I have been making progress in my voyage of Midi, Cameras and Vixid. I haven’t shared this on Vixid.noisepages.com yet, as I wanted to create a more robust solution in the freely available PD rather than Max/MSP, but in the meantime Vince from Vixid has come to the rescue, with a Vixid Input Switching patch for PD.

Download vixid-pd-4layerswitch.zip (4KB).

This patch doesn’t do input switching - just track/layer sequencing - but because it is working with tracks that are frame locked by the VJX, the switching can be frame-by-frame, which gives some extremely interesting effects when used with multiple camera inputs.

The next step, of course, is to bring input switching into the mix. We’re planning a series of frameworks which you can use to create your own Vixid control setups, but while you wait, here’s a reminder of what can happen if you stay up too late learning to code with lots of video cameras and a VJX nearby.

Vixid Multi Input Test 2 - Cunningham Style from Jaymis on Vimeo.

Be careful out there.

VJX owner Tiago Pereira (previously spotted on CDM) is fusing technology with tradition in the OMIRI A/V project.

With Vasco Ribeiro Casais on electronic bouzouki, nyckelharpa, flute, loops, beats, effects pedals, laptop and other enhancements, the sound is a complex mix of past, present and future, and - with the help of João Chaves - the visuals help build this into a consistent performance. The historical basis of these pieces is in dance, so the content is spot on, with dance from a huge range of cultures making an appearance.

OMIRI LIVE - Teatro da Luz - Xotiça Marmeleira from Tiago Pereira on Vimeo.

Being Vixid.Noisepages, this performance does indeed feature a VJX as the hub which glues the visual show together. There’s some fitting use of blend modes on display, but we need not forget that the VJX is a mixer at heart. You don’t need to use effects just because they’re there, and Tiago doesn’t fall into this trap.