Getting Started

So you want to get serious with vvvv? You've come to the right place!

Depending on where you come from you may at some point want to read one of the following guides:

• Introduction for Creative Coders
• Introduction for .NET programmers
• Introduction for vvvv beta users

Download

When downloading vvvv you can choose between two versions:

• Stable: Use for production
• Preview: Use for testing latest features

You may also want to use the third-party Gamma Launcher for conveniently downloading and using multiple versions side by side.

Tutorials

• vvvvTv: Our youtube channel has the official Tutorials and HowTo videos
• NODE20 Workshop recordings: Recordings of 30 webinars held during NODE20
• English Video tutorials by Takuma Nakata
• Chinese video tutorials by RED

Chapters

This reference is further structured into the following chapters:

Chapter	Content
Development Environment	About the different components (menues, windows) of vvvv
Language	About the language VL
Libraries	An overview of all available node libraries
Extending vvvv	For developers to write their own nodes and libraries
Best Practice	Learn the best practices for specific topics

Connect

Any questions left? Get them answered in the forum. Want to chat with other vvvv users? Join us in the chat.