About BetaWax

BetaWax allows clubbers to manipulate projected visuals using their Bluetooth mobile phones. BetaWax was demonstrated live at noWax Bristol: The Submerge 2005 Afterparty.





How BetaWax works

Press numbers on Keypad = Change video clips = VJing



Click image for promo video showing how BetaWax works





BetaWax version 3.0 - Release

As promised, and after a successful test at Submerge, here's the BetaWax software.

Please read the BetaWax Manual first.

You need the following hardware and software to get
started:

A Mac (preferably OSX and higher)
Built-in Bluetooth or a Bluetooth dongle.
Salling Clicker Bluetooth Software (available here for $13)
Max/MSP and Jitter (demo versions available here and here)

Also...

The BetaWax Patch (Max/MSP file)
The BetaWax AppleScript (very important)
Sample Videos (1-10)

NB. This last set of files need to live in the same folder.
Please look at the manual to check you have all the files and in the right place.

That's it.





BetaWax version 4.0 - Submerge Report

It worked okay-ish. The biggest problem was running the software on a old iMac. It just didn't have the power to switch videos fast enough. BetaWax was intended to be an open form of VJing just like noWax is the open form of DJing, but somehow it didn't feel participatory enough since it was such a hassle to get the controller software installed on phones - unless you had a Sony Ericisson and nobody did. Nope, the bluetooth interaction needs to made more simple. I'm working on it!

TOP LEFT: The VJs taking the BetaWax visuals into their video mixer.

TOP RIGHT: BetaWax visuals being projected over the dancefloor

LEFT: BetaWax software on mobile controlling the iMac in the background.

BetaWax version 4.0

It's almost there. Just a few slight modifications....




BetaWax version 3.0 Alpha

It's here! The mobile VJ application that lets you the
noWax junkie scratch visuals using your bluetooth-
enabled mobile phone.

BetaWax is currently at alpha stage in it's development.
The application has been tested and will be refined for demonstration at Submerge 2005

Immediately after Submerge the BetaWax program and
its source code will be released for others to develop. Hopefully the system will be adopted at other electronic music events.

What it all looks like

Click for larger image.

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Forthcoming

BetaWax
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Links

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VJ Central

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