Jens Haumann

Okay, so what I want to do is to create a way to retrieve photos with a certain hashtag on instagram, so that I can project it to an external screen. (In my case it will be through max>syphon>resolume>screen.)

However, being a totalt noob at coding I'm at a halt and need some help pointing me in the right direction.

I have read up on as much as I can on Java, all (that I found relevant) the objects in Max related to java and now I am delving into learning how to code in java. If a js object is even the way to go? I feel that I lack some knowledge and basically that I may be going the wrong direction here.

I've been looking at some patchers for twitter (

https://cycling74.com/tools/searchtweet-design-patches-that-respond-to-twitter-posts/#.V-2PoZN97XG).

 Here I had the idea that i may do it through mxj object, but I am not sure how to make the .class files, and I would need to read something more to understand mxj.

My inspiration came from this guy who used Quartz Composer to project to Resolume. Look for "Insta2VJ" at 

I've been looking at some patchers for twitter (https://cycling74.com/tools/searchtweet-design-patches-that-respond-to-twitter-posts/#.V-2PoZN97XG). Here I had the idea that i may do it through mxj object, but I am not sure how to make the .class files, and I would need to read something more to understand mxj.

My inspiration came from this guy who used Quartz Composer to project to Resolume. Look for "Insta2VJ" at http://olegchomp.tumblr.com/#/blog


instagram-api-and-max

https://cycling74.com/tutorials/use-maxurl-to-create-a-realtime-instagram-collage-6OkZMrKAw

Thanks, so I have been looking at this earlier, but had forgotten about it. Now, I have spent these last few days to look at it and I comprehend some of the javascript, not all. And I certainly can't get it to work properly. My mind may still be on the task of comprehending the maxurl object, and I feel that I need to understand that well enough to go on to js.

I have started out on a patch where I request data about a user (myself in this case), but the formatting of the keys were a bit weird to my eye. So I figured that I could request the response in json format (that should work with the "dict" object in Max I assumed). However, as you can see in the screenshot the formatting is still not formatted correctly. (backslashes should not be there)

So... What am I doing wrong? Should I take a different approach to this?

Thanks, so I have been looking at this earlier, but had forgotten about it. Now, I have spent these last few days to look at it and I comprehend some of the javascript, not all. And I certainly can't get it to work properly. My mind may still be on the task of comprehending the maxurl object, and I feel that I need to understand that well enough to go on to js. 

I have started out on a patch where I request data about a user (myself in this case), but the formatting of the keys were a bit weird to my eye. So I figured that I could request the response in json format (that should work with the "dict" object in Max I assumed). However, as you can see in the screenshot the formatting is still not formatted correctly. (backslashes should not be there) 

So... What am I doing wrong? Should I take a different approach to this?


It's great that you're exploring ways to retrieve Instagram photos with a certain hashtag and project them onto an external screen. Given your background and interests, I would recommend looking into the Insta2VJ composition by Oleg Chomp, which you mentioned in your comment.

Insta2VJ is a Quartz Composer composition specifically designed to stream your Instagram feed with animation to any VJ software that supports Quartz Composer or Syphon. It allows you to control parameters and mix photos with visuals, making it a suitable solution for your project.

Instagram API and Max