ed c wrote:
quoted 3 lines I'm looking into getting gear/programs for live visual effects work.
> I'm looking into getting gear/programs for live visual effects work.
> I know of the attachment to Max/MSP and the Korg Entrancer but can
> anyone recomend any realtime visual effects toys?
On the hardware side, there aren't a whole lot of options. There's the
Edirol CG-8, but at ~$4,500, I can't take it seriously. The Korg
Kaptivator looks pretty sweet -- a video sampler with built-in LCD
screens for $2,000, but still, way out of my personal price range.
Software-wise, you've got a ton of options. Personally I use Livid
Instruments Union 2.0. It runs on Mac and Windows (one license gets you
both), and because it's a Max/MSP/Jitter-based application, you can
develop your own extensions for it in Max/MSP/Jitter. I don't know of a
single application on the market that allows that. To be honest though,
this particular feature hasn't really taken off yet but I hope it will
in the future. The rest of the application is great though, nicely laid
out and for folks coming from an audio background, the control metaphor
they employ will make a lot of sense.
http://www.lividinstruments.com
Check out vjcentral.com and vjforums.com for links to tons of other
apps. Other notable applications include Resolume
(
http://www.resolume.com), Grid Pro (
http://www.vidvox.net), FlowMotion
(
http://www.robotfunk.com), ArKaos VJ (
http://www.arkaos.net), VJamm
(
http://www.vjamm.com) and VisualJockey (
http://www.visualjockey.com)
Of course, these are all essentially VJ applications, which may or may
not be what you're looking for. Although it won't do real-time on my G4
Powerbook, Apple's Motion 2 has some config options for parameter
control via MIDI messages. Maybe when I get the second-gen MacBook
Pro...until then though, it's an excellent motion graphics application
that isn't just an After Effects wanna-be. If you're looking for an
opensource video effects & editing application, be sure and check out
http://jahshaka.com. If you're running Linux, then check out Cinelerra
(
http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3)
If you're into doing some hacking to get some cool visual stuff going,
besides the obvious suggestion of Max/MSP/Jitter (also check out the
AUVI objects for Jitter:
http://auv-i.de), you may also want to check
out the VVVV toolkit (
http://www.meso.net), VoVoid's VSXu
(
http://vsxu.com), Salvation (
http://www.harrisondigitalmedia.com) and
Processing (
http://processing.org)
Speaking of visual stuff, does anyone know of any BitTorrent sites that
focuses on that sort of thing? I know of a few that focus on the audio
side of things, but haven't run across any that focus on visual stuff.
cheers
w
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