r/video_mapping

You can turn you physical place in to a interactive game with vehicle simulation all in real-time with
Surfabeam which is a mobile projection mapping app available for both Android and iOS , MacOS and Windows Coming Soon

For Android : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.secundumreality.surfabeam&pcampaignid=web_share

For iOS : https://apps.apple.com/pk/app/surfabeam-projection-mapping/id6755757897

Website : https://surfabeam.com

#projectionmapping #surfabeam #videomapping #digitalmapping #3Dprojectionmapping

had a really fun time projection mapping my Subaru Outback while camping last week!

Hey everyone,

A few weeks ago, I posted here looking for beta testers for a web-based projection planning tool I was building to replace expensive corporate software.

First of all, a massive thank you to everyone that participated. The feedback, bug reports, and feature ideas I got from the first wave of testers really helped me refine the tool. I've spent the last month refining the 3D engine, and today, MappingKit V1 is officially open to the public.

A couple of things came out of this.

First: I coded a free throw-calculator that is easy to use and helps make sure a specific projector is going to be good enough for the gig. I'm currently looking for more projector/lens combos, so feel free to reach out. You can try it right here: https://www.mappingkit.com/calculator

For the bigger projects, there is a Pro part to the software where you can automate PDF luminosity studies, coverage reports, and generate "view-only" 3D links for your clients or festivals. I’ve unlocked a 7-day free trial today so you can test it on your actual upcoming gigs.

You can try it out here: https://www.mappingkit.com/

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the final V1 UI. Also, let me know what specific other features you might find helpful next!

Cheers!

A quick run through of the layer styles that come in the Open Source edition. I built the software for myself. I was tired of chaining together multiple apps to do basic stuff like mapping with more than a few blend modes. It's a content creation engine on top of projection mapping and VJ deck. Comes with 250+ shaders (all free downloads on the site, open source), 80+ effects. Lighting painting mode is really cool for organic projections on trees. You can load 3d modles and point cloud files. Text, SVGs, Line drawing and regular videos. Point and click bezier curve custom shapes. Edge effects. Easy built-in recording. Layer sequencer. A cool keyboard click performer mode - in performer, the tab key scrambles the shader params as well as any effects you add. Super easy way to get wild results at the push of a button. Also connects to your phone or tablet so you can walk around the space and map. The VJ deck syncs directly with the phone/tablet so you can perform easier. Check it out.

https://ghostarcade.live

Shipping daily updates as I find bugs and ways to improve. If you come across any issues let me know and I'll hook you up with a license for the Pro version for providing meaningful feedback. Free demo of the pro version is available as well - just watermarked.

Blender animation projected in individual frames and photographed to create timelapse.

This is a first test we did some days ago in a new artspace we are building.

We use Blender for the animations and Resolume to map it to the ceiling. This was just a first test so the mapping is not perfect yet and also the projector is not as bright as the final one.

Still already hyped to see the final results!

​Hi everyone!

​I’m currently in the process of setting up a projection mapping, and I’m really diving deep into Cake Mapping. I’ve been practicing with Resolume and Madmapper using an Epson CO-FH02, but I’m ready to stop relying on stock loops and start creating my own custom motion graphics.

​I’m specifically looking to recreate the "wrapped" look and the intricate floral/particle effects seen in this video.

● ​What software is best for this?

● Are there any tutorials?

​Thanks for any leads!

Hey all

Just picked up my first projector. I have big dreams of one day mapping the front of my house for Halloween and Christmas themed videos. But I gotta start small

Currently I’ve been messing with iOS apps (iPhone/ipad) Lazy Lighting and Surfabeam. Both work amazingly but I’m getting to the end of my trials.

My questions do I just buy both for lifetime or just pick one?
How far can I actually get on cell/ipad?
I enjoy both features in both apps but is one gonna limit my ability?

I understand cell/iPad are convenient but limited

I have a Pc and wife has a MacBook so i know down the road I’ll need to get better software like madmapper or something similar.

I was very proud of this map i did last night

Hi everyone,

I'm fairly new to the world of video mapping. Since I'm a software engineering professional, I took a slightly unconventional approach to digging into the topic: I built my own projection mapping tool.

https://github.com/arnemohr/sir-viz-a-lot

Maybe someone else will find it useful, has feedback, or would like to contribute. It's really just a small learning project — in multiple ways:

1. I wanted to explore rendering, video manipulation, and projection mapping.
2. I also wanted to sharpen my skills in agentic coding.

Which brings me to the next point: this entire project was generated and written by Claude. I just provide the harness Claude operates within and make the technical decisions — all of the actual coding in Rust is handled by Claude.

I built this in 5 days of continuous work, leaving Claude mostly unsupervised but tightly directed by the specification files in ./specs. Some will call it slop; for me it was a great opportunity to learn the theory behind a craft I'm really starting to enjoy.

If anyone would like to contribute, feel free to do it the same way I did: write a spec file, let Claude handle the implementation, and commit both.

rmap currently only works on Mac, but I may add Linux support in the future. By the end of today or tomorrow, I'll also have added FXLayers.

Main house is 30ft long with the addition it’s about 45ft long. Other limited thing is front yard is only about 25ft then becomes a hill then curb.

I’m standing at the 25ft away mark.

I made this by projecting on the rock formations. Recording the output (Mad Mapper >Resolume) - then pulling that video into Premier and exporting the video into individual frames > Importing all the frames into Resolume - setting the autoplay interval to 30 seconds and then photographing each frame one by one with 30 second exposures.

The effect is the video plays on the rocks like it would have in real time while the environment moves in timelapse.

Real-time, audio-reactive pointcloud system made on TouchDesigner?

Project files available exclusively through the recently released Tools Store.

More experiments through Instagram, and YouTube.