When you think of Arduino boards, you generally think of turning lights or motors on and off. With this video experimenter shield however, you can now manipulate composite video in a simple, but interesting way.
As shown in the video below, this shield allows you to do all kinds of strange effects, including overlaying a graph on the screen, or even creating an effect where you can shoot whatever is being displayed. Interestingly, the shield allows for tracking of a laser pointer, so perhaps one could make a very simple version of Duck Hunt with it.
It also has the capability of using the video signal as an input, letting the Arduino board do simple computer vision tasks or even decode closed captions.
If interfacing with video isn’t really your thing, creator Nootropic Designs has several other interesting boards available, mostly dealing with audio manipulation. Most of Nootropic’s designs, including the board featured here, are available in kit form or assembled.
