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Batch-process video, free: new FFmpeg Explorer filter tool works visually
ffmpeg is a powerful but sometimes daunting free and open source video command line tool. Developer Sam Lavigne has found a way to make it easier to explore its complex filter processing tools – giving it a node-based patching interface for trying out filters in a browser. And Sam is looking for testers.
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Traktor X1 MK3 is NI’s compact DJ controller, refined: hands-on
In the first glimpse of new-generation hardware from NI, the company is offering an MK3 revision of its Traktor X1 controller. The X1 line has always found some fans at for its simplicity and compact size. This version adds additional controls, lots of aesthetic touches, and functionality that incorporates what had previously required user hacks. So what can it do at launch – for Traktor, or even as a MIDI controller for other software?
You can play rave classic game wipEout in the browser – for now
Pygnosis’ 1995 PlayStation launch title introduced the combination of futuristic anti-gravity racing and 90s rave music. And it came complete with music by legendary Welsh game composer CoLD SToRAGE – arguably eclipsing even tracks in later editions that included Leftfield, The Chemical Brothers, and Orbital. And now Wipeout arrives in a browser port of a source code leak – and it’s a fascinating technical portrait, and least while it lasts.
monome, teletype are free in VCV Rack – and hardware is returning this fall
Peter Kirn - July 27, 2023
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TouchOSC controller does iOS, Android, desktop, gamepads – and keeps getting better
Peter Kirn - July 17, 2023
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