Projection Mapping Tests

I wanted to project animation on a rotating object.  It sounded simple as I played the step out in my head.  Shoot video of an object rotating, key out background, add animation to the resulting negative space, project back onto the object, and sync.  Easy projection mapping on a moving object, so stoked!  Except…  Until the video ends or loops, then the illusion is broken.  In my problem solving, I’m looking into using an Xbox Kinect controller to track the rotation of the object and adjust the playback of the video to stayed sync’d.  Unfortunately my momentum for the day is broken as my Kinect doesn’t have the needed cable to plug into my Mac.  The cable is on the way, and Processing.app is installed on my machine.  Until tomorrow…