Video as docoration, architechture

[vuzak]

Hi

I wonder if anyone here has examples or experiences of working with video as decoration outside of "pure" VJing?
Not only decoration as in "wallpaper", but as an integrated part of architecture, interior decoration, club design, event design, anything?

I?d love to hear from you.

Do you have examples of projects?

Any feedback is welcome!

Best regards

Vuzak

[crustea]

The mapping technique is very interesting for that kind of things, and to use the actual architecture of a place:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L64-nqZsgjo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eO04z7MbtE8

You can also build your own installation / deco, and animate it..
Here are a few examples by AntiVJ (visual label)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M03IAs7uPAk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nfUhxEKM3Bk


Sorry about always posting the same vids, I don't mean to spam :)

[THC]

Sweet.......

[thomase]

crustea, could you give some more info on the mapping technique?

[crustea]

crustea, could you give some more info on the mapping technique?

What kind of info ?
Basically, all you need to do is project light only on some elements (start by drawing white shapes and map them onto real elements) and then you can start playing with masks, have multi layers etc..

[WordVirus23]

3Destruct must have been BAD ASS in person... is this a permenant install somewhere?

[thomase]

To be honest, I don't know what "mapping" means respectively how it's done...

[asterix]

It wouldn't be too hard I'd imagine. Just choose your shape, set your projector point then create a few shape masks from a photo.

[claudio]

an integrated part of architecture
here are some recent projects we've done:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnlKyd5PK5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQEwOxST0uo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7nlB8VDNe8
we use different technics of architectual video tracing.
some projects are in real time, some use totally preproduced videos.

also check out these people:
http://www.easyweb.fr/
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[many2]

Nice work Claudio :)

[thomase]

Great work as usual Claudio!
Could someone please explain to a dumb self-taught vj what mapping and video tracing mean or how this works??

[deepvisual]

you 'map' or distort to fit, video to a real-world object. or you can trace the object's outline and create a line image.
this can either be done in real time via software, or like we did in the old days, by creating a template with a stills camera.

[thomase]

I see, could you elaborate a bit? Does it mean you take a picture of it and use it as a mask? and how do you distort to fit? Sorry I am a complete noob what this is concerned...

[claudio]

I see, could you elaborate a bit? Does it mean you take a picture of it and use it as a mask? and how do you distort to fit? Sorry I am a complete noob what this is concerned...
ciao thomase
yes, you take a picture and use it as a mask.
or you can take measurements of the building/surface.
but you'll probabily still need to do some slight adjustments.
thats why it is important to be able to distort the image in real time.
there are several softwares that do this: quartz composer, isadora, vvvv...
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[RayV]

another sample
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/494902811_5e6ad9851f.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/209/494902801_31735c665c.jpg
3d simulations by bas - pantoffeldiertjes (http://www.myspace.com/pantoffelstyle)
360 video conent by ray-v
i have some other samples but not on line yet.

[thomase]

grazie claudio! this is all so inspiring - hope I'll be able to do some installations in the future and it's interesting that when you think you know what you need to know you find out there's still so much to learn...