Comments for The Midi Thief http://themidithief.com Audio-visual mastermind Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:37:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Syphon input in Modul8 by The Midi Thief http://themidithief.com/2011/06/syphon-input-in-modul8/#comment-305 The Midi Thief Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:37:43 +0000 http://themidithief.com/?p=525#comment-305 Hello Juan Camilo Valencia! Syphon itself can't show images from other programs. These programs must be able to send to Syphon which they can't. You need a screen capture program that supports Syphon to do that. There is one in the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/syphon-implementations/" rel="nofollow">Syphon SVN</a> but you have to compile it yourself in Xcode which is not that easy if you're not familiar with the process. Here are some other methods you can use: - <a href="http://v002.info/?page_id=4" rel="nofollow">Vade's Screen Capture</a> for Quartz Composer and send it to a Syphon server - Instead of Modul8 you can use <a href="http://vidvox.net" rel="nofollow">VDMX</a> and <a href="http://cogevj.hu/" rel="nofollow">CoGe</a> that has built in screen capture - Or the easiest way (but with less quality) you can use <a href="http://camtwiststudio.com/download/" rel="nofollow">CamTwist</a> that will get the windows from Traktor or Virtual DJ and export them so that you can use it as camera input in Modul8. Hello Juan Camilo Valencia!
Syphon itself can’t show images from other programs. These programs must be able to send to Syphon which they can’t. You need a screen capture program that supports Syphon to do that. There is one in the Syphon SVN but you have to compile it yourself in Xcode which is not that easy if you’re not familiar with the process. Here are some other methods you can use:
- Vade’s Screen Capture for Quartz Composer and send it to a Syphon server
- Instead of Modul8 you can use VDMX and CoGe that has built in screen capture
- Or the easiest way (but with less quality) you can use CamTwist that will get the windows from Traktor or Virtual DJ and export them so that you can use it as camera input in Modul8.

]]> Comment on Syphon input in Modul8 by Juan Camilo Valencia http://themidithief.com/2011/06/syphon-input-in-modul8/#comment-304 Juan Camilo Valencia Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:41:49 +0000 http://themidithief.com/?p=525#comment-304 Hi MidiThief, I´m from colombia, i´m not VJ but i´m trying to lear all about mapping and visual effects, i think that syphon is a really good tool to proyect program images, can syphon show the image from traktor or virtual dj in modul8 ?. can you tell me what is the best program to make mapping in buildings ? Hi MidiThief,

I´m from colombia, i´m not VJ but i´m trying to lear all about mapping and visual effects, i think that syphon is a really good tool to proyect program images, can syphon show the image from traktor or virtual dj in modul8 ?.

can you tell me what is the best program to make mapping in buildings ?

]]> Comment on My new family of video synth, mixer and sampler by The Midi Thief http://themidithief.com/2011/12/my-new-family-of-video-synth-mixer-and-sampler/#comment-303 The Midi Thief Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:09:14 +0000 http://themidithief.com/?p=697#comment-303 Maybe if you go HSS3i->VGA->Scan converter->V4. But since I blew my Scan converter I can't tell until I get a new one. Your Panasonic might do the job. This is a good text by Gieskes buddy, Karl Klompf, on this subject: http://karlklomp.nl/inf/faq.html Maybe if you go HSS3i->VGA->Scan converter->V4. But since I blew my Scan converter I can’t tell until I get a new one. Your Panasonic might do the job. This is a good text by Gieskes buddy, Karl Klompf, on this subject: http://karlklomp.nl/inf/faq.html

]]> Comment on My new family of video synth, mixer and sampler by Joel Dittrich http://themidithief.com/2011/12/my-new-family-of-video-synth-mixer-and-sampler/#comment-302 Joel Dittrich Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:47:09 +0000 http://themidithief.com/?p=697#comment-302 You are a lucky man! ;-) So the V4 did not accept the signal from the HSS3i? (Hopefully my Panasonic WJMX50 does.) You are a lucky man! ;-)

So the V4 did not accept the signal from the HSS3i? (Hopefully my Panasonic WJMX50 does.)

]]> Comment on Syphon input in Modul8 by Jean http://themidithief.com/2011/06/syphon-input-in-modul8/#comment-291 Jean Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:29:18 +0000 http://themidithief.com/?p=525#comment-291 Thanks for the quick answer! I helped a lot. Actually the max side was the problem, the syphon max server is a little annoying to set up and actually require other objects to simply be on your patch.. Well, after all everything is running as it should Thank you very much! Best, Jean Thanks for the quick answer!
I helped a lot. Actually the max side was the problem, the syphon max server is a little annoying to set up and actually require other objects to simply be on your patch..

Well, after all everything is running as it should

Thank you very much!

Best,
Jean

]]> Comment on Syphon input in Modul8 by The Midi Thief http://themidithief.com/2011/06/syphon-input-in-modul8/#comment-290 The Midi Thief Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:44:31 +0000 http://themidithief.com/?p=525#comment-290 Hi Jean! Yes it's possible. Download the Syphon Simple Client app so that you can see that you are outputting properly from Max (do you the Syphon plugin for Max Properly installed?). Then make sure you have the QC Rehab plugin installed and load the Syphon Client QC.qtz file on a layer in Modul8. Your Max comp should now be visible in Modul8 if you can see it in the Simple Clinet app. Note that Syphon Client QC.qtz will display the first Syphon input, so if you have more applications outputting to Syphon you will make sure it's first in line or change the Syphon Client QC.qtz to pick up the right stream. I don't do Max so I can't help you more on that side. Hi Jean!
Yes it’s possible. Download the Syphon Simple Client app so that you can see that you are outputting properly from Max (do you the Syphon plugin for Max Properly installed?). Then make sure you have the QC Rehab plugin installed and load the Syphon Client QC.qtz file on a layer in Modul8. Your Max comp should now be visible in Modul8 if you can see it in the Simple Clinet app. Note that Syphon Client QC.qtz will display the first Syphon input, so if you have more applications outputting to Syphon you will make sure it’s first in line or change the Syphon Client QC.qtz to pick up the right stream. I don’t do Max so I can’t help you more on that side.

]]> Comment on Syphon input in Modul8 by Jean http://themidithief.com/2011/06/syphon-input-in-modul8/#comment-289 Jean Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:29:21 +0000 http://themidithief.com/?p=525#comment-289 Hello MidiThief, I'm relatively new in the VJ world and I can't manage to do the link Max/MSP>syphon>Modul8. What I have is a max patch that can record live input and loop it. I wish to use it as a clip in modul8. Is it possible to have this Syphon QCclient reading an Syphon Max Server?(I'm not getting the syphon client/server relation thing, as you can see) How would you do it? Cheers from Brazil, Thanks in advance! Hello MidiThief,

I’m relatively new in the VJ world and I can’t manage to do the link Max/MSP>syphon>Modul8.

What I have is a max patch that can record live input and loop it. I wish to use it as a clip in modul8.

Is it possible to have this Syphon QCclient reading an Syphon Max Server?(I’m not getting the syphon client/server relation thing, as you can see)

How would you do it?

Cheers from Brazil,
Thanks in advance!

]]> Comment on Syphon input in Modul8 by The Midi Thief http://themidithief.com/2011/06/syphon-input-in-modul8/#comment-259 The Midi Thief Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:57:16 +0000 http://themidithief.com/?p=525#comment-259 @ojhan: This is NOT super simple but if you are willing to put some effort into it there are some great tutorials on how to do it. However, the tutorials I'm aware of are for OSX. I would look in to the video delay plugin for Quartz Composer and VDMX made by Bangnoise: http://kriss.cx/tom/video-delay/. Quartz Composer is a patched based programing environment from Apple that comes with OSX (it's on the Developer disc or you can download it from http://developer.apple.com/). VDMX is a VJ software from Vidvox (http://vidvox.net). If you learn a bit of Quartz Composer you can modify Bangnoise's example to do exactly what you want with the delay. If you want to use Bangnoise's video delay plugin with Modul8 you can look at the instructions I gave Orion in this thread: http://forum.garagecube.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5594&p=20100 The example is for Bangnoise's Datamosh plugin but it should work the same way with the video delay comp. So you will send the output from Quartz Composer to Modul8 over Syphon. Note that you can't use the same camera in QC and Modul8 at the same time. Maybe there are simpler ways to do this in other software but nothing that I am aware of at this time. @ojhan: This is NOT super simple but if you are willing to put some effort into it there are some great tutorials on how to do it. However, the tutorials I’m aware of are for OSX.

I would look in to the video delay plugin for Quartz Composer and VDMX made by Bangnoise: http://kriss.cx/tom/video-delay/. Quartz Composer is a patched based programing environment from Apple that comes with OSX (it’s on the Developer disc or you can download it from http://developer.apple.com/). VDMX is a VJ software from Vidvox (http://vidvox.net). If you learn a bit of Quartz Composer you can modify Bangnoise’s example to do exactly what you want with the delay.

If you want to use Bangnoise’s video delay plugin with Modul8 you can look at the instructions I gave Orion in this thread:
http://forum.garagecube.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5594&p=20100
The example is for Bangnoise’s Datamosh plugin but it should work the same way with the video delay comp. So you will send the output from Quartz Composer to Modul8 over Syphon. Note that you can’t use the same camera in QC and Modul8 at the same time.

Maybe there are simpler ways to do this in other software but nothing that I am aware of at this time.

]]> Comment on Syphon input in Modul8 by The Midi Thief http://themidithief.com/2011/06/syphon-input-in-modul8/#comment-258 The Midi Thief Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:26:47 +0000 http://themidithief.com/?p=525#comment-258 @nikolina: As far as I know Syphon is compatible with Lion and I've heard other people getting the QC Rehab trick working on Lion so the answer is yes. I don't have Lion installed yet myself and I will wait as long as I can to install it. If you watch the video it says where the plugin goes. But to explain it further in text: The Syphon plugin (syphon.plugin) goes in the folder : <br><i>Library/Graphics/Quartz Composer Plug-Ins</i> This is the Library folder on your main hard drive, not the one in you user folder. The QCRehab plugin (QCRehab.plugin) goes in the folder: <br><i>Library/Graphics/Quartz Composer Patches</i> Note that the Library folder is translated to the language you are using in OSX so it might not be called "Library". If any of these folders doesn't exist you should follow Andy T's instructions higher up in this thread. Good luck! @nikolina: As far as I know Syphon is compatible with Lion and I’ve heard other people getting the QC Rehab trick working on Lion so the answer is yes. I don’t have Lion installed yet myself and I will wait as long as I can to install it. If you watch the video it says where the plugin goes. But to explain it further in text: The Syphon plugin (syphon.plugin) goes in the folder :
Library/Graphics/Quartz Composer Plug-Ins
This is the Library folder on your main hard drive, not the one in you user folder. The QCRehab plugin (QCRehab.plugin) goes in the folder:
Library/Graphics/Quartz Composer Patches
Note that the Library folder is translated to the language you are using in OSX so it might not be called “Library”. If any of these folders doesn’t exist you should follow Andy T’s instructions higher up in this thread.
Good luck!

]]> Comment on Syphon input in Modul8 by ojhan http://themidithief.com/2011/06/syphon-input-in-modul8/#comment-257 ojhan Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:22:38 +0000 http://themidithief.com/?p=525#comment-257 could you please give some post about live video and set it delay? and which is dslr camera support? could you please give some post about live video and set it delay? and which is dslr camera support?

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