Serato Scratch Live Video Tutorial

The original and unrivaled vinyl emulation software for professional DJs. Scratch Live is vinyl emulation software that operates exclusively with Rane hardware. Mix and scratch digital music on your computer with Serato Control Vinyl or Control CDs. Serato Video is a plug-in, which enables DJs to manipulate video playback with Serato DJ software Scratch Live and ITCH, is out now. Based on the popular Video-SL plug-in, Serato Video now gives ITCH DJs video mixing tools that Serato Scratch Live DJs have enjoyed for years, with the use of supported ITCH controllers.

What is Serato Video? Serato Video is a plug-in for Serato DJ, and allows for the ability to display and manipulate video content, in the form of transitions, FX, and video mixing. It's all controlled by your Serato compatible hardware, third-party MIDI controller, or mouse and keyboard. A powerful Video DJing Expansion Pack for Serato DJ Pro enabling you to manipulate video playback. More about Serato Video ». You can use Serato Video with Serato DJ and Serato Control Vinyl, Control CDs or one of the many Serato DJ supported controllers. Serato Video is designed to output to a secondary display. This Serato Video tutorial demonstrates an alternate, more flexible way to record video DJ mixes from Serato Video by using Syphon technology on the Mac. We show you how to setup Syphon Recorder, a free software package to capture both audio and video output from Serato and discuss all the various settings for optimal quality.

Serato Video 1.1 (Legacy)

Serato Video 1.1, for Serato Scratch Live and ITCH users, includes some great features such as, Delay Compensation, a dedicated Video View, Auto/ Random Transitions and the Media Crate.
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KEY FEATURES OF SERATO VIDEO 1.1

Delay Compensation:

Serato Scratch Live Video Tutorials

Use Delay Compensation to shift the video stream forward or backwards independently of the audio. This can be used to compensate for front of house issues with audio and video streams being out of sync.

Serato Scratch Live Video Tutorial
Dedicated Video View:

A dedicated GUI view in Scratch Live or ITCH for video mixing is available. This automatically positions the Serato Video Preview screens alongside the virtual decks, and the Mix Preview within the waveform display to give you more space for your library, SP-6 Sample Player or FX.

Auto/ Random Transitions:

With Auto/ Random Transitions, you can automatically load a different transition effect on track load. These can be either selected in sequence or randomly and is a great way of keeping your video sets interesting and varied.

Media Crate:

One of the most exciting features in Serato Video 1.1 is the Media Crate. This is a special crate, where you are able to hold a library of video files to be automatically loaded to any track without an associated video file.

Alongside these great features and enhancements to Serato Video there has been a large number of bug fixes and improvements which are listed in full within the Serato Video 1.1 release notes.

Note: Windows computers using Intel graphics cards are not supported by Serato Video.

Serato Scratch Live 2.4

Read the full Serato Video 1.1 release notes.