Along with being a powerful tool for VJing and live visual event production, VDMX is also a great environment for learning the general fundamentals of image processing.

For new VJs looking to find out what this is all about, we've got a whole suite of tutorials to pour through including fun technique topics and guest visits from amazing artists. Also make sure to download free sample loops to get started with!

If you've not already read about the special discount for hobbyists and new artists, the idea is simple — help others get started by doing a community based project such as:

translating, or recording a new video tutorial,

documenting the details of a project you are working on in a blog post,

creating an original set of creative commons sample movies,

open sourcing some useful creative code,

a DJ could share some audio loops for video artists who need soundtracks for demo reels,

sharing Quartz Composer compositions,

Or write to us about another idea that uses your existing skills in exchange for a discount on a full license of VDMX. Some examples can be found in our roundup of featured projects from last year.

And don't forget that for the first time ever this offers applies to the every day sales price of VDMX making it an ideal time to get a serial number and start saving project files.

For more information on the sale visit our buy page, or send us an email with a scan of your school photo ID or a proposal for the starving artist rate, and we'll send back a coupon code to get your full license for 99 USD when purchasing VDMX from our online store.. but act soon, this offer ends September 10th, 2014!