hi, this is something i've done in the past with PureData and the PiDiP external. there are several example patches floating around the interwebs and it runs on all major OS's.
you could also look at VeeJay: http://www.veejayhq.net/ or Jahshaka: http://jahshaka.org/ cheers, julian ..on or around Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 10:24:05AM +1300, Dell McLeod said: > Hey all, thanks for your comments and replies, we're going to try Modul8 > with Ableton live. > I'm thoroughly enjoying looking at the other options you recommended tho, > there's more out there than I found. > > Cheers. > > Dell. > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:01 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Send Ada_list mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/ada_list > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Ada_list digest..." > > > > > > ADA list Digest Version > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: midi triggering visuals with surround sound (Robert Carter) > > 2. Re: midi triggering visuals with surround sound (Becca Wood) > > 3. Re: midi triggering visuals with surround sound (steve durie) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:38:40 +1200 > > From: Robert Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Ada_list] midi triggering visuals with surround sound > > To: "Dell McLeod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > > > It seems like a common enough thing to want to do, but I can't find > > reference to something in Final Cut or on the Mac that does this. > > > > While searching I found this document: > > http://www.johnmdavis.com/Streamers%20for%20All%20website%20version.pdf > > > > Perhaps you could save your clips from Final Cut and use a more > > performance-orientated program to trigger them. There are a few refered > > to in the above document. > > > > I also found these > > http://www.gephex.org/ - free but perhaps not so easy to install for Mac > > http://www.arkaos.net/download/index.php - free trial > > > > Rob > > > > On 28 Mar 2008, at 12:34 PM, Dell McLeod wrote: > > > > > Hey there, > > > i'm currently working on a theatre project where I need to trigger > > > certain > > > short film clips at random times. > > > We want the films and the atmos sound in between the films to be able > > > to be > > > midi triggered with the keyboard, ie to play the 'chase' sequence, hit > > > key > > > 'a' and the chase sequence is cued to be played. > > > > > > I'm working with Final Cut Pro to edit these sequences, and the audio > > > guy is > > > working with Logic. We want to work in surround sound, which is why > > > I'd > > > like to trigger it with Final Cut, however from my understanding you > > > can't > > > midi trigger different parts of a sequence with different keys on the > > > keyboard. (let me know if you can, that'd be great!!) > > > > > > Does anyone know of a software where you can midi trigger the film and > > > the > > > sound with different keys? (rather than goto next marker, goto next > > > marker > > > ... and so on until you get to the bit you want to cue.) I usually > > > cue my > > > visuals in modul8, however this doesn't work with sound) > > > > > > The film is going out through s-video to a dlp projector, and the > > > sound is > > > going through a firewire410 soundcard. > > > > > > Any help is more than welcome. > > > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > Dell. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dell McLeod > > > Founder/Director > > > delicat productions > > > 5 View St, > > > RD 2 > > > Waitati. > > > +64 (0)3 482 2652 > > > +64 (0)27 668 0089 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Ada_list mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/ > > Mob 021 421 129 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mintmedia.co.nz > > Skype: mintmedia > > PO Box 68917 Newton Auckland > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:57:31 +1200 > > From: Becca Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Ada_list] midi triggering visuals with surround sound > > To: "Dell McLeod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > > > Isadora is a programme written by a composer from NYC Mark Coniglio and > > made specifically for video manipulation in performance, you might > > find it does the trick. It's pretty user-friendly and is made for > > Macs. It can be bought on-line on their website. At a cost - they have > > discounts for non-profit arts organizations students. > > > > http://www.troikatronix.com/isadora.html > > > > Becca Wood > > > > > > On 28/03/2008, at 12:34 PM, Dell McLeod wrote: > > > > > Hey there, > > > i'm currently working on a theatre project where I need to trigger > > > certain > > > short film clips at random times. > > > We want the films and the atmos sound in between the films to be able > > > to be > > > midi triggered with the keyboard, ie to play the 'chase' sequence, hit > > > key > > > 'a' and the chase sequence is cued to be played. > > > > > > I'm working with Final Cut Pro to edit these sequences, and the audio > > > guy is > > > working with Logic. We want to work in surround sound, which is why > > > I'd > > > like to trigger it with Final Cut, however from my understanding you > > > can't > > > midi trigger different parts of a sequence with different keys on the > > > keyboard. (let me know if you can, that'd be great!!) > > > > > > Does anyone know of a software where you can midi trigger the film and > > > the > > > sound with different keys? (rather than goto next marker, goto next > > > marker > > > ... and so on until you get to the bit you want to cue.) I usually > > > cue my > > > visuals in modul8, however this doesn't work with sound) > > > > > > The film is going out through s-video to a dlp projector, and the > > > sound is > > > going through a firewire410 soundcard. > > > > > > Any help is more than welcome. > > > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > Dell. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dell McLeod > > > Founder/Director > > > delicat productions > > > 5 View St, > > > RD 2 > > > Waitati. > > > +64 (0)3 482 2652 > > > +64 (0)27 668 0089 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Ada_list mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:01:43 -0700 > > From: steve durie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Ada_list] midi triggering visuals with surround sound > > To: Aotearoa Digital Arts <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > > > Hey Dell, > > > > In my experience with things like this, there is the issue of having > > video able to play back fast enough. > > The solution usually means that the different clips have to be cached > > so that they come up on demand. > > Max/MSP with Jitter might be something to look at. Its designed for > > custom applications and built around audio and midi interfaces. The > > Jitter addon is made to random access control of video at the frame > > level. > > http://www.cycling74.com/products/jitter > > > > There is also Puredata which is an opensource version, and therefore a > > little cheaper. :) > > http://puredata.info/ > > > > > > hope this helps, > > > > Steve > > On Mar 27, 2008, at 5:34 PM, Dell McLeod wrote: > > > > > Hey there, > > > i'm currently working on a theatre project where I need to trigger > > > certain > > > short film clips at random times. > > > We want the films and the atmos sound in between the films to be > > > able to be > > > midi triggered with the keyboard, ie to play the 'chase' sequence, > > > hit key > > > 'a' and the chase sequence is cued to be played. > > > > > > I'm working with Final Cut Pro to edit these sequences, and the > > > audio guy is > > > working with Logic. We want to work in surround sound, which is why > > > I'd > > > like to trigger it with Final Cut, however from my understanding you > > > can't > > > midi trigger different parts of a sequence with different keys on the > > > keyboard. (let me know if you can, that'd be great!!) > > > > > > Does anyone know of a software where you can midi trigger the film > > > and the > > > sound with different keys? (rather than goto next marker, goto next > > > marker > > > ... and so on until you get to the bit you want to cue.) I usually > > > cue my > > > visuals in modul8, however this doesn't work with sound) > > > > > > The film is going out through s-video to a dlp projector, and the > > > sound is > > > going through a firewire410 soundcard. > > > > > > Any help is more than welcome. > > > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > Dell. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dell McLeod > > > Founder/Director > > > delicat productions > > > 5 View St, > > > RD 2 > > > Waitati. > > > +64 (0)3 482 2652 > > > +64 (0)27 668 0089 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Ada_list mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ada_list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/ada_list > > > > > > End of Ada_list Digest, Vol 61, Issue 13 > > **************************************** > > > > > > -- > Dell McLeod > Founder/Director > delicat productions > 5 View St, > RD 2 > Waitati. > +64 (0)3 482 2652 > +64 (0)27 668 0089 > _______________________________________________ > Ada_list mailing list > [email protected] > http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/ -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
