Re: [PD] Infrared tracking Mac OS
I worked on a project about a year ago where I was doing IR tracking for as cheap as I could, and the solution I ended up with was a relatively cheap security camera and an analog to digital video converter. It was for an installation, so it ran for a while, and it wasn't the most stable, but once you got it going it would generally work for a few hours just fine. -Jim Hickcox www.jimhickcox.com On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 1:12 AM, Jma/celeonet j...@jeanmarie-adrien.netwrote: Hello, I am looking for an affordable IR camera for use on Mac OS with passive markers : has anyone a reference to recommand ? (Im an IR newbee) Is there somewhere a Mac driver for the V120 slim by Optitrack ? Thanks a lot ! JmAdrien ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
Re: [PD] CueFrog: theatre cue player framework initial release
Hey Jörn, I just gave this a quick look-over it and appears to be super handy. Probably I will use this on the next show I do instead of the copy of qlab I have that's registered to some theater I worked at once. It's nice to have tools that I can modify for my own needs. Thanks for sharing! -Jim Hickcox www.jimhickcox.com On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier netti...@stackingdwarves.net wrote: hi everyone! thanks to the excellent pd documentation out there and lots of hand holding by friendly pd gurus on this list and elsewhere, here's my humble take at creating a theatre cue player with pd that does what i need... all the heavy lifting is done by august black's excellent readanysf~, thanks for making this tool available! CueFrog is designed to be multi-instance capable, so you can create as many decks as your machine can handle, and makes use of lots of send/receive ports to simulate some kind of object-oriented encapsulation stuff, based on my (limited) understanding of a model/view/controller paradigm. grab it: http://stackingdwarves.net/public_stuff/software/CueFrog/CueFrog-0.0.2.tar.gz it's documented, so you should get it going in no time. i'm sure there are many quirks there, and i found out it's very easy to create race conditions in pd, so no warranties :) comments and suggestions for improvements are most welcome. i have a vbap-based panning automation in the works (which has already been used live at a theatre festival), but the code is in oh-my-good-tomorrow-is-dress-rehearsal shape, so forgive me for withholding it another month or so. and before you ask: frogs are cute. and when the director makes me jump, i need tools that jump along :-D best, jörn -- Jörn Nettingsmeier Lortzingstr. 11, 45128 Essen, Tel. +49 177 7937487 Meister für Veranstaltungstechnik (Bühne/Studio) Tonmeister VDT http://stackingdwarves.net ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
Re: [PD] OT: pd and strobe light
Rich, Of those you listed, the only one I have tested is this: http://www.thomann.de/ie/enttec_dmx_usb_pro_interface.htm And it worked just fine (which is why I didn't test others). -Jim Hickcox www.jimhickcox.com On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 6:53 PM, richard duckworth richduckwo...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, further to this - DMX off Pd is something we were talking about for the lighting for the next Pd mini-Con. Which of these Enttec boxes is suitable? http://www.thomann.de/ie/search_dir.html?xsid=bc7710294ebbeabfb05895ba66c99ac3sw=enttec++dmx+usb+prox=0y=0 Thanks, Rich Duckworth Lecturer in Music Technology Department of Music House 5 Trinity College Dublin 2 Ireland Tel 353 1 896 1500 ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
Re: [PD] OT: pd and strobe light
Hey Flad. I just built, ran, and tore down an installation where I was using Pd to control an Enttec DMX USB Pro. It is certainly possible. Unless you are using a PC, as far as I can tell, you will have to buy a separate piece of control software, but on a machine running Windows you can do it for free. This guy is how: http://code.google.com/p/enttecosc/ That is the linkage. You need to install the Enttec software and drivers, and then you install enttecosc, and you can call the DMX USB Pro as a COM port (typically com3). If you have more specific questions, I just spent a lot of time hashing this out, so I might be able to help you. Also if you're looking for pieces, the dude I was working for would probably happily sell you the pieces cheaper than new. I can't help you with strobes, though. I imagine all kinds of DJ strobes take DMX. -Jim Hickcox www.jimhickcox.com On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 7:14 PM, flad chester flad.ches...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, im new in the list and also new with pd, i need to control a stroboscopic light with puredata using dmx protocol. I have a couple of questions: Is it possible to use the enttec dmx usb pro with puredata? i also would like to know which strobes light should be a good option for using with enttec dmx usb pro and pd? Do anybody have experience on this? thanks in advance Flad ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
Re: [PD] PhD Defense / Acknowledgement to the Pd-list
Good luck with the defense! On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.at wrote: Congratulations on finishing it! Hope the defense went well. .hc On Apr 10, 2012, at 12:49 AM, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote: Hi Folks I defend my PhD thesis this friday here in Brazil. I'd like to share it with you because this list has always been very helpful, I actually made a remark about it in my acknowledgements. And I also put a special remark to all who were here for PdCon09, that was a great experience for me! :) My draft text, submitted to the board, is at the following link; https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3AoiT0xk8fnZThjOWQ3YzUtOGUzYS00NGVjLTkwN2QtZjE1MmExZDY0Y2Ey I shall update it though after friday according to the feedback. Then I'll release an official one later one. Wish me luck. I know most of you can't read portuguese, sorry. I've used lots of Pd in the research as you might wonder, and there several figures on the text all made from patches. As soon as I get to clean them all along with the text, I'll spread it out over here. Thanks a lot people 'til next time Alex ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list [W]e have invented the technology to eliminate scarcity, but we are deliberately throwing it away to benefit those who profit from scarcity. -John Gilmore ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
Re: [PD] connecting Pd to LEDs
For the archives, I had emailed my brother in law Pete about the potential of using an arduino chip to process the midi and send the signals to the LEDs, and his response was fairly enlightening as well, so here's that in case it's helpful for the future: The analog outputs of the arduino are in fact pulse width modulated (PWM) digital signals. These are easy to convert into an analog voltage with a filter but you dont have to worry about that. The best way to dim an LED is with PWM. What this means is that the LED turns on and off really fast. The brightness is a result of the ratio of ON to OFF per cycle, thats pulse width. The arduino makes this really easy. When you assign a value to an analog output it translates that into a PWM ratio. So with a little midi translation you should easily be able to take midi data and make it into a value between 0 and 256 which you can send to a few analog outputs. BUT you cant drive high power LEDs directly from the arduino. A regular LED draws about 15mA. The arduino outputs can drive (I think) around 20mA each. A high power LED or LED array can draw at least a full AMP (1000mA). The solution to this is a simple transistor based LED driver. A driver is an amplifier and an isolator. It essentially takes very low current from the arduino and outputs high current to the LEDs. The kind of driver you use and the amount of current it supplies will depend on the LED array you want to drive. On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:45 AM, Jim Hickcox tango.mceff...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you all for getting back to me. Patrick: I actually tried to call Enttec today, but both of their sales people were on an airplane, and they should get back to me tomorrow I guess. But what do you need? They have a usb to dmx, right? And then you need the driver, and then just the lights? That seems pretty straightforward. Max: That udmx looks awesome, if it's a functional thing. Jean-Marie/Björn: Thanks for the heads up on interface-z. I'd never heard of them. Looks easy enough. Charles: I guess I don't know how to just do a dmx output. Although, now I seem to have some options. Again, thanks all. -Jim 2012/3/26 Björn Eriksson miu...@gmail.com: Found this when as suggested doing some googling on Interface-Z - on this page some test pd patches and more... http://www.interface-z.com/produits/act054_8_trans-puiss.htm and a vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAjILa4MOu8 /Björn Eriksson On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Jean-Marie Adrien j...@jeanmarie-adrien.net wrote: hi if you're in a hurry, google interface-z jmadrien Le 26 mars 2012 à 20:02, Jim Hickcox a écrit : Hey there. I am working on an architectural installation with a guy and part of the goal is to control some dim lighting from Pd. Does anyone have any experience with the steps for taking the midi output and making that control some LEDs? Any recommended workflows? I was thinking about trying to build something with an arduino, but maybe there's something more time-efficient, since I only sort of know what I am doing. Any suggestions would be appreciated. -Jim ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
[PD] connecting Pd to LEDs
Hey there. I am working on an architectural installation with a guy and part of the goal is to control some dim lighting from Pd. Does anyone have any experience with the steps for taking the midi output and making that control some LEDs? Any recommended workflows? I was thinking about trying to build something with an arduino, but maybe there's something more time-efficient, since I only sort of know what I am doing. Any suggestions would be appreciated. -Jim ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
Re: [PD] connecting Pd to LEDs
Thank you all for getting back to me. Patrick: I actually tried to call Enttec today, but both of their sales people were on an airplane, and they should get back to me tomorrow I guess. But what do you need? They have a usb to dmx, right? And then you need the driver, and then just the lights? That seems pretty straightforward. Max: That udmx looks awesome, if it's a functional thing. Jean-Marie/Björn: Thanks for the heads up on interface-z. I'd never heard of them. Looks easy enough. Charles: I guess I don't know how to just do a dmx output. Although, now I seem to have some options. Again, thanks all. -Jim 2012/3/26 Björn Eriksson miu...@gmail.com: Found this when as suggested doing some googling on Interface-Z - on this page some test pd patches and more... http://www.interface-z.com/produits/act054_8_trans-puiss.htm and a vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAjILa4MOu8 /Björn Eriksson On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Jean-Marie Adrien j...@jeanmarie-adrien.net wrote: hi if you're in a hurry, google interface-z jmadrien Le 26 mars 2012 à 20:02, Jim Hickcox a écrit : Hey there. I am working on an architectural installation with a guy and part of the goal is to control some dim lighting from Pd. Does anyone have any experience with the steps for taking the midi output and making that control some LEDs? Any recommended workflows? I was thinking about trying to build something with an arduino, but maybe there's something more time-efficient, since I only sort of know what I am doing. Any suggestions would be appreciated. -Jim ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
[PD] patching circles other than New York
I am wicked jealous of Sofy's New York Patching circle, because I'm just far enough away and just employed enough that I can't get up for it. Are there folks near Washington DC who would like to have a patching circle? I will try to organize a space if there are some people into it And there can be beer here, too, if that's all it takes. -Jim Hickcox www.jimhickcox.com ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
