The Switch is envisaged as a DJ/VJ interface to the film, allowing for malleable properties to be automated and controlled from 3rd party performance tools and other software.
At first glance, the most pragmatic way of approaching this is to develop The Switch as a ReWire application.
http://www.propellerheads.se/technologies/rewire/index.cfm?fuseaction=displaymain
Posted by .M. at April 8, 2004 04:05 PMFraktus, creator of the Arkaos VJ instrument writes in relation to an upcoming new version of the software :
"Regarding your re-mixable film project.
We did implement DDE support for the windows application.
DDE is a scripting protocol that allow to send events between application. There are scripting utilities that allows to schedule tasks like http://www.cypressnet.com/Products/Launchpd/LaunchPd.htm
More infos on the DDE protocol on the microsoft web site http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ipc/base/using_network_dde.asp
Could this help you?
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