Blaize 3

Software to turn your projector into a safe disco laser
Blaize 3 Demo Video | Blaize 3 HowTo Video

Releases

You can find prebuilt binaries for each release on the release page.

Note for mac users:
If you download the prebuilt releases, they are considered suspicious and receive a quarantine flag. This results in errors such as The application is corrupted and should be removed and the application not starting. This can be prevented either by installing Processing 3 yourself and running the program from source OR (quicker) by removing the quarantine flag from the app. To remove the flag open a terminal window (Spotlight search [CMD+Space], type "Term...") and execute the following commands:
Navigate to where Blaize was downloaded. You can partially type the directory names (e.g. "Blai...") and press TAB multiple times to autocomplete:
cd ~/Downloads/Blaize_v3.0.1_macos-x86_64
Remove quarantine flag:
sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine Blaize_V3.app

Users

You'll need a standard projector and a fog machine. Head over to Blaize 3 Demo to see what Blaize can do and to Blaize 3 HowTo to learn how to download and use it. Have fun and feel free to share some pictures/videos when it's working!
Pro tip: Set the contrast and saturation of your projector to maximum for even more vivid colors.

Android Remote Control App

I've written an app to remote control both Blaize and my other (video mapping) software VidMap.
Download the APK to your Android phone. You'll have to enable installing apps from untrusted sources (luckily, I am a trusted source ;).
Your phone must be in the same network as the PC(s) running Blaize (or VidMap). On the rightmost tab, enter the IP(s) of the Blaize/VidMap host PC(s) (yes, you can remote control both at the same time from one phone! Innovation!). You can hold-and-drag the numbers or use the +/- buttons. Press the Blaize or VidMap button on the left to connect. As soon as those turn green, you're good to go! Have fun and feel free to contact me if the app won't start or connect or if you have questions concerning the usage.

Developers

Feel free to integrate your own ideas or even re-structure the code. It's not the cleanest, as it started as one of my first Java/Processing projects. If you have any questions or requests, you can contact me via email (bodgedbutworks<(at)>aerotrax<(dot)>de) or on Instagram (@bodgedbutworks).

You will need Processing 3 to run the code: https://processing.org/download If you're missing libraries, you can simply install them using Processing's built-in library manager.

Why isn't the Android remote control app open source?

...because it's a pile of ravioli code from my early beginnings and I don't want to hurt your eyes. If you like the app AND you REALLY want to spend time cleaning up smelly code, then feel free to message me an I can commit ~~a crime~~ the app's source code.

Jcodeerd / Blaize_V3