vjs and audio/video specialists....

[krossfyter]

okay got a dj show soon. havent downloaded arkaos yet (for live motion animation) because im waiting till next week when i hook up dsl. im wondering if i can work some live motion animation for backdrop show for a dj with just my laptop a projector and a digitial camcorder. what can i do and how do i do it?
im trying to expierement with this stuff so im new so dont knock me for being a rookie because i know how pitiful i sound at the moment.


rock.

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Originally posted by krossfyter
okay got a dj show soon. havent downloaded arkaos yet (for live motion animation) because im waiting till next week when i hook up dsl. im wondering if i can work some live motion animation for backdrop show for a dj with just my laptop a projector and a digitial camcorder. what can i do and how do i do it?
im trying to expierement with this stuff so im new so dont knock me for being a rookie because i know how pitiful i sound at the moment.


rock.

Are you DJ-ing using the Laptop? As that might hog the machine for doing something with the projector.

I assume as you mentioned downloading Arkaos that you're creating a mix in iTunes then running the visualisation on the projector, full screen.

Leaving you with nothing to do...;)

However, if you were to plug the camera directly into the projector, you could have a back drop of whatever you filmed earlier, or you could leave it live, perhaps on some cool lights or something?

I think that DV cameras need the tape removing though if you're running them as a live feed, otherwise they have a timed shut-off onto standby.

Another thought, is somehow setting up a live radio broadcast (shoutcast, is that right?) and then tuning into it thru iTunes, and running the visuals that way.

Would that work, anyone? It just came to me then - can you add more radio stations to iTunes? Help me AND krossfyter!!!

Hope I helped, let me know if you have more questions.

[krossfyter]

thanks. nah im not using my laptop for the music at all. the dj has his own stuff his running for the music. im simply trying to see what i can provide is terms of live motion visualization in the backdrop armed just with my laptop a digital video camcorder and a projector. im not understanding what you said about the dv camcorder for some reason.