Comments on: DMX For Dummies: Controlling iCue Robotic Mirrors with uDMX and Ableton Live http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/ The home for visualists Wed, 23 May 2012 15:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: bgrggfe http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-34672 bgrggfe Thu, 17 May 2012 01:33:00 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/16/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-34672 You can find many <b><a href="http://burberrybags-onsale.com" rel="nofollow">Burberry Outlet Store Online</a></b> now with the google website search ,so that you can buy some <b><a href="http://burberrybags-onsale.com" rel="nofollow">Cheap Burberry Bags</a></b> directly from the website,you needn't go aboard now if burberry store are not exist in your local city.And  the <b><a href="http://burberrybags-onsale.com" rel="nofollow">Burberry Bags On Sale</a></b> with a incredible price ,you should be happy with them. You can find many Burberry Outlet Store Online now with the google website search ,so that you can buy some Cheap Burberry Bags directly from the website,you needn’t go aboard now if burberry store are not exist in your local city.And 
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]]> By: Time Squid http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-803 Time Squid Fri, 09 May 2008 02:46:59 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/16/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-803 Hello again, I guess I just answered my own question. Midi2DMX takes note on -OR- controller (CC) so I guess you can only do one at a time. I would like to also add that running Ableton sending just midi messages to Midi2dmx takes up a miniscule ammount of CPU, and I can successfully fun lighting and video with ease from Live-midi2dmx and Modul8 (which is also getting midi messages from ableton) so im very happy, uDMX rules! Hello again, I guess I just answered my own question. Midi2DMX takes note on -OR- controller (CC) so I guess you can only do one at a time.

I would like to also add that running Ableton sending just midi messages to Midi2dmx takes up a miniscule ammount of CPU, and I can successfully fun lighting and video with ease from Live-midi2dmx and Modul8 (which is also getting midi messages from ableton) so im very happy, uDMX rules!

]]> By: Time Squid http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-804 Time Squid Fri, 09 May 2008 02:31:12 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/16/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-804 I too am using uDMX, but only for lighting. In using uDMX for lighting it is quite a task to map out different lighting patterns, but it works quite well after you put the work in, but when sending DMX signals none of the data going to Midi2DMX (the uDMX software) will accept anything other than note and attack data (which can not be enveloped-only set once per note) so I am curious as to how you are using midi envelope (looks like controller 31) to react to midi2Dmx? Any insight would be fantastik.... BTW, this whole mirrored projector rig is amazing, Im extremely impressed. I too am using uDMX, but only for lighting. In using uDMX for lighting it is quite a task to map out different lighting patterns, but it works quite well after you put the work in, but when sending DMX signals none of the data going to Midi2DMX (the uDMX software) will accept anything other than note and attack data (which can not be enveloped-only set once per note) so I am curious as to how you are using midi envelope (looks like controller 31) to react to midi2Dmx? Any insight would be fantastik….
BTW, this whole mirrored projector rig is amazing, Im extremely impressed.

]]> By: Create Digital Motion » uDMX First Impressions Review: Tiny, Open Source USB DMX Controller with MIDI Translation Software http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-799 Create Digital Motion » uDMX First Impressions Review: Tiny, Open Source USB DMX Controller with MIDI Translation Software Fri, 02 May 2008 02:22:47 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/16/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-799 [...] line utility (Windows, Mac and Linux). I haven’t tried the uDMX yet with Windows, but as mentioned in the iCue article, getting it working on Mac is an extremely simple affair. For Windows there is a plugin for the [...] [...] line utility (Windows, Mac and Linux). I haven’t tried the uDMX yet with Windows, but as mentioned in the iCue article, getting it working on Mac is an extremely simple affair. For Windows there is a plugin for the [...]

]]> By: bilderbuchi http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-788 bilderbuchi Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:03:12 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/16/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-788 i figure small deviations from the horizontal are ok, but e.g. mounting projectors vertically will maybe make the thermal management of your projector (especially high-powered ones) go haywire, so i think it's best to check with your projector manufacturer... but then, VMS and this project seem to mount their projectors in every conceivable angle :-P...maybe we hear other opinions? i figure small deviations from the horizontal are ok, but e.g. mounting projectors vertically will maybe make the thermal management of your projector (especially high-powered ones) go haywire, so i think it's best to check with your projector manufacturer…
but then, VMS and this project seem to mount their projectors in every conceivable angle :-P …maybe we hear other opinions?

]]> By: vuZak http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-798 vuZak Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:11:25 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/16/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-798 Quick question: I think it was up in some comment string somewhere, but I dare to ask again: Is there any problem with mounting projectors anything else than horizontal with slight tilt angles only? I wanna mount vertically, to avoid 4:3 hell :-) Quick question: I think it was up in some comment string somewhere, but I dare to ask again: Is there any problem with mounting projectors anything else than horizontal with slight tilt angles only? I wanna mount vertically, to avoid 4:3 hell :-)

]]> By: dpwolf http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-802 dpwolf Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:57:46 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/16/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-802 Nice one. I too was impressed with the possibilities of DMX after seeing the Artificial Eyes setup and ordered myself a uDMX. Lately I've been playing with a LED stage lights and sending them colour and brightness values from Quartz Composer via MIDI -> DMX. It's another way of extending the video beyond the 4:3 box and works particularly well when you've got some interesting objects to light (like a band). With the "image pixel" patch in QC you can take the colour value of a pixel on screen, break it down into R, G and B and send those values to the lights so they update in real time to match whatever is playing on screen. Lots of fun. Nice one.

I too was impressed with the possibilities of DMX after seeing the Artificial Eyes setup and ordered myself a uDMX.

Lately I've been playing with a LED stage lights and sending them colour and brightness values from Quartz Composer via MIDI -> DMX. It's another way of extending the video beyond the 4:3 box and works particularly well when you've got some interesting objects to light (like a band).

With the "image pixel" patch in QC you can take the colour value of a pixel on screen, break it down into R, G and B and send those values to the lights so they update in real time to match whatever is playing on screen. Lots of fun.

]]> By: Jaymis http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-797 Jaymis Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:22:18 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/16/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-797 <a href='http://noisepages.com/members/leon/' rel="nofollow">@Leon</a>: It depends on the venue and intent. If you have a very small venue and a good vantage point for your projector then a single unit could be very effective. I lost one of my mirrors to a large gust of wind before an outdoor gig last week, and running the show with a single projector was still quite effective. If you have complete control over the lighting of a venue and can keep it dim, then just 2-3 projectors can look great. Similarly to running 2 mirrored "traditional" projectors, running two symmetrical mirrors can look great. It definitely feels mechanical though, so the next step for me is to add some independent movement and randomness, so it's not quite so robotic. @Leon: It depends on the venue and intent. If you have a very small venue and a good vantage point for your projector then a single unit could be very effective. I lost one of my mirrors to a large gust of wind before an outdoor gig last week, and running the show with a single projector was still quite effective.

If you have complete control over the lighting of a venue and can keep it dim, then just 2-3 projectors can look great.

Similarly to running 2 mirrored "traditional" projectors, running two symmetrical mirrors can look great. It definitely feels mechanical though, so the next step for me is to add some independent movement and randomness, so it's not quite so robotic.

]]> By: Leon Trimble http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-801 Leon Trimble Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:24:29 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/16/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-801 i do like the whole 'thinking outside of the frame' perspective that this gives you as a vj... do you suggest that you use them in symmetry or would one on it's own look ok? i do like the whole 'thinking outside of the frame' perspective that this gives you as a vj…
do you suggest that you use them in symmetry or would one on it's own look ok?

]]> By: jeanpoole http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-796 jeanpoole Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:23:18 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/03/16/dmx-for-dummies-controlling-icue-robotic-mirrors-with-udmx-and-ableton-live/#comment-796 nice work jaymis~! make sure u twitter early about your next melbourne visit~! : ) nice work jaymis~! make sure u twitter early about your next melbourne visit~! : )

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