Installation of the vdub2rtfx-Plugin in AVID Liquid

• download vdub2rtfx.fex
• Locate the RTFX-plugin directory (i.e. <program_directory>\plugins\RTFX )
• create a new subdirectory in this RTFX-plugin directory, i.e. “virtualdubFX”
• copy the file vdub2rtfx.fex into this directory
• copy the virtualdub-filters you would like to use into the same directory - you will find a list of virtualdub filters in the vdub-filterlist
   
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  Thats’s it
  
• start the application
• You will find a new rack named “virtualdub FX” in the FX-library
• In this rack you will find all virtualdub-filter and a special effect “*VDUBControl”

Installation of Virtualdub Filters

Download the virtualdub-filter you want to use (maybe you have to unpack the zip.file).

Copy all files into the folder where you installed the file “vdub2rtfx.fex”.

In Edition 6.1 you are done. After restarting Edition 6.1 the new virtualdub filter will show up in the Rack “virtualdubFX”.

In AL7.1 unfortuantely the way effects are handled, changed to reduce the loading time. Filters are now only registered when they are new. It is not possible for an existing RTFX-effect to register addtional effects later. This makes it impossible for the vdub2rtfx-plugin to register new virtualdub-filter.

But there is a workaround: After copying the virtualdub-filter into the virtualdubFX-folder, delete the vdub2rtf.xml-file and rename the vdub2rtfx.fex-file to i.e. vdub2rtfx1.fex or what ever you want. The renamed file will be see by AL7 as a new effect and all virtualdub-filter located in this folder will be registered.

I am sorry for this inconvenience but I do not see another solution yet.

Liquid 7 has problems when too many effects are installed. Install the effects you realy need only.

If you update from a previous version of virtualdub please uninstall this version. If you have already used a vdub2rtfx version 6.x please delete all .xml-files from the virtualdubFX directory before starting Liquid.

Compatibility with Edition 6.1

The plugin is working correctly in Edition 6.1 - crashes in Blue 6.1 are reported, but I donot know why.

The only limitation is that the preview of virtualdub-filters is not working corrctly. The sample image Edion 6.1 is delivering to the plugin has a wrong color mode. Unfortunately I cannot change this easily.

Compatibility with Studio X

As I do not own Studio X, I tested the plugin with the Studio X demo. The plugin works correctly. Only the NeatVideo-Virtualdub-filter is crashing. I could not find the cause yet.