Well, by "database" (in quotes) I meant a system to organize your clips. Yes, you can do it in PD, it just takes some doing. Personally, I use different dataflow objects like [coll] and the iem_matrix objects to organize data into some kind of table or list, along with [makefilename] or [sprintf] to create filenames based on this data to open files for [pix_film] and [pix_image], for example. Have a look at the helpfiles for all these objects to get an idea of what they can do.
best, d. Donal Carey wrote: > Hi Derek > > Thanks for the reply - to follow on from your info, can I create the > "database" in PD or would I have to use some other program and then read > from that using PD ? > > Cheers > Donal > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Holzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Donal Carey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <pd-list@iem.at> > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 4:50 PM > Subject: Re: [PD] Object to store images and movies. > > >> If you are using GEM, then look at [pix_image], [pix_film] and >> [pix_movie]. You'll need to develop some sort of rudimentary >> "database" to catalog and access the images and clips, of course... >> >> best, >> d. >> >> Donal Carey wrote: >>> Hi >>> This is my first post to the list so I'll do a quick intro and >>> backround. My name's Donal Carey and I'm currently studying for a >>> Masters in Multimedia Systems in Trinity College Dublin (Ireland). >>> I'm starting work on a PD project for use by DJ's in a live >>> performance context. The basic premise of the project is that the PD >>> patch will select and display media (still images & video) >>> automatically based on the tempo and complexity of the music. So at >>> the start of the performance when the music is minimal the patch will >>> select and display only black and white still images, as the tempo >>> and complexity increases the patch should start displaying black and >>> white videos also. After a certain threshold is reached the patch >>> should display only colour videos. Hopefully the effect will be that >>> as the night progresses and the music gets faster and more >>> complicated the images displayed should move from B&W stills into B&W >>> video and from there into colour video, all automatically of course. >>> My question is, is there a PD object (like an array) that will store >>> these sets of media for me? >>> Thanks and regards >>> Donal >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PD-list@iem.at mailing list >>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> >> -- >> derek holzer ::: http://www.umatic.nl ::: >> http://blog.myspace.com/macumbista >> ---Oblique Strategy # 70: >> "Feedback recordings into an acoustic situation" >> >> > > > -- derek holzer ::: http://www.umatic.nl ::: http://blog.myspace.com/macumbista ---Oblique Strategy # 70: "Feedback recordings into an acoustic situation" _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list