Conventional projection hasn’t come very far since the magic lantern days of a century or so ago. Projector + flat, rectangular surface = image. But naturally, with computers, it’s possible to do far more.
The idea is to contextualize a projection in its surroundings, and give the illusion that instead of being simply a rectangular surface (not that there’s anything wrong with that), the image interacts with the reality of a space, objects, and surroundings the way we’d expect. Our own Jaymis Loveday asked last week about the possibilities of mapping — check out the discussion that ensues. I know he’s working away on some projects, but I have to point to the magical, evocative video above of some experiments. ggml writes:
hello. here is a clip with some mapping scenes i have done in recent months using vvvv. they are contextual approaces to improvisation sets, made on the fly, rather than pre-mesured setups. lines are drawn with a 2d drawing-patch, using a mouse pointer, observing the projected image in real space rather than the screen image. other objects are put into proper perspective using the homography node (something like PSP’s distort).
And several of you pointed out that vvvv, the Windows-only, 3D and visualist-savvy generative modular tool (free for non-commercial use) has an edge in this stuff. The reason: the ever-vigilant vvvv community was nice enough to put together an extensive tutorial.
How To Project On Complex Geometry [vvvv wiki]
It’s listed as a work in progress, but like other corners of the rich and wondrous vvvv wiki, there’s quite useful stuff there, made friendly even if you’re new to the topic. Now, the actual topics covered so far are just the basic first steps, but they should get you going. For fancier techniques, I hope this is an area we’ll revisit over the coming months. If you’ve got more resources, send them our way and perhaps we can put together a wiki page of our own.
And yes, I’m now back from my European Road Trip which means you can again look forward to daily posts on the CDMs.
yeah a videomapping wiki. i would love to contribute. next 3 weeks im busy with a mapping project in an opera but after that i have more time
will post some test on my vimeopage..
here's one http://vimeo.com/2083675
I really want that Infinite Improbability Drive, I'm sure there are plenty of teapot models on the Sketchup Warehouse. Who's with me?!
This is amazing, just starting to conceptualize using video mapping in my work, the more resources the better!
slightly different, but related and quite amazing is the work of klaus obermaier. http://www.exile.at/ko/
I'm particularly a fan of http://www.exile.at/apparition/
where the dancers are tracked and projections are masked, adjusted accordingly.
Also quite amazing is http://www.exile.at/dave/
and http://www.exile.at/vivisector/
needless to say make sure you watch all the videos!
Take a look at this new work from Pablo Valbuena. Very large scale video mapping on the Hague City Hall. http://www.pablovalbuena.com/videos/the_hague_vid…
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Here are my installations, from 2006 to 2008 http://www.edges.framebox.com
Here are my "video mapping" projects:
http://vimeo.com/841400 Mapping in public space
http://vimeo.com/2422387 Mapping 3D shapes for VJ performance
hope you guys like it! 🙂
been mapping for over 10 years. i have developed a pretty concise technique that has been patented… check out http://www.vimeo.com/2515299 to see.
developing a system now. have some patents and am trying to make it happen asap as i feel like the tools in the right hands will really make an impact.
There is a interesting new wiki on the vvvv site called "How to project on 3D geometry": http://vvvv.org/tiki-index.php?page=How+To+Projec…
[…] Last time we checked, the VVVV “How to Project On Complex Geometry” article was in its infancy. Now it’s been renamed as How To Project On 3D Geometry (why?), and stands as a great overview to the subject, with some specific patches for trying various setups in VVVV, and discussion on the technical aspects of advanced techniques such as virtual 3D and multi-beamer setups. […]
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Hi,I don't know if you remember me, i was the one who give you the video mapping link about EASYWEB.They have done the last showreel 2011Have a look,
Take care
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