MadMapper

The mapping software made by artists, for artists.
2011Mapping Software

Released in 2011, MadMapper is an accessible and powerful tool for mapping video, light, LED, and laser content. It was born of a meeting between 1024 architecture studio and GarageCube.

MadMapper offers technical solutions to ever-evolving artistic needs, aiming to lighten the technical aspects of an installation to concentrate on the creation itself. It's an international project going from strength to strength: today, it's headed by 1024 in Paris, Garage Cube in Geneva, and a dream team of developers based in Brussels.

The Mad’s user community includes visual and digital artists, set designers, set decorators, VJs, and many other creators who work on both indoor artistic installations and large-scale outdoor shows. MadMapper is a software in constant evolution, that meets the needs of its users and evolves with the environment of digital arts and new technologies from which it springs.test

MadMapper Story

  • 2024

    MadMapper 6.0 is coming!

  • 2023

    • MadMapper 5.5

    MadMapper version 5.5 unveils the MAD Laser Scanner, which turns your camera and laser into a 2D spatial scanning tool! The update also introduces 4 new modules, the support of HAP-R codec on Windows, a project-backup system, and more!

    • Features
    • Laser scanner
    • AutoSave & Project Backup
    • 4 New Modules for automatically executing a Cue right after opening a project
    • 3D Particles generator
    • HapR Codec support
    • "Adjust movie framerate" option in the MiniMad video's advanced export setting
    • New import of SVG & Export SVG button on masks and lines surfaces
    • Fullscreen button on the main window
    • Related projects
    • Lightwave / Starfield / Ecrin

  • 2022

    • MadMapper 5.0

    Madmapper 5 is released with a major new feature: MadLaser, a module for controlling laser beams through the MadMapper interface, using the integrated generative texture library. The extension also enables real-time vectorization of video content.

    • Features
    • + MadLaser laser control interface
    • + Masks, lines, and surfaces can be shaped by laser
    • + Multi protocol laser: Ilda, FB4, Lasercube
    • + Real-time video vectorization
    • + Laser Dispatch: precise combinations of multiple lasers.
    • + Real-time laser texture programming
    • + GPU particle module
    • Related projects
    • Constellation / Random control / Playground

  • 2020

    • MadMapper 4.0
    • MadMapper becomes a Live Coding tool! Version 4.0 implements a range of surface effects as well as a code editor, enabling graphic shaders to be created directly in MadMapper in real-time. The update features a more comprehensive interface, making the software more accessible and versatile. Masks can now be created using bezier lines and curves, and the texture library is now a shared online library, enabling all users to share and download an exponential number of animated textures.
    • Features
    • + New texture library
    • + New DMX monitor
    • + Multiple masks
    • + Surface effects & feathering
    • + Surface code editor
    • + Connection to Arduino sensors
    • Related projects
    • Scanline / Exposition Electro / 2048 A.D.

  • 2017

    • MadMapper 3.0
    • The new MadMapper updates are impressive: first and foremost, the major evolution is the introduction of a generative texture library and an editor for coding them.
    • But this version also marks MadMapper's entry into Windows compatibility, whereas it was developed for MacOS only in its early days, as well as compatibility with Ableton Live software, asserting the link between digital art and musical composition.
    • Finally, the software adopts a new interface based on the Scene model, facilitating navigation between the various parameters of each project.
    • Features
    • + Texture library
    • + Texture code editor
    • + Ableton link
    • + Parametric scene system
    • + 3D lighting
    • + Live video input
    • + Space Scanner: recognizes a 3D volume
    • + 3D calibration
    • + Video effects
    • + Scene settings interface
    • + Texture code editor
    • + Texture library
    • Related projects
    • Raytrace / Fragments / Patterns / Sphere / Delta / Opus / Core

  • 2015

    • miniMAD
    • Minimad is a stand-alone box that runs a MadMapper session when connected to a video projector. This nomadic tool was designed in response to a problem at 1024 Architecture: the need to activate several installations running MadMapper simultaneously, without having to tie up an expensive computer for each project. The miniMAD targets galleries and museums for long-term exhibitions.
    • Related projects
    • Motion / Recession / Pulse / Walking Cube

  • 2014

    • MadMapper 2.0
    • The new features turn the software into a mapping and VJing tool. MadMapper is now compatible with PS3/PS4 MIDI controllers and joysticks, and it is finally possible to implement 3D objects and surfaces, as well as import SVG lines drawn with other software.
    • Features
    • + MIDI protocol
    • + 3d objects and surfaces
    • + Import of SVG lines
    • + LED control in DMX language
    • Related projects
    • Digital Garden / Vortex / 24 lines

  • 2013

    • Axonometry of Mad-Orb LED bars
    • The unfolded 2D LED matrix is remapped onto the physical 3D object. A series of specific lighting behaviors are programmed in MadMapper to activate the light architecture in real-time, following the rhythm of the DJs' mixes.
    • Related projects
    • MadOrb

  • 2012

    • Tesseract DMX control program
    • Beta versions of MadMapper are regularly released to receive feedback from users before the final versions are released.
    • Related projects
    • Tesseract

    • VTLZR DMX control program
    • Related projects
    • VTLZR / Nuits Electro / Crise / Les Grandes Tables

  • 2010

    • MadMapper 1.0
    • 1024 Architecture and GarageCube develop the first version of MadMapper, a software dedicated to video mapping. They aim to create a versatile tool that can evolve according to the needs of their future projects.
    • Features
    • + Creation of polygon, circle, and bezier curve mapping surfaces
    • + Video, image, Quarz Composer input Line tool
    • + Integrated audio control
    • + Syphoon of visuals from other software
    • + Sharing of visuals between MadMapper and other softwaress
    • + Line/surface parameters Layers
    • + Line/surface tools
    • + MadMapper file
    • + Deformed surfaces
    • Related projects
    • 3D Bridge / Perspective Lyrique / Abies Electronicus / Euphorie

  • 2009

    • Tetra Tennis control program
    • The TETRA Tennis software enables visual content to be mapped and manipulated in real-time. Subsequent editions of the same event incorporate the MadMapper software, which has been developed in the meantime. In this sense, Tetratennis is the precursor of the software and laid the foundations for its design.
    • Related projects
    • Tetratennis / V - Mirror

  • 2008

    • Boombox control program
    • BOOM-Boxer is the software created specifically by 1024 to map and control the BOOM-Box stage design installation in real-time.
    • The software matches multiple video sources and allows the manipulation of the visual content, created specifically for this scaffolding structure, adapting them in real-time to the rhythm and energy of the music. The software is controlled by a PlayStation joystick, making the whole device playful, ergonomic, and fun.
    • Related projects
    • Boom Box

  • 2007

    • Square Cube control program
    • The software synchronizes live images and music, enabling content to be projected and mapped in real-time onto the physical structure. Specially designed by 1024 for this project, it represents the studio's first step towards the creation of MadMapper.
    • Related projects
    • Square Cube

  • More informations on MadMapper official website

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