Selecting the Ideal MIDI Controller for Visual Performances
Introduction: If you find yourself asking, "Which MIDI controller suits me best?" or if you're in search of a new addition to your existing controller lineup, you're in the right place. In this...
View ArticleMastering Projector Rigging: Elevate Your Visual Installations with Pro...
So, you've got a projector? Now, let's take your visual installations to the next level! While there's no shortage of inexpensive projector mounts online, some fall short for custom setups and quick...
View ArticleUsing VDMX as a Step Sequencer and LFO for Euroracks
One of the most fun aspect of using Eurorack setups is the ability to quickly reroute control data and sound between different modules. Conversely one of the most limiting parts of using Eurorack...
View ArticleHiding the orange privacy dot on external displays (Official Apple method)
Set the Privacy Indicators toggle to off to hide the orange / green dot on external displays. Good news everyone!As almost every visual artist on using macOS knows, in recent years Apple has added an...
View ArticleUsing the OSCQuery Helper and MIDI OSCQuery Helper tools with Max
Download the example Max patches and sample JSON files for this tutorial. An example Max patch, a JSON file describing its OSC routing and the OSCQuery Helper utility. One of the most powerful tools...
View ArticleEurorack & Live Coding Guest Tutorial with Sarah GHP!
For this guest tutorial we are joined by Sarah GHP for a deep dive behind the scenes look at her setup connecting a variety of different video worlds using window capture, Syphon, and digital to analog...
View ArticleHow to instantly remove backgrounds from video with VDMX
Welcome to this tutorial, where we dive into the latest effects in VDMX powered by Apple’s Vision SDK and CoreML. We’ll explore how to use and combine these effects to create dynamic visuals without...
View ArticleExploring the new Blur Faces and Face Overlay FX in VDMX
Welcome to this tutorial, where we dive into face-specific effects in VDMX powered by Apple’s Vision SDK and CoreML. We’ll explore how to blur faces, create face overlays, and experiment with...
View ArticleCreating custom video FX for VDMX6 Plus with TouchDesigner
IntroductionDownload the completed .tox file from this tutorial.In this tutorial we will be creating a simple ‘flip’ FX in TouchDesigner to use inside of VDMX6 Plus with a basic set of sliders and...
View ArticleUsing Color Transfer FX & Segmented Color Transfer
Using the New Color Transfer FX in VDMX6The Color Transfer FX is one of the new additions in VDMX6, providing a powerful way to match the color and brightness levels of a video stream to a reference...
View ArticleIntroduction to OCR & QR code capture in VDMX
VDMX 6.1 introduces a powerful new OCR (Optical Character Recognition) plugin that allows you to scan text and QR codes from live video input. These scanned results can be published as data-sources and...
View ArticleTracking faces, bodies, and hands with VDMX
The Video Tracking plugin provides an interface for detecting faces, bodies, and hands and using their locations as data-source values and masks that can be used to control virtually any part of...
View ArticleAdapting the v002 Glitch Analog GLSL shader to ISF
Using the v002 Analog Glitch.fs FX on a live camera in VDMX6. As VDMX6 and other tools were forced to sunset Quartz Composer, we've gotten quite a few requests to help revive some beloved FX patches....
View ArticleVisualizing and adjusting color levels with the VDMX Scopes plugin
The Scopes plugin in VDMX6.1 provides a set of powerful real-time tools for visualizing the color data of your video streams. These scopes can be incredibly useful when used alongside color adjustment...
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