Making things for you

Tutorials and more OSC

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:24:37 +0100

Hello there,

I wrote a couple of tutorials that you can read in Millumin’s lab.

I also extended the OSC support. You can now map with your iPhone or your iPad via TouchOSC.
Have a look to this short video :

In the end, I created Monomal, an experimental app to plug your Monome with Millumin.

This week, I planned to work on improving stability. So now, time to chase bugs !

Best,
Philippe

Millumin : OSC support ... and opening the lab !

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:59:17 +0100

Hello there,

Here is a new update bringing OSC support : so you can control Millumin with another software, or via a device that supports this protocol !

By the way, I opened the Millumin’s lab. On this place, you’ll see tutorials, read documentations, and try experiments. Stay tuned ;)

To begin, I post 2 layouts for TouchOSC :

As usual, be free to send me feedback —-> contact@millumin.com

Best,
Philippe

My favorite 2011 albums

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:44:00 +0100

I love listening music. Especially when coding :)
It was hard to choose, but below is my shortlist for 2011 ….

And you, what’s your favorite 2011 albums ?

DJ Food - Magpies, Maps and Moons

Deep and subtle food for DJ.
Weird jazzy downtempo

Rustie - Glass Swords

Happyness everywhere. This album gave me back my teenager smile.
Future-retro abstract hip-hop

Machinedrum - Room(s)

Very nice mixture between footwork, juke, dubstep and electronica.

Raoul Sinier - Guilty Cloaks

Cinematic music by this great illustrator.
Dark glitch-hop

Beardyman - I done a Album

Beatbox, no-beatbox, strange things.
Music mealting pot

Thundercat - The Golden Age of Apocalypse

Music for love. Very classy. Very smooth.
Funk-Soul-Bass

Layer warping, Audio routing ... and happy new year !

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:52:43 +0100

Hello there,

To finish 2011, I recorded 2 videos to show you the last features I released on Millumin.

Mapping & Warping layers by Millumin

Audio routing by Millumin

As usual, be free to send me feedback —-> contact@millumin.com

I wish you all a very happy new year !

Best,
Philippe

What's next for Millumin ?

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:57:42 +0100

Hello !

Wondering what’s coming next, but don’t dare to ask ?
Here is a smell :

Warp layer
Audio routing and level (per layer)
MIDI out
OSC and ArtNet support
Cue points for the timeline

Of course, I got bugs to fix. Of course, the interface should be improved a lot.
Millumin is still young and I working hard on these things too !
So (I always say that) the best thing I need, is your feedback. If your brain mumbles something, please drop me an email —-> contact@millumin.com

Best,
Philippe

Millumin : MIDI support

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:24:31 +0100

Hello there,

These last two weeks, I didn’t post an update (big or small). But I’m coming back !
This new update brings :

MIDI support
better support for MPEG files
small interface improvements
bugfixes

Thanx for the feedback and all the ideas you provided so far. Now, it’s time for me to stand back, and figure out what I’ll work on during the next months …
I’m sure surprising things’ll pop out !

Best,
Philippe

"Siri does not provide a service, it creates an emotional link between the user and the machine (like..."

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:34:51 +0200

“Siri does not provide a service, it creates an emotional link between the user and the machine (like the color of an iPod).”

reAnimed : my video blog about animation

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:41:00 +0200

Do you line animation ? I really do (when I’m not working on Millumin).
Over the past years, I’ve been digging animation short movies, and I decided to put the best ones on this video blog : reAnimed.anomes.com

I post 4 or 5 movies a week, so you won’t be overloaded.
Feel free to subscribe via one of these :

Millumin : multi-selection, copy & paste and more ...

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:50:15 +0200

Hello there,

This week, I release a medium update. No big feature but many small ones :

select multiple layers
copy & paste (layer, timeline item, keyframes)
keyboard shortbuts
new blend modes (hue / saturation / color / luminosity
keystone (multiscreen setup)
a “pause” button

As usual, I fixed a few bugs. After releasing my next big feature, the MIDI support, I’ll start fix them all !
Do not hesitate to write me an email, to ask me anything : contact@millumin.com

Best,
Philippe

Millumin : blend mode and multi-screen

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:54:00 +0200

Hello there,

Here is a new update : blend modes like in Photoshop (multiply, screen, add, overlay, …) and multi-screen/soft-edge. I tested it on my Matrox TripleHead and it works well :)
Please let me know what you think of all this, so I could go further !

As usual, to update, just run Millumin and check for updates :)

Now, let’s finish the MIDI support !

Best,
Philippe

Update : the timeline (and some other things)

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:17:14 +0200

Hello there,

Today, I released an important update for Millumin. Please open Millumin and check for updates :

In this new version, you got the timeline, and big performance improvements (especially in fullscreen and when loading files). Of course I fixed bugs and changed a bit the interface as well.
Thanx to all of those reported me bug : keep doing so !

Now I’ very busy with the multi-ouput/soft-edge feature. More news soon !

Best,
Philippe

Small update : rearrange layers !

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:00:02 +0200

Hello there,

Today, I released a small update for Millumin. Please open Millumin and check for updates :

In this new version, you can now rearrange the layers, and if it crashes, you’ll be able to send me a report in one-click. The rest is minor bug fixes and UI improvements.
Thanx to all of those reported me bug : I’m working on them !

Right now, I’m very focused on finishing the timeline.
Then I’ll carry on the multi-ouput/soft-edge feature :)

Have a nice day,
Philippe

The beta is out !

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:46:00 +0200

Hello there.

A small post to let you know that the beat of Millumin is out (if you subscribe to the beta, you should have receive an email).

www.millumin.com

Keep in mind it’s an early beta, that doesn’t reflect the final product.
Expect minor updates every week. A major every month.

I’ll talk much about it in the next days …

Best,
Philippe

I just received a gift : this VMX v64

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:31:00 +0200

LeCollagiste kindly sent me a Codanova VMX v64.
This is a nice MIDI controller with big lines of luminescent buttons, many knobs, sliders and a jog. Expect Millumin to work with it :)

More photos below …

Sneak preview : Quartz & Camera & Syphon (video)

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:56:00 +0200

Hello,

Here is a video to show you Quartz, Camera and Syphon support in Millumin. I hope you’ll enjoy !
Once again : THIS IS NOT THE FINAL INTERFACE !

Next video will be about mapping and warping output.

Sneak preview : Quartz & Camera & Syphon from Millumin on Vimeo.

Particule Quartz Composition by HybridVisuals

Previous videos :

Iduun @ Paris Jeunes Talents

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:58:05 +0200

As a member of Iduun, I’m very pleased to say that we were finalist for the Paris Jeunes Talents competition !
Indeed, two months ago, we passed an audition for our last show : Kadâmbini
Sadly we didn’t get the price, but the party in Paris city hall was very huge ;)

Here are some pics and video about Kadâmbini

When the Millumin's beta will be released ?

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:32:12 +0200

Despite I’m working very hard on Millumin, I’m a bit late.
So instead of july, Millumin’s beta will be released on August 24th, 2011.
I know a lot of people can’t wait, but I definitly want to release something of quality.

Which platform will be supported ?
I decided to focus my effort on Mac first. Once I’d stabilize the Mac version, I’ll work on the Windows version.
Why ? Again, the same reason : quality. I don’t want to spend time on cross-platform compatibility, before having tried new functionnalities, new designs, new ergonomics …
What’s about Linux ? For the moment, I got no plan for this platform. Please write me, I’ll be happy to speak to such users !

How the beta works ?
Every month, I’ll release a new beta. You can use this beta without restriction during 1 month (until the new beta comes).
For example : the first beta will be valid until September 24th; then the second beta will be released and valid until October 24th.

If you got a question, do not hesitate to ask me on contact@millumin.com

Sneak preview of the Dashboard (video)

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:50:00 +0200

Hello,

I recorded this video to show you the last thing I’ve been working on : the Dashboard. Of course, I’m still trying different approaches, but it gives a good idea of the direction I took.
Again : THIS IS NOT THE FINAL INTERFACE !

Sneak Preview of the Dashboard from Millumin on Vimeo.

Sorry for my french accent, I hope it’s still understandable.

My last readings

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:13:00 +0200

Hello.

Recently (and all of my life), I’ve read so interesting books.
I couldn’t resist to share them with you :

Philosophy and life of Gunpei Yokoi

What a touching book. My favorite. The philosophy of this humble guy, “Lateral thinking with withered technology”, inspired me so much.
Additionally, he co-created Mario with Miyamoto, invented the GameBoy, Game&Watch and tons of others things. He simply made Nintendo.
Sketching user experiences

The best book about prototyping I had in my hands. And it’s very pleasant to read !
Crush It !

Gary Vaynerchuk … Have you seen this guy talking ? I think he’s kind of possessed (and funny), but I definitely like his straightforward style.
This book speaks about starting a business, while using wisely social media to promote it.
Permission Marketing

Godin published this book in 1999, foreseeing a lot of things, including social media, long time before Facebook and Twitter.
He popularized the concept of Permission Marketing : respect your customers by always asking a permission, and establish a long-term relationship with them.
Independently animated : Bill Plympton

Plympton is one of my favorite animator. This book tells his story, shows his cartoons … and makes me laugh !

If you wanna suggest me good books, don’t hesitate, as I very like to read !
Or ket’s keep in touch through Shelfari

Next post’ll be about the dashboard of Millumin :)

Sneak preview of the timeline (video)

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:21:00 +0200

Hello,

As promised, here is what you’ll be able to do with the Millumin’s timeline.
THIS IS NOT THE FINAL INTERFACE !

Sneak Preview of the Timeline from Millumin on Vimeo.

Sorry for my french accent, I hope it’s still understandable.