[PD] Fwd: using PD to access URL based images and video

[marius schebella]

yes, that was me. I used python and the flickr api to do this. there is 
an unofficial release at 
http://www.parasitaere-kapazitaeten.net/Pd/pd_flickr. (I will have to 
look into it again and have to clean up the code and give better 
documentation.
I use python to talk to flickr, search for tags and then download the 
images to a local folder, and parse the local address to pd, so that pd 
can open the image. there is no way to do all that with native pd 
objects yet.
youtube videos are more tricky, because you would have to convert them 
from flash to some readable file format.
feel free to download and test, (I am not sure, if it still works, but 
you will get the concept) and I did not include my flickr-api key, (so 
you have to get one). I will look into it again and can help you with 
questions...
marius.

Joseph Barrows wrote:
> hi,
> i thought i had seen (few months ago) mention of someone using Pd to 
> display images from Flickr, but can not find any mention of it anywhere now
> 
> is anyone doing this and if so, how?  i'd also like to access youtube 
> videos, but images will do for now.
> 
> oh, i also need mysql and email access within puredata/gem; i can't find 
> a good database of externals/patches
> 
> -- 
> Joseph Barrows
> live video performance; web site design; new media artist
> jjbarrows.artwww.net <http://jjbarrows.artwww.net>
> jjbarrows at artwww.net <mailto:jjbarrows at artwww.net>
> 
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