MadMapper / MadLaser compatible with ShowNET laser mainboard
Bring laser mapping into the MadMapper workflow
MadLaser is the laser extension for MadMapper, designed to treat laser projectors and vector content as part of the same real-time mapping environment used for video, light and spatial media.
ShowNET is available as a direct network output for integrated and external ShowNET devices.
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MadLaser and ShowNET
MadLaser supports ShowNET as one of its native laser hardware outputs. Compatible devices can be used directly from the MadMapper project without a separate laser application running in the background.
The same project can distribute content across multiple laser projectors, with individual output, masking, safety and scanner settings.
Create vector content from media, files and geometry
MadLaser extends MadMapper’s familiar surface and control concepts to scanner-based laser output.
Real-time vectorisation
Convert supported image and video media into laser paths using GPU-accelerated analysis.
Bezier lines and text
Create precise vector lines and render laser text with included single-line fonts.
3D and vector files
Import ILDA and SVG content and render wireframe geometry from OBJ files.
Laser materials
Use generative shader-based vector materials and edit GLSL content live.
Mesh warping
Fit laser content precisely to real surfaces using mapping and warping controls.
Multi-laser dispatch
Split complex content across multiple projectors and combine it with soft-edge workflows.
Video-to-vector in real time
MadLaser can analyse image-based media, create paths or contours, sample colour and convert the result to editable vector paths.
MIDI, OSC, DMX, USB, Arduino and audio-analysis controls available in the MadMapper environment can be used to animate or trigger laser surfaces.
MadMapper with the MadLaser extension
- A supported MadMapper installation on macOS or Windows
- The MadLaser extension or compatible trial
- A ShowNET-equipped projector or external ShowNET interface
- An Ethernet connection on the same production network
- An ILDA cable when using external ShowNET with a separate projector
Connect the laser to a larger production
MadLaser supports external previsualisation workflows and lets laser content live beside mapped video, DMX lighting and other spatial outputs in the same MadMapper project.
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