January 29, 2007
OK. I’ll have to think of something else than this blog for Koala. I’m coming up with small improvements and new versions all the time.
Here’s Koala 0.5.1
- Keyboard shortcuts for video triggering
- Changed the buttons for the effects
- Fixed a bug with the audio sensitivity. It used to default to zero, now the default value is 1
Download Koala 0.5.1
January 25, 2007
A new version. Koala 0.5 (I’m not sure what the last version was. I’ll just start numbering from here)
Photo from Flickr
Improvements:
- Camera input (4:3 and 16:9 anamorphic)
- More video triggers
- More effects
- More blend and fade modes
- Improved interface
To-do list:
- Real fullscreen + preview window
- Better file handling and triggering for the videos.
- MIDI + keyboard shortcuts
- Lots of other things…
Download Koala 0.5.1
Mac OSX 10.4. –>
January 17, 2007
I’ve been working on a custom VJ-software for a couple of weeks and now I have something to show you guys. Meet Koala.

Picture from Flickr
Pretty simple app really. Made with Quartz Composer and Interface Builder. There’s no fullscreen option, yet. I’m working on it. The keyer is based on Sam Kass’s composition.
This a very early version. Things are not looking or working right, but you can test it if you want to. This should be pretty stable, but I take no responsibility in what might happen if you use this. So, if your computer explodes, turns into dust or starts wearing skirts, don’t blame me. I don’t have any time for manuals or such. It should be fairly straightforward, but if you have any questions, comments or bug reports you can contact me via email: matti.niinimaki “at” gmail dot com
Works only on Mac OSX 10.4 ->
Download Koala 0.5.1