I wrote this article at the end of February 2020, set for release in early March, but Covid-19 shut everything down. I was hoping to release this with more photos and videos “in use,” but for now, you’ll just have to take my word for it that these projectors work well. I will post more … Continue reading Gobo Projector for Light Activism, Projections, Light Bombing
I've had this on my to do list for a few months now. This is in response to the massive LED cloud that was build for path.OS immersive in November 2019 ( video here ). The process is simple... Use a hot glue gun to attach polyfil or some kind of "cloud-like" stuffing around a … Continue reading DIY LED Clouds
3D Model Download: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4187858 This a is TikTok experiment. Or what to do with all the odd videos and things I've created over the years? A big part of my curiosity is the conversion rate between how many people leave the tiktok platform (app) and make the effort to click on a profile. Does … Continue reading OXO TikTok Spiralizer Experiment.
Looking back on my blog, I realized it is lacking in tutorials. One I’ve wanted to share for some time is about LED pixel mapping. It’s less expensive than you may think, and easy (mostly). Over the years, prices have dropped, more information has become available, and the software has gotten so good, that there’s … Continue reading LED Pixel Mapping with MadMapper, VDMX, and Resolume
It’s been a while since I’ve had time to post. For a moment I was optimistic about a “2019 year in review”, but that fell off by a few weeks of incoming projects. To keep things short, I’ll just post photos and videos with a few comments. Maybe one day I’ll be able to go … Continue reading 2019-ish year end review?
I wrote an article and put it on Medium to see if it could reach a broader audience. If you're looking for some good ways to manage lots of media, videos, hard drives, etc. check out this write-up with links. Data management for Video editors and digital professionals. Catalog/Archive/Clone
I put two quick tutorials together for anyone interested. I'll add more to this page if I make them. (Project brief below): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znPNzxPQCks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWYzaX1F3ak Brief: I was building out slowdanger's - empathy Machine show and needed a way to automate various visual changes over the 1hr+ performance. The beginning would trigger a preshow look … Continue reading Madmapper Qlab OSC tutorials.
Thanks to @VIDVOX & David Lublin for the opportunity to be featured on VDMX's blog. Check it out here: Projected fun from Projectile Objects
https://youtu.be/iIF3y26xDzc A project popped up with my friend Pandemic Pete. Los Mirlos ( "Blackbirds") is a Peruvian cumbia band on their first USA tour. Pete wanted to give them something special -- and 3D. This seemed like another perfect project to collaborate with Char Stiles on. Pete wanted palm trees, blackbirds, and fireworks. And instead … Continue reading Making Anaglyphic VJ content w/ Unity and Char Stiles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWykqNJI1yU This might be the fastest tutorial I could create. Notes: A friend had a Question and I thought it was easiest to answer with a video. How to get NDI in and out of Madmapper. Troubleshooting before you begin: 1. Turn off your wifi (wifi might work, but it won't look pretty). 2. Use … Continue reading Quick Madmapper NDI tutorial live video over ethernet Mac to PC to Mac
Link for anyone who needs them. There are two Instagram presets. Wide with 16:9 Aspect ratio and the other is Square aspect ratio with HD resolution of 1080x1080 or 1:1 for IG If they helped you say thanks @ProjectileObjects on IG Adobe_Media_Encoder_Instagram_Presets Download and extract the zip file. Info to install here: https://helpx.adobe.com/media-encoder/using/custom-encoding-presets.html Works for … Continue reading Adobe Media Encoder Instagram Presets Free Download
I've been on the road for a few days with the TouchUpdate team preparing for our show premiere at New York Live Arts. This past week has been fantastic with our two showings at DancePlace in D.C. Their communications coordinator Amanda even made a video for Instagram TV. The project has come a long way … Continue reading TouchUpdate – NewYork Premiere
I've had the honor of working with this performance entity, slowdanger. They have launched a crowd funding campaign to support their 2018 Fall performance season and if you have interest in their work, please share or contribute to their campaign. Thanks https://www.indiegogo.com/project/slowdanger-2018-performance-season/embedded Critically acclaimed performance entity, slowdanger, embarks on their 2018 Fall Performance Season. Source: … Continue reading slowdanger crowdfunding.
Projection Mapping and video playback with the raspberry pi. Installations, Art Galleries, Theater, Best media player, minimad, pocketvj, ofxpimapper. Projectileobjects
I've been doing a lot lately with the new implementation of OSC with the PocketVJ (www.PocketVJ.com). It even works great with the Raspberry Pi 3's built-in wifi so I can use my phone to control the pocketVJ when it's hung inconveniently high up with the projector. 🙂 That being said, before I knew about the … Continue reading miniMAD gets Wifi for TouchOSC
