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Live camera over video tracks.

ScardoScardo
in MAIN

Hi All,

just discovered this software and before I spend considerable time learning to use it I would love to know whether it can do what I need.

I am creating a live music performance show, with video projected to a screen on stage. At times I want to be able to mix a live feed of the performer onto the screen over the existing video. In other words a camera will be pointed at the performer, and during the show this view will be projected, but sometimes mixed with one of the videos. This will be on a pre-programmed per particular song basis. Everything will of course be run from a timeline so I need the ability to pre-program the live feed video fade ins and outs over existing material.

I will most likely be using Steinberg VST Live 2 for all the backing tracks, live audio inputs and treatments, and DMX lighting (or possibly GigPerformer - haven't decided which will be the better option yet). Whilst VST Live can play all the video tracks, it cannot accept a camera input. Hence a third party app. It may mean that I will need to run all the video - tracks and live, from another app, synced to VST Live for triggering or changes. VST Live at the moment only acts as a master MTC, but an update is coming so that it could be the slave.

Sorry if this is a bit convoluted but all I need to know is if this can be done, and Millumin can happily co-exist in a live situation either as the master or slave. I have seen a few Video DJ apps that look as if they may do the job, but they are primarily focussed on video effects for DJs, rather than flexible stage performance solutions.

I'd be very grateful for any advice, pointers, and ideas on how best to set up for this type of show. Hopefully Millenum can do the job. I know this will be a huge learning curve for me, coming from an audio background (but with basic video editing experience in Premiere & Da Vinci), which is why I want to be sure it can be done before I go down this rabbit hole ...!

Comments

  • MilluminMillumin

    Hello @Scardo,

    Short answer : yes.

    If you are beginning with Millumin, I recommend you to read the first tutorial here to quickly get the basics. Then you can read these articles about timecode here and capturing a camera here.

    Best. Philippe

  • ScardoScardo

    Hi Philippe - thanks for your reply, I'll check it out now!

  • ScardoScardo

    Ok so stumped at the first post - cannot see the library...started reading the manual, it shows a photo of the library panel, but, it is nowhere to be found. What am I missing please?Cannot see inputs to select webcam.

  • ScardoScardo

    Sorry, found it - in an almost impossibly subtler shade of grey than the surrounding area - a small arrow pointing in, from the left. Not great for those with poor eyesight!

  • ScardoScardo

    OK, as I only have a few days left on my demo - and haven't had a lot of time to get to this, I'd be very grateful of someone could explain how I can blend a live camera to a video playing. I've got videos playing, layers working, timeline with video etc, but want to add this darn camera - which I can see working in a layer, but cannot get to blend.

    I've looked at the guides on the site. I looked at the manual and tutorials, but these don't seem to go into too much detail. Basically I would assume that I would change the opacity of the top layer to allow the camera below to come through, but I can't seem to do that on the timeline or in Layers.

    Thanks! I'm terrible with manuals, better with videos, I found one very useful Basic Start vid from Kevin Ring, which was very well explained, but no further tutorials from him. That's a pity as his teaching style worked for me. But very little else - specifically working with live camera and video on a timeline basis.

  • jaconieljaconiel

    Hi Scardo

    You need some capture device for example the Blackmagic Ultrastudio Recorder which I have and which works excently. It has both SDI and HDMI and is cheap https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ultrastudio

    It will show up as input - drag it to a layer. Extend it to multiple columns if needed - adjust opacity as needed in the layer settings.

  • MilluminMillumin

    Hello @Scardo,

    If you want to fade between a video and a live camera :

    • place these 2 media on a layer
    • press CMD+E to edit your dashboard
    • set the transition of the second column to 1 second
    • so when you play the second camera it fades between the 2 media

    More info in this article.

    Best. Philippe

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