# Can you manipulate videos with eyesy?

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**Category:** EYESY\
**Created:** [November 28, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/can-you-manipulate-videos-with-eyesy/7971 "2021-11-28T16:36:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![jasierra95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@jasierra95](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/jasierra95)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/can-you-manipulate-videos-with-eyesy/7971/1 "2021-11-28T16:36:16Z")

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I’m new to Eyesy and I was wondering if it’s possible to load a video to the device and manipulate it. If so does anyone have an example?

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**Author:** ![chrisk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/chrisk/32/11_2.png) [@chrisk](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/chrisk)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/can-you-manipulate-videos-with-eyesy/7971/2 "2021-12-02T23:12:06Z")

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Yes, you can use existing videos with the openFrameworks/Lua modes. This requires a separate OS:

> [@EYESY disk image for openFrameworks / openGL / Lua (beta)](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/eyesy-disk-image-for-openframeworks-opengl-lua-beta/6499):
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> We have a beta version of the new video generation environment available for download. Currently the EYESY generates video using Python and the PyGame framework. This setup is great and easy to use, but it doesn’t take advantage of any hardware acceleration. This disk image uses the new environment based on openFrameworks and allows you to code video modes in the Lua scripting language, taking full advantage of the EYESY’s 3D graphics capabilities. This download is intended for people who are …

Example modes are here:

> [@EYESY Example Modes for openFrameworks / openGL / Lua](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/eyesy-example-modes-for-openframeworks-opengl-lua/6582):
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> Hi, We created some example modes for the [openFrameworks / openGL / Lua - Beta OS](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/eyesy-disk-image-for-openframeworks-opengl-lua-beta/6499) we released a couple of weeks ago. You can download the examples here: They cover basic things like lines, colors, meshes, etc., and also demonstrate how to use images, text, and video\*. We hope that these examples are a good starting point as users start making their own modes and sharing them with the community! \*Note about video example: The video example mode takes more time to load and exit than the other…