Ah, good to know, thanks for clarifying that. I do now have a couple of ideas for videos so I'll work on those.

Both Windows and macOS have animation rendering features that change both colours and visual effects in response to the sound of music currently playing.

This is probably the easiest way to generate video.

Otherwise if you have a pet cat or dog that you have trained to do tricks, that can be more interesting!

Just wondering... I'm currently working on something which isn't actually a video, it's audio only, but it would appear on YouTube Music with a static picture. Would that be acceptable as an entry? I would prefer to do a proper video, and will do so if I have enough time, but I'm considering my options.

It needs to be an animated video. A static picture is not sufficient.

Yep, it's time again - our yearly video contest! Show the world what you can do with Pianoteq 8 or Organteq 2 in front of the camera. Besides getting a 20 € value coupon for your participation, you will get a chance to win more that that, up to 400 € that you can use for purchasing products in our online store.

As from today until November 15th, publish your own video on YouTube where you are using Pianoteq 8 (Stage, Standard or Pro version) or Organteq 2.

When your video is posted on Youtube, announce it here:

Publish your video

The contest is open to everyone. If you are not yet a registered Pianoteq user, you may use the latest trial version, which you can download here.

Participation rules:

• Only one entry per contestant is allowed.

• The video needs to be new, not published before.

• It needs to be clear on your video that you are using Pianoteq 8 or Organteq 2, either by showing the interface, talking about or displaying Pianoteq 8 or Organteq 2 in text.

• You are allowed to use other instruments or voices alongside Pianoteq or Organteq if you want.

• Deadline for participation is November 15, 2023, 23:59 CET (Central European Time).

Voting rules:

• A jury, consisting of a small number of volunteers, will watch through all video entries and select 12 for public voting.

• The public votes and the jury votes are merged together with the same importance given to the public and the jury.

• Public voting starts on November 23, 2023, and ends on December 15, 2023.

• Public voting is open to everybody.

• Attempts to vote several times will disqualify the vote.

• Everybody who participates in the public voting picks 3 entries in no particular order.

• The winners will be announced on December 17, 2023.

Prizes to win - value coupons, valid in our online store:
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Here you can find some tools for creating Youtube videos:
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-YouTube-Video
https://www.wikihow.com/Upload-a-Video-to-YouTube

You may find some inspiration from previous contests:
2012: https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=2583
2013: https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=3079
2014: https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=3659
2015: https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=4091
2016: https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=4762
2017: https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=5373
2018: https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=6118
2019: https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=6955
2020: https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=7897
2021: https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=8991
2022: https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=10233

If you have any question, just reply to this post.

Good luck!