Hi James Funny that, I was just thinking to myself the other day, you never hear people say that really annoying thing that know-it-alls (who often don’t) on the Apple Communities etc used to say “you can’t do that, product X wasn’t designed to do that” much any more.
Now I realise you aren’t quite saying that but you are getting close. The unplanned for uses that people put software to do is what drives software development and diversity to some extent. I use QC in production environments, not the Editor itself anymore (I did at first but never again it’s too crashy) but the compositions I use, wrapped into apps thanks to Kineme QC Builder. I use Syphon outputs to get the video to other production tools. I’ve used QC comps as custom layers for BonixTV (now v2.0 in beta called mimoLive and still QC based layers) and several other production applications. I’ve never written a QC plugin in my life, but would have liked a great many times but didn’t want to start on the learning curve of Xcode, Cocoa, Obj C. There’s a very good case for making patch development less onerous for the new-comer and just because QC started life as one thing (actually before Apple bought PixelShox Studio) doesn’t mean it should be limited by that brief. That’s why I was very keen to see Vuo get to it's launch-day. The idea of simple and fast-executing C-based node writing seemed very good with not much more to take on coding wise that JS patch in QC. Best Alastair Alastair I Leith Useful Design 0432 889 831 6/9 Princes St C o t t e s l o e WA 6011 Aust > On 4 Dec 2015, at 7:34 am, James Bush <theokn...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Quartz Composer is a development tool, not a production tool. It's for > developers to prototype image-processing pipelines for use in software they > develop using Xcode. It's meant to be a highly efficient means of development > and testing that component of a given product. > > You have to develop a patch in Xcode for Quartz Composer to support any > third-party cameras at settings not already supported. It's not that hard, > and should an ability everyone using Xcode tools, such as QC, should have or > know how to acquire. > > Quartz Composer is not a stand-alone, end-user product; it is, however, > extendible in almost anyway conceivable. That's where the QC API for Xcode > comes in. > > If you need full support for your camera in QC, and there's no off-the-shelf > package that provides it, it's not a bug. It's an opportunity. > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 3, 2015, at 12:00 PM, quartzcomposer-dev-requ...@lists.apple.com >> wrote: >> >> Send Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list submissions to >> quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/quartzcomposer-dev >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> quartzcomposer-dev-requ...@lists.apple.com >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> quartzcomposer-dev-ow...@lists.apple.com >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Quartzcomposer-dev digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Decklink Video Input (Elliott Balsley) >> 2. Re: Decklink Video Input (Nathan Whitford) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:33:15 -0800 >> From: Elliott Balsley <elliottbals...@gmail.com> >> To: quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com >> Subject: Decklink Video Input >> Message-ID: <2bf1db0f-f6e3-4472-9523-057519430...@gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >> >> Hello. I’m trying to use a Blackmagic Decklink SDI capture card as a source >> for my composition. To test, very simply, just a Video Input patch and a >> Billboard. It works when I send an SDI signal at NTSC resolution, but it >> doesn’t work with any higher resolutions, specifically 1280x720 at 60hz. >> The Decklink provides a QT video source similar to an iSight, which works in >> all other apps (FaceTime, QT-X, Skype, etc.). But in Quartz Composer, I >> just get a blank screen. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 14:15:58 -0500 >> From: Nathan Whitford <nat...@urbanvisuals.com> >> To: Elliott Balsley <elliottbals...@gmail.com> >> Cc: "quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com list" >> <quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com> >> Subject: Re: Decklink Video Input >> Message-ID: >> <CAPQrzw=w2g0qyb+jqer910pt43qxs0vpp4ecd0nskeaeweo...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hi Elliot, >> >> Have you tried using the Black Syphon app, instead of using video in (and >> quicktime)? (http://vdmx.vidvox.net/blog/black-syphon) >> >> It's a great (and free) utility that I use often for video with my >> Blackmagic device. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Nathan Whitford >> >> TORONTO: 647.478.9195 >> VANCOUVER: 604.720.8495 >> WEB: www.urbanvisuals.com >> <http://www.urbanvisuals.com/> >> *Urban Visuals* >> >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Elliott Balsley <elliottbals...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello. I’m trying to use a Blackmagic Decklink SDI capture card as a >>> source for my composition. To test, very simply, just a Video Input patch >>> and a Billboard. It works when I send an SDI signal at NTSC resolution, >>> but it doesn’t work with any higher resolutions, specifically 1280x720 at >>> 60hz. The Decklink provides a QT video source similar to an iSight, which >>> works in all other apps (FaceTime, QT-X, Skype, etc.). But in Quartz >>> Composer, I just get a blank screen. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. 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