Cyclops is a Max object for analyzing and tracking live video. Through a simple interface, Cyclops can track performers and users with a video camera and analyze greyscale and color information from the live image. The resulting data can used to generate control MIDI, audio and video in Max. Typical applications include tracking dancers or other performers on a stage, interacting with users in interactive installations, and creating video-tracking musical instruments and performance interfaces.
Cyclops Multi-Drums: Cyclops detects the performer's hands or body in five areas of the
screen. Each area triggers notes at a different tempo from one of
five different sampled drum kits.You can download a free demo. To order Cyclops go to Cycling74.com.
Max Objects & Patches
I have made several patches and external objects available free for non-commercial use. You can download them below. All objects are now Fat (PPC-native) unless otherwise noted.
If you intend to use these objects and/or patches in a commercial application or setting, please contact me via email to discuss arrangements.
Objects
AiffPlayer v1.5: play AIFF digital audio files using the Mac Sound Manager
SeqPlayer v1.5: use bangs to play Type 0 Standard MIDI Files beat by beat
SeqPlayer v1.6: newer version of SeqPlayer, outputs meta-events
SeqPlayer v2.1: SeqPlayer for OSX
SeqPlayer v2.2: Universal Binary Version (thanks to Peter Castine)
VideoIn v1.5: receive video from any QuickTime input, do motion detection or grey level analysis, use for MAX triggering
VideoIn v1.02: old non-PPC version of VideoIn
Talk v1.5: text-to-speech using the Mac Speech Manager and voices
Boids v1.51: implementation of Craig Reynolds' famous bird-flocking algorithm
Boids for OSX: same as above for OSX
Boids 2D/3D Max+Jitter for Mac: new Mac implementations updated by Jasch, Andre Sier and Wesley Smith
Boids 2D/3D Max+Jitter for Windows: new Windows implementations updated by Jasch, Andre Sier and Wesley Smith
Boids Universal Binary: updated by Barry Threw
EnvGen v1.5: self-clocking envelope generator with arbitrary number of segments
ForLoop v1.5: output a specified range of ints, stepping by a specified value
Patches
Singer Library 1: a collection of examples and utility patches
CDClipper: create, edit and play back clips from audio CD's
Plotter: turns the LCD object into a scalable graphing device (especially useful for displaying MSP data)