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Right now I'm on tour doing video for a "rock show for kids". It's 70% playback of DVDs and stills and 30% actual visuals. I've been using M8 for everything that's not a DVD and for the most part have been quite happy with it. However, there are some things M8 does that would be fine in a VJ setting...

I figured sockets just meant IP transfer but I wanted to make sure. Yes, Max has objects for sending and receiving streaming video. Sounds like this is worth trying.

Here are a few replies on this topic from the Max list/fora. The one that seemed most promising is: I wouldn't really bother with trying to compile a meta-app or plugins to do what you were talking about (sharing video betwen apps). Instead, I would use something like OSC, UDP, whatever. Just stream...

thanks! i'll bring this up on the Max list -- and read about distributed objects.

There are a lot of good sources for high res clips out there. I've bookmarked three good ones in my del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us/plasticpool/sourcemedia I don't know about where to get loops -- seamless, pre-looped loops, that is. There's a nice howto in the M8 manual for editing them, however. I...

If you give me the name of the API I can find out whether Max can work with it. I would really like to experiment with this. Chaining visual programs together would open up a lot of possibilities, beyond the simple advantage of seamless transitions between different programs in one's sets.

I would really like to hear an answer to this question from one of the m8 team. Is it possible to write a video buffer (to the VRAM, RAM or hard drive) that other programs can use, practically? Without a huge performance hit? This, to me, is the crucial missing element in all VJ software.

I would like to be able to pass video from Max/MSP to Modul8 and vice versa without going out and back in to my machine, that is, purely in software. Is this practical/feasible at this time?

Thanks to you guys! Keep up the excellent work. Merry Christmas!

Concerning multiprojection, how will you manage the format. I mean, if you use 3 output for example, you need to have a preview on modul8 in this format, like a 12/3 screen? Will we be able to select a personnalized screen output from Modul8? We are working on a very very flexible approach where yo...

Thanks again for the custom version. My gig went great and the uninterpolated sprites looked fantastic. You guys rock.

oh, thankyouthankyouthankyou for having a microKontrol and encountering the same problem as me! turning off the clock message worked.

:D :D :D i am a lucky, lucky grad student. my program is going to reimburse me for my modul8 purchase. :) Me am proud ownzor! :D bring on the m8 know-how. p.s. wow. i thought you (Ilan and Yves) were joking, one-upping each other with made-up words like 'trilinear' and 'mipmaps'. little did i know.....

You made public 'performance' with the demo Shocked ? no, i haven't, but several good friends of mine do use modul8 in performance so i'm [emoticon holding thumb and forefinger a millimeter apart] this close to buying it or (better) getting my program to buy a site license. and yes, two of those go...

That's good news! I will lobby even harder to get a site license for my program. See, I'm a poor grad student and I'm still playing with the demo...