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https://github.com/Edinburgh-College-of-Art/awesome-edinburgh-audio-vision

A curated list of real-time audio-vision resources.
https://github.com/Edinburgh-College-of-Art/awesome-edinburgh-audio-vision

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# Awesome Edinburgh Audio-Vision [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)

###### by ECA Digital Development

A curated list of real-time audio-vision resources.



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## Table of Contents

* [Audio](#audio)

  * [Programmes](#programmes)

  * [Courses](#courses)  

* [Visual](#visual)

  * [Programmes](#programmes-1)

  * [Courses](#courses-1)  

* [Communities](#communities)

  * [University of Edinburgh](#university-of-edinburgh)

  * [City of Edinburgh](#city-of-edinburgh)

* [Tools](#tools)

  * [Free Tools](#free-tools)

    * [General](#general)

    * [Visual](#visual-1)

  * [Paid Tools](#paid-tools)

    * [General](#general-1)

    * [Visual](#visual-2)

  * [DMX](#dmx)

  * [Video Wall](#video-wall)

  * [Automatic Calibration](#automatic-calibration)

* [Resources and Documentation](#resources-and-documentation)

  * [Visual](#visual-3)

    * [Processing](#processing)

    * [MaxMSP + Jitter](#maxmsp--jitter)

    * [vvvv](#vvvv)

    * [OpenFrameworks](#openframeworks)

    * [ECA](#eca)



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## Audio



### Programmes

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List of programmes at Edinburgh College of Art that cover audio and signal processing.



#### Masters



  * [Sound Design](https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/sound-design-msc)



    Interdisciplinary taught Masters programme for sound design across a range of musical and artistic practice.



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### Courses

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List of courses to take as electives or audit focused on Audio and Digital Signal Processing.



  * [Non Real-Time Systems](www.drps.ed.ac.uk/18-19/dpt/cxmusi11019.htm)



    Focused on understanding and appreciation of the advantages of non real-time systems and when to use them instead of real-time environments.



  * [Real-Time Performance Strategies and Design](www.drps.ed.ac.uk/18-19/dpt/cxmusi11018.htm)



    Real-time computer music programming within the Max/MSP environment.



  * [Real-time Computer Systems for Music](www.drps.ed.ac.uk/18-19/dpt/cxmusi10063.htm)



    An introduction to the Max/MSP real-time computer music environment



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## Visual



### Programmes

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List of programmes at Edinburgh College of Art that cover digital media and design.



#### Postgraduate



  * [Design & Digital Media](https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/degrees/index.php?r=site/view&edition=2019&id=37)



    Digital technology applied to design, including its social, cultural and philosophical implications.



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### Courses

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List of courses to take as electives or audit.



  * [Interactive Visual Design](www.drps.ed.ac.uk/18-19/dpt/cxarch11251.htm)



    Covering both Processing and Unity as well as the fundamentals of creative coding



  * [Digital Media Studio Project](www.drps.ed.ac.uk/18-19/dpt/cxarch11006.htm)



    An opportunity to make skilful use of digital tools and techniques in the context of a group design project.



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### Communities

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Communities around the University, the City of Edinburgh and beyond that support creative digital design.



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#### University of Edinburgh



  * [uCreate Studio](https://www.ucreatestudio.is.ed.ac.uk)



    University of Edinburgh Maker Space offering equipment, advice, training, and support to help you make (almost) anything.



  * [Talbot Rice Gallery](https://www.ed.ac.uk/talbot-rice)



    University of Edinburgh Art gallery for contemporary art. Keep an eye out for video artist work and installations.



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#### City of Edinburgh

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  * [Creative Edinburgh](https://www.creative-edinburgh.com)



    Network for creatives in Edinburgh



  * [Ladies Wine and Design Edinburgh](http://ladieswinedesign.com/edinburgh)



    Monthly salon night in Edinburgh for designers identifying as female with occasional crossover coding events.



  * [Edinburgh Hacklab](https://edinburghhacklab.com)



    Edinburgh based Hackerspace: shared spaces for people who mess around with technology for fun



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## Tools

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Code Frameworks, APIs and applications for real-time audio-vision and creative coding.



### Free Tools

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Tools you can use for free, but usually not for profit.



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#### General

   Tools that are relevant for a number of use cases



  * [Openframeworks](https://openframeworks.cc)



    Open source C++ toolkit designed to assist the creative process by providing a simple and intuitive framework for experimentation.    



  * [Cinder](https://libcinder.org)



    Open source library for professional-quality creative coding in C++.  



  * [vvvv](https://vvvv.org)



    Hybrid visual/textual live-programming environment for audio-visual project prototyping and development.



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### Visual

  * [Processing](https://processing.org)



    Processing is a Java based framework for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts



  * [Syphon](http://syphon.v002.info/)  



    Open source Mac OS X technology that allows applications to share frames - full frame rate video or stills - with one another in realtime



  * [Touch Designer](https://www.derivative.ca/)



    Visual development platform for realtime projects and rich user experiences



  * [Hydra](https://hydra-editor-v1.glitch.me)



    Live coding networked visuals in the browser



  * [Structured-light](https://github.com/jakobwilm/slstudio)



    A comprehensive software suite for capturing and reconstructing 3D scenes with a camera-projector pair



  * [Painting With Light](http://pwl.bigfug.com/)



    Video mapping tool that enables artists of any technical ability to paint with static and moving images through any video projector onto 3D physical objects.



  * [VPT](https://hcgilje.wordpress.com/vpt/)



    Multipurpose realtime projection software tool for Mac and Windows



  * [MapMap](https://github.com/mapmapteam/mapmap)



    Open source video mapping software



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### Paid Tools

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Tools you have to pay for, especially if you are short on time.



#### General



  * [Max/MSP + Jitter](https://cycling74.com) [$99 w/ Education discount]



    Visual programming language for artists, educators, and researchers working with audio, visual media, and physical computing.



  * [Millumin](https://www.millumin.com/v3/index.php) [4-months license for 39€ w/ Education discount]



    Integrated Theater / Dance / Videomapping / Interactive installation project tool



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#### Visual



  * [Vdmx](https://vidvox.net/) [$199 w/ Education discount]



    MacOS Video DJ software



  * [madmapper](https://www.madmapper.com/) [35€ Rent, 249€ +tax w/ Education discount]



    Video and light mapping tool



  * [Dynamapper](https://dynamapper.net/) [$4.99]



    Projection mapping tool



  * [SPARCK](https://tecartlab.com/licenses/) [6 Months Free: €125 per year]



    Node based video composition tool



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### DMX

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  * [Open Lighting Architecture (OLA)](https://www.openlighting.org/ola/)



    Framework for lighting control information



  * [Q Light Controller+ (QLC+)](https://www.qlcplus.org/)



    Free and cross-platform software to control DMX



  * [Arduino DMX Shield](https://playground.arduino.cc/DMX/DMXShield)



    There is an Arduino shield for everything and DMX is no exception. Also look into the [Arduino DMX Library](playground.arduino.cc/Learning/DMX)



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### Video Wall



  * [PiWall](http://www.piwall.co.uk)



    Software to turn a number of Raspberry Pis into a video wall. Check out the [ECA Piwall repo](https://github.com/Edinburgh-College-of-Art/piwall-setup) and this gist on [syncing multiple videos](https://gist.github.com/mhamilt/86bba01865c9918b00b8d80eb839f00f)



  * [Most Pixels Ever](https://github.com/shiffman/Most-Pixels-Ever-Processing)



    Processing and OpenFrameworks Library for spanning graphics applications across multiple screens.



  * [Chicago-Brick](https://github.com/google/chicago-brick)



    Google JavaScript Video Wall API



  * [Info-Beamer](https://info-beamer.com/raspberry-pi-digital-signage-magic-video-wall-3028.html)



    Open cloud-based platform for digital signage



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### Automatic Calibration



  * [TightLight](https://createdigitalmotion.com/2013/08/tightlight-automatic-3d-mapping-for-anything-touchdesigner-arduino/)



    Project using Arduino and Derivative TouchDesigner for projection mapping



  * [Structured Light Instructable](https://www.instructables.com/id/Structured-Light-3D-Scanning/)



    Instructable about capturing images that can be decoded into a 3D point cloud using a Processing application



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## Resources and Documentation

Links to helpful repository or API documentation relevant to each field



### Visual

#### Processing

  * [deadpixel.keystone](http://www.deadpixel.ca/keystone/)



    Processing keystoning library. See the [reference manual](https://fh-potsdam.github.io/doing-projection-mapping/processing-keystone/)



  * [Projection Mapping Quickstart in Processing](https://github.com/bsplt/Projection-Mapping-Quickstart-in-Processing)



    GitHub repository with a tool to quickly start projection mapping



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#### MaxMSP + Jitter



  * [Cornerpins and Keystone](https://cycling74.com/forums/cornerpins-and-keystone)



    Historic forum post that covers corner-pinning and key-stoning with Jitter



  * [jit.gl.slab](https://docs.cycling74.com/max7/maxobject/jit.gl.slab)



    Jitter Object that will come in handy if keystoning.



  * [jit.gl.videoplane](https://docs.cycling74.com/max7/maxobject/jit.gl.videoplane )



    Jitter Object that will come in handy if keystoning.



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#### vvvv

  * [How to project on 3D Geometry](https://www.vvvv.org/documentation/how-to-project-on-3d-geometry)



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#### OpenFrameworks

  * [Mapamok](https://github.com/YCAMInterlab/ProCamToolkit/wiki/mapamok-(English))

  * [Ycam ProCam Toolkit](https://createdigitalmotion.com/2012/03/projector-and-camera-a-little-closer-new-magical-mapping-tools-3d-scanning-and-more/)



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#### ECA

  * [ECA Video Projection Git Repository](https://github.com/Edinburgh-College-of-Art/Video-Projection)



    ECA GitHub repository containing examples of how to create custom video projection environments