Hello,
i played arround with ME right now quite some time... i want to use it instead of Serato Video... but i'm a bit unhappy about the Linefader/Crossfader Setting - ok maybe i'm doing something wrong...
In Serato Video i have the Option "Upfaders Only" so it doesn't matter where the crossfader position is... ok i can unmap the crossfader in ME too, but the position ist still recognized by the programm - i hope you understand what i mean.
For scratich i want to quickly avtivate the crossfader again - just like in Serato Video selecting scratch fade...
I realised that the Fan is going quite loud after using ME a while (15-20 mins) - i have a 13 inch MacBook Retina 2015. I7, 16 gb Ram, 1 TB Flash.. what are the best Performance Options i should use?
And the last question ist it possible so ad some transition effects like (cube, grid etc) to the upfaders only if the crossfader is not active?
Okay lots of questions here.. but i'm quite new to ME.
Thanks in advance
Martin
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You can switch between these modes by MIDI mapping the Link Upfader and Link Crossfader buttons. You could also map this same MIDI control to load a Preset of whatever Transition you wish to use for scratching.
So, yes - it is possible to use any transition with only the upfaders (cube, grid, etc).
As for your fan - it's possible that you have MixEmergency outputting higher quality video than Serato Video. Which version of MixEmergency are you using? Do you have GPU Accelerated Video Decoding enabled (you'll need to reload videos after changing this)? You can read more about optimising MixEmergency here: http://www.inklen.com/mixemergency/tips/mixemergency-3-optimisation
thanks for your tipps... The Fader linking works perfect :-) I use ME 3.0.2
As for the Fan Speed - GPU Acceleration is activated. i have the Intel IRIS 6100 with 1536 MB Vram... Buffer Size ist set to 400. Output Quality about 60% - in Serato Video on Middle.
I realized that the Fan only goes up very loud if i use ME with my DDJ SZ.. using ist with the SL3 Box everything works real fine...strange.
What are the best performance settings i should use - Macbook Retina 2015, I7, 16 GB Ram.?
Thanks
Martin
As for "best" settings, this is really hard to say, and depends on a lot of factors. In theory, I would set the Output Quality to 100%, and then just adjust the dimensions of your output using the Mac OS X Display Preferences. Other than this, MixEmergency should be set up to perform well by default. You could reduce the Cache size a little, if you wanted (I think 200-300MB should be more than enough), but it's not really necessary.
I've tried different Serato DJ Version. I regularly use Serato DJ 1.8.0 - but i've tried it with 1.7.8 and 1.7.5, too. The 1.8.1 does not work very well for me.... I'll Play a little bit arround and see what will fit best.
Thanks
It's normal for your computer to get somewhat hot while Video DJing - as the computer is doing a lot of work, especially if you are playing HD video and feeding this to an HD output. Are you able to change the output dimensions in the Display section of the Mac OS X Preferences?
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Any Ideas?
Thanks
Martin
Yes my Videos are 90% from Xtendamix, VJ-Pro & Co...
Nothing helps.. The FAN goes up real high, the Macbook is getting extremely hot..
But in SeratoVideo the Macbook is real Silent. Event if i set the quality to "best" in Serato Video... but Serato has this fuc*** USB Droputs :-(
I think Mixemergency is a real powerfull Programm.. i like it.. but the high Fan Use / getting hot is really bad..
Perhaps you could try the app smcFanControl, and see what the temperatures and fans are doing in a little more detail.
Other things to maybe check/try:
1) That the fans are clear (they aren't blocked with dust)
2) That the base of the computer is clear, so that air can flow around it
3) In the worst case, sometimes it can be worth investing in a laptop cooler (though, usually I only recommend this type of thing if you're playing in very hot environments)