Posts Tagged ‘quartz composer’
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September 7th, 2009
This is a qcTextSource (place in qcTextSources folder) that applies the old After Effects trick of using lotsa copies of a layer on the z-axis to make it appear 3D.
Detailed Info:
Controls for:
Text input
Text color
Font
Font size
Depth (high values might slow down your machine)
X/Y controller for X/Y axis rotationDownload:
goto10_3dtext.qtz.zip -
September 7th, 2009
A crosshairs appears over the video, and searches the screen. Pressing the button ‘locks’ the crosshairs in place. Works great with a live camera input from the crowd. Offers both mouse control and random mode.
Detailed Info:
Control_Switch: Switches movement control between random and VDMX input.
Lock: ‘Locks’ the crosshairs in their current position. Colour will change from green to red. Text will start flashing.
Size: Controls the size of the crosshairs.
Speed: Controls the speed of the random movement (note: does nothing when in VDMX control)
X/Y position: Allows for user input or syncing to VDMX data sources like mouse input (note: does nothing when in Random control)Download:
goto10_target.qtz.zip -
August 27th, 2009
Number 5 in the series of QC and VDMX integration tuts, this one shows you how to create your own Quartz Composer plugins for use in VDMX. It covers creating a random number generator as well as a plugin that allows cycling through a series of effects.
QC/VDMX Tutorial 5: QC Plugins from goto10 on Vimeo.
Download both qtz files in a zip file here
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May 26th, 2009
No 4 in this video tutorial series on creating visuals with Quartz Composer, and its tight integration with VDMX. This one explains how to create a rotating double helix in 3D. Also how to publish some controls to manipulate live in VDMX is covered.
Quartz Composer/VDMX tutorial 4: Double Helix from goto10 on Vimeo.
Click through for HD quality and optional download on Vimeo.
The patch created in this tutorial can be downloaded with guide notes here
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May 12th, 2009
This is the video for DJ Trax’s ‘Creative Science’. For more info and music please visit djtrax.wordpress.com
Music = Math = Emotion = Science
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March 19th, 2009
This is a Quartz Composer Clip macro, that allows for a linear translation of a variable number. Basically you can use it to translate a number within a certain range (say [0,1]) to a new range (say [-1,1]). Fill in the old and new ranges, and attach the input. The patch will take care of the math for you.
Place the .qtz file in ~yourhomefolder/Library/Application Support/Apple/Developer Tools/Quartz Composer/Clips. It should then be available from the patch creator window.
Inputs:
value – the value to be translated
oldMin – the old minimum of the value (ie 0)
oldMax – the old maximum of the value (ie 1)
newMin – the new minimum of the value (ie -1)
newMax – the new maximum of the value (ie 1) -
February 5th, 2009
Part 3 in the series shows how you can take the image playing in VDMX, and apply a custom quartz composer feedback effect on it. Also publishing custom controls for the patch is covered.
Quartz Composer/VDMX tutorial 3: QC feedback effect from goto10 on Vimeo.Click through for HD resolution and optional download on Vimeo.
Download the patch here
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November 28th, 2008
A beta version of a qcplugin for VDMX that spits out sequential values, with a controllable random factor. Useful for getting a simple random playback of a clip.
Random rate controls how often the playhead will jump to a new random point.
Playback speed does what it says on the tin: controls the speed of playback of the clip. This is the part that still needs work, because ideally this should take its cue straight from VDMX.Now also with automatic or manual trigger options:
auto_trigger_switch turns automatic triggering on or off
random_trigger gives a new random value when auto_trigger is offgoto10_RandomPlayback.qtzThis patch now uses some private beta VDMX options and I don’t feel comfortable sharing that on the world wide web yet. Please contact me directly if you want to beta test.
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November 16th, 2008
Second installment of the series, showing some limitations of the technique used in part one, and a different way to sync visuals to the beat.
Again, feel free to leave your comments and suggestions.
Quartz Composer/VDMX tutorial no 2: The bouncing ball, part two from goto10 on Vimeo.Click through for HD resolution and optional download on Vimeo
The Quartz patch used is available here
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November 6th, 2008
This is a narrowcasting application, made in Quartz Composer. I work for a multimedia college, and we showcase student work in the lobby. To replace the tedious task of burning new DVD’s every month, I designed this little app, that plays all movies in a designated folder on the fly. Drag, drop, watch!
With a little help (well, actually a lot) from an X-Coding colleague, we managed to turn into a fullscreen Cocoa app, that starts and shuts down automatically. For extra interest, we added RSS feeds with lesson times and school news.
