Prayer Wheel Processing Using PhotoMosh Pro

Another very interesting and powerful tool available on the Mac is PhotoMosh Pro (now called Mosh Pro). While this is not a real time processing app -- i.e.: the work screen shows an approximation of real time effects, but any final patch needs to be 'recorded' (exported) explicitly to create an output file for further use...

What is nice about this app is that it has a huge range of effects (most of which have parameter adjustments that can be controlled manually or by LFOs and such), but presents itself as a stackable array of such processing steps (with processing order able to be swapped as desired). It's really quite powerful as you can see below in a few samples - including a Rutt-Etra like effect.

Using the Color Mixer from Philosophical Tools

Eric Souther (Philosophical Tools on Patreon) has released a new Touch Designer TOX processing network based upon the 8 channel Color Mixer hardware device developed by David Jones.  I initially encountered the color mixer while at my first Experimental TV Center artist residency in 1987 - and I immediately fell in love with the beautiful layering of multi channel video "slices", each of which could be keyed and colorized independently before being summed together on output. Eric's TOX network provides a nice emulation of the original hardware mixer.

The sample footage I'm sharing originates from my original video tape library documenting visits in the early 1990s to several Mayan sites including Chichén Itzá and Cobol in the Yucatan Peninsular of Mexico. Selections have been fed thru the Color Mixer processing network to achieve my desired look and texture. 

Note that edited / selected segments of these raw processing flows will be used in my upcoming River Styx video: the specific section of the program deals with the Journey thru the Mayan Underworld (descent into flames and darkness) and the Voyage to the Ancestors (climbing the sacred mountain into the Sky realms).

Flames Samples 2 - Re:Struktr Processing

 

from the Fire & Flames series

Flames Samples - Re:Struktr Processing

 

from the Fire & Flames series

Wind Chimes Samples - Re:Struktr Processing

 

from the Wind Chimes series

Swimming Sample - Re:Struktr Processing

 

from the Swimming series

Sinking Sample - Re:Struktr Processing

 

from the Sinking series

Floating Samples - Re:Struktr Processing

 

    

from the Floating series

Fire Dance Samples - Re:Struktr Processing

    

From the Fire Dance series

Using a Touch Designer Networks: Pixelate

 

The Pixelate tool was originally developed by Eric Souther on his Patreon site Philosophical Tools. (Turn on audio!)

Using Re:Struktr app - Prayer Wheels 2

This new app from Signal Culture allows very interesting wave-form driven flicker-based transitions between two channels of video. In this example, a number of Signal Culture apps were used in tandem: Input Amp -> Proc Amp -> Frame Buffer -> Re:Struktr -> Syphon Recorder.  (Turn on audio!)

Using Re:Struktr app: Prayer Wheels

This new app from Signal Culture allows very interesting wave-form driven flicker-based transitions between two channels of video. Very powerful. In these example, sine/triangle wave driven transitions, frame buffering, and  color tinting features have been utilized. (Turn on audio!)

Using Re:Struktr app (con't.)

Footage of UTE Fire Dance combined with reaction diffusion system patterns.

This new app allows very interesting wave-form driven flicker-based transitions between two channels of video. Very powerful. In this example, sine wave driven transitions & color tinting features have been utilized. (No audio)

Some more sample processing using Signal Culture's new app Re:Struktr -> flicker warning!

 

This new app allows very interesting wave-form driven flicker-based transitions between two channels of video. Very powerful. In this example, sine & triangle wave driven flicker transitions have been increased  to a fast rate and keying & color tinting features have been utilized. (Turn on audio!)

Sample processing using Signal Culture's new app Re:Struktr

 

This new app allows very interesting wave-form driven flicker-based transitions between two channels of video. Very powerful. In this example, sine wave driven flicker transitions have been reduced to a very slow rate - like a cross fade. (Turn on audio!)

Spirit Bark - Processing Samples

Here are some (.gif) samples of the range of video processing that I have been applying to footage of a 'Spirit Bark' assemblage sculpture by the artist team Sylvain and Ghyslaine Staëlens that I recorded at 2022 Outsider Art Fair in NYC.

Eventually, selected segments are destined to be included in my currently under script development multi-part video program entitled 'Crossing the Styx.'

Chronos - a Touch Designer .tox project

Here are two examples of a new Touch Designer processing network which is now available at Eric Souther’s ‘Philosophical Tools’ Patreon site as a .tox file aptly named 'Chonos’. Nice tool! Thoughtful control pallet interface for easy adjustments.

The top sample is the same settings as bottom sample, but with color added back in (reducing Monochrome node setting). 

Note: videos have audio - turn on sound.

Whirling Dervish

 Here are a few samples of OBS processing of found footage of a dervish fire dance.

Still More Touch Designer Distraction

Here are a couple more examples of output from the original Touch Designer network with a few modifications.

Note:  **FLASHING WARNING** for video #2...

More Touch Designer Distraction

Another sample of reaction diffusion processing using Touch Designer.