YouTube, Vimeo into Simmetri: VLC + NDI

Stream in a World of Video:

Have you ever wanted to throw a TED Talk ? Fly videos through space? Walk across a video mountain range. 

Your videos and those shared creative commons are a great source of creative material to work with. 

Lets learn how to bring YouTube or Vimeo videos (and any local videos from your drive) into Simmetri as video ('Input2DTextures'). 

 GIF Depicting: Ted Talk YouTube Video projected onto TiltBrush mesh inside Simmetri. 

Bringing YouTube Video into Simmetri: 

Video Tutorial Covering the Following Steps:

1. Get VLC:  Free, but ... you should donate, because VLC is rad. 

• Download Link: here

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Make sure to get 64 bit version. 

2. Get NDI Tools: Free (requires sign-up)

• Download Link: here

3. Get VLC to Stream IN YouTube or Vimeo Video: 

• VLC > Media > Open Network Stream > Network > Enter Network Stream URL 
• Paste in YouTube or Vimeo video URL 
• Original instructions source: here

4. Get VLC to Stream OUT via NDI

• VLC > Tools > Preferences > Video > Output > "NewTek NDI video output"
• Original instructions source: here

5.  Create NDI "input texture" in Simmetri 

•  Browser > Right Click > Texture > New Input2DTexture