Resolume's base version: real-time video mixing and playback, without Arena's advanced mapping functions.
Resolume · media server / VJ software
Resolume Avenue content management software
Avenue gives the same clip-based mixing engine as Arena (layers, effects, BPM sync, MIDI/OSC control), but goes without Arena's dedicated output mapping toolkit. On simpler, typically continuous rectangular LED walls or projectors, and for VJ work in clubs and at events, it is a sufficient solution.
Because the two products are built from the same codebase, upgrading from Avenue to Arena is straightforward, so on a smaller project it is often sensible to start with the cheaper Avenue and only switch when the geometry of the wall genuinely calls for the more advanced mapping functions.
Where the Avenue sits in an LED wall system
Avenue delivers the picture to the LED processor through the machine's video output or over NDI, just as Arena does, and uses the same clip matrix built on layers and columns. The difference is on the output side: full-screen output and basic transformation are available here, with no Advanced Output slicing and no DMX output. On a regular rectangular wall connected to a single processor this is exactly enough, because the wall's geometry and the port allocation are handled by the LED processor anyway, not by the playback software.
WHEN IT IS THE RIGHT CHOICE
On simpler LED walls with a regular layout, or for classic VJ use, where no complex output mapping is needed.
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR
If the project later expands to a more complicated, custom-shaped wall, the Avenue licence can be upgraded to Arena — worth calculating in advance if the future requirement is uncertain.
The Avenue in practice
Here too the DXV3 codec is the condition for stable playback, with the Alley converter. The machine works with two outputs: the operating interface on one, the picture going to the wall on the other — in the operating system's display settings this has to be set to extended, not mirrored mode, otherwise the control interface also ends up on the wall. A frequent mistake is that the composition resolution is left at 1920x1080 instead of the wall's real pixel size; the processor then scales, and on a wall with a low pixel count the loss of quality is visible. At a live event, wiring up a MIDI controller for clip launching and mixing takes a few minutes, and this is Avenue's strength. There is no Hungarian interface.
Alternatives to the Avenue
If the wall is irregular, made up of several segments, or the program also has to drive DMX-controlled fixtures, an Arena licence is justified — the upgrade from Avenue is available by paying the difference, and it is worth calculating in advance. For mapping-focused work, MadMapper gives a cheaper entry point, and for generative, data-driven content even the free version of TouchDesigner can be started with. For scheduled, unattended advertising playback, however, no VJ software is suitable: Xibo, Yodeck or OptiSigns was made for that.
Avenue manual and datasheet
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Avenue on video
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Resolume Avenue & Arena (Tutorial): Quick Tips & Tricks
DocOptic · YouTube · Tutorial
Resolume Arena & Avenue (Tutorial): Create Audio Reactive Effects
DocOptic · YouTube · Tutorial
Resolume Video Training: 1.4 Apply an Effect
Resolume VJ Software · YouTube · Tutorial
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