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Filed under: Everything — everything July 31, 2007 @ 11:33 pm

Onyx alpha demo online.

Onyx is a visual performance tool that allows one to mix video live - whether it be for club visuals, live performances, or art installations.  This is a very stripped down alpha build meant for the web, so there are limited capabilities … it’s just up here so you can play with it.
features:

- ability mix 6 layers of video
- ability to extend the core filters and effects using Adobe’s Actionscript 3.0
- ability to compile mixed clips into
- ability to receive video sources from external input, such as webcams or even through the internet using an rtmp source

alpha notes:

- right now only flv’s are accepted.  Older versions had accepted swf’s, but Flash Player 9 does not currently support AS 1.0 or 2.0 swfs.
- some of the filters and effects do not have all their controls added, these will be added in the next release.
- in the online version, you may have issues loading more then 2 videos at a time (or at least until the file have been fully downloaded)

View the tutorial here

Use the demo here (requires flash player 9)

12 Comments »

  1. GreatWork! Stuff like this for win the derby.(not the amazon api haha)

    a sound (+mic) input acting as control value would be nice ( volume + frequency )

    Comment by bosch — May 29, 2006 @ 1:00 pm

  2. great work !

    Comment by andreas vetter — May 31, 2006 @ 5:04 am

  3. Dude! That is frekin’ killer.

    Comment by Zez — May 31, 2006 @ 7:35 am

  4. ok, bello bisognerebbe renderlo + flessibile. Bisognerebbe poterlo scaricare e provarlo live

    Comment by VjToNyB — August 4, 2006 @ 8:35 am

  5. Great!
    and i would like to see some snap to beat features :-)
    allthebest

    Comment by VJ_Flux — August 11, 2006 @ 2:22 am

  6. Hey guys — I’m still in the midst of a redesign — The features I was wanting to add were really cluttering up the interface. I’ll be posting new designs soon.

    If anyone would like to collaborate let me know — snap-to-beat, audio in/out, and visual remoting are the biggest features on my list — but I want to know how you guys want to use onyx — or how you currently use VJ software …

    Dan

    Comment by Dan — August 15, 2006 @ 8:18 am

  7. Dan - I just was checking out your demo, nice work! I’ve been looking for something exatly like this… to work in the clubs and such. I have some friends that play in clubs and they’ve been talking to me about doing some live stuff. I am up in nor cal and would like to try to collaborate on some things and show you some of my work.

    Ph0n3

    Comment by Ph0n3 — August 17, 2006 @ 5:57 am

  8. Hi Dan,

    great work,

    i’m really looking for the ability to mix multiple usb cam live? can onyx do this?

    also when do you plan on a downloadable version?

    thanks

    ajc

    Comment by jac gautreau — August 29, 2006 @ 7:53 am

  9. Hi Jac –

    Onyx will be able to take multiple camera feeds no problem — actually, with the demo online, you should be able to do it (they should show up in the file browser)

    I hope to have a new version up by next weekend — with a downloadable version available hopefully within a month after that time — a lot of it is dependant on the Apollo Beta Release.

    The sooner that ships, the sooner Onyx will ship.

    Comment by Daniel Hai — August 29, 2006 @ 8:55 pm

  10. Dan - looks like a lot of hours have
    been put in this.
    Controlling via midi devices would be nice.
    And maybe try to get rid of the
    mouse & keyboard if possible.

    Well done.

    Comment by Phil — November 8, 2006 @ 2:39 am

  11. d. gods gift ,, really ,,,

    really ,,, awsome ,,,,

    skreenz i a z (internationalautonomouszones)

    to be able to network,,,,,, over the wired ,,, connecting , skreens , projectors audio at ear level,,, like a quick time server , , , place to place , mix as you like ,,,

    salud,,,

    adam

    Comment by whoa,,,,i a z ,,, adam — January 14, 2007 @ 10:06 am

  12. when the release version is run?

    Comment by Andrew Hopkins — July 12, 2007 @ 6:24 am

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