Invariable
Just a quick thing to put up: a simple webcam visualizer written in open frameworks called Invariable. It was created for a college event I ended up disk jockeying (which I am told is very high school of me). We needed something cool on the projector!
So what is it doing? It grabs video and employs differencing on each color channel, and if the pixel’s change is over whatever threshold I’ve set, it shows up as a pure color from whatever channel. I’m pretty bad at describing this sort of thing… Let me try again. Imagine, you are a pixel. Not a whole pixel, but just the red part of a pixel (so if you and blue where hanging out the pixel would be purple). Now let’s say that the camera isn’t picking up red at all, you won’t have to be too bright, let’s say around 40. But all of a sudden red shows up, about 200′s worth! Now, because of the visualizer, you won’t turn 200, you’ll be 255! SUPER BRIGHT! PURE RED! Other colors on the same pixel can do this, because the process is worked out per channel, so mixes can show up, allowing for cardinal colors, and black or white.
The thing looks pretty cool, so check the break for a video and a download link!
The video is quite blurry, but this will happen when you compress pixely stuff. And I assure you that the download is safe! I made it myself!
Also, if you use this, or are inspired, I don’t mind shout-outs (but I do mind shoot-outs, and this will happen if you steal my shit)!