Objectives
1. Read the data from the Video.
2. Extract the video's RGB components
3. Average each RGB component to represent different data bytes.
4. Come up with a method for representing each MIDI message.
5. Have the video converted into a sequence of random MIDI messages.
6. Be able to playback the video with the MIDI sequence.
7. Be able to adjust settings of the video to further change the MIDI sequences created.
Methodologies
A. I used Jitter to extract the video's in MAX.
B. I used patcher encapsulation to organize the main patch.
C. I encapsulated the process where the sequence of MIDI messages are read.
D. For the status byte I modulate the Red value by 5 to decide which MIDI message is sent.
E. For both the data bytes I modulate the value by 128 to guarantee a readable data byte.
F. For the sequence to make sense in terms of timing I have a counter to keep record of the order of MIDI messages.
Results
R1. The results of the project are a succesful Video to MIDI sequence.
R2. The sequence is unique for each run of the MAX patch as when averaging the RGB values they can change depending on the timing of the system.
R3. Program Changes make the sequence appear random at every single run instance but the note on's and note off's are exactly the same.
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