Alpha Channel Codec Comparison-PNG FTW!

the PNG codec which supports Alpha channel, appears to be vastly superior for my needs, Where have you been hiding!?!
smaller file size
lower bit rate
no noticeable image degradation, beautiful!!

Quicktime codecs with Alpha channel..PNG or Animation?

I just read up on a note that was posted in the Apple Quicktime Message board, saying the "PNG" codec is superior to the "Animation" codec for alpha channel video, especially for playback. I am testing the same Sketchup video back to back to see if I get smoother playback in Quartz Composer for these videos. That is a potentially exciting bit of discovery...if you're a giant video Nerd! I'm sure you are all on the edge of your seats waiting for the results, I know I am! :)

Pancakes and Booze Upcoming Show Friday Feb 19, 2010

I will be performing LIVE! this Friday at the Pancakes and Booze Art/Music/Video/Performance show this Friday at Loft 4300 in Los Angeles with DJ Charlie.. So What! and DJ PHB.  The last show had over 300 people, and the pancake line was over half an hour long!

Here's is a sneak preview screenshot, Enjoy!!

Details:

PANCAKES & BOOZE ART SHOW #11 Feb 19th, 2010

Start Time:	Friday, February 19, 2010 at 8:00pm
End Time:	Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 2:00am
Location:	LOFT 4300
Street:	4300 W. JEFFERSON BLVD
City/Town:	Los Angeles, CA

Description

COME JOIN IN FOR THE 11th INSTALLATION of the PANCAKES & BOOZE ART SHOW!!!

CURRENTLY LA's BIGGEST UNDERGROUND ART SHOW, w/ OVER 300 GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE!!!

OVER 25 of LA's MOST AMAZING ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, & FASHION DESIGNERS!!!

LIVE NUDE BODY PAINTING by Booleep!!!
www.Booleep.com

LIVE PAINTING!!!

SOUND & VISUAL ART PERFORMANCE by Dj Charlie So What!!, Dj PHB, & Vj Strangepork!!!

FREE ALL-U-CAN-EAT PANCAKE BAR!!!

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING!!!

FREE & EASY PARKING!!!

$5 COVER BEFORE 10pm

8PM-2AM

21+ OVER EVENT

Anti-Valentines party Super Sneaky Visual Preview

Here is a screenshot from the visual show I am working on for this upcoming Saturday in Cerritos,  The ANTI Valentine Show. Enjoy!

Jacky Jasper-Made Men party at the Kress Club Los Angeles

Threw down some custom visuals for the Jacky Jasper Private Party on January 30, 2010

Circuit Bent Video Painter- work in progress...

I captured a bunch of video from a circuit bent video painter kid's toy and exported all the frames out to stills. I am deleting all the garbage frames, and will recompress to a video with only the GOOD frames when I'm done. Tedious, but ultimately rewarding. Here's a still frame I thought was particularly nice. I really like the color created by the video painter and glitched by my video mixer, along with the keyed frame on top of it. This was all analog composition, the computer was only used to capture the video feed.

New Feedbacker Patch!

Here is a screenshot I just took from my test of a new Quartz Composer Feedback patch, with integrated MIDI control of many of the parameters of the patch. Twiddling knobs and sliders are a pure delight with these kinds of visuals, I can't wait to add this into my main VJ patch, which has gotten quite hairy (again) I am now on Version 4.4, and started designing 5.0, with iPhone control of video goodies. This is going to be an exciting year for visuals, stay tuned for more mayhem!

PS, thanks to the good folks at Evilmadscientist for feedback setup tips!