MIDImage version 2.2
Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 98  (untested on Windows 95, but...)


MIDImage converts digital images (BMP or JPEG) to MIDI files.

The concept is fairly simple. Computer graphics consist of pixels (picture elements) having a 
Red, Green, and Blue color component.  MIDImage maps one of the RGB values to a MIDI note. Each 
note is further mapped to a chosen musical scale.  The color-values can also be used to set the 
note's volume and duration.

The musical results tend to be not-quite-traditional-sounding...a bit free-form, but more 
structured pieces can be created by carefully choosing the image to be scanned and by creating 
rhythms using note-duration, placement, and rhythm maps. 

Some of the features:

MIDI notes mapped to Red, Green, Blue, Average RGB, Average RB, Average RG, and Average GB pixels
Banded, Linear, and Random Scans
Multiple Banks, can import instrument names from SoundFont® files
Pan, Modulator, and Velocity Maps, set graphically 
Duration and Rhythm Maps
Velocity (note volume) can be based on the color value of the pixel being scanned
Durations can also be based on the color-value of the pixel being scanned, mapping the 0 - 255 RGB 
  value to a duration of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, or 32 MIDI ticks
A copy of the Image can be saved with its current size and attributes
Author, composition information, and copyright notice are included in the MIDI file 
Track 10 can be used as Percussion or a regular instrument
Simple image manipulations can be done from within the program 

Requirements:  MIDI-capable soundcard, SoundBlaster AWE64 or Live! for SoundFont use
               128 MB RAM suggested

Status:  Demo  expires 30 April 2002.  Updated Demos available at 
         http://www.genjerdan.com/bfp/products/catalog/lmp/free/MIDImageLTsetup.exe
         A new 60-expiring demo is put up every 30 days, and can be freely downloaded.

Features disabled in the demo:  The MIDI files can only be played, not saved.  All other Project 
files (image, configuration) can be saved.
After the expiration, nothing can be saved (but the program still functions).


MIDImage web page:  http://www.genjerdan.com/MIDImage/  

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