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Resolume

Arena

Communityv3.13.0-beta.4Updated 4 months agoMedia Servers
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Resolume Arena

This module is for controlling Resolume Arena.

Configuration

  • Type in the IP address of the device.
  • Type in the OSC port of the device (default is 7000).
  • Type in the Rest API port of the device (default is 8080).
  • Select whether you're using SSL (https://...) for the Rest API (default is no)

In Resolume, enable both REST API (Webserver in Resolume Preferences) and OSC . Some functions are only available on the OSC interface and some are only available in the Rest API. If your version of Resolume only has the OSC interface, leave the Rest API port blank. Note that the feedback functions require the Rest API. Most other functions will fall back to using OSC if the Rest API port is not specified.

The module status will show an error if the Rest API port is not responding (e.g. you've misconfigured Resolume). There is no way to tell if the OSC port is connected so the module will always show an OK status if you only specify the OSC port.

OSC Listener (Optional)

Enable the OSC Listener to receive real-time feedback from Resolume over OSC. This provides transport variables (elapsed time, remaining time, duration, clip name), progress bar feedback with countdown color warnings, and active column tracking — without requiring the REST API.

To set up:

  1. In the module config, enable Enable OSC Listener and set the OSC Receive Port (default 7001).
  2. In Resolume Preferences > OSC, enable OSC Output, set the destination to your Companion machine's IP, and set the port to match the Receive Port above.

The OSC listener works alongside or independently of the REST API. OSC transport actions (play, pause, trigger, etc.) are always available when the OSC send port is configured, even without the listener enabled.


Available Actions

Composition

  • Change Composition Opacity
  • Change Composition Speed
  • Tap Tempo
  • Resync Tempo

Clips

  • Trigger Clip
  • Select Clip

Columns

  • Trigger Column
  • Layer Next Column
  • Layer Previous Column
  • Layer Group Next Column
  • Layer Group Previous Column
  • Composition Next Column
  • Composition Previous Column

Layers

  • Bypass Layer
  • Solo Layer
  • Select Layer
  • Clear Layer
  • Clear All Layers
  • Change Layer Opacity

Layer Groups

  • Bypass Layer Group
  • Solo Layer Group
  • Select Layer Group
  • Clear Layer Group
  • Trigger Layer Group Column
  • Change Layer Group Opacity

Custom

  • Custom OSC Command

OSC Transport

These actions use OSC only and do not require the REST API.

Composition / Columns

  • Trigger Column
  • Next / Previous Column
  • Clear All Layers (Stop All)
  • Select Column
  • Set Composition Opacity / Volume / Master / Speed / Tempo
  • Tempo Tap / Resync
  • Next / Previous / Select Deck

Clips

  • Connect Clip (Play)
  • Select Clip
  • Clip Pause / Resume (with Play/Pause toggle)
  • Set Clip Speed / Opacity / Volume
  • Go to Position (Normalized) / Time (Seconds)
  • Jog Time (±Seconds)
  • Go to Seconds from End
  • Restart Clip on Layer

Layers

  • Clear Layer (Stop)
  • Layer Next / Previous Clip
  • Set Layer Opacity / Volume / Master / Speed
  • Bypass Layer / Solo Layer / Select Layer
  • Layer Transition Duration

Groups

  • Group Trigger / Next / Previous Column
  • Group Clear (Disconnect Layers)
  • Group Bypass / Solo / Select
  • Group Set Master / Opacity / Volume / Speed
  • Select Group Column

Utility

  • Custom OSC Command
  • Re-Query Active Clip Info (manual refresh)

Available Feedbacks

Composition

  • Composition Opacity (0-100%)
  • Composition Speed (0-1000%)
  • Tempo (BPM)

Clips

  • Clip Info (name + thumbnail)
  • Connected Clip
  • Selected Clip

Columns

  • Column Selected
  • Selected Column Name
  • Next Column Name
  • Previous Column Name

Layers

  • Layer Bypassed
  • Layer Solo
  • Layer Active
  • Layer Selected
  • Layer Opacity
  • Layer Selected Column Name
  • Layer Next Column Name
  • Layer Previous Column Name

Layer Groups

  • Layer Group Bypassed
  • Layer Group Solo
  • Layer Group Active
  • Layer Group Selected
  • Layer Group Opacity
  • Layer Group Column Selected
  • Layer Group Selected Column Name
  • Layer Group Next Column Name
  • Layer Group Previous Column Name

OSC Transport

These feedbacks require the OSC Listener to be enabled.

  • Progress Bar — displays a horizontal progress bar that fills left-to-right as a clip plays, with configurable color changes for countdown warnings (green → orange → red)
  • Active Column — highlights when a specific column is the active composition column

Available Variables (REST API)

These variables require the REST API to be configured and are updated in real-time via the WebSocket connection.

Clip selection

  • selectedClip — JSON object with layer, column, and clipName of the currently selected clip
  • selectedClipLayer — layer number of the selected clip
  • selectedClipColumn — column number of the selected clip
  • selectedClipName — name of the selected clip

Clip preview

  • previewedClip — JSON object with layer, column, and clipName of the currently previewed clip
  • previewedClipLayer — layer number of the previewed clip
  • previewedClipColumn — column number of the previewed clip
  • previewedClipName — name of the previewed clip

Clip name by grid position

Variables for the name of the clip at a fixed layer/column coordinate. These are registered automatically based on your composition size and update live as clip names change in Resolume.

  • clip_name_l{layer}_c{column} — name of the clip at the given grid position (e.g. clip_name_l1_c3 for layer 1, column 3)

Note: these variables do not update when clips are drag-swapped inside Resolume (Resolume API limitation).

Columns

  • selectedColumn — column number of the currently selected column
  • connectedColumn — column number of the currently connected (triggered) column

Available Variables (OSC Listener)

When the OSC Listener is enabled, the following variables are available for each layer (1–10 by default, auto-expands for additional layers):

  • osc_layer_N_elapsed — elapsed time (MM:SS or HH:MM:SS)
  • osc_layer_N_duration — total duration
  • osc_layer_N_remaining — remaining time
  • osc_layer_N_remaining_seconds — remaining time in whole seconds
  • osc_layer_N_progress — playback progress (0–100%)
  • osc_layer_N_clip_name — name of the active clip

Composition-level variables:

  • osc_active_column — currently active column number
  • osc_active_column_name — active column name (rename columns in Resolume for custom names)

Available Presets

Clips

  • Trigger Clip
  • Selected Clip

Columns

  • Trigger Column
  • Selected Column Name
  • Trigger Next Column
  • Trigger Previous Column

Layers

  • Bypass Layer
  • Solo Layer
  • Clear Layer
  • Select Layer

Layer Groups

  • Bypass Layer Group
  • Solo Layer Group
  • Clear Layer Group
  • Select Layer Group
  • Trigger Layer Group Column
  • Layer Group Selected Column
  • Layer Group Next Column
  • Layer Group Previous Column

Tempo

  • Tap
  • Resync

OSC Transport / Layer (per layer 1–10)

  • Trigger Clip
  • Previous / Next Clip
  • Clear
  • Reverse / Pause / Play / Restart
  • Bypass Off / On
  • Opacity 0% / 100%
  • Jog -10s / +10s
  • Last 60s / 30s / 15s / 10s (countdown jumps)
  • TRT (duration + remaining with countdown progress bar)
  • Clip Name + Remaining
  • Progress Bar (remaining time with color-changing progress bar)

OSC Transport / Group (per group 1–3)

  • Trigger / Previous / Next Column
  • Clear
  • Reverse / Pause / Play
  • Bypass Off / On
  • Master 0% / 100%

OSC Transport / Composition

  • Trigger / Previous / Next Column
  • Clear All
  • Reverse / Pause / Play
  • Master 0% / 100%
  • Previous / Next Deck
  • Tempo Tap
  • Refresh Clip Data
  • Active Column / Active Column Name

Some Examples

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Details

Manufacturer
Resolume
Product
Arena
Latest Version
v3.13.0-beta.4
Authors
Oliver Herman
Axel Bergmans
Contributors
4xel(149)
BryanCrotaz(16)
kman1898(13)
Julusian(10)
krocheck(8)

Open Issues and Requests

erlendjones#208 Debug log on every parameter_update and parameter_subscribed message floods the logerlendjones#207 Debug log on every outgoing websocket message floods the logerlendjones#206 Every composition message unsubscribes and resubscribes every clip parameter4xel#205 feat!: migrate to Companion module API 2.1 (Companion 5.0+)dependabot[bot]#204 build(deps-dev): bump vitest from 2.1.9 to 4.1.11

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