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Zach Poff

Zach Poff

Media Artist, Educator, Maker of Things

Zach Poff

Zach Poff
  • Home
  • News
  • Artwork
    • Installation
      • Live Stream: Patapsco
      • Pond Station
      • Sferics 2: Bell Cloud
      • Witnesses: Trikaya
      • Uncovered
      • Witnesses: SCOPE
      • The Aural Ecosystem
      • Witnesses
      • The Past is a Ghost
      • The Sentiment Machine
    • Recordings
      • Iowa Lakeside Lab Residency 2024
      • Fast Slow Radio
      • Trio For Other Ears
      • Live Stream: Patapsco
      • Sounds of Sculptures: Epistrophy
      • Silent Bells Ringing
      • Storm Topography
      • Listening to Flagpoles
      • Below The East River
      • Fence Drone
    • Residency
      • Iowa Lakeside Lab Residency 2024
      • Wandering Sounds and Images
      • Wave Farm Residency 2013
    • Performance
      • City Salvage
      • Livewire With Microkingdom
    • Object
      • “Enchanted” Chant-Boxes
    • Workshop / Lecture
      • Wandering Sounds and Images
      • Brooklyn Waterfront Listening Walks
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2020
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2018
      • CUNY GCDI Sound Workshop
      • Hunter College IMA Workshop 2017
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Expanded Sound Design 2017
      • CCNY Multi-Screen Video Workshop
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Sound Ethnographies
      • Balance-Unbalance Conference: Live Streaming Panel
    • Moving Image
      • The Sound of The Sound of Music
      • 11:00 News
      • Movement Reflection
      • The Shape of Memory
      • Video Silence
      • The Alchemist’s Secret Assistant
      • Ice
      • Fluoro
  • Software
    • Audio
      • Video Trigger
      • Video Trigger Guide
      • Network Audio Transmitter
      • Soundscape Composer
      • Pitch Playground
      • Film-O-Sync Guide
      • Film-O-Sync
    • Video
      • BrightSign Video Sync Scripts
      • Live Video Delay
      • Video Trigger
      • Video Trigger Guide
      • Chroma Key Live
      • Chroma Key Live Guide
      • Multi-Point Keystone Video Player
      • Video Triggers Video
      • Frame Subtractor
      • SingleFramer Guide
    • Film
      • Film-O-Sync Guide
      • Film-O-Sync
  • Resources
    • 3D Printing
      • Contact Microphone Pages
      • 3D-Printed DIY Contact Microphone
      • Adapting Short-Throw Lenses for 16mm Projectors
      • Lomo Tank Adapter for “Bucket Processing”
      • Wall Plate Adapter for Tiny Reflow Controller
      • Haul-A-Day Cargo Bike Kickstand Fix
      • Tripod Adapter for Rode Microphone Shockmounts
      • Zoom H1n Recorder Shockmount
      • Knob for Amaran AL-F7 LED Light
      • Short 16mm Film Rewinds
    • Computing
      • Arduino Bat Simulator
      • Acer Laptop Touchpad Fix
      • Cheap Multichannel Audio on OS X
      • Stream Recording With VLC
    • Electronics
      • Aputure / Amaran LED Light Info
      • Repair Amaran P60c LED Panel
      • A Darkroom Safelight Headlamp
      • Battery Drain Fix for Chinese Digital Calipers
      • Contact Microphone Pages
      • PIP Stereo Piezo Preamplifier
      • 3D-Printed DIY Contact Microphone
      • Choosing a Contact Mic For Field Recording
      • Zoom Recorder Technical Details
      • Wall Plate Adapter for Tiny Reflow Controller
    • Field Recording
      • Hydrophone Review: HTI-92-WB, Ambient ASF-2, DIY Design
      • Contact Microphone Pages
      • PIP Stereo Piezo Preamplifier
      • 3D-Printed DIY Contact Microphone
      • Choosing a Contact Mic For Field Recording
      • Zoom Recorder Technical Details
      • Mic Windscreen Comparisons
      • Hydrophone Review: Ambient ASF-1, ASF-2, Aquarian Audio, JrF
      • Choosing a Hydrophone For Field Recording
      • Tripod Adapter for Rode Microphone Shockmounts
    • Film
      • Aputure / Amaran LED Light Info
      • Repair Amaran P60c LED Panel
      • A Darkroom Safelight Headlamp
      • Adapting Short-Throw Lenses for 16mm Projectors
      • Lomo Tank Adapter for “Bucket Processing”
      • Short 16mm Film Rewinds
      • Audible 16mm Footage Counter
      • Canon Digital Lens Mount for JK Optical Printer
      • Fan Duct for Elmo 16-CL 16mm Projector
      • Improving the Amaran AL-H198 LED
    • Radio
      • FM Transmitter Experiments
      • Bluetooth As A Generic Audio Link
      • Inductive Pickup Experiments
      • VLF Natural Radio Experiments
    • Repair
      • Aputure / Amaran LED Light Info
      • Repair Amaran P60c LED Panel
      • Battery Drain Fix for Chinese Digital Calipers
      • SLR Magic 25mm Lens Repair
      • Wall Plate Adapter for Tiny Reflow Controller
      • DIY Power Plugs for BrightSign Players
      • Haul-A-Day Cargo Bike Kickstand Fix
      • Knob for Amaran AL-F7 LED Light
      • Boot Lace Eyelet
      • Blackburn Click Bike Light Strap Holder
    • Crafts
      • A Robot Jumping Jack Toy
  • Teaching
    • Sound Art Resources
    • Wandering Sounds and Images
    • Brooklyn Waterfront Listening Walks
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2020
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2018
    • CUNY GCDI Sound Workshop
    • Hunter College IMA Workshop 2017
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Expanded Sound Design 2017
    • CCNY Multi-Screen Video Workshop
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Sound Ethnographies
    • Balance-Unbalance Conference: Live Streaming Panel
  • Bio and CV
Zach Poff

Zach Poff
  • Home
  • News
  • Artwork
    • Installation
      • Live Stream: Patapsco
      • Pond Station
      • Sferics 2: Bell Cloud
      • Witnesses: Trikaya
      • Uncovered
      • Witnesses: SCOPE
      • The Aural Ecosystem
      • Witnesses
      • The Past is a Ghost
      • The Sentiment Machine
    • Recordings
      • Iowa Lakeside Lab Residency 2024
      • Fast Slow Radio
      • Trio For Other Ears
      • Live Stream: Patapsco
      • Sounds of Sculptures: Epistrophy
      • Silent Bells Ringing
      • Storm Topography
      • Listening to Flagpoles
      • Below The East River
      • Fence Drone
    • Residency
      • Iowa Lakeside Lab Residency 2024
      • Wandering Sounds and Images
      • Wave Farm Residency 2013
    • Performance
      • City Salvage
      • Livewire With Microkingdom
    • Object
      • “Enchanted” Chant-Boxes
    • Workshop / Lecture
      • Wandering Sounds and Images
      • Brooklyn Waterfront Listening Walks
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2020
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2018
      • CUNY GCDI Sound Workshop
      • Hunter College IMA Workshop 2017
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Expanded Sound Design 2017
      • CCNY Multi-Screen Video Workshop
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Sound Ethnographies
      • Balance-Unbalance Conference: Live Streaming Panel
    • Moving Image
      • The Sound of The Sound of Music
      • 11:00 News
      • Movement Reflection
      • The Shape of Memory
      • Video Silence
      • The Alchemist’s Secret Assistant
      • Ice
      • Fluoro
  • Software
    • Audio
      • Video Trigger
      • Video Trigger Guide
      • Network Audio Transmitter
      • Soundscape Composer
      • Pitch Playground
      • Film-O-Sync Guide
      • Film-O-Sync
    • Video
      • BrightSign Video Sync Scripts
      • Live Video Delay
      • Video Trigger
      • Video Trigger Guide
      • Chroma Key Live
      • Chroma Key Live Guide
      • Multi-Point Keystone Video Player
      • Video Triggers Video
      • Frame Subtractor
      • SingleFramer Guide
    • Film
      • Film-O-Sync Guide
      • Film-O-Sync
  • Resources
    • 3D Printing
      • Contact Microphone Pages
      • 3D-Printed DIY Contact Microphone
      • Adapting Short-Throw Lenses for 16mm Projectors
      • Lomo Tank Adapter for “Bucket Processing”
      • Wall Plate Adapter for Tiny Reflow Controller
      • Haul-A-Day Cargo Bike Kickstand Fix
      • Tripod Adapter for Rode Microphone Shockmounts
      • Zoom H1n Recorder Shockmount
      • Knob for Amaran AL-F7 LED Light
      • Short 16mm Film Rewinds
    • Computing
      • Arduino Bat Simulator
      • Acer Laptop Touchpad Fix
      • Cheap Multichannel Audio on OS X
      • Stream Recording With VLC
    • Electronics
      • Aputure / Amaran LED Light Info
      • Repair Amaran P60c LED Panel
      • A Darkroom Safelight Headlamp
      • Battery Drain Fix for Chinese Digital Calipers
      • Contact Microphone Pages
      • PIP Stereo Piezo Preamplifier
      • 3D-Printed DIY Contact Microphone
      • Choosing a Contact Mic For Field Recording
      • Zoom Recorder Technical Details
      • Wall Plate Adapter for Tiny Reflow Controller
    • Field Recording
      • Hydrophone Review: HTI-92-WB, Ambient ASF-2, DIY Design
      • Contact Microphone Pages
      • PIP Stereo Piezo Preamplifier
      • 3D-Printed DIY Contact Microphone
      • Choosing a Contact Mic For Field Recording
      • Zoom Recorder Technical Details
      • Mic Windscreen Comparisons
      • Hydrophone Review: Ambient ASF-1, ASF-2, Aquarian Audio, JrF
      • Choosing a Hydrophone For Field Recording
      • Tripod Adapter for Rode Microphone Shockmounts
    • Film
      • Aputure / Amaran LED Light Info
      • Repair Amaran P60c LED Panel
      • A Darkroom Safelight Headlamp
      • Adapting Short-Throw Lenses for 16mm Projectors
      • Lomo Tank Adapter for “Bucket Processing”
      • Short 16mm Film Rewinds
      • Audible 16mm Footage Counter
      • Canon Digital Lens Mount for JK Optical Printer
      • Fan Duct for Elmo 16-CL 16mm Projector
      • Improving the Amaran AL-H198 LED
    • Radio
      • FM Transmitter Experiments
      • Bluetooth As A Generic Audio Link
      • Inductive Pickup Experiments
      • VLF Natural Radio Experiments
    • Repair
      • Aputure / Amaran LED Light Info
      • Repair Amaran P60c LED Panel
      • Battery Drain Fix for Chinese Digital Calipers
      • SLR Magic 25mm Lens Repair
      • Wall Plate Adapter for Tiny Reflow Controller
      • DIY Power Plugs for BrightSign Players
      • Haul-A-Day Cargo Bike Kickstand Fix
      • Knob for Amaran AL-F7 LED Light
      • Boot Lace Eyelet
      • Blackburn Click Bike Light Strap Holder
    • Crafts
      • A Robot Jumping Jack Toy
  • Teaching
    • Sound Art Resources
    • Wandering Sounds and Images
    • Brooklyn Waterfront Listening Walks
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2020
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2018
    • CUNY GCDI Sound Workshop
    • Hunter College IMA Workshop 2017
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Expanded Sound Design 2017
    • CCNY Multi-Screen Video Workshop
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Sound Ethnographies
    • Balance-Unbalance Conference: Live Streaming Panel
  • Bio and CV

Software Update: Frame Subtractor 02

August 7, 2011

Frame Subtractor removes non-moving background information from video files.

Today I updated it to support arbitrary resolutions, and improved the rendering process. Details here.

Related posts:

Frame Subtractor BrightSign Video Sync Scripts Projects in Sound Art - Cooper Union - LP ManipulationSound Art Resources Chroma Key Live Guide Cheap Multichannel Audio on OS X Live Video Delay
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Software Update: Live Video Delay 2011-08-17

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  • Home
  • News
  • Artwork
    • Installation
      • Live Stream: Patapsco
      • Pond Station
      • Sferics 2: Bell Cloud
      • Witnesses: Trikaya
      • Uncovered
      • Witnesses: SCOPE
      • The Aural Ecosystem
      • Witnesses
      • The Past is a Ghost
      • The Sentiment Machine
    • Recordings
      • Iowa Lakeside Lab Residency 2024
      • Fast Slow Radio
      • Trio For Other Ears
      • Live Stream: Patapsco
      • Sounds of Sculptures: Epistrophy
      • Silent Bells Ringing
      • Storm Topography
      • Listening to Flagpoles
      • Below The East River
      • Fence Drone
    • Residency
      • Iowa Lakeside Lab Residency 2024
      • Wandering Sounds and Images
      • Wave Farm Residency 2013
    • Performance
      • City Salvage
      • Livewire With Microkingdom
    • Object
      • “Enchanted” Chant-Boxes
    • Workshop / Lecture
      • Wandering Sounds and Images
      • Brooklyn Waterfront Listening Walks
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2020
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2018
      • CUNY GCDI Sound Workshop
      • Hunter College IMA Workshop 2017
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Expanded Sound Design 2017
      • CCNY Multi-Screen Video Workshop
      • UnionDocs Workshop: Sound Ethnographies
      • Balance-Unbalance Conference: Live Streaming Panel
    • Moving Image
      • The Sound of The Sound of Music
      • 11:00 News
      • Movement Reflection
      • The Shape of Memory
      • Video Silence
      • The Alchemist’s Secret Assistant
      • Ice
      • Fluoro
  • Software
    • Audio
      • Video Trigger
      • Video Trigger Guide
      • Network Audio Transmitter
      • Soundscape Composer
      • Pitch Playground
      • Film-O-Sync Guide
      • Film-O-Sync
    • Video
      • BrightSign Video Sync Scripts
      • Live Video Delay
      • Video Trigger
      • Video Trigger Guide
      • Chroma Key Live
      • Chroma Key Live Guide
      • Multi-Point Keystone Video Player
      • Video Triggers Video
      • Frame Subtractor
      • SingleFramer Guide
    • Film
      • Film-O-Sync Guide
      • Film-O-Sync
  • Resources
    • 3D Printing
      • Contact Microphone Pages
      • 3D-Printed DIY Contact Microphone
      • Adapting Short-Throw Lenses for 16mm Projectors
      • Lomo Tank Adapter for “Bucket Processing”
      • Wall Plate Adapter for Tiny Reflow Controller
      • Haul-A-Day Cargo Bike Kickstand Fix
      • Tripod Adapter for Rode Microphone Shockmounts
      • Zoom H1n Recorder Shockmount
      • Knob for Amaran AL-F7 LED Light
      • Short 16mm Film Rewinds
    • Computing
      • Arduino Bat Simulator
      • Acer Laptop Touchpad Fix
      • Cheap Multichannel Audio on OS X
      • Stream Recording With VLC
    • Electronics
      • Aputure / Amaran LED Light Info
      • Repair Amaran P60c LED Panel
      • A Darkroom Safelight Headlamp
      • Battery Drain Fix for Chinese Digital Calipers
      • Contact Microphone Pages
      • PIP Stereo Piezo Preamplifier
      • 3D-Printed DIY Contact Microphone
      • Choosing a Contact Mic For Field Recording
      • Zoom Recorder Technical Details
      • Wall Plate Adapter for Tiny Reflow Controller
    • Field Recording
      • Hydrophone Review: HTI-92-WB, Ambient ASF-2, DIY Design
      • Contact Microphone Pages
      • PIP Stereo Piezo Preamplifier
      • 3D-Printed DIY Contact Microphone
      • Choosing a Contact Mic For Field Recording
      • Zoom Recorder Technical Details
      • Mic Windscreen Comparisons
      • Hydrophone Review: Ambient ASF-1, ASF-2, Aquarian Audio, JrF
      • Choosing a Hydrophone For Field Recording
      • Tripod Adapter for Rode Microphone Shockmounts
    • Film
      • Aputure / Amaran LED Light Info
      • Repair Amaran P60c LED Panel
      • A Darkroom Safelight Headlamp
      • Adapting Short-Throw Lenses for 16mm Projectors
      • Lomo Tank Adapter for “Bucket Processing”
      • Short 16mm Film Rewinds
      • Audible 16mm Footage Counter
      • Canon Digital Lens Mount for JK Optical Printer
      • Fan Duct for Elmo 16-CL 16mm Projector
      • Improving the Amaran AL-H198 LED
    • Radio
      • FM Transmitter Experiments
      • Bluetooth As A Generic Audio Link
      • Inductive Pickup Experiments
      • VLF Natural Radio Experiments
    • Repair
      • Aputure / Amaran LED Light Info
      • Repair Amaran P60c LED Panel
      • Battery Drain Fix for Chinese Digital Calipers
      • SLR Magic 25mm Lens Repair
      • Wall Plate Adapter for Tiny Reflow Controller
      • DIY Power Plugs for BrightSign Players
      • Haul-A-Day Cargo Bike Kickstand Fix
      • Knob for Amaran AL-F7 LED Light
      • Boot Lace Eyelet
      • Blackburn Click Bike Light Strap Holder
    • Crafts
      • A Robot Jumping Jack Toy
  • Teaching
    • Sound Art Resources
    • Wandering Sounds and Images
    • Brooklyn Waterfront Listening Walks
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2020
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Creative Field Recording 2018
    • CUNY GCDI Sound Workshop
    • Hunter College IMA Workshop 2017
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Expanded Sound Design 2017
    • CCNY Multi-Screen Video Workshop
    • UnionDocs Workshop: Sound Ethnographies
    • Balance-Unbalance Conference: Live Streaming Panel
  • Bio and CV