Resolume visuals follow ShowTimeCoda
ShowTimeCoda plays the show's sound and sends LTC; Resolume reads it as its SMPTE input and plays the matching clips, in step. On one PC the LTC travels over a virtual audio cable, so no extra hardware is needed.
Tested on our own rig (Resolume Arena and ShowTimeCoda on one Windows PC with Virtual Audio Cable). Check it with your own gear before a show.
You need
- Resolume Arena (or Avenue) and ShowTimeCoda on the same PC, with a virtual audio cable installed (for example VB-Audio's or Virtual Audio Cable's). On two PCs, use a real cable from a sound-card output to Resolume's audio input instead.
- The clips in Resolume without their audio: Resolume follows timecode with visuals only (see step 5).
Steps
- Frame rate. Pick 25 or 30 fps in ShowTimeCoda (Setup > Show timing) and use the same in Resolume.
- LTC out. In ShowTimeCoda, Setup > LTC audio: tick Send LTC while playing and choose the virtual cable's line as the Device (for example Line 1 (Virtual Audio Cable)). Keep the show sound on another output (the Windows default output).
- Resolume's input. In Resolume, Preferences > Audio: set Audio Input Device to the same line, SMPTE Timecode Input 1 to the channel carrying LTC, and SMPTE Timecode Framerate to ShowTimeCoda's rate. The SMPTE input display in Resolume starts counting when ShowTimeCoda plays.
- Cue list. In ShowTimeCoda, give each part of the show a Start TC, for example one hour per song.
- Clips. In Resolume, strip the audio from each clip that should follow timecode. Then, in the clip's Transport (the twirl-down on the right), choose SMPTE and set the clip's offset to its Start TC. The SMPTE choice only appears once the clip has no audio.
- Line up. Play a section with a clear hit and nudge the LTC offset in ShowTimeCoda until the picture lands on the beat.
Settings at a glance
| ShowTimeCoda mode | Master TC Out |
|---|---|
| LTC audio | On, device = the virtual cable line |
| Resolume | Audio Input Device = that line; SMPTE Timecode Input 1 = its channel; framerate = ShowTimeCoda's |
| Resolume clips | Audio stripped; Transport = SMPTE; offset = the cue's Start TC |
Check before the show
- Resolume's SMPTE display matches ShowTimeCoda's OUT readout.
- Jump to a sub-cue in ShowTimeCoda: the clip jumps with it.
- Pause: the clip holds; play: it carries on.
To fire clips and columns instead of following timecode, use OSC triggers on ShowTimeCoda's cues; the example show (Recent > Example show) has a Resolume page with both.