VideoHackspace

The London Video Hack Space is a place to share ideas, thoughts, knowledge, technologies, processes and aesthetics on video. We welcome artists, engineers, students, and everyone interested in any video technology !!!

To make sure you're updated on what is going on please follow us on our new website http://www.videohackspace.org/

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NEXT EVENT: TUESDAY 18th December 7pm @Juno, Shoreditch (in the Basement)

The presentation of the Group will take place at 7Pm @ Juno (Shoreditch) https://www.facebook.com/events/521022757917275/

Discussion on how to setup the Group will follow during the evening. Any suggestion is welcome. The event is hosted by VJ London https://www.facebook.com/groups/92517015792/?fref=ts it's a relaxed monthly meeting, there will be some A/V performance until 23.30 https://www.facebook.com/events/463555757029542/.

The event is free and open to everyone, when entering the Juno go downstairs into the basement and search for a big screen !!!

Here's the presentation for the Kick-Off:

http://on.fb.me/UdwLYP

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These are the main areas of interest identified so far, any suggestion/idea is very welcome :

- Cinematography

- Video / Photo cameras

- Filming techniques

- Direction and editing

- Codecs and compressions algorithm

- Real time video (generative and loop based)

- A/V synchronization

- Motion capturing

- Video software (After Effects/Cinema4d/Resolume/Modul8/Arkaos/VDMX/Syphon/Quartz)

- Green screen

- Interactive design

- Installations

- Mapping

- Midi / Osc with physical or touch interfaces

- Gestures, body and facial recognition

- Video Journalism

Mailing List

There is a dedicated mailing list to discuss our activities.

Follow us on Twitter @VideoHackSpace

Follow us on Facebook Videohackspace Group

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Meetings and workshops

Meetings take place every TDB from 7pm onwards. They are usually happening TBD.

Events

• NEXT EVENT: TUESDAY 18th December 7pm @Juno, Shoreditch (in the Basement)

The presentation of the Group will take place at 7Pm @ Juno (Shoreditch) https://www.facebook.com/events/521022757917275/

Discussion on how to setup the Group will follow during the evening. Any suggestion is welcome. The event is hosted by VJ London https://www.facebook.com/groups/92517015792/?fref=ts it's a relaxed monthly meeting, there will be some A/V performance until 23.30 https://www.facebook.com/events/463555757029542/.

The event is free and open to everyone, when entering the Juno go downstairs into the basement and search for a big screen !!!

Agenda TBC soon

For the latest events visit VideoHackSpace Events Page

Software

• Onyx-vj – Air based free vj mixing software (multiplatform) - VJ actionScript based video and generative art mixer
• Syphon - Open source Mac OS X technology that allows applications to share frames - full frame rate video or stills - with one another in realtime
• Flxer – Flash based free vj mixing software (multilatform) - FLXER Not only an AV mixing, free software but the biggest community platform for video artists, VJs and visual performers

Projects

• RGBD

People

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• vjhash-Fabrizio D'Amico
• Marc Barto

Proposals

Please add here your proposals for workshops and events!

• Interactive video storytelling tools (Zeega, PopCorn Maker...) Marc
• Mobile video reporting Marc
• Live Editing tools Marc
• Popcorn Workshop (Popcorn Maker + Popcorn.js) | I could host, Philo
• Introduction to Max/MSP Jitter by building a VJ kit in (VIZZIE) (Teacher: James)
• Introductionary to advanced (Processing) and (openFrameworks) (Teacher: James)
• Motion Graphics in Adobe After Effects | Who can teach?

Resources

Sensors

• Xth Sense

Mechanical muscle-activity pickup for instrument control.

Theory & Tutorials

• Sensor Wiki

This wiki provides thorough reviews of the main types of sensing technologies used in musical applications, as well as tutorials on building sensor interfaces.