I am trying to debug a Max patch that does video analysis. For some reason many of the exported text files containing the analysis results contain exactly 4314 lines. This is an odd number for a computer program to dislike, so I am currently going through the patch to figure out what is wrong. The [...]
Read more →Kristian Nymoen have updated the Jamoma modules for recording and playing back GDIF data in Max 5. The modules are based on the FTM library (beta 12, 13-15 does not work), and can be downloaded here. We have also made available three use cases in the (soon to be expanded) fourMs database: simple mouse recording, sound [...]
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Inspired by the work Static no. 12 by Daniel Crooks that I watched at the Sydney Biennale a couple of weeks ago, I have added the option of scanning a single column in the jmod.motiongram% module in Jamoma. Here is a video that shows how this works in practice: About motiongrams A motiongram is a [...]
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In video analysis I have been working with what is often referred to as “quantity of motion” (which should not be confused with momentum, the product of mass and velocity p=mv), i.e. the sum of all active pixels in a motion image. In this sense, QoM is 0 if there is no motion, and has [...]
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I performed in the open form piece Liquid Vapor by Else Olsen S. yesterday. The performance was special in many ways. First, electronic music pioneer Pauline Oliveros was also performing in the piece. She performed electric accordeon and live electronics, a great combination. Second, the performance took place in the magnificent foyer of the new [...]
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