FreeFrame Hosts

VirtualDJ
LividCellDNA
OpenTZT
FFRend2
Elektronika Live
VVVV
Pure Data
EyesWEB
TextMachine 3D
MAX6
AVMixerPro2
VideoLab
VJamm
Isadora
VDMX
modul8
VisualJockey
Quartz Composer

 

VirtualDJ

Written by Hamageddon
VirtualDJ
 

VirtualDJ (Mac/Windows) 
https://www.virtualdj.com

DJ Software with additional video support

MP3 and Video mix software.
VirtualDJ internally supports the use of freeframes as video effects.
To use FreeFrames, simply put the FreeFrame DLL file, inside your VideoEffect folder in:
* the VirtualDJ install directory for VirtualDJ v3.4 and VirtualDJ v4.x.
* the VirtualDJ folder located in your "My documents" for VirtualDJ v5.0 and more

Freeframe Support:
video Input : single
parameter support: first eight parameters

 

 

 

Livid Cell DNA

Written by Hamageddon
LividCellDNA
 

Livid Instruments - Cell DNA (Mac/Windows)

http://www.lividinstruments.com/software_celldna.php

live performance software

designed for realtime performance of video, images, and sounds
http://www.lividinstruments.com/software_celldna.php

PC: C:\Program Files\Common Files\FreeFrame
The folder must be called "FreeFrame" and the plugins shouldn't be nested in folders.
You could also try putting the folder in the C:\Program Files\CellDNA\support\ folder, but call the folder of plugins "FreeFramePlugins"

Freeframe Support:
video Input : single
parameter support: first eight parameters

 

 

 

OpenTZT

Written by Hamageddon
OpenTZT
 

openTZT (Windows) Freeware
http://opentzt.sourceforge.net/

live performance software

is an Open Source VJ tool for the Win32 platform
It allows keyboard or mouse driven video mixing of up to 6 videoclips simultaneously

OpenTZT is able to load FreeFrame plugins.
but the plugins are completely indistinguishable from another in an effect page. Every plugin has the same icon and the plugin name isn't shown.

Freeframe Support:
video Input : single
parameter support: first eight parameters

 

 

 

FFRend2

Written by Hamageddon
FFRend2
 

FFrend2 (Windows) - Freeware

http://ffrend.sourceforge.net/

Freeframe host and render engine

FFRend (Freeframe Renderer) is a renderer for Freeframe plugins.
Allows you to chain any number of plugins together, automate their parameters using oscillators,
and record the output to an AVI file.

Freeframe Support:
video Input : multiple
parameter support: full

 

 

 

Elektronika Live

Written by Hamageddon
Elektronika Live
 

Elektronika Live (Windows) Freeware
http://aestesis.eu/elektronika/

live performance software

Elektronika Live is the intuitive free VJ software for visual performers.

Elektronika has a dedicated freeframe module (2D effect)

Download a plugin and place it in elektronika's FreeFrame directory.
It will then be accessible through freeframe module

Freeframe Support:
video Input : single
parameter support: first sixteen parameters

 

 

 

VVVV

Written by Hamageddon
VVVV
 

vvvv (PC) free for non-commerical use

modular environment

vvvv is a general purpose toolkit with a special focus on real-time video synthesis and
programming large media environments with physical interfaces, real-time motion graphics, audio and video

If you have a freeframe.dll just drop it on a patch to create a node
(or put it in the /freeframe folder for it to show up in the nodelist).
http://vvvv.org/documentation/freeframe-and-vvvv


effect Input : single
parameter support: full

 

 

 

Pure Data

Written by Hamageddon
Pure Data
 

Pure Data (GNU/Linux/Windows/Mac OSX) Freeware
http://puredata.info/

modular environment

Pure Data (Pd) is a visual programming language
for creating interactive computer music and multimedia works.

Pure Data patches for interfacing to FreeFrame.
https://github.com/goldfish/Pure-Data---Freeframe-Modules


Compiled plugins go into a directory called /plugins
This directory should in same directory as freeframe-modules.pd

effect input : single
parameter support: full

 

 

 

EyesWEB

Written by Hamageddon
EyesWEB
 

eyesweb (Windows) Freeware
http://www.infomus.org/eyesweb_ita.php

modular environment

EyesWeb is an open software research platform for the design and development of real-time multimodal systems and interfaces.

To use Freeframes within eyesweb, follow the instructions here:
http://eyw.free.fr/wiki/index.php?title=Free_Frame



effect Input : multiple
parameter support: full
 

 

 

TextMachine 3D

Written by Hamageddon
TextMachine 3D
 

TextMachine 3D (PC)
http://www.textmachine3d.com
Live and pre-production software for Visual Artists and VJs

live performance software

Freeframe Support:
video Input : single
parameter support: first eight parameters

 

 

 

 

Max6

Written by Hamageddon
MAX6
 

Max (Mac/Windows)
http://cycling74.com/products/max/
modular environment

Max is a visual programming language for music and multimedia

The jit.freeframe object provides support for using FreeFrame effects within Jitter.
It supports both single and dual input effects, and 32-bit and 16-bit data sizes.
http://cycling74.com/docs/max5/refpages/jit-ref/jit.freeframe.html


J74 V-Module (Mac/Windows) Freeware extension for Max
http://www.fabriziopoce.com/max.html

V-Module is a collection of Max for Live devices for real-time video content creation and processing within Ableton Live.

effect Input : multiple
parameter support: full

 

 

 

AVMixer Pro2

Written by Hamageddon
AVMixerPro2
 

AVmixer Pro 2 (Mac/Windows)
http://www.neuromixer.com/

live performance software

three channel DJ style video mixer with real-time effects specially designed for live visual performance

Installation:
http://www.neuromixer.com/manuals/freeframe.php

Freeframe Support:
video Input : single
Parameter Support: first three parameters

 

 

 

VideoLab

Written by Hamageddon
VideoLab
 

Videolab (Windows)
http://www.mitov.com/products/videolab#overview

modular environment

VideoLab is a set of components for complex video processing in OpenWireStudio

effect Input : tbd
parameter support: tbd

 

 

 

VJamm

Written by Hamageddon

VJamm 3 (PC)


http://www.vjamm.com/ live performance software

realtime a/v mixer with 16 channels
Original native support for FreeFrame live video effects
Standard Edition only support a maximum output
resolution of 384x288 pixel

VJamm FreeFrame plugins should always be in a plugins subfolder of the folder where the VJamm exe is.
http://www.vjamm.com/support_freeframe.php

Freeframe Support:
video Input : single
parameter support: first eight parameters

 

 

 

Isadora

Written by Hamageddon

 

Isadora (Mac/Windows)
http://troikatronix.com/isadora/about/

live performance software
modular environment

real-time media manipulation software to create interactive visuals, sounds, and environments.
http://troikatronix.com/download/freeframeplugins/


video Input : multiple
parameter support: full

 

 

 

VDMX5

Written by Hamageddon

VDMX 5 (Mac)


Realtime video studio for the professional VJ.  

live performance software
modular environment

https://vimeo.com/20341475


Correct locations defined by the specification is for the install of FreeFrame plugins are:

/System/Library/Graphics/FreeFrame Plug-Ins

Freeframe Support:
video Input : tbd
parameter support: tbd

 

 

 

Frame Runner

Written by Hamageddon

Framerunner (Windows)
http://www.frame-runner.co.uk/

After Effects Freeframe Host (32-bit only)

Frame Runner allows you to use video plugins inside After Effects 6.5, 7.0, 8.0 (CS3), and 9.0 (CS4)

Installation:
http://www.frame-runner.co.uk/tutorial/index.php



Supports multi-layer FreeFrame effects
All FreeFrame controls can be keyframed

Freeframe Support:
effect Input : multiple
parameter support: full
 

 

 

Modul8

Written by Hamageddon

 

Modul8 (Mac) from GarageCube
http://www.garagecube.com

live performance software

MacOS X application designed for real time video mixing and compositing.

modul8 supports FreeFrames since the version 2.5.0
http://forum.garagecube.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=62

Freeframe Support:
video Input : single
parameter support: first eight parameters

 

 

 

 

VisualJockey

Written by Hamageddon

VisualJockey (Windows) Freeware
http://community.freeframe.org/host/visualjockey
modular environment

VisualJockey is a visual interactive realtime multimedia animation software for home and professional use.

The VisualJockey Forum: http://visualjockey.fpsvisuals.org/

video Input : single
parameter support: full

 

 

 

Quartz Composer

Written by Intrinsic

 

For using FreeFrame plugins in Quartz Composer you can download and use the opensource QC plugin that wraps both FFCPU and FFGL plugins at VVFFGL Download page.

Here's a blogpost with tutorials for how to install plugins for Quartz Composer (with video).

If you are a programmer and/or want to check out the full project/code for the VVFFGL framework for use of FreeFrames on OSX at the VVFFGL project page.

There is also the documentation how to use the framework for programming made with Doxygen at theVidVox site.