Thanks to Syphon, you can use something like Madmapper and simply ‘pipe’ the video output from QLab into Madmapper and do lots of complex mapping there. However, your current project requires a lot of projection mapping and would benefit from a dedicated mapping tool. Say you are using QLab for your video playback because you like how suited it is to stage productions. If you haven’t used Syphon, an example should give you an idea of how useful it is. They also sponsor Syphon, which is great.
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I wonder if other Mac-based media server software uses Syphon in a similar way? My guess is that VDMX might, as it’s the only other significant Mac-only live video server. Software companies can focus on what they do best and what their users want, while knowing their users can leverage other applications up / downstream of theirs in a way that benefits everyone… an ecosystem.Īs an interesting aside, I recently learned that QLab (3, not sure about 4) uses Syphon internally as part of their rendering pipeline. Creative programmers can focus their time on what makes their work unique and then share it into playback, mapping or effects software with Syphon. It enables artists to assemble complex and specific video pipelines and workflows that can’t - and arguably shouldn’t - be possible with a single application.
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I feel like this is what has helped live video artists and creative coders flourish on the Mac platform in recent years. You can mix these tools and more to find unique solutions to your creative problems. The above software is a mix of both end-user applications with GUIs like QLab, and creative coding frameworks and languages like openFrameworks, Processing, Cinder and visual programming apps like Max / Jitter and Pure Data.Īnother key line from Syphon’s website is Just look at the number of video applications make use of Syphon By incorporating support for Syphon (using Syphon’s SDK), an application can share frames with any other Syphon compatible application. In so many cases the word ‘ecosystem’ is misused but in the case of Syphon, it feels right. Syphon provides an ecosystem for sharing imagery between applications and new media development environments. In my case, Syphon has never not worked - it’s so solid - but as I slowly work towards trying to use Linux more and more, I’m realising that not having a Syphon alternative for Linux is not only holding me back, but also likely hampering the adoption of Linux by creative coders and video artists.
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*There is a similar frame sharing framework available on Windows called Spout / Spout2. Syphon - the open-source frame-sharing system for MacOS* is one of those things for me. Often, it’s only when something stops working that you are reminded how much you use it and how important it is.
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