Workshop on Open Source Audio/Video Tools

[jim]

Thought this would be of interest to people on the list. Also it's the last day to get Early Bird passes to the festival. 
Since the theme is Networks I figured some of you would be interested.
Jim



Subtle Technologies Presents: 2 day Introductory Workshop on Open Source
Audio/Video Tools 
Presented in partnership with The Ontario College of Art and Design.

June 10th and 11th, Ontario College of Art and Design


What you will learn:

      * record both audio and video
        
      * mixing techniques to combine various media format
        
      * apply real time visual and audio effects
        
      * streaming techniques to allow a participant to create their own
        online radio station
        
      * fundamentals of Pure Data, a “real time” visual programming
        environment for audio, video, and graphical processing
        http://puredata.info/
        
      * using devices such as wii , joysticks , mouse and keyboard as
        controllers
        
      * controlling systems over a network using remote control
        protocols
        
      * collaborative performance techniques.
        


Who should take this workshop:

Artists, VJs, Djs, musicians, programmers , designers, architects,
technicians , open source enthusiasts , or anyone who is interested in
exploring new media technologies.


Tools:

The participant will get a copy of the APODIO Linux bootable CD which
will allow them to bring home all the tools learned in the workshop.
This CD allows you to run the programs without having to modify the
operating system on your computer. A computer will be available for use
in the workshop or participants can bring their own laptop.


Workshop Instructor:

The workshop is being led by Julien Ottavi.
http://www.noiser.org/noise/doku.php Julien is a mediactivist,
artist-researcher, musician, poet and tongues destroyer, experimental
film maker and an architect, founder and member of apo33, Julien Ottavi
is involved in research and creative work, combining sound art,
real-time video, new technologies and construction of electronic
devices.

He is co-director of the Area10Medialab in London and participates in,
and produces, numerous events such as conventions of researchers,
artists and activists, sound art or multimedia festivals, workshops on
free software and DIY electronics, etc.

Since 1997, he has developed a composition work on the voice and its
transformation by computer. Active developer of audio/visual programs
with Puredata, he has also developed DIY electronics (radio
transmitters, oscillators, mixers, amplifiers, video transmitters…etc)
in the perspective of knowledge sharing on technological development.

Main developer for the Gnu/Linux operating system APODIO for digital art
and A/V & streaming manipulation, his practices is not limited to the
art spheres but crosses different fields from technological development
to philosophy research, biomimetic analysis & experimentation.

For many years he has reflected on the relations between experimental
practices and collective practices within the creation of autonomous
collective groups, putting in question the authorship strategy of the
“art ideology”.





For information on registration please check out our website at
http://www.subtletechnologies.com










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