Err, I wasn't clear. "It needs to be present inside of the macro to work
correctly"= it needs to have *already* have been in the macro and activated
once, as I show in the clip. Sorry.

-GT

On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 8:50 AM, George Toledo <[email protected]> wrote:

> The Feedback patch needs to be placed in a macro environment 1st. Then,
> other patches get places in. Then, when one published outputs, the patch
> will reconfigure successfully (or, it should).
>
> If you publish outs (like you state), then place a feedback patch (like you
> state), the feedback patch *will not* reconfigure it's inputs/outputs. It
> needs to be present inside of the macro to work correctly.
>
> If you want the newly created patch to reconfigure, you need to turn sample
> value to True, and then start the Viewer. From that point on, it will update
> even without the Viewer being in Run.
>
> I made a quick screengrab to show the process.
> http://www.vimeo.com/16463231
>
> -GT
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 2:09 AM, Sung <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your reply, GT.
>>
>> I already tried what you suggest: I created a macro patch (black, square
>> cornered one) and put
>> "Accumulator" patch within the macro.  Then I "Publish Outputs - Image".
>>  (I also tried to insert
>> output splitter, then publish output). Once I published an output, I
>> noticed that the output port
>> appeared on the macro patch, and its color changed to purple. But my
>> problem is "Feedback"
>> patch which I picked from QC Library and put within the macro.  It still
>> has one input port, "Sample
>> Value", and no output port.   ??
>>
>> I apologize for the rudimentary question.  I searched the web but
>> documents on QC4 seem rare.
>>
>> sy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 8:56 PM, George Toledo <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> When you publish the output of any of the other patches that are present
>>> within that macro, the feedback patch will reconfigure a new output and
>>> input that correspond with the published output that you just created.
>>>
>>> -GT
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 11:49 PM, Sung <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I know Xcode/CocoaTouch well but a newbie to Quartz Composer.
>>>>
>>>> I am using "Video Feedback.qtz" sample to learn about Feedback patch.
>>>> The Feedback patch in this sample,
>>>> (the one embedded inside "Feedback" macro patch), it has
>>>> extra input/output ports ("Output Image") other than
>>>> "Sample Value" input port.
>>>>
>>>> How can I add these input/output ports to Feedback patch using QC?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> sy
>>>>
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