The MIDI editor for block has a few cool new features. In the LED mapping interface that lets you create LED patterns there is a text generator and a image/movie player. The text generator allows you to type text and have it render to the grid, and the image/movie player lets you open images or quicktime files to be displayed on the grid. Here is an example showing that.
The editor is created in Max/MSP and is available as a standalone software application for Max and Windows, and the source code is also available for download.
I’ll be showing an in-depth look at the Ohm64 and software at Overlap/BARCMUT meeting tomorrow night, 7pm http://overlap.org/2009/06/maxmspjitterlive-salon-july-22nd/ Visit the link and RSVP for location (it’s in Downtown San Francisco area).
Here’s a video that runs through some of the possible controls of the Ohm64 using the Editor. I’ve been finishing up the Editor application on my Ohm64 prototype, and it’s working pretty well.
Andrew Benson, Jitter teacher extraordinaire, recently posted some incredible effects that emulate compression artifacts, a technique called “datamoshing.” Here is an overview of some videos using this effect. In the popular realm, Chairlift and Kanye have exploited this effect.
Now it’s your turn!
Here’s a tutorial video explaining how you can integrate this patch into DNA to use as an effect. The bigger picture is that you can take pretty much any video effect patch, and with a few modifications, have (yet) another effect in DNA.
Some notes about this video:
1.) The patch was originally a Max5 patch – I used a super collider extension to convert the Max5 patch into a Max 4.6 patch – DNA only works with Max 4 patches. Feel free to ask for help on how you can do this in the comments or by email. It seemed too distracting to go through that in the video.
2.) You can download the converted patch and supporting files here.
3.) Yes, I received Andrew’s permission to do this!
I recently made a Max patch to rip high-res photos from flickr photostreams and display them in Max. Now I want to incorporate this into DNA. Here’s how:
This is a good example of using the DevKit to incorporate your own ideas about visuals into the expandable world of DNA.
