Artist Series videopaks are based on the GIF Looper template. The GIF Looper videopak is loaded with 14 GIF or video loops that repeat endlessly.
About the artist:
Valeria Vicente L. (@valeriavlo) is a Mexican experimental videomaker, visualist, VJ, photographer and new media glitch artist, co-founder of the visual experimentation project, Ultrachina. She mixes the intervention of own and found film elements, both physical and digital filters and videosynthesis. With the use of software, code and analog methods; through the manipulation of inks, oils and other liquids, through the development of her own videofeedback plus collage technique, she creates new experiences in the field of visual exploration, atmospheres of adverse textures and contrast that generate through repetition in "loop" and dissonant jumps, digital psychedelia that plays with the worlds of the unreal and the performative action in every act.
At a young age, Valeria has performed, exhibited and projected her work in different galleries, museums and stages in Mexico and around the globe, such as MUTEK MX 16th edition, NRMAL 2020, Granada Theater in Dallas, TX, National Museum of World Cultures, INBA Mexican Plastic Hall and The Wrong Biennale in Barçelona.
There are effects you can enable from the numbered black keys. Some are multi effects and some effects use knobs to adjust parameters. The last two effects buttons “9” and “0” are multi-effects. “9” will randomly turn on/off and stack effects. This happens based upon the midi notes that your OP-Z is sending. Each note triggers a random number that might fall into the threshold for a given effect. So the more notes that are played the more likely effects will be turned on or changed. “0” functions the same way but for triggering the loops. If you want to just play music and let the visuals surprise you, record the Loop randomizer “0” for the full length of the motion track.
Effect button “7” turns on analog glitch controls. The button must be held down or recorded to keep the glitch controls working. Control the amount of glitch by the WHITE LED knobs. Effect button “8” turns on color controls. When first enabled, the screen will be black or all gray. You need to adjust the GREEN LED knobs to control all aspects of color. There is lots of power in this one setting.
List of Button Actions
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GIF 01
- Digital Glitch Effect
- GIF 02
- Deconstruct Effect
- GIF 03
- Mirror Effect
- GIF 04
- GIF 05
- 8-Bit Effect
- GIF 06
- Halftone Effect
- GIF 07
- GIF 08
- Binary Effect
- GIF 09
- Analog Glitch Effect
- GIF 10
- Color Controls Effect
- GIF 11
- GIF 12
- Effect Randomizer
- GIF 13
- Loop Randomizer
- GIF 014
This is a custom videopak for the groundbreaking OP-Z audio / visual synthesizer by Teenage Engineering.
*Does not install on OP-Z synth. This only enables functionality when OP-Z is connected to the OP-Z app on a mobile device or mac and selected as the current videopak.
Dataviews 1.03 – Works on iPhones, iPads, Mac & Some Android devices. On Mac and iPad the aspect ratio forces slight image crop on right and left of screens.
(iOS OP-Z App 1.2.8)
(MacOS OP-Z App 1.2.5)
(Android Confirmed Running: Pixel 2)
Installing:
On iOS Devices:
1. Connect device to computer
2. Copy videopaks folder from OP-Z app (using finder or iTunes) to desktop
3. Copy "dataviews 1.03" folder into desktop videopaks folder
4. Copy videopaks folder from desktop to iOS device. Replace current OP-Z app videopaks folder
On Mac:
Copy "dataviews 1.03" to ~/Library/Application\ Support/com.teenageengineering.te012.osx/videopaks
On Android Devices:
1. Connect device to computer
2. Copy videopaks folder from OP-Z app to desktop
3. Copy "dataviews 1.03" folder into desktop videopaks folder
4. Copy videopaks folder from desktop to /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.teenageengineering.te012/files
As with all of our videopaks, feel free to let us know how you like it or reach out if something isn't working properly. Also, let us know if you have ideas to improve something or if you want to collaborate with your own art, email us at synth@synthpaks.com