I'm mostly interested in video manipulation in conjunction with switch's and
externally connected motors and sensors, that are not midi, Usb, for use in video installation art. So, I'm wondering if PD can do these things or not, and if not can someone sugest a better alternative.

I am currently taking a seminar on PD with gem and I find that I am now able to simple manipulation of pictures and video. This is through Interaccess in Toronto, so eventually we will be addressing the issues of using PD with external switchs using simple Pic based Microcontrollers. They actually will be showing us basic constuction of a microcontroller device called A.I.D (Art Interface Device) which I hope will be a cheaper more educational alternative to buying something from Parallex. I am currently using PD on both my G5 and my P4 3.0GHrz, and I am triing to see which platform is the most responsive to PD. The URL for the A.I.D microcontroler site is below, hope someone finds it useful.

http://www.interaccess.org/ia.php?pg=aid


G. Kern

I am currently taking a seminar on PD with gem and I find that I am now able to simple manipulation of pictures and video. This is through Interaccess in Toronto, so eventually we will be addressing the issues of using PD with external switchs using simple Pic based Microcontrollers. They actually will be showing us basic constuction of a microcontroller device called A.I.D (Art Interface Device) which I hope will be a cheaper more educational alternative to buying something from Parallex. The URL is below hope someone finds it useful.

[url=http://www.interaccess.org/ia.php?pg=aid ]http://www.interaccess.org/ia.php?pg=aid


G. Kern