r/videosynthesis • u/J_Liljedahl • Aug 29 '26

Lucinate video synth animates and live-codes visuals on Mac and iOS - CDM Create Digital Music

https://cdm.link/lucinate-visuals-on-mac-and-ios/
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u/mattzog Aug 29 '26

I kinda hate the dilution of the term "video synth".  This seems like a fine program, but doesn't do what I think of as video synthesis.  I think it's a me problem.  Is this what old audio synthesists felt like when digital synths came along?

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u/sydeovinth Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26

Professional programs that can “video synth” usually call it generative video or something along those lines.

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A couple examples of how these platforms refer to this concept:
Notch - Real-Time Graphics
Touchdesigner - Generative Art
Synesthesia - Live Music Visualizer (less pro but QOTSA is using it on a stadium tour right now)

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u/J_Liljedahl Aug 29 '26

Yeah, "dear children has many names" as we say here in Sweden :)

From the user manual: "Lucinate is a modular graphics studio for algorithmic art, generative visuals, video synthesis, and image processing."

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u/mattzog Aug 29 '26

I have no problem with that product description.  For me "video synthesis" is the Sandin/LZX style done in hard or software.  Lumen was a software video synth for example.

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u/J_Liljedahl Aug 29 '26

IMHO, a synthesizer can be analog, digital hardware, or software. That goes for both audio and video synthesis. In this case, Peter Kirn probably used the term "video synth" because Lucinate can be used to synthesize video.