Syphon and MadMapper

codee

Just want to let people know how wel this works I got mad mapper the other day. At the club I do the video show at there have a Matrox TripleHead2Go installed with 3 projects, projecting on to the wall behind the DJ. All three screens are lined up side by side with no edges and it looks like 1 massively wide widescreen. So I wanted my video on all 3 screens so i used mad mapper and Syphon'ed the video out of ME into Madmapper then i duplicated the output so will would output on all 3 screens then I took the 2 out side displays and revered the image so it looks like reflections on the one in a middle. Also I slightly stretched the videos taller to remove some of the black on the top and bottom. I prefer to use the boarder fill efx built into ME 2.0 but the owner of the club HATES the way the boarder fill looks. I think hes an idiot in that regard but its his club and he signs my checks. Just to note MadMapper has put ZERO noticeable strain on my system. Its like i'm running ME without it even on. Also the 2 outside projectors are not perfectly straight on to the screen. So its like i need to keystone them but sideways. which is a feature the projectos dont have built in. So with MadMapper i can straighten everything out. Its a great little advantage i have :) I also just started getting into doing visuals (not well DJing) And I am running Arkaos Grand VJ and that along with ME and MadMapper is giving me some super creative options. Anyway just putting it out there so people know how well this works and how easy it was to set up. Just in case anyone else is considering it.

VJNick

Great to Hear, this is answers a lot of my questions. I am working on an event for the beginning of June and that's really similar to the setup I want to do. I was going to get a second computer to run Mapper and Grand VJ on but I don't know if I can afford it now, and I don't think Syphon can work between 2 computers. I want to build a 3d screen with box like surfaces, and it seems like I need a second VJ software to create those cool effects where it traces the edges of the boxes, and to create a second feed like if I want alternate surfaces to be ambient content or logos. I wanted to go the Mod 8 route, but I currently own NuVJ, and Arkaos is allowing all NuVJ licenses to upgrade to Grand VJ for around $175 through July. Arkaos is going to have a video mapping plug in for Grand VJ, but it doesn't come out until June 1st (the first day of my event) plus the garage cube community seems to be pretty cool like the ME crowd. My only other issue is that I VJ off of a Mac mini from November 2010, and it doesn't support thunderbolt. If I buy a compatible Matrox component, and things don't run smoothly, I can't use it on a newer computer. Code:E, Have you run ME, Serato, Grand VJ, and Mapper at the same time?

VJNick

BTW if anyone is following. I spoke with some one at Matrox they said that the triple head unit for the mini display is the same as the one for thunderbolt.

codee

Yes i have run ME, Serato, Grand VJ, and Mappe But not live. And i'm only using a demo of grand VJ. The club i work at owns a copy of grand VJ and i use it mostly on there computer. But in testing everything ran fine.