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There is a big variety of softwares designers and even beginners have when it comes to the choice of software for projection mapping. Some are excellent, some are average, some require payment, and some are free. I have decided to create a comparison chart for different softwares for both: Mac and PC.

The MadMapper provides a simple and easy tool for mapping projections. This software is a compatible with macOS 10.12 and Windows 10. It removes a lot of the confusion related to this medium, effectively demystifying the process, allowing you, the artist or designer to focus on creating your content, and making the experience of mapping textures to physical objects in real time, fun.

Software
  1. Free Mapping Software We are excited to present our new Projection Mapper software for drawing maps quickly and easily! This application allows you to draw clear to the edges of your screen without any tool bars to get in the way. Click here to download.
  2. Overview MapMap is a free, open source software for projection mapping aimed at artists and small teams. Its intuitive interface facilitates learning and promotes artistic expression. This software is available on Windows, OSX, and Linux.

For PC:

Touch Designer‘s user reviews are good, and according to them it is mostly for the advanced crowd. The price tag is not small either: the price for commercial license for paid projects is $599 USD, and the price for pro license including support is $2200 USD.

Resolume Arena 4is available for Mac and PC, and has good user reviews as well. According to user reviews, the software is worth the money. The software is mostly known as an instrument for VJ, but it also contains a powerful projection mapping backend with support for multiple projectors and edge blending. The price is 499 EU.

VPT7 is a multipurpose realtime projection software tool for both Mac and PC. The best part is that it is absolutely free. Quality and ability wise it is a bit behind other softwares (but free things are rarely of super quality anyway).

For Mac:

Madmapper provides a simple and easy tool for video-mapping projections and LED mapping, and gets rid of a lot of the confusion related to this medium. It allows the artist or designer to focus on creating their content, and making the experience of mapping textures to physical objects in real time, fun. The have various price rates: for example one can pay €760 EU for a license for 5 computers, or 2976 EU for 20 computers, there are also educational price rates available.

Milluminis a rapidly growing tool for warping video. It offers non-linear video editing tools, has many tutorials and interfaces well with After Effects. The is a 30 day trial version of the software available. One can purchase the full version for €599 EU.

There are also other softwares available, such as:

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Arkaos GrandVJ XT, Mapio 2 Pro, Splash, Green Hippo, MWM-MultiWindowMapper etc.

The amount of softwares available is big, all it takes is just a bit of research.

A Christmas decoration is hard. Especially when you are a man and there are at least two (your wife and your kid) people, who start begging a month before to have ‘something special’ this time and you have no clue what to invent to finally stop this annual madness.

No, we don’t think you’re lazy or not creative, we just think there are plenty other things you’d love to do than to spend time on choosing what color should Christmas balls have. If you have a solution for this time – don’t read this article, superhero. If not – welcome to the world of projection mapping, you decoration fresher!

What is Christmas projection mapping?

If you’ve never seen a miracle, it means you should create one by yourself and this year’s Christmas is an ideal time for it. Try projection mapping to create outstanding experience on your house.

The plan is simple: grab the app, download visuals you like and start Christmas projection mapping right away. Yes, this simple. We hate spending hours on setting up the options and killing ourselves with another version of mapping software that, actually, should do one simple thing only – high quality projection mapping. This is exactly the reason why we’ve created FacadeSignage, being up and running in 5 minutes:

  1. Install the software;
  2. Plug in a projector;
  3. Choose the visuals you want to use;
  4. Point a projector at your house and let the miracle come in.

What visuals to choose: never repeat your neighbours!

Christmas deers and Santas in snowflakes are totally okay until there are no neighbors around you using the same pattern. Don’t let your decoration become one more boring light show with default winter demos. Stay creative and unrepeatable.

The easiest way to avoid duplication of your neighbours is to download the visuals that are NOT on the first page of google search results. Usually, people spend less time on searching and use the very first demo they find. We thought about that in advance and surfed the web in order to find something special for you to let you spend less on googling and more on actually decorating. We know, do no thank:

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Tips & Tricks to have a Top Christmas Projection mapping this year

  1. Don’t use one footage only. FacadeSignage lets you choose a number of visuals to create a unique pattern with different motion pictures on one single surface.
    Use the flat surfaces (such as garage doors or walls) for such visuals as movie clips or still images and use 3D motion on all others and less flat sides. This will let you have the best quality.
  2. Your projection doesn’t need to be boring or 3D only, so be creative! What about creating a set of motion pictures from your favorite Christmas comedy movies or cartoons? We bet your kids will love seeing their favorite colorful cartoon heroes on the house in full size!
  3. Add some personalization. Shoot a video to wish Merry Christmas to everyone who’s passing by your house.
  4. Don’t forget about the sound. Everyone is going to have some music on background, so don’t do the same. Cut the lines from movies or record any voice – yours or your kids’. It’s all about interactivity and catchy dynamics, but not boring well-known ‘Jingle Bells’ on a background.
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Now you know how to make your Christmas decoration memorable and engaging. Still unconvincingly?
Check this to get inspired:

Merry Christmas!

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