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Problems

vvvv takes ages to open

As antokhio reported in this thread there seems to be an issue with Windows Defender causing those delays on some PCs. Go to Windows Defender > Settings > Exceptions and add your vvvv directory as an exception.

A virus scanner says that vvvv is a virus. Is that so?

Almost certainly not! Most likely your scanner complains about WinLockDLL.dll which is used by Styx (Windows).

Error Message: "The application failed to initialize because d3dx9_30.dll is missing. Reinstalling the software might solve the problem"

Sorry for that ugly error-message.
Please run setup.exe where you should be notified of a missing DirectX9 installation. Best download and run the WebInstaller which should solve the problem.

Even if you have DirectX 10/11 (on Vista/Windows7) you'll have to install DirectX9.

vvvv shows up in the task bar, there may be a DirectX Renderer, but there is no patch window

  • Have you run setup.exe at least once as Administrator? Even if you are admin try to rightclick setup.exe and "Run as Administrator".
  • Are you using Windows 7 and running VVVV out of the c:\Program Files folder? There might be a user rights issue with registering Plugins (at least in Beta 24.1) - try putting your VVVV folder at an unprotected location like your desktop and try running as administrator again.

The Renderer's Window is gray

This is almost certainly a graphic driver problem. Make sure you have its latest version installed or even cosider a graphic card upgrade if the problem persists.

Cannot start VVVV: OMP abort

Read this thread.

My patch has some bugs and/or Red Nodes

Read Debugging.

I have dropped frames when writing to external USB drive

Try disabling "USB selective Suspend " in advanced power settings in Control Panel -> Power Options -> Change plan settings -> Change advanced power settings -> USB settings

Helpful Methods

/logstartup

Start vvvv with the Commandline Argument /logstartup.

Use this if you have troubles starting vvvv. With this flag vvvv logs all steps it does on startup into a .txt file, placed next to vvvv.exe. You can then post that textfile to the forum and we'll see what we can do.

Renderer (TTY)

Always use a Renderer (TTY). This is also vvvvs error console so it may provide some information you could post in the forums.

Config.exe

Use Config.exe for:

  • checking whether all dependencies are properly installed (all boxes are green)
  • setting FileType Associations (.v4p, .vl) and some other parameters.

Running config.exe will ask you for administrative rights which you'll have to accept. If it doesn't ask you, you'll have to run config.exe as administrator manually by rightclicking on it and selecting "Run as..."

anonymous user login

Shoutbox

~4d ago

~7d ago

joreg: The Winter Season of vvvv workshops is now over but all recordings are still available for purchase: https://thenodeinstitute.org/ws23-vvvv-intermediates/

~14d ago

schlonzo: Love the new drag and drop functionality for links in latest previews!

~22d ago

joreg: Workshop on 29 02: Create Sequencers and Precise Clock Based Tools. Signup here: https://thenodeinstitute.org/courses/ws23-vvvv-08-create-sequencers-and-precise-clock-based-tools-in-vvvv-gamma/

~29d ago

joreg: Workshop on 22 02: Unlocking Shader Artistry: A Journey through ‘The Book of Shaders’ with FUSE. Signup here: https://thenodeinstitute.org/courses/ws23-vvvv-12-book-of-shaders/

~1mth ago

joreg: Talk and Workshop on February 15 & 16 in Frankfurt: https://visualprogramming.net/blog/vvvv-at-node-code-frankfurt/

~1mth ago

woei: @Joanie_AntiVJ: think so, looks doable

~1mth ago

xd_nitro: Anyone remember who increased projector brightness by removing some components that product the color?

~1mth ago

Joanie_AntiVJ: This looks super interesting (vectors over network) would anyone here know how to implement this in beta? https://github.com/madmappersoftware/Ponk