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Overview

Name | Version: DRK LIVECAM4 1.0
Author: DrKesler
Device Type: MIDI Effect
Description: DRK LIVECAM4 (Max version for PC, look for Quick Time version in my other plugins to use with MAC) transforms your camera into a 4 continuous midi sensor-controller.
Useful for:
- Musicians who want to explore in real-time, interactive multimedia, with a kind of light & movement sensor-instrument
- Dancers and performers who dont want to depend on a pre-recorded cd, and prefere to making and/or to processing the music alive
As they want, "when" they want, getting so more freedom, surprise and a more lively and integrated situation on scene.
- Interactive instalations where the people that participates can generate or process the music as they walk on it.

All with a simple and cheap web cam...(or any cam recognized by the computer)

How does it works?
The frame area of the drk livecacam4 is virtually divided into 4 zones and each zone correspond to a midi controller when livecam translates the luminance (direct and-or by reflection) to midi values.
Every enough iluminated object works: faces, objects, fixed surfaces...to more luminance corresponds greater midi value.
Some clothes reflectes very well the light, the human skin and hair does, some surfaces and materials....i´ll suggest you to try.
It is better for the captation to work with good contrast: in some darkness and with some iluminated objects or persons to have a lineal behaviour but of course you can experiment with the light conditions.
Also may be interesting for experiment to move the camera, capting different quiet ambient objects like walls, furniture, etc.
Giving so movement to the quietness and translating the results to musical aspects that you decide.

It is very interesting and precise to work with lanterns, better small-led ones.....you control the midi value with the distance between the camera and the lantern.

VIDEO: http://youtu.be/sRde_AXXsFM

MORE VIDEOS, HELP, ABLETON TEMPLATE, MAX AND EXE VERSIONS HERE:
http://fabiankesler.blogspot.com.ar/p/max-msp.html
Author: Fabian Kesler - fvkesler@gmail.com

Details

Live Version Used: 9.0.4
Max Version Used: 6.1.2
Date Added: Jun 22 2013 00:47:27
Date Last Updated: Jun 23 2013 20:07:39
Downloads: 1906
ⓘ License: AttributionNonCommercial
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Files

Device File: DRK LIVECAM4.amxd
 


Comments

jit.dx.grab - no such object (max 6.1.3)
Posted on June 22 2013 by Dreadonator | Report Issue
Mm..it´s strange as this file comes with Max. What version of Max are you using?...Or maybe you are using Mac? In this case I can send you a version with Quick Time object as I use PC with Windows. Please tell me.
Posted on June 22 2013 by DrKesler | Report Issue
I found out that the object is windows only! I am on mac. If you read the reference there seems to be an alternative object for mac or something...
Posted on June 23 2013 by Dreadonator | Report Issue
Yeah can u send it? Or upload so other users can get it to? Thank you very much!
Posted on June 23 2013 by Dreadonator | Report Issue
yES !! : ) I am uploading a Quick Time versión !!!...Just in few minutes...tell me later if it is ok
Posted on June 23 2013 by DrKesler | Report Issue
But with M4L it should work ok as it has all object internally. did you try M4L or just Max version?
Posted on June 23 2013 by DrKesler | Report Issue
on mac just replace it with jit.qt.grab.
Posted on June 24 2013 by madlab | Report Issue
Yes thanks Madlab,,I´m waiting Dreadonator´s answer to know if it works on Mac as M4L in order to upgrade just Max version or both of them.
Posted on June 24 2013 by DrKesler | Report Issue
I used M4L
Thanks!
Posted on June 25 2013 by Dreadonator | Report Issue
hI firends..I just finished the Quick Time version. I had to do many changes to make it work. here it is for you.
http://www.maxforlive.com/library/device/1771/drk-livecam4-qt-quick-time-version
Enjoy.
Posted on June 27 2013 by DrKesler | Report Issue
And there is a Max version too. in my blog you can download it. www.fabiankesler.blogspot.com
Posted on June 27 2013 by DrKesler | Report Issue
There is a new version wich also loads video files. It is DRK LIVECAM4 QTX2. Hope you like it.
Posted on July 03 2015 by DrKesler | Report Issue

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