Isadora For Mac

Isadora is a feature-rich application that allows for interactive, real-time manipulation of digital media, including pre-recorded video, live video, sound, standard MIDI files and more.

You create an Isadora program by linking together modules (called actors in Isadora parlance), each of which perform a specific function on the media.

You make these programs interactive by linking actors to another type of module, called a watcher, which looks for information from the outside world (i.e. MIDI messages, mouse and keyboard actions, messages send over a Local Area Network).

The results are presented via the computer’s video displays, speakers, or MIDI interfaces.

Perhaps the most difficult aspect of Isadora is that a new file is a blank slate – it won’t do anything for you until you begin to bring actors into the program and link them together.

For those just beginning, this can be a bit daunting. The developers have supplied a complete set of tutorials that lead you through the process of creating several Isadora programs.

You will find several example files included with the application. Looking at these may be the best place to start, as it will give you a sense of what you can do with Isadora and how to begin using it.