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Kinematic / Perform

Perform.

Projectors, lights, cameras and live video. Build the show, then run it.

Starts on the canvasPerform mode hands the screen to the show
Download for macOS 0.5.0Coming from TouchDesigner?
projection
shaders
lighting · dmx
Explore Perform7 pages
ProjectionProjection map anything.LightingControl stage lighting.CamerasUse live cameras.Video in & outSend and receive video.Shaders & looksWrite shaders and looks.ControlBuild control panels.Show modeRun a live show.
Perform · Projection

Projection mapping

Pin, warp and blend pictures onto anything, then let a camera line up the projectors.

Corner pinMesh warpEdge blendGain mapsProjector layoutStructured-light calibrationUV remapFree-form shapes

adds ProjectionMapper · ImageCornerPin · ImageEdgeBlend · ProjectorLayout · StructuredLightCalibration

Learn more about projection mapping →
a spiral projected on a wall, the window cut out so no light hits the glass
A sunset photo split into two projector halves, each with a soft edge where they overlap
one photo split for two projectors, each half fading out over the overlap
Perform · Lighting

Lighting

DMX, Art-Net and sACN with 1,500+ fixture profiles. Program cues, or let the music run them.

Serial DMXArt-NetsACN1,500+ fixturesProgrammerCue stacksPalettesSubmastersMVRPixel matrixEos, grandMA3, Hog 4 over OSC

adds DmxCueStack · DmxProgrammer · DmxPixelMatrix · ArtNetSendInterface · SAcnSendInterface

Learn more about lighting →
a dancer clip driving a 64 by 40 DMX pixel grid, the clip in the corner
three moving heads following a dancer across the stage, in the 3D preview
Perform · Cameras and tracking

Cameras and tracking

Webcams, depth cameras and capture cards. Bodies, hands, faces and masks, all on your machine.

WebcamsDepth camerasCapture cardsBody poseHandsFacesGesturesClick-once masksDepth from one cameraBlob trackingOptical flow

adds VideoCaptureInterface · LocalAIImageToBodyPose · LocalAIImageToHandKeypoints · LocalAIImageToTrackedMask · DepthCameraCaptureInterface

Learn more about cameras and tracking →
a dancer with his background dropped and his body tracked, from a video file
one click on the dancer and the mask follows him as a spotlight
Perform · Video in and out

Video in and out

Pass video between apps and machines. Stream it out when the show goes online.

NDISyphonRTMPRTSPHLSTallyPTZ camerasStream DeckSource browser

adds StreamingNDIReceiveInterface · StreamingNDISendInterface · StreamingSyphonSendInterface · StreamingRtmpSend · StreamingPtzControl

Learn more about video in and out →
four feeds on one multiview, with the stage camera on air
a live 3D render, the picture an NDI send puts on the network
Perform · Shaders and looks

Shaders and looks

Write WGSL or GLSL, paste a Shadertoy, chain looks like effect pedals.

WGSLGLSLShadertoy pasteHot reloadFeedbackBloomKaleidoscopeGlitchColor grading

adds ImageShader · ImageFeedback · ImageBloom · ImageKaleidoscope

Learn more about shaders and looks →
a dancer folded into eight turning mirrors
warm and cool ink swirling, kept sharp by feedback
Perform · Control

Control

Panels for whoever runs the show. Map any knob to OSC, MIDI or a web page.

Custom panelsSliders and dialsXY padsOSC learnMIDI learnStream DeckHTTPWebSocketsWebhooksPython

adds UIPanel · UIDial · OSCReceive · MidiLearn · HTTPRequest

Learn more about show control →
A custom panel
a custom panel for the operator
A Glow knob on a panel and the glowing ball it drives
the Glow knob on its panel, turned up, and the ball it lights
Perform · Show mode

Show mode

The editor steps aside and the output takes the screen. Lock it and let it run for a season.

Perform modeKioskSeveral outputsShow lockTimeline and markersMIDI timecodeLTCArt-Net timecode

adds Timeline · MidiLtcDecode · ArtNetTimecodeReceive · DmxActiveCuelist

Learn more about show mode →
a pattern mapped onto 640 RGB lights over four DMX universes, previewed as they glow
the program picture going out live, with a LIVE badge and the set title
Live

Press go.

A cue stack running eight fixtures. In the app the same cues go out over DMX, Art-Net or sACN.

DmxCueStack · universe 1 Live
Cue 1 · Warm washa sketch drawn in your browser

Cue list

cues can also follow

The timelineBeatsA tracked dancerOSC from a deskMIDI
Coming from TouchDesigner

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