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Simulated reflection using live camera

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:03 am
by Robbie the Robot
Hi all,
I thought I'd share a trick I came up with for a live performance in which I wanted to simulate the look of the performers being reflected on a water surface. I used a live camera feed of the stage and brought it into MadMapper using Syphon. I then flipped the image and aligned it below the actors. For the final performance, I blended a water surface and added a distortion effect to the live image to sell the effect.

Video clip of one of my tests:
https://youtu.be/CcIf3ZQ8b4Y

Image from the performance:

Re: Simulated reflection using live camera

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:31 pm
by MADben
nice trick
really great result with the water effect!

Re: Simulated reflection using live camera

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:36 am
by Robbie the Robot
Thanks. I'm looking forward to using it again in a future performance with MadMapper 4's masking features to make the surface look more like a pond.