CREDITS & LICENSES

VJ Studio is built on amazing open-source technology and community contributions.

VISUALIZATION ENGINE

ProjectM

VJ Studio uses ProjectM, an open-source music visualizer that reimplements the legendary MilkDrop engine created by Ryan Geiss.

License: LGPL-2.1

Repository: github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm

MILKDROP PRESETS

The visualizations you see are powered by MilkDrop presets created by talented artists in the demoscene and visualizer community. These presets are mathematical formulas that transform audio into stunning real-time graphics.

Preset Collections Used

  • ●
    ProjectM Presets — Community collection bundled with ProjectM License: Various (see individual presets)
  • ●
    Cream of the Crop Pack — Curated collection of high-quality presets Source: MilkDrop community

Note: Presets remain the property of their respective creators. Many preset authors have generously shared their work with the community under permissive terms.

WHAT VJ STUDIO ADDS

While ProjectM and community presets provide the rendering engine and visual effects, VJ Studio adds intelligent automation to create a complete VJ experience:

  • ✓ Automatic track detection and transition timing for DJ sets
  • ✓ AI-powered vibe analysis to match presets to music energy and mood
  • ✓ Beat-synced preset switching and transitions
  • ✓ Automatic lyrics overlay when available
  • ✓ YouTube-ready 1080p 60fps export
  • ✓ Cloud GPU rendering for fast processing

OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

  • FFmpeg — Video encoding and processing License: LGPL/GPL
  • GStreamer — Multimedia framework License: LGPL
  • Librosa — Audio analysis License: ISC
  • Whisper — Speech recognition for lyrics License: MIT (OpenAI)

ATTRIBUTION REQUESTS

If you are a preset author and would like attribution updated or content removed, please contact us at hello@vj.studio.