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Monetary Utopias

After the big success of our Bitcoin presentation, the monetary research paths continue to inspire many of the pixxxelites around; this time the buzz will be in Paris for a summit on monetary utopias hosted by our sister festival Mal au Pixel. For the sixth edition of the Mal au Pixel, a festival dedicated to [...]

After years of passionate and engaging development, the first model of a Milkymist VJ station is finally ready to be shown and tried by the public! This time at PiXXXeL we’ll host a visit of LeKernel in person, the infatiguable Milkymist developer best known for running day long workshops of FPGA programming all over the [...]

Bitcoin – digital currency

Money is media, old and new. At PiXXXeL we focus on free and open source software practices, 360 degrees! Bitcoin is a digital currency created in 2009, whose use online has grown during 2010 and is now booming just while we’re talking. Unlike most currencies bitcoin does not rely on trusting any central issuer: it [...]

Arduino – programmable sensors

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.

JMX – Multimedia Crossover

JMX stands for “Javascript Multimedia Crossover” and is a free dataflow programming application made for Apple/OSX At the crossing point between art and computer programming there are several popular dataflow programming systems, among them some are already very popular, like MAX/MSP, Pure Data or vvvv, offering a visual approach to combine different input/output modules when [...]

FreeJ – Vision Mixer

Onder een open licentie worden deze video’s verstrekt zodat iedereen ze naar behoeven kan gebruiken en aanpassen. Verder is Freej Vision Mixer een programma waarmee je video’s realtime kunt manipuleren. FreeJ Vision Mixer voorziet gebruikers en producenten van: Gereedschappen voor on-line, on-site en mobile TV producties en uitzendingen met programmeerbare lijsten en integratie met upload [...]

Frei0r – Video Plugins

Frei0r is a minimalistic plugin API for video effects. The main emphasis is on simplicity for an API that will round up the most common video effects into simple filters, sources and mixers that can be controlled by parameters. Frei0r is the result of a collective effort in coordination with several software developers meeting at Piksel between 2003 and 2005…

VeeJay – Video Sequencer

Veejay is a visual instrument and realtime video sampler. While playing, you can record the resulting video directly to disk (video sampling), all effects are realtime and optimized for use on modern processors, Veejay likes the sound of your video’s as much as their images. The engine is historically based upon mjpegtools’s lavplay and processes all video in YUV…

FreeJ – Vision Mixer

FreeJ is a vision mixer: an instrument for realtime video manipulation used in the fields of dance teather, veejaying, medical visualisation and TV. Its history starts in 2001 …

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