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Library of GLSL shader thumbnails on iPad in LayerMapper AI Shaders

AI Shader Generator: Create Live Visuals from a Sentence

LayerMapper AI Shaders turns a text prompt into a GLSL shader, lets you tweak it live and sends it to MApp. 440+ shaders included, 7-day free trial.

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LayerMapper MApp clip grid on iPad with a live camera feed in the first layer

Live Cameras in Projection Mapping: Dual Camera and HDMI

Use your phone's front and back cameras at once, or any HDMI source through a USB capture card, as live layers in LayerMapper MApp projection mapping.

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Hologram projection effect controlled wirelessly from a mobile device

Wireless Projection Mapping with Direct-LAN

Direct-LAN sends LayerMapper MApp's output over Wi-Fi to a receiver at the projector – no HDMI cable across the venue. How it works and how to prepare.

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LayerMapper MApp clip grid on iPad filled with GLSL shader thumbnails

GLSL Shaders for Projection Mapping: Endless Live Visuals

Why real-time GLSL shaders beat video files for mapping, and how to use 100+ built-in shaders, your own code and audio-reactive parameters in MApp.

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Geodesic dome interior lit by projection mapping from three projectors

How to Live Stream Projection Mapping to YouTube and RTMP

Stream mapped visuals live from an iPhone, iPad or Android device to YouTube, Facebook or any RTMP server with LayerMapper MApp – no capture card.

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DMX and MIDI control panel in LayerMapper MApp with faders and a colour picker

MIDI, DMX and Art-Net in a Mobile Projection Mapping App

Control LayerMapper MApp with MIDI controllers, sync it with Ableton Link and link it to a lighting rig over DMX / Art-Net – on iPhone, iPad or Android.

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LayerMapper NDI on iPad showing NDI sources on the network

NDI in Projection Mapping: iPhone, iPad and Live Drawing

Send video between devices over Wi-Fi with NDI: use the free LayerMapper NDI app and NDI input in MApp to map screens, cameras and live drawings.

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Multicolour beams fanning out from a single point in the LayerMapper MApp preview

Projection Lasers: Beam Effects with a Projector and Haze

How to create laser-style beam shows with an ordinary video projector, a haze machine and LayerMapper MApp – no laser hardware or safety licence needed.

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LayerMapper MApp clip grid on a phone in landscape

Projection Mapping on Android: Getting Started with MApp

How to do projection mapping with an Android phone or tablet: requirements, connecting a projector, meshes, shaders and live streaming in LayerMapper MApp.

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