Tutorials

[madsmeskalin]

Hi!

Basically, Im looking for architectural/3D mapping tutorials which works for most applications. I use modul8 myself. Just some cool tricks to get started, some ideas and inspiration. Some tips how to create content for architectural/3D mapping etc.

[VJ BLOCTV]

Originally Posted by madsmeskalin

Hi!

Basically, Im looking for architectural/3D mapping tutorials which works for most applications. I use modul8 myself. Just some cool tricks to get started, some ideas and inspiration. Some tips how to create content for architectural/3D mapping etc.

I have tried several techniques, taking a photo and using that as a guide as in Deepvisuals tutorial on youtube which works well for larger objects (never tried an entire building) and variations on the 'full screen photoshop canvas' one which is better for smaller or simpler shapes.

What I do know though is that to achieve the some of the results that are posted in these forums is not easy and requires a multi discilplined approach.

I think that as mapping becomes more popular, which it seems to have done considerably over the last few years of so,there will see an increase in the tools available to make it easier, don't though if that's good or bad. Green Hippo for example are releasing a bit of software for their server that will do a lot of the work for, looks cool if a little out of reach cost wise for most.

[dEp]

i'd like to separate between mapping and masking. the difference is that in masking, you're only defining two dimensional areas of your target surface. if you use keystoning or other distortion filters, or if your geometry is fairly simple, you can get good results (indistinguishable from "real" mapping). here's deepvisual's tutorial:

YouTube- Visual 3D Mapping in Modul8

this technique will do fine for most buildings and can be adapted to most vj apps i know of. however, if you're working with complicated geometry, or want to get interaction with your projection surface beyond the level that's possible with masking, you'll need to have a 3d model of your target geometry. in that case, i recommend checking out vvvv.org's How-to Project on 3D geometry. it's for vvvv, but the principles can be applied to any suitably sophisticated piece of software.

[madsmeskalin]

Do you think I could make a 3D model like that in modul8, or final cut? Or should I try to learn quartz composer.

And since we are on the tutorials subject. Do any of you know of any good tutorials? Some cool tricks and such. I know of VJ kung fu, which is great. Anybody care to share some resources?