Did I mention BoinxTV?! ;-) BoinxTV's Layers are native QuartzComposer files. And because you can import your own compositions as layers to extend BoinxTV's capabilities you are able to record them to a quicktime file.
best, Achim Breidenbach Boinx Software On 03.03.2012, at 01:47, Alastair Leith wrote: > > On 03/03/2012, at 9:51 AM, Nathan Sims wrote: > >> Hmm... I have a simple QC comp that reads a .mov file from disk, adds bloom >> to it, and outputs it. If the exported output .mov file is only 8k, that >> means its referencing not including the source movie file, so I would need >> to somehow make that source publicly accessible? > That's right, you would need a filepath that is valid on the host machine. > >> >> Is there no (even circuitous) way to capture the output into a real QT movie >> file? > There are several. First up I recommend Kineme's Quartz Crystal Application > for ease of use (drag and drop loading plus a command line tool) and quality > of output (it's all rendered on the CPU so every Mac should give same > results). It's a pay-for product but well worth the $26 to my mind. The demo > defaces output so probably no use to you except for trail purposes. > > I suspect I heard about a stock patch in QC4 for output to .mov file but I'm > on Leopard so don't quote me on that. There is an Apple Developer example > plugin for writing still images (jpeg). I used to use it but can't find ATM > and I think it could be used to render successive files under sequential > filenames which you could then stitch together in a film type app. (Seem to > remember QT Pro does it) > > Now there is Syphon. Also at a there's pinch screen capture apps (not > recommended for your situation though) and I've found Screenflow to give best > outputs of anything I have tried in that area. > > >> >> >> On Mar 2, 2012, at 2:36 PM, Alastair Leith wrote: >> >>> What QC is exporting is still a QC composition but inside a QT file >>> wrapper. The QT wrapper lets you set a playtime length, which can be useful >>> if you are playing a QC composition in Keynote.app for example. If you >>> place a .qtz file on a slide in keynote it will only play for 30 seconds. >>> If you export as a quicktime movie set to 10 minutes, it will play for ten >>> minutes. >>> >>> So the exported file is not a QT reference movie in any sense, it is still >>> executable code being exported, hence the small size (for a movie). >>> >>> What other systems may lack is a plugin or patch that your composition is >>> dependant on, otherwise .qtz files wrapped as .mov files should play on any >>> system — 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 specific dependencies not withstanding. >>> >>> If you post a comp someone here can see if any plugin/virtual patches are >>> required on the host system from the console/QC log window. >>> >>> On 02/03/2012, at 4:59 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: >>> >>>> Noob question about Quartz Composer V4.0. When I click on "Export as >>>> QuickTime Move...", QC exports the composition as a tiny 8k mov file. It >>>> plays, but only on my system, like a 'reference' movie, where it doesn't >>>> actually contain movie data within it. How can I get QC to generate a >>>> movie that contains its data and will play anywhere? QuickTime Player >>>> won't re-export the file or save it as anything else (all the menu items >>>> for that are dimmed out). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>> Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list (Quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com) >>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/qc.student.au%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> This email sent to qc.student...@gmail.com >>> >>> The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but >>> plunges him more deeply into them. >>> Antoine de Saint-Exupery >>> >> > > The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but > plunges him more deeply into them. > Antoine de Saint-Exupery > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list (Quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/achim%40boinx.com > > This email sent to ac...@boinx.com
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