Re: [-empyre-] interactive video software

[MBiederman <m.biederman@sympatico.ca>]

Hi,

Long time lurker, first time contributor.

For me, whose background and education is a traditional art school, 
albeit time-based (music, film, video, performance) that is to say, I 
dont have any "real" training in computers, have found that the 
MAX/MSP/Jitter (and softVNS written by david rokeby) is simply the most 
flexible piece of software out there.  As a recent advertisement said: 
"anything in/ anything out"  I've used it in several museum and gallery 
based installations all over the world where its been crucial that they 
run everyday without a hitch.

It's got a fairly steep learning curve, but the treat is that you can 
program graphically - a real plus for those of us that dont think in 
terms of lists of commands.  There is a great user base out there as 
well who are willing to help via listserv.

www.cycling74.com


By the way, if you're open source, go for PD.  Although I cant really 
speak for its reliability as I can MAX.

have fun,
matthew biederman


On 4-Mar-05, at 11:24 AM, Jason Nelson wrote:

> A terribly basic question for those whose work I so
> admire. What software do most use to create their
> interactive video works? And what applications are
> used for what? Which are the best for the quick
> beginner?
>
> Jason Nelson
>
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