FFG
FFG stands for Falsch Farben Generator, literally, fake color generator, the original name of the circuit when it was published in german magazine Funkschau in 1987, realised by M. Klose and H. Neumayr.
The project have been resurrected recently as “Visualist” by Berto A and the documentation have been translated and publish on Makezine. The original doc (in german and in italian), Berto A documentation and gerber files for the original board are available here.
The FFG is based on the original circuit and adds some modifications, mainly video rates CV control over each parameter (R, G and B level and comparators threshold) and NTSC/PAL compatibility.
The project will be soon available as a built unit, DIY kits and circuit boards.
DOCUMENTATION
– Build Guide
– User Guide
– Mainboard BOM / Controlboard BOM
– Block Diagram
Instagram posts featuring #falschfarbengenerator htp.syntonie maakt prachtige apparaten die kleuren kunnen genereren. De behuizing is gemaakt van mat zwart acrylaat 3mm met een licht grijze gravure. Heel subtiel en een strakke uitstraling! Mar 1 Another quick patch with a similar setup as the previous video, but with ramps and 2D shapes from Rampes instead of an external video signal through Entrée. Recorded in 720p60. Mar 2 Fantastic concert with mindblowing post-genre music & audiovisuals. Such an honour to meet & listen to asselabilseitova avemsounds ffg_routing 🎹🎹🎹 Jun 25 Synthesis patch made with Rampes, Combines, Seuils, Matrice and Sortie. Feb 25 While I enjoy patching synthesis in 720p60 for the increased resolution and frame rate in comparison to SD (PAL/NTSC), a good in between is ED (for enhanced definition), here 576p50. Feb 4
FFG (#falschfarbengenerator) is based on a colorizer circuit from the 80s, CV inputs makes modulation of every parameter controllable with any external signal (on-board attenuators have been added for hot signals). #materialmonday #snijlab #snijlabrotterdam #laserengraving #lasercutting #lasersnijden #lasergraveren #graveren #vlakgraveren
Matrice is available as a pre-order on Syntonie website.
#videoart #videosynthesis #analogvideo #eurorack #syntonie
#postgenre #genrecrossing #crossover #electronic #newmusic #contemporaryclassical #postclassical #ambient #organ #piano #avem #falschfarbengenerator #projectagora #philipglass #avopärt #peterisvasks #pianista
Various ramps, mirrored ramps and 2D shapes from Rampes are combined together using the three channels of Combines, outputs of Combines going to Seuils signal inputs and CV inputs to generate hard shapes/mattes, which are later processed through Matrice for color tuning using its matrix mixer, and its triple VCA to cut through the colors/creating negative space, finally outputs of Matrice are encoded with Sortie in 720p60.
#videoart #analogvideo #videosynthesis #eurorack #syntonie
It keeps the SD resolution and look, with those nice jagged/aliased edges, while benefiting from being progressive rather than interlaced, giving that smooth motion without requiring deinterlacing.
However, not a lot of devices can support ED standards, here a Retrotink 5X is used to convert Component 576p50 to HDMI 1080p50 for capture.
Modules used are Rampes, Animate, Seuils, Isohélie, and a couple work in progress 😉
#videoart #videosynthesis #analogvideo #eurorack #syntonie
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