I thought MadMapper was affordable so I bought a BenQ projector. Turns out MadMapper is $579 so I had to build my own solution.
Recently, I saw some projection mapping content on Instagram and immediately fell down a rabbit hole and immediately bought a BenQ projector off eBay. Everyone on Instagram was using MadMapper and I read that it was around $200 which felt reasonable. Went to actually buy it and saw $579. Yikes.
I'm a software developer by day so I had to take matters into my own hands and try to make the process as friction-free as possible. The thing that frustrated me most about existing solutions (beyond the price) was always having to import your own media. As a result, I built video search directly into the app powered by Pexels, Pixabay and Giphy (millions of free videos and GIFs without leaving the app).
Everything is available on the free tier (media search, curved edges, cutout mode, export to video file). The only thing behind the paywall is unlimited shapes (one shape is free).
Would love to hear feedback from people who actually know projection mapping. Happy to answer any questions about how it works.
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/happymapper/id6768839126
Site: happymapper.live