Play with Snapchat Lenses live for VJing, music videos – here’s how

Wouldn’t it be great if you could use those wild face filters live in an AV show / VJ set / music video? Well, you can, thanks to the magic of Syphon – and this VDMX tutorial by Projectile Objects makes it easy.

Recreate classic MP3 visualizers, free – and use them in VJ apps

It’s funny, some things you really didn’t imagine looking back on with nostalgia. And yet, there you are – reminiscing about the days of staring at your Winamp MP3 visualizer. Well, I totally missed it, but there are some free projects that let you bring back those visualizers. Better still, you can pipe them into […]

Peter Kirn - February 7, 2017

Here’s how to make the iPhone or iPad a live camera for VJing

Having a live video source for visuals can be as valuable as having a microphone in audio. But now you can add iOS devices to the realm of possible input devices. On the Mac, you’ve got several means to do this. Wired: With a recent version of iOS / macOS, just connect your Lightning cable, […]

Peter Kirn - November 24, 2016

Syphon in Your After Effects Lets You Map While You Animate

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2014

MWM is 3D Savvy, Next-Generation Mapping Tool; Here’s Why It’s Big News

Peter Kirn - February 24, 2014

MWM is 3D Savvy, Next-Generation Mapping Tool; Here's Why It's Big News

Peter Kirn - February 24, 2014

Motion Improv: How Visuals for Audego Album Were Made with Quartz Composer

Peter Kirn - November 25, 2013

Powerful Syphon Tricks: Streaming Screen Captures, Mapping, Live Canon SLR Cameras

Peter Kirn - November 11, 2013

PixelPusher to Make Networked Syphon Displays from LEDs, Easily, in Crowd-funded Project

Peter Kirn - April 16, 2013

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