I m testing a workflow where a Mac camera recognizes a hand or body pose locally and turns it into OSC, Art-Net/sACN, or FreeD data for the rest of a live-production system.
The most useful mappings so far seem to be simple and reversible: launching a spare clip, toggling an effect bypass, changing a dashboard control, or triggering a safe lighting look. For reliability I m using a restricted recognition zone, separate ON/OFF thresholds, a short hold time, and a cooldown so one pose cannot fire repeatedly.
I m curious how other VJs, lighting operators, and virtual-production teams would use this kind of control. Would you prefer momentary cues, toggles, or continuous values? And what safeguards would you consider essential before using gestures during a real show?
A macOS tool that turns camera-detected hand and body poses into control signals for live production. Send OSC to Resolume or TouchDesigner, output Art-Net or sACN for lighting, and use FreeD for camera and virtual-production workflows. Recognition runs locally, supports multiple cameras, custom pose references, zones, thresholds, and ON/OFF timing for reliable cues. First-user promo: LTLENH3TJ4JM (single-use macOS App Store code). Reply after redeeming so others know it has been used.
Magic Event Live turns camera-recognized hand gestures and body poses into real-time OSC, FreeD, Art-Net and sACN control. Built for VJs, lighting designers, performers and virtual production teams, it runs recognition locally with no cloud delay. Configure up to 20 trigger slots, multiple destinations, fades, thresholds and anti-false-trigger timing. Available for iPhone/iPad and as a native macOS Pro edition.
