FFG

FFG stands for Falsch Farben Generator, literally, fake color generator, the original name of the circuit when it was published in german magazine Funkschau in 1987, realised by M. Klose and H. Neumayr.

The project have been resurrected recently as “Visualist” by Berto A and the documentation have been translated and publish on Makezine. The original doc (in german and in italian), Berto A documentation and gerber files for the original board are available here.

The FFG is based on the original circuit and adds some modifications, mainly video rates CV control over each parameter (R, G and B level and comparators threshold) and NTSC/PAL compatibility.

The project will be soon available as a built unit, DIY kits and circuit boards.

DOCUMENTATION

– Build Guide
– User Guide
– Mainboard BOM / Controlboard BOM
– Block Diagram

Instagram posts featuring #falschfarbengenerator

Extract of the music video I did for ...

Dec 11

Extract of the music video I did for @thedutyfreedom - Chronic Durations (check their bio for full video) Mostly FFG and AVE MOD/CBV001(S) used here, shot on a CRT TV #thedutyfreedom #chronicdurations
#falschfarbengenerator #avemod #cbv001 #cbv001s #diy #syntonie #videoart #analogvideo #glitch #glitchart #glitchartistscollective #analogglitch #videodistorsion

Fantastic concert with mindblowing post-genre ...

Jun 25

Fantastic concert with mindblowing post-genre music & audiovisuals. Such an honour to meet & listen to asselabilseitova avemsounds ffg_routing 🎹🎹🎹 #postgenre #genrecrossing #crossover #electronic #newmusic #contemporaryclassical #postclassical #ambient #organ #piano #avem #falschfarbengenerator #projectagora #philipglass #avopärt #peterisvasks #pianista

Colorizer camera feedback again + TRQ this time ...

Apr 24

Colorizer camera feedback again + TRQ this time #glitch #glitchart #glitchartistscollective #videoart #CRT #diy #trq #truqueur #ffg #falschfarbengenerator #syntonie

Quick test before shipping this FFG, with signals ...

Jun 10

Quick test before shipping this FFG, with signals coming from an audio synth as modulations.
#falschfarbengenerator #diy #diysynth #syntonie #videoart #visualart #eurorack #analogvideo #modularsynth

Ramps controlling threshold levels on FFG
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Jun 3

Ramps controlling threshold levels on FFG
(@corrupted_visions was sick! Preparing a post about it 📺📺📺)
#ffg #falschfarbengenerator #syntonie #CRT #colorizer #analogvideo #videoart

#ffg #falschfarbengenerator #diy #lzxcadet ...

Jul 30

#ffg #falschfarbengenerator #diy #lzxcadet #lzxcastle #analogvideo #videoart

Lost into colorizer feedback #videoart #diy ...

Apr 23

Lost into colorizer feedback #videoart #diy #syntonie #visualist #crt #CCTV #ffg #falschfarbengenerator

Processing two different video sources through ...

Aug 24

Processing two different video sources through @bpauper / BPMC Fluxus Duo. Each source is going through Videonics MX-1 for its dual TBC feature, allowing « in-sync » fading/glitching. One of the source is going through FFG colorizer, the other one goes straight to the Fluxus Duo. Modulation courtesy of LZX Cadet/Castle.
#glitch #glitchart #glitchartistscollective #analogvideo #videoart #lzxcadet #lzxcastle #fluxusduo #bpmc #ffg #falschfarbengenerator #syntonie #diy #videosynth #analogvideosynthesis #modularvideosynthesis

Visualist self portrait
#glitch #glitchart ...

May 17

Visualist self portrait
#glitch #glitchart #glitchartistscollective #videoart #crt #analogvideo #ffg #falschfarbengenerator

Happy to announce that preorder for FFG (aka ...

Nov 1

Happy to announce that preorder for FFG (aka #falschfarbengenerator) are open, available as a built unit or a DIY kit (pcbs alone will follow). First units/kit are expected to ship beginning of December. (Link to the project in bio) FFG is a video colorizer based on a circuit from 1987, published in the German magazine Funkschau, project recently unearthed by Berto A under the name « Visualist ». (Original documentation and (yet untested) gerbers of the original board are available on github). FFG addresses a few issues from the original circuit while also enabling external modulation of each parameters, meaning it can be controlled using external signals such as audio or CV from a modular synth, from slow LFO/enveloppe up to video rate oscillator.
Another improvement over the original design is PAL/NTSC compatibility, using an internal switch to set the standard. The device works by affecting colors (Red, Green, Blue, Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black and White) depending on the brightness level of the input signal. This affectation can be modified using the bitswap and invert switches, giving up to 32 color arrangement.
Shout out to Iker for the enclosure design, @loobabalooba for the enclosure graphics, Berto A for resurrecting the project and providing English documentation, @videocircuits for documenting his Visualist build, M. Klose and H. Neumayr for designing the original circuit, and of course to everyone who supported me during the development of the project 🙏 🙏 🙏
#videoart #analogvideo #analogcolorizer #videoprocessing #videosynthesis #diy #syntonie #falschfarbengenerator

Chromophores #videoart #analogvideo #diy #syntonie...

Jun 30

Chromophores #videoart #analogvideo #diy #syntonie #ffg #falschfarbengenerator

#FFG #falschfarbengenerator #avemod #syntonie #diy...

Jul 4

#FFG #falschfarbengenerator #avemod #syntonie #diy #videoart #analogvideo #glitch #glitchart #glitchartistscollective #thispersondoesnotexist

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Composite volcano 🌋 🌋 🌋 #syntonie #diy ...

Jun 13

Composite volcano 🌋 🌋 🌋 #syntonie #diy #videoart #analogvideo #mc1377 #ffg #falschfarbengenerator

Okay, so this is how synced modulation looks like ...

Jul 12

Okay, so this is how synced modulation looks like on FFG last revision.
Quite happy with it so far, need some more tweaking on the CV inputs, so they’re 1V compatible to match levels coming from an LZX system. Each inputs have an attenuator, so standard 5V signals can be tamed a bit. *Two LZX Castle VCO modulating low and high threshold of FFG comparators, FM on the oscillator synced to hsync.* #videoart #analogvideo #ffg #falschfarbengenerator #lzxcastle #diy #syntonie #thispersondoesnotexist

#videoart #analogvideo #crt #ffg ...

Aug 11

#videoart #analogvideo #crt #ffg #falschfarbengenerator #analogvideo

FFG build documentation is almost done, still have...

Sep 15

FFG build documentation is almost done, still have to write the user documentation while I'm waiting for the final enclosure design. Should be able to ship a few kits to beta builders next week, will open preorder for built units soon.
#videoart #analogvideo #crt #ffg #falschfarbengenerator #analogvideo #diy #synthdiy #syntonie

#Repost of @crullspier work using FFG
...

Jan 22

#Repost of @crullspier work using FFG
#falschfarbengenerator #diy #videoart #analogvideo #syntonie

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FFG update:
First units have been built and ...

Dec 2

FFG update:
First units have been built and tested, DIY kits are complete, now waiting for the enclosures to be delivered, so the first preorders should ship next week. I may have extra units/kits from this batch that I’ll put on my website, else next batch will be in January. Thanks for supporting the project 🙏
#falschfarbengenerator #syntonie #diy #videoart #analogvideo #videoprocessing

FFG final look 😎
Excited to have those out,...

Dec 11

FFG final look 😎
Excited to have those out, shipped the first units/kits today, got 2 more built units available in the shop, and I’ll have more diy kits ready in about a month. Thanks again for supporting the project 🙏🙏🙏
#falschfarbengenerator #diy #syntonie #videoart #analogvideo

Preorders for built FFG have shipped, remaining ...

Mar 13

Preorders for built FFG have shipped, remaining units are available through the webshop along with DIY kits. Here are some close-up pictures of the circuit processed through FFG, showing what can be done with audio rate modulation only. At some frequencies, when both thresholds are modulated, it creates some color overlaping, resulting in more shades (compared to the initial 3-bit/8 colors). #falschfarbengenerator #diy #diysynth #syntonie #videoart #visualart #colorizer

Turn on subtitles for the demo videos.