StartThe interface

What every part of the screen is for.

Overview in pictures

The VJ-Link main window with numbered areas

Tabs: VISUALS, SHOW, GALLERY, OUTPUT and CONNECT.
MAPPING: put keyboard, MIDI, DMX or OSC on any control, and modulation.
Tempo: click the BPM to type it, choose the tempo source next to it, TAP in time.
Status of DMX, OSC, LJ-Link, Ableton Link and MIDI, the frame rate, the lock, the settings and BLACKOUT.
Output preview: exactly what goes to the screens.
Layer: name, opacity, color source, blend mode and drive. A click on the name opens the layer's panels.
Clip grid: click a clip to start it; + Clips opens the library.
Color slots A–E: the colors of the show, also from the desk.
Scenes: save the picture, recall it, the pencil edits transition and order, Auto plays them.
Layer faders in the fader bar.
Strobe: speed and intensity, Strobe, Flash, White, W-Flash, Blinder and beat sync.
Scene buttons with transition time, Next and Auto.

Five tabs

Tab	What it is for
VISUALS	The clip grid: one row per layer, the output preview, color slots, scenes and the panels of the selected layer.
SHOW	The running order with cues, GO and the timeline.
GALLERY	All visuals, effects and your media with a live preview.
OUTPUT	Screens, canvas, window output, test patterns and projection mapping.
CONNECT	Art-Net, sACN, OSC, LJ-Link and live DMX values.

Top bar

MAPPING switches the mapping mode for keyboard, MIDI, DMX and OSC, and modulation.
AUDIO chooses the audio input for equalizers and audio-reactive visuals.
BPM: click and type a tempo; next to it the tempo source (Auto, LJ-Link, Ableton Link, OSC, manual) and TAP.
Status pills for DMX, OSC, LJ-LINK, LINK and MIDI, the frame rate, the lock for the show, the settings and BLACKOUT.

Fader bar

Always at the bottom: master and blackout, one fader per layer, the effect master, strobe with speed and intensity plus Strobe, Flash, White, W-Flash, Blinder and Beat, tap, the transition time and the scene buttons with Next and Auto.

VJ-Link with the panels of the laser layer — Click a layer name to edit its effects, colors, drive and position on the right.

Settings

The gear opens audio input and output, timecode, MIDI devices, DMX and network, interface size, Update and Report a problem.

Lock mode

The lock at the top: during the show you can still operate everything (faders, clips, scenes, effect strengths, GO, blackout), but nothing can be deleted, added, renamed or loaded. Hold the lock for one second to unlock.

Something missing or wrong?

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