Mind-bending music visualizations

Vimeo user Flight404 uploaded a triptastic collection of hyperdelic music visualizations. Link (Thanks, Mike Love!)

[#1 posted by jonathan_v , April 9, 2008 9:27 AM]

Those would be videos based on magnetosphere...
http://software.barbariangroup.com/magnetosphere/

flight404 aka robert hodgin aka executive creative director of the barbarian group aka really great guy

[#2 posted by jonathan_v , April 9, 2008 9:29 AM]

whoops, let me rephrase:

they're on processing which he's badass at. and look like magnetosphere.

but you should still download magnetosphere.

disclaimer: tbg are really good friends of mine.

[#3 posted by CapnMarrrrk , April 9, 2008 10:06 AM]

tbg has pulled the magnetosphere installer, so no download for me.

[#4 posted by kiki1971 , April 9, 2008 10:31 AM]

This reminds me of Funki Porcini videos...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HNFJsnFczCM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bHaJhRTIBQ8

[#5 posted by tmattoneill , April 9, 2008 11:09 AM]

wow. truly amazing. novice to this one. are these 'custom' created or are they part of a visualization plug-in for winamp or similar?

[#6 posted by Yhancik , April 9, 2008 11:46 AM]

@ #5, they're made with a "custom" (as you say :p) code in Processing, and last time i checked, they weren't rendered in real time.

The magnetosphere iTunes plugin, though, is a re-implementation of the Processing code in C++ (if I remember well), and runs in real-time.

@ #0
"Vimeo user Flight404" sounds a bit like.. i don't know... "Flickr user gruntzooki". Robert Hodgin is kind of *well known* in the field of generative/code art, and has been active for years ;)

[#7 posted by Avram , April 9, 2008 12:06 PM]

What people are talking about here is Processing, an open-source programming language for visual effects.

[#8 posted by Cowicide , April 9, 2008 2:18 PM]

Magnetosphere iTunes plugin product description on Versiontracker is great:

Product Description:

Here is this thing that does stuff in iTunes. There is magnetism, there is gravity, but on top of all of that, there is awesomeness. Watch as all the dots and ribbons go bouncy bouncy when you play music and trigger this mo-fo of a visualizer. This is the future of visuals. God help you if you smoke the reefer cause you can kiss your productivity goodbye.

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/32769&vid=435374

As udders have said, they pulled it off the site. I have the latest beta (for Apple Mac) and am going to seed it on the torrents shortly.

[#9 posted by Cowicide , April 9, 2008 2:38 PM]

Here you go Apple Mac users:

► http://rianjs.net/dump/Magnetosphere.bundle.zip

Drag the plug-in to:
Library/iTunes/iTunes Plug-ins

Also, download here:

► http://rs346.rapidshare.com/files/96203368/Magnetosphere.bundle.zip

Sorry PC users, I could give two shits about PCs... LOL

[#10 posted by elNico , April 10, 2008 4:42 AM]

I wonder when "operating systemism" will be clearly regarded as the moronic BS that it really is...

[#11 posted by Cowicide , April 21, 2008 4:05 AM]

#10 posted by elNico , April 10, 2008 4:42 AM

I wonder when "operating systemism" will be clearly regarded as the moronic BS that it really is...

Oh, look... we have an upset PC user. Is is "moronic" that I could give two shits about PCs? Why should I care about a platform I don't use? Because it upsets you?

I wonder when those that financially supported the globally desructive, anti-American Microsoft monopoly that raped charity in the trillions will be clearly regarded as the moronic idiots that they really are?

Just wondering...