PCDJ “loses” VJ

PCDJ, still licking their wounds following the Reflex news earlier this year are unhappy to report that they are withdrawing PCDJ VJ from their product range.  This obviously now leaves the very popular DJ software house without a video solution.  Existing UK VJ users will continue to receive support from Valeway Technology who are the official licencees of PCDJ in the UK.

The news, as expected has angered the VJ community but probably comes as no surprise to most.  Atomix, the company behind the software product “VirtualDJ Pro” licenced a “white label” version of their software to PCDJ and Numark who branded it as VJ and CUE respectively.  VirtualDJ Pro is about to hit version 6 and is reported to have been re-written from the ground up.  It would appear that Atomix want to keep the new software technology to themselves and have decided to no longer offer white label licences.

A “cross-grade” path is available for Numark Cue users but for VJ’ers there is no news.  Hopefully a deal can be sorted out where existing bona-fide VJ licence holders can “upgrade” to VirtualDJ Pro in return for a small modest fee.  The VDJ website currently displays a cross-grade price “from $49″ – what the actual price is is anyone’s guess.

Interestingly, PCDJ UK are still happy to sell VJ licences and install it on their 00DJ products and will continue to support users for the time being, as for exactly how long this free support will last is anyone’s guess.

PCDJ have been in the DJ software business for many many years, originally writing their own software.  Looking at their product line now it as been “bought-in” and is licenced to PCDJ.  Hopefully these new relationships will not go sour in the future possibly leaving PCDJ with nothing.

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