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No, you’re not imagining things. That is in fact 4096-pixel-wide footage you’re editing, right in Sony Vegas.What happens when digital cinematography meets a favorite desktop video editing app for mortals? When our friend Nathanaël Lécaudé, also a talented multitouch developer, said he had encountered some work with RED, I was really curious to know first-hand [...]

Bottle wall (no sound) from Alex Beim on Vimeo.Organic LEDs? Interactive visual fabrics? Bah. The future is BOTTLES, man. Alex Beim sends along this lovely-looking display made from bottles illuminated by LED lights, which makes for the Official CDM Saturday Diversion Post. (Um… yeah, the first and last of those.)The real lesson: if you can [...]

Via Aaron Meyers, who’s getting ready for some fun projects at Eyebeam here in New York this week, anyone using a camera for capture, live video, or tracking needs to check out this copious thread on the OpenFrameworks forum:beginners ~ Sony PS3 EyeWe already knew Sony’s US$40 PS3 Eye camera was a wonder; [...]

Blender 2.5, - Got flexible? from Pablo Vazquez on Vimeo.In case the last post didn’t give you enough Blender goodness, here’s more for your pleasure.Version 2.5 is coming of the open source 3D suite that’s also a nodal compositing engine and a video editor and a real-time game engine — basically, a visual operating system [...]

This is getting close to the absolute minimum possible for a cheap, fast music video.2 guys, a camera, a strobe light, and a bottle of Jägermeister.This contains all of the elements that make the quick, single shot video effective: It’s a unique concept, it’s fast and cheap to make, it will grab your attention and [...]

This isn’t your average oscilloscope. This is that buttoned-down lab equipment with the tie off, gone psychedelic. The Derraindrop is the latest strange hardware creation from the wizards at Critter and Guitari, the folks who brought us the brilliant DIY Video Critter custom video synth and other wonderful video creations. In an age when [...]

Artist and electronic media prof Fernando Orellana has created a treasure trove of whimsical and ingenious media art. So, give him a tool like coding-for-artists environment Processing, and you know he’ll do something unusual. So far, we have the game Chef’s Special. With lo-fi graphics that would make Videlectrix proud, a pirate ship sinks [...]

Joshue Ott, creator of the gorgeous abstract performance tool superDraw (built in Java and Processing) has a seasonal toy for your playing enjoyment, built in Flash. SnowDraw is a fun little falling snowflake toy which can create messages like the one I spoiled above. It’s naturally far more fun in motion, so go give [...]

eMotion+Wiimote in IR mode from Adrien Mondot on Vimeo.eMotion, an all-Cocoa Mac app, is now available as alpha donationware, and it’s capable of some stunning, particle-based visuals. Wave around a Wiimote, and get satisfying swirls of particles – even if they send a chill down my spine as I sit here [...]

TreeWaxHD from klipcollective on Vimeo.Simple concept, excellent execution. the klip collective, mostly known for their architectural video mapping work in retail locations, produced this eminently fun holiday-time silliness.All video is provided by a single projector.music: Walter Murphy & The Big Apple BandA Fifth of Beethoven (Soulwax Remix)

CDMotion’s contributors haven’t come up with a wish list this year. Maybe that’s because we’re most wishing for time to work on all the projects we’ve got planned! (No material goods needed – unless it’s a Time Freezing Machine or Brain Accelerator!)But there are a couple of really fantastic visual gift guides out there.MAKE: Blog: [...]

iPhone Video Out from Ars Technica on Vimeo.Ars Technica had a nice piece a couple of weeks ago on an undocumented Apple API for sending video out of the iPhone. I’ve been dreaming of having just such a capability – ideally, also mirroring the onscreen action for screencasts on iPhone/iPod touch [...]