Turn your brightest ideas into outstanding visual experiences thanks to the largest and most complete library of visual effects on the market. There are more than 1,000 potential combinations, which leaves endless room for customizing your projection mapping. All the tests and changes you make are visible live. No rendering time to break the creativity. You build your show in a fluid and consistent way.
Launched in 2016, the Olga kit is now a reference for building settings for 3D projection mapping. The simplicity of use combined with the flawless quality of the product make it a best-seller among audiovisual professionals and artists around the world.
To mark the 76th anniversary of Jordan's independence, the largest 3D projection mapping the nation had seen played across the Jordan Gate Towers. Using Disguise the team were able to accurately project and synchronise content from three different areas.
Opening our list is MadMapper, a tool that promises scenographic freedom. True enough, this powerful video mapping projection software works well on a wide range of surfaces, from temples, cathedrals and landscapes to objects and landscapes. It also has a clear workflow, allowing real-time parameter tinkering and even last-minute modifications so you can deliver your show on schedule, no matter the scale.
What sets HeavyM apart from the rest is its drag-and-drop features and intentionally designed small learning curve. It also has pre-designed shapes that you can maximize to save time or create projections on the fly.
This video mapping projection software has multiple layering and masking options to let you draw complex models. Ultimately, its visual effects library boasts more than a thousand potential combinations to make your stage decoration, corporate show, building mapping or permanent installation wow your audiences.
Resolume does an excellent job at projecting video on any surface. It lets you divide your composition into slices, mix layers and map them onto your venue, whether it be a DJ booth, whole buildings, giant stages, or irregularly shaped objects. With edge blending, Resolume can even wrap around objects for an immersive 360-degree experience.
The catch is that this projection mapping software was designed specifically for live music events. As a result, its features and drawing tools may not be a good fit for other creative projects like permanent installations.
Isadora is a great option for those looking for the best free projection mapping software. While its paid version definitely has more mapping-related functions, it still offers structure-based projection, motion tracking, in-depth lighting settings and even 4-channel online streaming.
It also brings together a media server, a visual programming tool and a video and audio processing engine in one easy-to-use platform. These features allow you to create interactive playbacks and stunning effects with ease.
TouchDesigner is a video mapping projection software that values experimentation and iteration. It is designed to be fast and flexible for rapid prototyping, allowing its users to build pre-visualizations, test technical solutions and be prepared long before going onsite.
Finally, this projection mapping tool boasts open customization capabilities and third-party app support on top of its suite of features. This allows you to use TouchDesigner to develop solutions for both small and large-scale projects that fit your scenario, desired visuals and budget.
Another feature to love about this video mapping projection tool is that it lets users validate projection studies and generate client documentation in seconds. Mapping Matter also offers annotation options should you need to add further information to your presentation. The best part is that it lets you interact with projectors, change directional lighting and apply rich textures on objects with ease.
The professional video mapping team at Showtech Productions has the programs and equipment to deliver the solutions you need, whether you require 2D or 3D mapping. We have worked on both indoor and outdoor venues, projecting interactive presentations on practically any object.
We are a small non profit museum. We want to project PowerPoints, Videos and images in UHD on three separate screens (front, left, right). We want to show three different linked timelines. What would you recommend.
MapMap is a free, open source software for projection mapping aimed at artists and small teams. Its intuitive interface facilitates learning and promotes artistic expression. This software is available on Windows, OSX, and Linux. MapMap gives users the ability to projection map on any surface of choice. Mapmap takes media sources and gives users the ability to manipulate the media into different positions and shapes. Media sources can come from any various accepted media formats. With an easy to understand interface, new users can get started in minutes.
Projection mapping, also known as video mapping and spatial augmented reality, is a projection technology used to turn objects, often irregularly shaped, into a display surface for video projection. These objects may be complex industrial landscapes, such as buildings. By using specialized software, a two or three dimensional object is spatially mapped on the virtual program which mimics the real environment it is to be projected on. The software can interact with a projector to fit any desired image onto the surface of that object. This technique is used by artists and advertisers alike who can add extra dimensions, optical illusions, and notions of movement onto previously static objects. The video is commonly combined with, or triggered by, audio to create an audio-visual narrative.
To the right of the library tab is the layers tab. Layers are media sources that are displayed in the output editor. Layers are created when a source from the library is selected and turned into a 1. quad, 2. triangle or 3. ellipse. This tab allows users to show/hide, lock, duplicate, and delete layers.
Layers can be rearranged by dragging them on top of or below each other. Doing this also controls the layer arrangement in the output editor. Layers add vertices to the source which allows the source to be edited in a variety of ways. Next to each layer name, there are five icons:
Below the Library and Layers tab is the Inspector menu. This menu changes according to what is selected in the Library or Layers tab. Through the Inspector menu, users can modify the selected source in a variety of ways. Options for the Layer Inspector menu:
Currently supported shapes are: Quads/Mesh, Triangle and Ellipse. When Meshes have a dimension of two by two (2x2) vertices, they are called Quads. When they have more than 2x2 vertices, they are called A Mesh. A Mesh is a grid of vertices that allow more flexible mapping for complex output shapes.
Before projection mapping onto a surface check the system preferences on your machine to make sure your computer is not set on mirroring, but instead is set so that your projector is an external / additional monitor. Then use the Toggle Full Screen icon at the top of the MapMap Menu to send the output editor content to your projector or external monitor.
MapMap supports the OpenSoundControl communication protocol. Currently supported actions allow full control of existing sources and layers, such as changing a source file, adjusting opacity and visibility, changing volume, etc.
MapMap provides a flexible way to control groups of sources and layers using regular expressions. For example the following OSC message will change the opacity of all sources whose name starts with movie- to 50%:
I'm setting up a projection map for a non-profit that will have images projected onto angular and unusually shaped walls. I use modul8 on my mac in the past, but this case is different. They use PC (in fact their whole show runs off of a laptop) and they want the ability to change the images based on the theme of the show. They have an A/V guy, but I don't want to suggest complex software that is going to be hard for a beginner to use. What software should I recommend and then use to set up their show so they don't have to keep calling little old expensive me?
PaintingWithLight has a feature rich demo that is very beginner friendly, and only costs a bit over $50 for a full license. Compared to other projection mapping software out there, this is an amazing bargain.
Hello. I have an upcoming projection mapping project that will be utilizing Millumin. I am using three projectors for an overall resolution of 5400x1080. I plan to use SwitchResX to get one computer to output 5400x1080@60 into a Barco E2 which will split the 5400x1080 resolution into 3x 1920x1080 signals which then get fed to three projectors. I plan to use a single computer output in order to avoid asychronous signals potentially affecting the blend region. The plan is to use Millumin--not the projectors--to do the warping and blending.
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