Cake Projection Mapping Tutorial (Using Free Software)
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2018
- The ultimate tutorial on how to do cake mapping.
00:00 Intro | 01:36 Cake | 03:32 Projector | 05:26 Set-Up | 08:10 Software Tutorial
This tutorial is designed to cover all the essential aspects of 3d projection mapping cake and is aimed at absolute beginners.
This cake mapping tutorial covers what cake dimensions you will need and recommended materials for creating the five dummy tiers of the projection cake. It offers tips and tricks for those looking to offer cake projection mapping professionally. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of different projector setups e.g. short-throw vs rigging on a truss from further away. There is a section helping you to calculate how far your projector needs to be from the cake based on the projector’s throw ratio. Finally, it dives into using the projection mapping software MapMap and a step-by-step walkthrough for creating the animated cake effect.
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Excellent and precise tutorial. Well constructed work flow.
This is awesome. Thank you.
Love this idea and I just had a bride who is interested. Her family are all programmers. this would be my first time working with this type of projection. thanks for a great introduction. Chris
Best of luck!
great work - thank you..
Thank you very much. Your explaining is very helpfull!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial - Thank you very much !!! 😀😀😀
Patrick from Bethesda, Maryland, USA
You're very welcome!
Excelent and detailed, I don't care for cakes but what a lovely mapping tutorial!
Maybe you could map one of those cakes made up of wheels of cheese! Any better? :)
Really well-presented, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
@@LumaBox How can I contact you
thank you. 👍
Great work.
Thanks!
Awesome content.
Glad you enjoyed it
Can you do a tutorial on how to make these graphics to put on the cake? I love your videos and I am hoping for something along those lines so we can customize our cake for the wedding :)
Check out my other tutorials on how to put simple text and videos on the cake. It's basic stuff but it might give you some ideas.
Can you show me how to make the free standing plinth? thank you so much.
Awesome
Dave Sharp brought me here and I love him and you for it!!! Great stuff!!!
The speed painter or the guitarist? 😁
@@LumaBox I am uncertain, his channel doesn’t have any information, I was interested in a square stage setup I saw in the HAKANAI video! What type of material was used? And were multiple projectors used? You can answer in Instagram, I reached out to you there as well
@@LumaBox Sharpe
@@robertalexander3067 It's real fondant icing over dummy cake tiers (but can easily be real cake) and two projectors used.
@@LumaBox The video was titled HAKANAI de Adriene m, I’m unsure what material to use and how many projectors, excuse me Ma’am I am new to projection mapping and a complete amateur
Thank you so much for the videos, they're superrr helpful^^ my other question is that I downloaded a video content from the UA-cam and I tried to project it on the uv image you offered in this tutorial; however, it does not work with me.. so how could I customize the video content as 5 tiers since it's clear that the particle cascade video you've used in Mapmap tutorial is already structured as 5 tiers..
You need to use some video editing software to layout your own content to fit with the 5-tier guide. This tutorial might be helpful ua-cam.com/video/okrqJkka7ng/v-deo.html
Thanks so much.. Do people require your services a lot?
Great tut, Bro!
Rainy greets from Austria
🌦
Love ur videos. Any thoughts on how to set up the projector and make it look pretty, or hide it
I use free-standing plinths that I dress in fabric. They blend into the wedding environment pretty well.
Would love to see
a video on how you would do a projection mapping on a house.
Endless possibilities.... ✌🏻
There certainly are! :)
This is beautiful. I've wanted to do a videomapping years ago and this looks so simple. But what if I want to map another thing? I didn't get how you set the tiers and the video for each tier according to its accommodation
These videos might help:
ua-cam.com/video/okrqJkka7ng/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/1Typv7KxBRM/v-deo.html
Maybe the name of the program?
Hi I love this its amazing !!
but my question is now, how do you create the animations that go on the cake??? xx
There are hundreds of tutorials on UA-cam for programs like After Effects if you are interested in learning animation :)
ua-cam.com/channels/ilPIl-SwFbtsoH8WLnvlfA.html
Great Video ! is there anyway to export the file to a usb drive or disc to play from a media player so i dont have to use my laptop to project?
You can't export the mapping from MapMap. You could do a screen recording of your output but that's a cowboy method and not really recommended. If you wanted to do that you would need to look at other software options
Hi, great video...but I'm working on Windows & I can't seem to open this "Caking Mapping Set-up" that you refer to, can you help me please on what to do?
Yeah, I've had that feedback. It doesn't open for some people. I'd recommend following the steps of the tutorial to create your own project. You'll learn more that way anyway :)
The video is very informative. I’m a first time viewer to your channel. Can you do a video on where to buy, or how to create (software) the content to be projected? Thank you.
Hi. I sell video content for cake mapping on my website lumabakery.com/shop/. They are mostly created in either After Effects or Cinema 4D. If you search UA-cam, you'll find numerous tutorials on how to use these packages.
Thanx for getting back to me. I have After EFX. I’ll look into Cinema 4D.
Love your tutorial 😍 how do you do to set it up on a big event? Do you stay there until the projection is going to be or how do you do it? Can you make a tutorial about it please 🤔😬😁
Whether you stay with the cake is up to you and the client. If you don't stay with it, I'd recommend being very nearby in case anything needs your attention throughout the evening.
@@LumaBox ok, thank you for answering 😊
انا مبتدئة في هذا العمل هل من الممكن مساعدتي ماهي الاجهزة التي احتاجها في هذا العمل
Thanks a lot for the great tutorial!!100
For some reason I can only move the corners of my mesh shapes by entering numbers into the value fields of "Input" and "Output Shape" of the layers section (bottom right). I'm on Windows. Is this a bug or is there anything locked in Preferences?
Sounds like a bug... 🤔
@@LumaBox New install of same version (0.6.3) made it work again :)
I’d love to be able to do this
Hopefully you can now! 😁
@@LumaBox me n technology haha I doubt it. Tbh
Hi! do you know where i can get different types of videos for my mapping?
Hey. You can search for stock footage/animation loops. Or make your own. I also sell cake mapping content lumabakery.com/shop/
Great video, I have a question about the software. Do you need a separate software like a vj software to make the animation like the raining magic or is the MadMapper enough? I was planning to buy the MadMapper but then they gave me the option to buy modul8 also, didn't understand what software that was. I though I have to buy an other software to create the animation or illusions.
Hi, yes, the animation shown in this video were created in other software (mainly After Effects) - but MadMapper does contain a material library with some in-built effects. I demonstrate some of them in this video ua-cam.com/video/1Typv7KxBRM/v-deo.html. There are many tutorials for learning AE on UA-cam. I also sell cake mapping animations in my shop if you'd rather just buy them lumabakery.com/shop/
@@LumaBox thank you for your reaction. Oke then I understand the system (I need a program like MadMapper to project and a program that are more specialist to make the animation. How about the modul8 and arkoas grand VJ? Are they like the AE or even better? On google they recommend this two software. I want a software that give me the option to make the animation that I imagine. What do you recommend me? I am a starter with this mapping, but I want have the software where I can do a lot of thinks or make different animation. I want just start well as a beginner
@@samirmdz4774 Modul8 and ArKaos are alternatives to MadMapper, not AE (they are VJ software). These packages often give you the option to build looks yourself from their in-built effects, but you are going to need to learn animation in software like After Effects and Cinema 4D if you want to be able to create anything you could imagine.
@@LumaBox thank you for the information Luma Bakery!!!!
I'm interested!! Just wondering how would you hide the projector. I mean we don't want it right in front of the couple while they're cutting the cake. Any tips?
I would recommend using two projectors, that way you can put them either side of the cake and the audience views the display through the middle. The bride and groom tend to cut from the back so they don't get in the way of the projections anyway.
If you want to create your own animation, how big should the individual “strips” and the total image size be when creating in FinalCut, Premiere, etc.?
How big the total image size should be depends on the resolution of the projector. Full HD is pretty common which is 1920px x 1080px. The "strips" need to be in the correct proportion to fit 8" x 5", 10" x 5" etc. How big these are depend on how you pack them into the total space. However you scale them, rotate them etc they need to keep that same ratio of width to height. Use the numbered_UV asset (in the bundle of free assets I link to in the description) as a guide.
Luma Bakery thanks so much! Love your work. :)
What is the software you used in order to create the numpered uv image you have used.. p.s. could you please make a video on how to make such a uv image for beginners in projection mapping
ua-cam.com/video/y8qF-PA2qO4/v-deo.html
hi luma, i would like to know if im trying to project a single video on the entire cake similar to your windmill projection, how do i do that? also how do i run the program to display only the projection?
Hi, you can use Map Map to project a single video on the cake -- it's the same principle as in the tutorial but with a different input. Watch the last section of this video and see if it gives you any ideas ua-cam.com/video/rXennwOHXXQ/v-deo.html
I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean by 'display only the projection'. What else might you be displaying?
Thank you so much for the video. Kindly share the QLAB, Madmapper, and multiple projectors tutorial too.
Why do you use dummies instead of real cakes?
Can you use real cakes for all the tiers?
Hi William. I'll try to get that tutorial uploaded soon. Of course you could use real cakes for all the tiers but that's a huge amount of cake! The client might not need that much cake (or want to pay for it - real cake is more expensive than a dummy). Real cake is also MUCH heavier so you're making it harder for yourself in that respect too. I believe the best option by far is to follow the advice at 02:54 and just have the top tier real and the rest dummy. I also mention some other advantages; for example, the fact that the dummies have nice sharp edges for clean mapping, whereas real cake has rounder edges and doesn't look as crisp.
Luma Bakery Thank you
Hey. You might have seen already but I uploaded the Qlab/MadMapper software tutorial with two-projector set-up ua-cam.com/video/lR-vcXF6QoI/v-deo.html
Thank you for sharing, I've seen it, it's a bit challenging than the first video but I will keep learning.
Is every block of mapping for one projector?
This is pro status
Thanks. That sounds 😎
Good morning!!! I am very interested in the process and anything I can learn about doing this. Please let me know what I need to do. I have already have 2 projectors.
Watch the tutorial and then practice, practice, practice 😁
Hi your video is fab and very knowledgeable I am from India and I want to learn cake mapping plz can you help me with the same so can take it further also where can I learn
Hi. I've received your email and will respond there :)
How do I make my own video run into the pattern? I was able to follow the tutorial using the provided cascade video already.
This video might help you ua-cam.com/video/okrqJkka7ng/v-deo.html
Hi, compliment for the video. Just one question: how you can do the WRITE ANIMATION? Ty in anticipation....
The animated text is created in After Effects.
@@LumaBox ty
Hi, do you use 2 projectors when doing this kind of style or 1 is enough?
I tend to use 2 for the best effect. Then you can have them either side of the cake and the audience views through the middle. But it can be done with 1
What Projector did you use? Can you make a content video for Projector that will be use for Project mapping .
I list the projector I used here www.lumabox.com/materials-equipment/ I have a projector video coming soon!
What projector is better for cake mapping laser or lamp
Both are good. Depends on your budget since laser tends to be more expensive
I love this tutorial but I only have 1 problem. When you started to do the mapping you clicked on source and it switched from the cascade to the numbers. My mapmap doesn't have that option. How did you do that?
Not to worry. It's probably because you're using Windows -- is that right? Email me at info@lumabakery.com and I'll send you a workaround.
@@LumaBox you are correct. I'll email you right away. Thank you :)
@@LumaBox may i send you email for the same things Please
@@mohamohammed8799 Yes of course
Luma Bakery I’m also having the same problem (Windows ) is their a video with the work around ?
What happens if I use a cake with only 3 tiers? Can I black out the part of the video that I don't need?
If you don't put a mesh on those extra layers in the input (top window), they won't show in the projector output so you're all good.
great work. how many projector did you use?
Two projectors
@@LumaBox wait so u can connect 2 projectors to the laptop? It just seemed from the video that it was one projector even though the kit website says 2
@@TheJasser13 This tutorial uses just one but I do recommend using two and I have other tutorials on how to do that.
Did you change the fondant layer evrytime you did an event? Please explain.
On the dummies? No, I kept the fondant icing layer. I'd make a special effort not to touch the icing with my hands when I disassembled the tiers and stored them separately in cake boxes to keep them clean, somewhere cool and dry. If you take care of them, I'd say you'd only need to replace them every year.
@@LumaBox Hi Luma, so not is sugar paste?
Hi Luma, I use windows, how can i swich pictures, pls?
Sorry I missed your question -- I explain what Windows users should do at the end of this tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/zy83CrP6h7s/v-deo.html
Is it possible to export the output as a Video-File or something like this? so I can run it on a RaspberryPi and auto Play it on Startup
Unfortunately, no. There is no native feature where you can export the mapped video. The best you could do is screen record the mapping which obviously is a bit of a cowboy method
haha thank you, thats actually what i did, weird but works @@LumaBox
I want to change from particle cascade Video Content to another Video content(I mean cue Graphic to Graphic). How do I Do that? I can't figured it out
You can’t do that ‘live’ in MapMap. You either have to do it manually or use a video editor to export one video that contains your sequence
@@LumaBox thank you so much for your response ❤️
Hi Luma Bakery, how did you get the pictures or plays on the mapmap.
Please could you describe the issue you're having in a bit more detail? At which point in the tutorial are you encountering problems?
@@LumaBox Sorry. How did you get the pictures or MapMap scene that you want to put on the cake into the MapMap to map it on? I hope that sounds clear.
Hola como te puedo conectar instale tu programa pero no tiene nada de contenido adentro
I've heard MapMap has got quite buggy recently. Maybe contact the developers?
I would find it very helpful to have a tutorial on Madmapper and qlab
Check out ua-cam.com/video/lR-vcXF6QoI/v-deo.html
Wich projector are you using for your projects @lumabakery
Please see this page for a list of all the equipment, including projector, that I use lumabakery.com/materials-equipment/
If you don't hang your projector from the ceiling, how do you set it up
I show it and talk about my plinth at 05:30 in the video.
Greetings.....!!!!! awesome project...!!! is here the link to download the software?
It's included in the free download folder on my website here lumabakery.com/projects/cake-mapping-for-beginners/
But you can go to the software page directly here mapmapteam.github.io
@@LumaBox Greetings again......!!!!! i just bought MadMapper software and I Wondering if the videos you have in your web page can run on MadMapper..... !!!!
this is the test last Monday before get the Software, on the Fake Cake:
ua-cam.com/video/B1hgyMxFSk8/v-deo.html
@@TheRandeles Yes they will :)
Luma boa noite, quanto vc cobra pra vender esse segundo efeito do bolo ,que está no começo do video
Hi all the prices are listed in my shop lumabakery.com/shop/
Hi Luma, can i use free video content in Resolume? I not understand how adapt each view of video to each side on dummy cake (sorry for my bad english)
Have you watched my Resolume tutorials?
@@LumaBox Hi Luma, yes all 6 tutorial about resolume cake mapping.
I have a little difficult because not know well english. Especially I don't know how to fit your video to different dummy cake sizes with fewer or more floors. I bought some animations from your shop.
I have this problem exposed above particularly with the waterfall, because it already has the height of your cake.
I hope you understand what I mean
@@jonnycaccioppoli7465 Hi - check out my video on how to make a cake mapping guide. That way, you can make your own guide according to how many tiers you have and their sizes. ua-cam.com/video/y8qF-PA2qO4/v-deo.html
Luma Box, I am wanting to do cake mapping for my wedding this may. I have a projector and went to go set it all up, but when I went to download MapMap the windows button doesn't do anything... HELP! Is there a mapmap help desk or something I can do. I literally have no idea what to do now. I have a dell so I have windows.
MapMap isn't very actively maintained or supported by the developers (at least I don't think so) Hope you figured it out.
@@LumaBox I got it to download and am working on it now! I would love to reach out to you via email or some other form of messaging to ask some more specific questions. Is that possible? I’m trying to cake map my own wedding cake and really want a good knowledge of how to do it
@@katarajvcharternet2 You can... there's a good community of people doing cake mapping over at the Facebook group I run - you'd be welcome to join there and get some help and support facebook.com/groups/projectionmappinghub
I have all the equipment to do my own mapping my problem is I can’t find a someone to make the cake, getting married in Hollywood FL June 26. I’ve bought the Styrofoam cake in the size on you video, do you make the cake used for 3D mapping or can you direct or refer me to someone? HEELLLLLPPPPPP lol
Hi. Hope you found a baker to help you ice your dummies 👍
I am a person who is interested in projection mapping. What should I learn to learn this?
MapMap is a good starting point if you want to do some simple practice tests with free software. Then if you want to move on to more sophisticated applications, something like MadMapper is good. I have some tutorials.
Super video however my particles won't load?
Joan Driscoll Do you mean the particles that come as part of the free resources? Are you using Windows or Mac? Can you get MapMap to play any other kind of video as a test?
Will the projection still work even if we use a different projector?
Do you mean use a different projector from the one I'm using? Or a different projector from the one you set up the mapping with? For the first scenario: yes, that's fine. For the second, you will probably run into issues if the projector has a different resolution and lens throw so I wouldn't recommend it.
Hi! I'm interested to use map map, do you have a link on where I can learn it?
mapmapteam.github.io
@@LumaBox thank you, I am using a Windows laptop, I tried to add the Number_UV image but it is not showing on Mapmap
Have you added any meshes yet using the rectangle icon? Beyond that, I don't know the specifics of your system or what the problem might be. Maybe try to reinstall or use a different machine.
Hi, how is made effect of text at min 0:28 ?
Hi - I replied to your other comments about this text effect 🙂
Am interested in using mutiple projectors
I have multi-projector tutorials for MadMapper and Resolume. Check ‘em out 😁
I'm going to feel like a idiot asking this, because the solution is probably something really simple >_<
I follow the tutorial (got zip file too) and everything went amazing... Except for when I loaded the mp4 file. When I play it in windows player or vlc I can see the particles, when I try to play it within map map it's just a empty white box. Can anyone help?
Are other videos working in MapMap? Or is the cascade the only video that is showing empty white?
Modes don't work on mine.How do i fix it?
What do you mean by "modes"? The ways of transforming the bounding boxes e.g. move, scale, rotate? Or are you talking about the missing source option? If the second thing, I can send you a workaround for following this tutorial if you are using Windows.
I'm interested...
Awesome!
Hi :) what's materials of the cake?
Listed here www.lumabox.com/materials-equipment/
I don't understand why you would pack the images within a 1920x1080 frame It is always good to use Hi-res assets but when you project onto the cake you aren't going to be able to control projection quality beyond fitting the cake as tightly as possible within the projection frame. within that frame the cake will take up only the amount of pixel resolution as it uses within the projection grid. which is going to be much less than 1920x1080
I take your point, but I don't think I agree that it's not worthwhile packing the 1920 x 1080 space. What layout would you use?
@@LumaBox I'm sorry. Jumped the gun on being critical. I didnt understand how the software would make use of sections of the packed images. It's a lot like looking at a 3d models skin in 2d. Do you notices any appreciable detail improvement by using a higher resolution images asset and forcing it to downscale?
@@peeperpawsmcgee Yes it's very much like packing UV shells for efficiency. You will notice more detail if you use higher resolution assets - for example, in my shop, the cake mapping content comes in two layouts and one is 2048 x 2048 so the user has some flexibility. It all depends on what your machine can handle.
This tutorial is very helpful. By the way, is there a free site where i can download video loops content? thank you!!^_^
You're welcome. I don't know about a free site but I sell content specifically designed for cake mapping like this: lumabakery.com/shop/
Hi, I already download the software, and at the 9:41 where you change the source doesn't show the source option. Thanks
Are you working on Windows by any chance? Other people have mentioned this. If you are, I've figured out a workaround. I was going to make a video about it or maybe a blog post, but in the meantime, if you email info@lumabakery.com I'll give you a step-by-step.
Luma Bakery thanks for answer....!!!!!! This is my email: music.lighting.show@gmail.com
And yes I have 3 laptops all Dell and 1 MacBook Pro but the Mac I used for run my audio software
I have other email: carlos.randeles@gmail.com
I start work on this already 2 days ago, and a soon make my first test successful, I will need more of your videos, I saw your prices and I’m so exited about it l.
If you can add in the email how much is the price of this service in your country I really will appreciate it.
Emailed you.
@@LumaBox Send to me. glenioanderson@gmail.com Thanks.
How much do you charge for an event?
Depends entirely on what the client wants i.e. amount of personalisation. In the UK, you probably wouldn’t find a cake mapping service for less than maybe £600
I imagine thats like a base price but what does that include? How many hours the show last ?Here in the US, where I live there’s nobody doing that so I don’t have a Reference price I been wanting to do this for years but last time I gave up trying to make my own vines/roots lol,and now I can just get the effects from you :)
@@oskarquiterio8208 Something like a top tier of real cake and a selection of pre-made video content.
What is the model of the projector?
I give the model of the projector in this list of kit lumabakery.com/materials-equipment/
@@LumaBox Thanks! Im a beginner qnd I want to start a cake mapping business.
@@hanzchristiansalcedo6508 Great - good luck!
@@hanzchristiansalcedo6508 If you get your business going, let me know and I can add you to my cake mapping provider directory lumabakery.com/cake-mapping-provider-directory/
Where are your links ???
In the description :) but anyway...
lumabakery.com/projects/cake-mapping-for-beginners/ for the guide and particle cascade video (click on "Download Tutorial Resources .zip")
lumabakery.com/materials-equipment/ for my equipment list.
for some reason i cant get map map to work on My mac book pro when i tried to download it
Did you definitely install macOS 0.6.1 DMG from here mapmapteam.github.io and also install GStreamer like it explains?
I'm crazy here for find media videos
Hey Ernesto, are you having trouble downloading the video content? Are you trying to get the free particle cascade loop from this tutorial video or videos from the shop?
You can find the free cascade loop video here - lumabakery.com/tutorials/. Click on "Download Tutorial Resources .zip". drive.google.com/file/d/1bxiNa9GwQrgwi453M4nBubuQRlF0Toxk/view?usp=sharing
If you're looking for more videos to use for cake mapping, you might want to browse the shop lumabakery.com/shop/. Let me know if you are experiencing issues with the checkout process.
@@LumaBox hi, not still available free cascade loop?
@@jonnycaccioppoli7465 No it is still available. Check the link in the description.
is it only me or are you skipping steps?? how to make the UV how to make the video into the UV? Where is it? Why is it skipping steps?
Because there’s a link in the description where you can download those assets for free