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Fri 09 Jun 06 @ 8:15 am

Here is a description on how you can use the Griffin powermate as a video controller with VDJ. With it you can crossfade video output, activate/deactivate and select FX etc.

First you need my Griffin2vDJ mapper that you can download in the External tools section in the menu above.

You can assign it to anything you want, but here is the settings i use to controll video with it.

In the Powermate properties application, set:

Rotate Left - Send Key - Q
Rotate Right - Send Key - W
Click & Rotate Left - Send Key - E
Click & Rotate Right - Send Key - R
Click - Send Key - T
Long Click - Send Key - Y

In VDJ, create the following Keyboard ShortCuts:

[CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+Q] video_crossfade(-200)
[CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+W] video_crossfade(+200)
[CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+E] video_select_fx(-1)
[CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+R] video_select_fx(+1)
[CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+T] video_fx
[CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+Y] video_slideshow auto

This will give you the following functionality:

Rotate Left - Crossfade to Deck 1
Rotate Right - Crossfade to Deck 2
Click & Rotate Left - Select prev Fx
Click & Rotate Right - Select next Fx
Click - Activate/Deactivate Fx
Long Click - Enable/disable slideshow


If you prefer to controll the Video Fx fader instead if changing FX, then change the Keyboard shortcuts

[CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+E] video_select_fx(-1)
[CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+R] video_select_fx(+1)

To

[CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+E] video_fx_param(-200)
[CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+R] video_fx_param(+200)

This will give you the following functionality:

Click & Rotate Left - Video Fx fader down
Click & Rotate Right - Video Fx fader Up


Here is the URL to the Griffin website.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate/