softVNS 2 real time video processing and tracking software for Max
softVNS 2.1 for OS9 and OSX is available NOW!
Highlights:
- Extremely fast!
All functions are coded for the velocity
engine on the G4. This results in 4 x the processing speed of non-velocity
engine code. And video can be processed in YUV mode as well as RGB. YUV
yields twice the performance of rgb with no visible loss of quality. Add
the two up and you get up to 8 times the video performance. (Note: softVNS
does not speed up quicktime movie access itself)
- High Quality processing
Due to the speed of softVNS 2, most functions
offer full anti-aliasing and interpolation. Zooms, pans, displacements,
rotations, etc., are very clean and detailed without jaggies.
- Very Stable
softVNS has been in use in interactive
video installations in its beta form over the past 2 years. Some of these
are permanent exhibits that have been running all day every day for well
over a year without downtime.
- Extensive Tracking functions
softVNS 2 was developed with a focus on
real-time video tracking, so softVNS includes a broad range of tools for
tracking, including presence and motion tracking, colour tracking, head-tracking,
object following, etc.
- 640 x 480 video capabilities
With the right digitizer, softVNS 2 can
process 640 x 480 yuv colour images in real-time at 30 frames per second.
(Depends of course on the complexity of the video stream).
- works with jitter (compatibility objects included)
You can buy softVNS 2 using a credit card at www.kagi.com.
Copyright 2002 David Rokeby / very nervous systems / All rights reserved. 10/24/02