (but it plays fine in quicktime and in VDJ). But like i said... i cant test to see if they work right for my with video b/c i dont have a 57.
marx 5:58 AM - 15 December, 2007
@least sl users can get there collection ready & set them up in crates & set cue points.
jayfunk 6:17 AM - 15 December, 2007
am i late for the party (gangbang?)
dj disturbed 6:21 AM - 15 December, 2007
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am i late for the party (gangbang?)


no more like a circle jerk, sense your late you get to be the pivot.......
djoneswitch 9:03 AM - 15 December, 2007
Hip Hip Hooray!
Serato, Forum Moderator
Steve W 9:09 AM - 15 December, 2007
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avi's are chopped up and a little scrambled

The list of supported containers (file formats) is here www.scratchlive.net and it doesn't include .AVI
djoneswitch 9:39 AM - 15 December, 2007
is it normal to see a white screen? Am not gettin any video output just audio. Using mp4 and flv files
m0nster 10:10 AM - 15 December, 2007
Thanks guys for all your hard work on this. I know it's been tough with all the pushing for release, but great work!
Deejay Z 12:42 PM - 15 December, 2007
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avi's are chopped up and a little scrambled

The list of supported containers (file formats) is here www.scratchlive.net and it doesn't include .AVI


.AVI is included in the Video-SL Manual isnt it??? Is it a typo or a later addition? That might be my now waveform/audio problem
dj A deep 12:45 PM - 15 December, 2007
Damn i need music videos. does any 1 know a good place to get some music videos,be sweet if they had 8 bar intros to mix em in
djoneswitch 2:01 PM - 15 December, 2007
a deep/ "promo only" just like most of us
dj-jv 2:18 PM - 15 December, 2007
whoa...didn't see that coming....thanks...guy.!!!!!!!
DJ_Mike_Coquilla 3:58 PM - 15 December, 2007
dang-it! IBTL !!!


tee hee hee ;)



come on mr. Santa & bring daddy his 57
dj disturbed 4:43 PM - 15 December, 2007
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avi's are chopped up and a little scrambled

The list of supported containers (file formats) is here www.scratchlive.net and it doesn't include .AVI


.AVI is included in the Video-SL Manual isnt it??? Is it a typo or a later addition? That might be my now waveform/audio problem

yup... avi is inthemanualthats where i read that it was supported at. (at least inthe manual i downloaded when the SSLV was put online.
stevie o 5:41 PM - 15 December, 2007
no sleep for a year now I have to organize videos as well as regular tracks and get a promo only video subscription.
I think I'm gonna keep all videos on an external drive would that be the safe play?
Deejay Z 5:48 PM - 15 December, 2007
unless u have an internal TB drive haha
dj A deep 9:57 PM - 15 December, 2007
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no sleep for a year now I have to organize videos as well as regular tracks and get a promo only video subscription.
I think I'm gonna keep all videos on an external drive would that be the safe play?


I no man!!!!!!!
FlexyD 11:32 PM - 15 December, 2007
Damn I need a 57, damn I need a job so I can buy a 57
DJ AVENUE 4:15 AM - 16 December, 2007
white label should have videos too..
Deejay Z 12:19 PM - 16 December, 2007
Hopefully its in the works
djsteel 12:22 PM - 16 December, 2007
Promo Only Express Video is the only good answer.
Deejay Z 12:25 PM - 16 December, 2007
Whats the diff between Express and Hot?
djsteel 1:02 PM - 16 December, 2007
Oh bro hot you get once a month and its only mainstream videos. Express Video is EVERY VIDEO, like every video from rock to house to Christian, folk, Urban i mean everything and heres the kicker, you get them every week! Can you werk that By Quick came out 2 months earlier on Express then it did on hot. Express also includes Hot! It's 99.00 a month direct with drawn from your account, but if your charging what you should be for doing video then thats nothing to pay for keeping super currant with you video collection. i love it cause my time is valuable I don't want to be hunting down videos all damn day, i want to be making video mashups with my time and Express video makes it so i don't worry about where I'm getting all my videos from or if i'll have them when I need them. 99 a month, to me for what i do its a life saver.
Deejay Z 1:30 PM - 16 December, 2007
thanks for the explination....hopin over to promoonly.com now......are u or have u been importing every song off the dvds or just the "sure-fire" ones?? Seems like a ton of HD space for everyone :-/
Serato
Nathan H 9:42 PM - 16 December, 2007
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is it normal to see a white screen? Am not gettin any video output just audio. Using mp4 and flv files

Nope. But we know what it is and are working on it now.

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.AVI is included in the Video-SL Manual isnt it??? Is it a typo or a later addition? That might be my now waveform/audio problem

Added it to the download notes now. Yes it is supported although can be a little temperamental. Is it the audio or the video that is 'chopped up and scrambled'?
Deejay Z 1:12 AM - 17 December, 2007
When I was using .AVI the Audio wouldnt show up but the video worked fine...Started converting to .mp4 with H.264 and AAC
djsteel 9:36 AM - 17 December, 2007
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thanks for the explination....hopin over to promoonly.com now......are u or have u been importing every song off the dvds or just the "sure-fire" ones?? Seems like a ton of HD space for everyone :-/


Wow great Question man. I never hit that. No I only Download the files i need from DVDs. No reason to store shit I don't need.
dj disturbed 5:30 PM - 17 December, 2007
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is it normal to see a white screen? Am not gettin any video output just audio. Using mp4 and flv files

Nope. But we know what it is and are working on it now.

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.AVI is included in the Video-SL Manual isnt it??? Is it a typo or a later addition? That might be my now waveform/audio problem

Added it to the download notes now. Yes it is supported although can be a little temperamental. Is it the audio or the video that is 'chopped up and scrambled'?


audio chopped up
Serato
Nathan H 11:09 PM - 17 December, 2007
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audio chopped up

Thanks, if you have a small(ish) file that has this problem can you upload it and we'll look at fixing the problem.

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dj disturbed 6:57 PM - 18 December, 2007
ill upload the files in a day or 2 (the hard drive its on is at the club right now, will have it home with me at the end of my work week (after tonight)
eye357 1:56 AM - 22 December, 2007
So let me get this right, the white screens are bugs in the demo not my laptop right? I mean I got the right laptop, mp4 with h.264, only audio plays. so I'm good til you guys can fix. thanks I was going crazy. Please let me know if I'm right.
Serato
James 2:02 AM - 22 December, 2007
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So let me get this right, the white screens are bugs in the demo not my laptop right? I mean I got the right laptop, mp4 with h.264, only audio plays. so I'm good til you guys can fix. thanks I was going crazy. Please let me know if I'm right.

You are right :-)
eye357 5:02 PM - 24 December, 2007
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So let me get this right, the white screens are bugs in the demo not my laptop right? I mean I got the right laptop, mp4 with h.264, only audio plays. so I'm good til you guys can fix. thanks I was going crazy. Please let me know if I'm right.

You are right :-)[/quote

Thankyou very much James. I was hoping to use VSL though, but at least now I'm ready when the bugs are fixed. Another thing I notice is that that the frames per second count on VSL goes crazy when I play a video, though audio plays and white screens appear, the frame count is going high and low! So Santa James will you and Rudolph Serato fix this by Christmas? happy holidays
eye357 5:08 PM - 24 December, 2007
Sorry with the qoute use..new to this...holla...LOL
DJDDT1974 6:41 PM - 24 December, 2007
All I want for Christmas is a better laptop...oh, and a 57...oh, and some SL1200s...oh, and better gigs.
djsteel 7:56 PM - 24 December, 2007
Lol dude go get em!
DJ AVENUE 9:13 AM - 25 December, 2007
you have to work hard for your gigs..
DJ Mike Fury 6:19 PM - 25 December, 2007
I downloaded the video plug-in today on my MBP but I'm getting an error saying "run postflight script for video sl"..I'm new to macs...some one...help!! haha
djsteel 6:31 PM - 25 December, 2007
Did you instal the newest versions of everything. 1.8 , drivers, Firmware for the 57? If not, do that stuff first and you should be good.
dj disturbed 6:50 PM - 25 December, 2007
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I downloaded the video plug-in today on my MBP but I'm getting an error saying "run postflight script for video sl"..I'm new to macs...some one...help!! haha

You used the one that also installed Quicktime... use the OTHER Installer for macs they have on the Vid SL download page, it does not have the quiktime installer in it, you got that error b/c you already have the newest version of quicktime installed.

here is link to the RIGHT installer for you
scratchlive.net
DJ Mike Fury 11:25 PM - 25 December, 2007
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I downloaded the video plug-in today on my MBP but I'm getting an error saying "run postflight script for video sl"..I'm new to macs...some one...help!! haha

You used the one that also installed Quicktime... use the OTHER Installer for macs they have on the Vid SL download page, it does not have the quiktime installer in it, you got that error b/c you already have the newest version of quicktime installed.

here is link to the RIGHT installer for you
scratchlive.net

Thanks! It worked!!
stevie o 12:57 AM - 26 December, 2007
I done think I'm gonna invest my time into video. It seems like a pain in the balls,
djsteel 1:58 AM - 26 December, 2007
Dope.
Dj_KaGeN 7:15 AM - 3 January, 2008
Who has a streamlined process that works... I have yet again blown hours re-encoding and getting jack shit.

Large .VOB library I need a BATCH process to do an entire FOLDER and crank on it for weeks need be. CORRECTLY !!

anyone care to shed a little light on this..

I had better say I'm a PC USER exclusively..
djsteel 11:18 AM - 3 January, 2008
I've done it and I was able to do it in less then a week to about 6500 videos. I did use a team of computers encoding around the clock though. Hint think many computers and networking with one single shared hard drive. You getting the picture? It's a lot of computing power but all you really gotta do is rip em the first time then batch convert. It's not hard.

I love how I hear DJ's constantly whining about carrying heavy gear or encoding or organizing, Lol It is a job. right? Lol some of this stuff is work. Compare how much you make and how much other people make with how much manual labor you do versus how much they do. I'll choose DJing. I find comfort in the fact that most djs are lazy and don't take the time I do to do all this work. It lets me know I'll have a job tomorrow while other will be confused why they struggle to pay bills.
djsteel 11:19 AM - 3 January, 2008
Oh sorry short answer Kagen get more computer to help you work.
Dj_KaGeN 4:50 PM - 3 January, 2008
I have the computers [PC's] for the task, I'm no dummy at networking or sharing drives..

BUT, this forum is lacking for PC owners that own LARGE .VOB catalogs of videos, that are in need of converting them as a batch process. Pointing at a file, one by one for an 800 gig library is out of the question.

As for your stab at me regarding my whine, I'm aware of the toils, I know what a bitch it is to build up a collection, ripping, labeling, sorting... and your short answer is still worthless, you didn't define a path with software for a batch process [selecting a folder full of .VOB files] and letting it run for days on end to get the files encoded to a .mp4 which has been described as the best for SL Video. thanks anyway
djsteel 8:19 PM - 3 January, 2008
It wasn't a stab at just you it's an observation I've made about a lot of people. Video is seriously a ton of work. You need Magic Video Converter.

It took me 3 day on 1 computer to convert 1000 videos running around the clock.

Heres the settings which I will repost as its own thread.

Magic Video Converter best configuration for converting Vob. to Mov.

1. Select Mov (not MP4)

2. In Profile Select: Quicktime DVD Quality

3. Then select: Edit Profile

4. In the Mov. Profile Editor Select h264 encoding, 4600 bitrate

5. Then select: Change dimensions and change Size to 720 X 480

6. Select frame rate to be auto and Aspect auto

7. Under the Audio tab select 256 Kbps with the Sample rate of 48000 and Channels 2 (stereo)


There's are the setting I use and they work great

5.
Dj_KaGeN 8:38 PM - 3 January, 2008
thanks steel - can you please post the info of one of your files converted from a .VOB to this thread...

scratchlive.net

[D-Twizzles third post has the program we're using]