<![CDATA[Motion Control Particles (e-motion software)]]>I have seen some discussions on particles recently and have had a request for two dancers to be moving with a sheet and for their movements to control or excite a particle system. The director did not like the 200Euro pricetag for NI-mate. UUgh. So now i have 10 days to make a motion controlled particle genertaor. Any tips would be appreciated. I would like to make it simple so that a camera looking at a stage will excite the particles, i have just not fooled with particles yet.

thanks in advance for any help
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/topic/303/motion-control-particles-e-motion-softwareRSS for NodeMon, 18 May 2026 20:53:24 GMTWed, 31 Oct 2012 09:43:31 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Thu, 03 Mar 2016 10:32:58 GMT]]>I think @particlep  knows the most about eMotion out of all of us!

I agree with what's he's said 100% 'keep digging, keep playing, be investigative and playful' it's honestly the best way to learn with eMotion. 
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19173https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19173Thu, 03 Mar 2016 10:32:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:11:18 GMT]]>all i can add at this time is i've watched many videos about work made with emotion and to this day many i have no idea how they were achieved.  in some i suspected other applications might have been involved too.

in this video it does appear to be simply a leap motion controller linked to the application.
my advice is keep digging, keep playing, be investigative and playful and see what you make.
best wishes and i hope to view your results on vimeo too.
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19156https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19156Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:11:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Sat, 17 Jan 1970 20:41:51 GMT]]>One more question for you. In this video https://vimeo.com/71060637 at 3:19 - 3:40 the effects the person does is awesome. I working with the same set up at home but can't find out how they made the cube and what effect is at 3:19 and how to make the partials seem to endless like in 1:15- 1:45 if you have any info please let me know. I want to really dig into eMotion.

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19152https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19152Sat, 17 Jan 1970 20:41:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Wed, 02 Mar 2016 08:18:49 GMT]]>Thank you for let me know. I really appreciate it

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19151https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19151Wed, 02 Mar 2016 08:18:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:00:55 GMT]]>i found the experimental / fx options rather a mystery. the videos i've made have been all connected to aspects of the application that i could logically deduce what they did. i'm sorry to report that i couldn;t make anything happen with the 3d points feature. between you and me i often felt that there were aspects of the application that might not be fully implimented in the version of emotion downloadable at the time. at the time the application was released for personal experimentation and not intended for commercial use. i'm again sorry to say i don;t know how the 3d points work and wish you well in your further experimentation with emotion.

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19145https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19145Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:00:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:21:32 GMT]]>Hey wanted to know if anyone can tell me about 3d points on eMotion. What does it do?

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19139https://community.troikatronix.com/post/19139Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:21:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:59:51 GMT]]>Such a shame - if that was me id make it open source and let people keep the dream alive!

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17836https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17836Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:59:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:14:58 GMT]]>See my post towards end of this thread: [Basic Physics Engine - Stage Edge Collision, with rebound / Gravity and Friction](http://troikatronix.com/troikatronixforum/discussion/2292/basic-physics-engine-stage-edge-collision-with-rebound-gravity-and-friction#latest)
There's a Processing patch in there for use with Kinect that replicates _some_ of the eMotion functionality. The rest could be added at some point.
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17803https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17803Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:14:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Fri, 13 Nov 2015 07:03:18 GMT]]>What a thoroughly charmless way to draw a project to an end.

+1 Armando.
I wonder if Mark has something similar up his sleeve for a future Izzy?
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17801https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17801Fri, 13 Nov 2015 07:03:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Fri, 13 Nov 2015 04:54:03 GMT]]>One man work, successful artist... Thank God Mark's view is better !

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17800https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17800Fri, 13 Nov 2015 04:54:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Thu, 12 Nov 2015 22:42:54 GMT]]>information:

a post of A Mondo on Facebook:
"Voila c'est fini, trop de bug, trop de travail, trop de fatigue… Après 9 ans d'expérimentations joyeuses, eMotion sous sa forme actuelle n'existera plus et ne sera plus public. Les versions actuellement en ligne arrêteront de fonctionner au 1er janvier 2016, et faute de temps il ne pourra y avoir aucun support."
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17798https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17798Thu, 12 Nov 2015 22:42:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Thu, 12 Nov 2015 20:32:25 GMT]]>Hey everyone, long time reader, first time poster.

I'm trying to figure out how to get OSC data into eMotion as well. From my reading here, it seems that no one has been able to get the motion brush (x,y) path via OSC. I was wondering what kind of software alternatives to eMotion that you may of explored?
@particlep Thanks for making the videos on eMotion, by the way. 
I'm working on a Python Application that tracks human forms with the goal of allowing people to interact virtual environments in real time, specifically for dancers and choreographers. 
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17797https://community.troikatronix.com/post/17797Thu, 12 Nov 2015 20:32:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:15:14 GMT]]>Good question about QC or FFGL for the grid with motion brushes. Would be also interested in that.

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16578https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16578Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:15:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:03:18 GMT]]>Hi all,

sorry for "resuscitate" this old discussion... :)
does anybody know how to make the same thing as eMotion Grid with motion brushes deformation using Quartz Composer?
I've been going through eMotion with no great satisfaction, since like most of you have said, it crashes very often and I would prefer to test a more stable platform.
Is there any QC patch to download where to understand how to deform a surface (mesh or parametric grid)?
we're using MacOS with QC and Tryplex plugins.
Thanks for your help!
L
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16569https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16569Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:03:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:34:59 GMT]]>Same here, had a break because it wasnt working. Now it seems working again...

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16427https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16427Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:34:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:51:45 GMT]]>e motion is working again for me.

since january the render window had been white and not usable.  i've had time out from e motion.
using the download link featured in a post from january, i downloaded the latest version and all is now good.
once again i can return to my experiemntation.
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16426https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16426Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:51:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Sat, 18 Jul 2015 22:32:51 GMT]]>Brief update per my inquiry above:

The "fade out and reset" script is a great way to avoid crashes when clearing a layer.
Has anyone figured out how to get the Leap Motion controller and eMotion to communicate with each other when a different app (in my case, Ableton) is in focus?  Anytime an app other than eMotion is in focus eMotion stops communicating with Leap Motion.  Checking "Allow background apps" in the Leap Motion settings does not remedy the problem.
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16421https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16421Sat, 18 Jul 2015 22:32:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Sat, 18 Jul 2015 14:25:29 GMT]]>Thanks everyone for this discussion of eMotion. Especially to @particlep for your tutorial videos. I'm new to the program. I'm a musician who plays Tuned Glass. I'll be using eMotion with the Leap Motion to capture my hand data and create visual effects during live performance. Any of you have answers to these questions? 1. Is there a way to to save settings in the Current Tool Options? Every time the program closes or crashes I have to rebuild my preferred tool parameters from the default parameters. The same thing happens with window configuration preferences. 2. Actions or scripts that "clear the current layer" frequently crash eMotion. With a 99,999 particle limit, it needs to be cleared frequently. Have any of you solved this problem? A "fade out and reset" script was suggested above. 3. Though Leap Motion is set to operate with programs running in the background, eMotion seems to lose communication with the Leap Motion if eMotion is running in the background. Any solutions? 4. I have eMotion version 0.7.7 Is there a Mac OS version that this version of eMotion is optimized for? I am using a Macbook Pro Mavericks, 10.9.5 And my Leap Motion is updated to the latest version.

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16416https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16416Sat, 18 Jul 2015 14:25:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:49:48 GMT]]>@particlep -- where did you download 0.7.6? Their website has only 0.7.1 available...typo? or you got other connects??? 
@particlep and @feinsinn, Got a solution for the render window issue...
I've also emailed the creators with no response BUT I just figured out how to re-enable the render window (still not sure why all of the sudden the particles were not visible...) ..under "debug", uncheck "useFBO", and voila!! ..do you know what "useFBO" or any other "debug" functions mean??? all I know is it means this works BUT makes syphon recorder a white box :(
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16269https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16269Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:49:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Sun, 21 Jun 2015 08:31:23 GMT]]>@feinsinn - yes. And so far so good works on my old kinect sensor but I can't tilt the sensor via the software.

Mac Version coming soon for beta testing. 
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16180https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16180Sun, 21 Jun 2015 08:31:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:42:31 GMT]]>I'd say so... can't test a Kinect v2 on anything else can you at the moment??

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16175https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16175Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:42:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:31:32 GMT]]>Graham is that Windows?

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16174https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16174Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:31:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Sat, 20 Jun 2015 10:02:30 GMT]]>Funny enough I am having a look at it now.

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]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16169https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16169Sat, 20 Jun 2015 10:02:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Motion Control Particles (e-motion software) on Sat, 20 Jun 2015 08:06:13 GMT]]>I wouldn't be quite so irked by it all if Delicode's site mentioned their compatibility issues, but they simply state 'supports Mac OSX' at '10.7+'. Nowhere do they publically mention Yosemite isn't supported. Re: NI-Mate - several conversations with DC about it a while ago. Even gave them the single-line change in their source code which would resolve the problems. Was told it would be addressed in a future update. Would be interested to know if any of the testers can get tilt up and tilt down working in NIMate v2 beta with v1 Kinects (xbox360 14wotsit version), or whether they've focused solely on adding support for new Kinects (?)

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16167https://community.troikatronix.com/post/16167Sat, 20 Jun 2015 08:06:13 GMT