Making things for you

Millumin : 64 bits optimized for Mountain Lion

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:48:00 +0100

Hello,

I’m very excited today as I’m releasing an important update : 64 bits support that I’ve been working on since summer 2012 !
And it brings great optimizations for Moutain Lion, especially with large movies (fps up to 3 times better). Example :

On a MacMini (last generation with Intel HD 4000 and SSD)
On OSX Mountain Lion 10.8
With a global resolution of 6400 x 720
Playing 4 movies (Photo-JPEG, 6400 x 720)
This setup runs smoothly at 30 frames per seconds

Please, activate the 64 bits mode via the Preferences.

You can read all the details about usage and working here.
This 64 bits version is also working on Snow Leopard and Lion, but don’t feature any performance improvements.

By the way, this update contains a very recurrent request : to name the columns in the dashboard.

Have a nice day,
Philippe

Millumin : dynamic mask with matte, Hap support, ...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:53:00 +0100

Hello,

Here is a small update but with very interesting features. In brief :

Dynamic mask with matte
Hide locked layers in list
Hap codec support (optimized GPU codec)
Save Quartz patch parameters
New option : keep input sources “hot”

I’m sure it’d make you happy, and as usual, feedback is appreciated —-> contact@millumin.com

Have a nice day,
Philippe

Multi-mask & Split a Layer & more-more-more

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:10:00 +0100

Hello,

Since december 2012, I worked hard on this brand new update, but I’m sure it was worth to.
The main features :

Multi-mask
Split a layer (very handy for videomapping)
Performance optimizations
Advanced antialiasing
Screen transformations (shift/scale/rotate/corners)
Blur & Soft Crop effects
The scroll follows the played column and the timeline cursor

You should like it very much !
As usual, please send feedback to contact@millumin.com, it’s always very appreciated !

Have a nice day,
Philippe

PS : there is still one license with -33% off to catch (via partner-trainer Lecollagiste)

Kinect Mask & other things

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:04:28 +0100

Hello,

Yes ! Kinect support is there. Please download the application and follow this tutorial ;)

Don’t hesitate to leave a word or two on the forum !

By the way, I updated Millumin with some features : a counter in dashboard, ability to change composition time in dashboard, … Enjoy !

Have a nice day,
Philippe

About small but useful features ...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:55:00 +0100

Hello,

A new update for Millumin is available. Despite it doesn’t bring a big features, it adds a lot of small but useful ones. Here are some :

Keyboard Mapping
Test Card
Edge Blending for first/last Screens
Insert and Move Column anywhere
Preview Library Sources (and reload them)
Default Resolution in Preferences
Take Screenshots
Change the Time when Playing a Composition
Show Changelog

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

Have a nice day,
Philippe

PS : have a look to this Kickstarter art project. It uses several Millumin ;)

Millumin is launched + update + workshop

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:49:57 +0200

Hello,

10 days ago, I launched Millumin during a party in Paris.
It was very great, and really enjoyed talking with some of you. Thank you very much !

As my presentation was in french (but the slides in english), I added subtitles to the 20 minutes of speech, and you can now watch it on Vimeo ;)

And here are some pics provided by Sharypic.com :

Millumin Launch photos>

Let’s go on : today, I released a new update with a lot of ergonomics improvements (select multiple warp points, open recent documents, special icon when in fullscreen, soft-edge in pixels/percent, …).
It also features a tour, to learn Millumin in 7 steps. The easy way ;)

To finish, next week, I will be in Madrid, Spain, to participate to the weekend-workshop.
See you there, and thanx to VJSpain that organized everthing !

Have a nice day,
Philippe

PS : don’t miss the Developer-Kit, and extend your possibilities !

2 new tutorials for Millumin

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:59:41 +0200

Hello,

It have been in my mind for a long time, but I finally took the time to record this 2 tutorials for Processing and VDMX. I hope you’ll enjoy them :)

By the way, remember that Millumin will be launched on October, the 4th.
If you’re in Paris, you’re welcome to the party !
—-> register and get detail here <—-

Have a nice day,
Philippe

Millumin : Launch Date & Big Update

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:50:00 +0200

Hello,

First of all, Millumin will be launched on October, the 4th.
There will be a party in La Cantine of Paris to celebrate this !

I’ll start by some slides about next evolutions for Millumin, then food & drinks around some audiovideo installations ;)
—-> register and get detail here <—-

Ok and now, here comes a big update : I spent the whole summer on it !
This brings many things, but in brief :

brand new dashboard !
Artnet support
new library (replace or remove unused sources)
input and Syphon sources can be now used in timelines
a lot of performance improvements

I recorded a video to show you the basics for the new dashboard. You’ll see : it’s so more handy now !

Tips : press the SPACEBAR to go to the next column ;)

If you got a question or a suggestion, just drop me an email at contact@millumin.com !

Have a nice day,
Philippe

Millumin : effects & transitions

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:26:14 +0200

Hello,

Well, big update today :

effects for layer and media
automatic transitions
feathered masks

As usual, I made a short video to introduce these new features :

Tips : you can now maintain the SPACEBAR to move in the workspace. Like in Photoshop :)
Feel free to send feedback at contact@millumin.com !

Best,
Philippe

Millumin : mask & fill layer

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:10:00 +0200

Hello,

Working hard. Really hard. But I’m so proud to present you the mask tool.
But there is another great new type of layer : the “fill” layer, that you can use with a solid color or a gradient.

Here is a short overview of these new features :

If you got a suggestion, feel free to send me an an email :)

By the way, check out this nice video by Legoman, that used Millumin for Lumisokea’s stage design :

Best,
Philippe

Millumin : new mapping features !

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:08:58 +0200

Hello there,

As I talked about here, I worked hard on new videomapping features during the 3 last weeks.
And here they are :

a new toolbar (the beginning on some interface refreshments)
rigid and bezier curves to warp
copying and pasting mapping ONLY

As usual, please find below a short video tutorial to show you this :

Waiting for your feedback. So don’t hesitate to drop me an email !

Best,
Philippe

Millumin : render compositions & forum

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:31:16 +0200

Hello,

Here is a new release for Millumin. In brief :

render composition to MOV files
select multiple keyframes (with magic SHIFT)
change Quartz composition size

I made a short video tutorial to show you this (and a few useful tricks).

I also created a forum. Only 3 categories (I want to keep it simple and efficient for the moment) :

FAQ : quick replies ;)
LAB : talk about Lab’s experimentations (ex: Canon camera) … and yours too !
MAIN : ask a question, share your work, discuss.

By the way, I’ll be in Roma next week, to do a workshop for the LPM’12.

Best,
Philippe

Millumin : compositions & cue points

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:43:52 +0200

Hello there,

Today, I’m releasing one of the biggest update for Millumin !
In brief, it brings :

compositions with cue points
use SHIFT to snap in workspace or in composition
page edition
set times in minutes and seconds

Have a look to this short video :p

Ok now, I’m waiting for your feedback —-> contact@millumin.com

Best,
Philippe

Some videos that amazed me !

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:33:00 +0200

Hello,

Despite I do my best to release the (big) Millumin update for next week, I watch video sometimes ;)
Here is some of my recent favorites !

“Archifon”, very inspiring videomapping, interactions and ambiance
“The Small and the Wonky’s anecdote”, marvellous story
“Noisy Jelly”, (1) create your jelly with chemistry lab, (2) play

“Cubelets”, ok Lego are so old now

Last projects with Millumin

“Equinoccio”, a huge videomapping done with Millumin
“Mécaniques Discursives”, a very original project by Legoman

Bonus

“Wrecking Crew Orchestra”, amazing street dance with glow suits
“Quantic Dream’s “Kara”, far more than a tech demo !
“Bird Benny”, sorry but it’s hilarious

For more, follow me @anomes

New tutorials : Pure Data and Resolume

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:34:02 +0100

Hello,

A short post to tell you that I wrote 2 new tutorials :

I hope you’ll like them :)
Philippe

Workshop in Madrid this sunday

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:58:21 +0100

Hello,

The nice guys from VJSpain organize a workshop about Millumin, this sunday : February 26th.

It will be presented by Enrique Ramirez, and I’ll reply questions after the workshop.
More news here !

Thanx VJSpain and see you there,
Philippe

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