Projection Mapping - a thread to discuss and share links, tips and ideas.

[OzAz]

Hi All,

Started this thread to share links, tips, ideas and experiences with Video Projection Mapping. Feel free to contribute.

I've dabbled with video projection for a few years, but my lack of artistic skills, weird layout of my house and sheer laziness has precluded me from actually projection mapping my whole house. I have done a few window and 'hollusion' projections and a couple of projection mappings onto parts of my house.
I purchased HeavyM last year (on sale) and have been dabbling with it.

Here's some links to start us off:

• List of projection mapping software (click on more in the Video Mapping column)
• List of projection mapping software (information maybe out of date)
• our wiki video in displays
• our wiki Projection Mapping (has a table comparing software)
• our wiki Videos for suppliers of videos for use in projection mapping or video projection
• Phillips' Projections YouTube channel (has a Projection Mapping 101 tutorial)
• Luma Box YouTube channel (has various tutorials)
• Matt Champneys YouTube Channel (he's associated with Digital Pressworks who provide free software to map your house, then you buy videos that are matched to your house, a bit like buying custom made sequences)

There are two companies selling projectors and software that also have a camera that maps your projection area, not available in all countries.

• Luxedo - All in one kit - Projector and camera in waterproof housing, with associated mapping software
• Lightform- Two versions, LFC recommended for larger installations using your own projector.
  • LFC - Computer, camera plus software
  • LF2+ - Projector, computer and camera in housing plus software

Baird Manor has several videos demonstrating the Luxedo amongst a few other projection mapping videos.


Projector Central all things projectors, has a good Throw Calculator which helps you work out how far away your projector has to be to cover the area you want to project on.

 

[justintas]

Thanks for starting this thread much appreciated. I am in early days of experimenting with mapping our building. Using MadMapper as well, didn't realise that FPP/xlights had that functionality will check it out. We have just got 3 minimad to try for projecting with 3 projectors over a big surface. Keen to here others have done with projecting on to building for Christmas displays the YouTube links above were very useful. Appreciate the sharing.

 

[Carmz87]

Hi guys im actually looking at starting a projection display next year. Ive watch hundreds and hundreds of videos and i feel like ive got the general idea. The one thing i dont get is they all say to drag the content in- where do you get/save the content from to begin with?

 

[OzAz]

@Carmz87 The link to the wiki Videos (in 1st post) has most of the places you can buy content from.

There's a new website by Dan Phillips ( Phillip's Projection youtube guy) Holiday Projection Mapping it's a great resource. Check the Resources\Where to get Content page for list of vendors and places to get free content.

I just save all my content to a folder I named "Projection Mapping Resources" it's getting quite large.