mindEYE music visualization hardware

[leirbag28]

@blackhula

I use the MindEYE
You can use the MindEYE software but keep in mind you can also use the Older MindLIGHT 7 software as well.

I have both............I use them regularly at Clubs :-)

Recommended software:

SCALA MM300/MM400/ or InfoChannel 500
Elan PERFORMER   (access animations Super Duper Fast)
Elan INVISION (if you have An A500 or A1000 and a LIVE!)
MNU3 (if you have a 68060 and some nice Animations)
Brilliance 2.0  (excellent and quick Paint program)

Elan Performer and SCALA are the best for Shows...........though they dont generate any special FX they can display animations you created...........you can create different versions of each animation by simply changing the Pallette and when you play both side by side...it appears like you did an effect to it :-)

Scala can Play HAM8 (16million color) animations and AGA anims (Elan Performer is limited to 16 colors in 720 x 480......32 or 64 colors on 352 x 240)


Hot tip:  Get Quicktime Pro and INFRAview for PC and you can convert FLASH anims and DV video into Frames.then use INFRAView to batch process them blazingly fast into GIF 16Color Floyd Steinberg for Elan Performer, and 128 or 256 colors for SCALA..........or even just 24bit, then convert them on Amiga to HAM8!

YOu never ever need a Digitaizer or frame grabber for Amiga when you can a DV camera.

There is places youc an download or rip cool Flash animations and smack them onto the Amiga.

[leirbag28]

@blackhula

The newer MindEYE software supports AGA, but trust me,leave it at 32 colors.............1Mb of RAM is all you need..........you can tag directories with 32 color images in 320 x 200 or 352 x 240 depending on your settings.....and it automatically loads the images.......you can also tag brush directories.

The MindEYE functions best with a 68030 @50mhz or higher, although your A1200 should be fine.

The Visual Aurals software isnt much different, as its basically the same as the MindEYE software except that supports AGA.

You can see both Versions of the units on:

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/

just click on the Miscillaneous section

The MindLIGHT 7 is the original 1987 unit that has a clear case and is round......................theMindLIGHT was later released as the MindEYE in a different Trapezoid shaped case with a hologram Sticker wrapped around it.  This is the unti I have...........I can also get my hands on the MindLIGHT 7 (it was on ebay a few weaks ago)

The MindEYE software also supports the Amiga LIVE! card (precursor to the Video Toaster) for the A500, A1000 and A2000............I was once in posession of all of these cards and sold them out of desperation for cash :-)

its amazing How much ahead of its time Amiga was............the MindEYE is even used in japan in night clubs..............there is a Japanese website with the unit pictured as well as some Visuals but I cant find it.

Also there used to be a SUPER cool website called "Techno Light and Sound which was all about the MindEYE.........the guys name was Krishna or something like that.  He used to sell his Videos that he created with the MindEYE...he lives somewhere in California.

[leirbag28]

@blakhula

Yes! I totally recommend LoRes for speed.............not only that..........everything shrinks in HiRes Interlaced mode and looks too darn tiny................Leave it in LoRes but find something Like the "DoLace command which comes with the SuperGen floppy.........it interlaces the screen so that it looks good on video....but also get a genlock....if the incoming Video that your genlocking over is DVD, then the Amiga will put itself into Laced mode.

For special Effects on the MindEYE output......you dont need a Toaster......if you have a DV camera with Video Input......just plug the MindEYE output into that and apply the effects that the camera has internally (like the Sony TRV330) and then put the output on the projector.

You can also Point a Video Camera to the RGB monitor while the MindEYE is going....and genlock over that with the original MindEYE output. Hope you have a 3CCD camera :-)