“This is brush, a small Max/MSP/Jitter patch that I’ve compiled as a standalone application. It’s aimed at visualists who are just starting out and looking for software to play with. Programmatically, it’s very simple. Video from a live camera (or a movie file) is fed back on itself so that light stays on the canvas (screen). Thus, you can paint with the light in the room you’re in. Decay (fade time), tolerance (lower luma threshold) and color inversion are adjustable so you can adapt your performance to any lighting conditions.”
Dan Winckler’s blog - brush 0.1: a tool for visual performers
This is a great little piece of software, what I would call a Vidget. A small scale application which lets you manipulate digital media in real time for improvised performance. It is very easy to use and entertaining to play with.
Thanks, David! I’m glad you like it. Feature requests are welcome: first thing I’m going to add is a buffer so you can capture and loop your ‘brushstrokes’. Also, it’s going to be a module in the new modular version of vade, which will hopefully be a public beta.