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> Original Message: > --------------------------------- > > From: quartzcomposer-dev-requ...@lists.apple.com > Sent: April 19, 2012 3:00:27 PM > To: quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com > Subject: Quartzcomposer-dev Digest, Vol 85, Issue 8 > > 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. Is this mailing list still alive? (Matthew Casey) > 2. Re: Is this mailing list still alive? (Patrick Sheffield) > 3. Re: Is this mailing list still alive? (Joshua Sophrin) > 4. Re: Is this mailing list still alive? (Matthew Casey) > 5. Re: Is this mailing list still alive? (Christopher Wright) > 6. Re: Is this mailing list still alive? (Matthew Casey) > 7. Debugging custom plugins (Matthew Casey) > 8. Re: Using Iterator with external timebase (Bruno Degazio) > 9. blocking specific QCPatches from loading (George Toledo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:37:10 +1200 > From: Matthew Casey <thebe...@gmail.com> > To: quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com > Subject: Is this mailing list still alive? > Message-ID: > <CAAHx34oZg_oGeX56=ufd6mfnp5yqzd8spcq+udfrzxx68nc...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Heya, > > Just starting to learn QC, and im lovin it! > > Im struggling to find a central place where I can ask other users > questions about using QC. > > Is this mailing list still alive? Is this the best place to get help with QC? > > Thanks > > Mash > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:41:39 -0700 > From: Patrick Sheffield <psheffi...@earthlink.net> > To: Matthew Casey <thebe...@gmail.com> > Cc: quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com > Subject: Re: Is this mailing list still alive? > Message-ID: <5cac5b59-39bc-4331-8a95-785778fe3...@earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > It's still active and I learn great stuff here all the time? > > Patrick Sheffield > Sheffield Softworks > > On Apr 18, 2012, at 2:37 PM, Matthew Casey wrote: > > > Heya, > > > > Just starting to learn QC, and im lovin it! > > > > Im struggling to find a central place where I can ask other users > > questions about using QC. > > > > Is this mailing list still alive? Is this the best place to get help with > > QC? > > > > Thanks > > > > Mash > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/psheffield%40earthlink.net > > > > This email sent to psheffi...@earthlink.net > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:27:30 -0400 > From: Joshua Sophrin <jsoph...@gmail.com> > To: Patrick Sheffield <psheffi...@earthlink.net> > Cc: Matthew Casey <thebe...@gmail.com>, > "quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com" > <quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com> > Subject: Re: Is this mailing list still alive? > Message-ID: <b7bb21a6-af19-4f7b-b682-78e9cf61a...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Still very active. > > Joshua Sophrin > Www.joshuasophrin.com > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 18, 2012, at 5:41 PM, Patrick Sheffield <psheffi...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > > > It's still active and I learn great stuff here all the time? > > > > Patrick Sheffield > > Sheffield Softworks > > > > On Apr 18, 2012, at 2:37 PM, Matthew Casey wrote: > > > >> Heya, > >> > >> Just starting to learn QC, and im lovin it! > >> > >> Im struggling to find a central place where I can ask other users > >> questions about using QC. > >> > >> Is this mailing list still alive? Is this the best place to get help with > >> QC? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Mash > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/psheffield%40earthlink.net > >> > >> This email sent to psheffi...@earthlink.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/jsophrin%40gmail.com > > > > This email sent to jsoph...@gmail.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:49:59 +1200 > From: Matthew Casey <thebe...@gmail.com> > To: Joshua Sophrin <jsoph...@gmail.com> > Cc: "quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com" > <quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com> > Subject: Re: Is this mailing list still alive? > Message-ID: > <CAAHx34rw5jihhQh76AATuyRAOhuJ1rMi7O_ALOxRN2V25Dq=m...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Sweet! > > Cheers for the replies. Im still such a newb when it comes to QC but > im learning everything pretty quickly > > I do have 1 question for the moment. > > I want to save a few predefined mathematical expression patches into > my library so I dont have to enter the same expressions over and over > > However when I click 'Add to library' after entering the expression, > all the inputs and outputs on the patch seem to disappear, and the > patch becomes useless. Am I doing something wrong? Or is this a bug? > > Im running OS X Lion & Quartz Composer V 4.0 (103.1) > > Cheers! > > Mash > > On 19 April 2012 10:27, Joshua Sophrin <jsoph...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Still very active. > > > > Joshua Sophrin > > Www.joshuasophrin.com > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Apr 18, 2012, at 5:41 PM, Patrick Sheffield <psheffi...@earthlink.net> > > wrote: > > > >> It's still active and I learn great stuff here all the time? > >> > >> Patrick Sheffield > >> Sheffield Softworks > >> > >> On Apr 18, 2012, at 2:37 PM, Matthew Casey wrote: > >> > >>> Heya, > >>> > >>> Just starting to learn QC, and im lovin it! > >>> > >>> Im struggling to find a central place where I can ask other users > >>> questions about using QC. > >>> > >>> Is this mailing list still alive? Is this the best place to get help with > >>> QC? > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> > >>> Mash > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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/psheffield%40earthlink.net > >>> > >>> This email sent to psheffi...@earthlink.net > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/jsophrin%40gmail.com > >> > >> This email sent to jsoph...@gmail.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:52:12 -0700 > From: Christopher Wright <christopher_wri...@apple.com> > To: Matthew Casey <thebe...@gmail.com> > Cc: quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com > Subject: Re: Is this mailing list still alive? > Message-ID: <039a9b3e-9d6a-4ece-8316-6e4c7deed...@apple.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > However when I click 'Add to library' after entering the expression, > > all the inputs and outputs on the patch seem to disappear, and the > > patch becomes useless. Am I doing something wrong? Or is this a bug? > > Try publishing the inputs and outputs first, and see if that helps. > > (right-click the ports you're interested in using, and select Publish) > > -- > Christopher Wright > christopher_wri...@apple.com > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.apple.com/archives/quartzcomposer-dev/attachments/20120418/eee6471c/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:01:22 +1200 > From: Matthew Casey <thebe...@gmail.com> > To: Christopher Wright <christopher_wri...@apple.com> > Cc: quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com > Subject: Re: Is this mailing list still alive? > Message-ID: > <caahx34pd3+50h4o-chh53j+o7rua05-vjnbqdrqjqtysb6u...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Ah yep! > > That worked like a treat, > > Thanks man =))) > > On 19 April 2012 10:52, Christopher Wright <christopher_wri...@apple.com> > wrote: > > However when I click 'Add to library' after entering the expression, > > all the inputs and outputs on the patch seem to disappear, and the > > patch becomes useless. Am I doing something wrong? Or is this a bug? > > > > > > Try publishing the inputs and outputs first, and see if that helps. > > > > (right-click the ports you're interested in using, and select Publish) > > > > -- > > Christopher Wright > > christopher_wri...@apple.com > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:03:18 +1200 > From: Matthew Casey <thebe...@gmail.com> > To: quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com > Subject: Debugging custom plugins > Message-ID: > <CAAHx34oBwE37YqSHfR3QPBdkTGZSqkTChk=soqtt21g533u...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hey, > > Is it possible to debug plugins while they're being executed in QC? > > I want to set breakpoints and stuff in xcode while I make connections in QC.. > > Cheers, > > Mash > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:04:27 -0400 > From: Bruno Degazio <lifemu...@sympatico.ca> > To: Tom Butterworth <bangno...@gmail.com> > Cc: quartzcomposer-dev list list <quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com> > Subject: Re: Using Iterator with external timebase > Message-ID: <blu0-smtp973915c6bbb29f2bf16698d6...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thank you for the wonderful Sampler plugin. I can see it as having many uses > in Quartz Composer. > > However, I can't figure out how to use it to get the sort of "time trailing" > effect I've been wanting, at least not without introducing a Queue into the > composition. Which naturally brings back the problem I started with. > > I notice in your demo video with the Australian Dance Theatre there are some > shots that seem to employ a time-delay effect. Were these queued from a loop > sampled by your plugin? > > ------------------------------------------------- > Bruno Degazio > Sheridan College, Oakville, ON > dega...@sheridanc.on.ca > website: http://www-acad.sheridanc.on.ca/~degazio > > > > > On 2012-04-18, at 6:33 AM, Tom Butterworth wrote: > > > I have a Sampler plugin which you might be able to use as a substitute for > > the Queue - it takes time into account so will sample and play back at the > > same rate. > > > > http://kriss.cx/tom/2012/04/sampler-2/ > > > > On 17 April 2012 12:53, Bruno Degazio <lifemu...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > On further testing I've determined that the Iterator is working fine. The > > problem instead has to do with the way the Queue fills in non-real time. > > Basically, the Queue fills in quick spurts that are unrelated to "frames". > > In my composition, this is true even when the "continuous" mode is off, > > because of the presence of a particle system upstream from the cue, which > > causes the image to change on every tick of the external clock. Also, > > various patches in the composition respond in realtime to incoming MIDI. > > > > The problem has now become, how to fill the queue with consecutive frames? > > > > All of this complication comes from the "pull data" paradigm of Quartz > > Composer. Perhaps it simply isn't the right tool for this job. It works > > wonderfully in rel-time response to MIDI, but my attempts to render it > > into a video file seem inordinately complicated. > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Bruno Degazio > > Sheridan College, Oakville, ON > > dega...@sheridanc.on.ca > > website: http://www-acad.sheridanc.on.ca/~degazio > > > > > > > > > > On 2012-04-14, at 10:35 PM, Achim Breidenbach wrote: > > > >> Hi Bruno, > >> > >> can you hack together a small sample composition where we can see this > >> sideeffect you are discribing? > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> Achim Breidenbach > >> Boinx Software > >> > >> > >> On 14.04.2012, at 17:28, Bruno Degazio <lifemu...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > >> > >>> I've been having a problem using the Iterator in a composition driven > >>> from an external timebase. The Iterator is used for a trail effect on a > >>> moving sprite, and the external timebase is fed into the composition > >>> using OSC. > >>> > >>> Everything works fine when running the composition in real time, i.e. the > >>> timebase being fed to it is very close in rate to the internal timebase > >>> of Quartz Composer, but when I run the timebase at a very slow rate (e.g. > >>> for rendering out individual frames in order to produce a quicktime > >>> video) the result is quite different. It appears that the Iterator > >>> continues to run on its internal timebase, despite being set to > >>> "External." > >>> > >>> Because the iterator is being fed images via a Queue, I thought the > >>> problem might be there. But the problem persists whether the Queue is set > >>> to "continuous" or not. > >>> > >>> Is this a known side-effect of working with Iterators, or am I doing > >>> something wrong? > >>> > >>> thanks! > >>> ------------------------------------------------- > >>> Bruno Degazio > >>> Sheridan College, Oakville, ON > >>> dega...@sheridanc.on.ca > >>> website: http://www-acad.sheridanc.on.ca/~degazio > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/bangnoise%40gmail.com > > > > This email sent to bangno...@gmail.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/lifemusic%40sympatico.ca > > > > This email sent to lifemu...@sympatico.ca > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.apple.com/archives/quartzcomposer-dev/attachments/20120419/d6f42fbc/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:34:04 -0400 > From: George Toledo <gtole...@gmail.com> > To: quartzcomposer-dev list list <quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com> > Subject: blocking specific QCPatches from loading > Message-ID: <8038abba-b361-4907-8ed2-12ec83f7d...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > It seems like this had been covered on-list before, but I can't find the post > (or maybe it was just mentioned, but without resolution). > > Is there a preferred method of having my app "not" load specific QCPatches? I > don't want to block loading of all QCPatches - it's convenient for this > project for the app to load QCPatches from the normal folder locations. It's > just that it seems as though if I load a QCPatch from the resource bundle of > my app, and it's already existing on a user's install, that the app crashes > on start. If the QCPatch is just in one place or another, everything is OK. > > Right now, I'm loading QCPatches like this: > > NSString *pluginPath5 = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"AudioTools" > ofType:@"plugin"]; > [QCPatch loadPlugInAtPath:pluginPath5];//hmm, warning but it does work > > > So, I know that one can load all of the QCPatches in the resources folder in > one shot, but I'm listing them out one by one. I've tried the method of just > loading all of the QCPatches in my resources folder instead of explicitly > listing each one - that works fine too, but still has the "app crashes" > problem, if a user already has the QCPatch installed in one of their Quartz > Composer Patches folders. > > I think I could go down a route of having the app check to see if particular > QCPatches exist at all three possible folder locations, and then have my app > load them, if not, but I'm not sure if that's the best route. > > Thanks for any thoughts. I realize this is private API, so I'm not > necessarily expecting support, but I'd like to have it be a little slicker > than requiring a user to install the QCPatches in their /Library or > ~/Library, or make sure that they *aren't* installed (not really a > possibility). Right now I just have the needed QCPatches setup in a DMG with > an alias to the /Library folder for the user, but it seems slightly cheesy to > do that when I'm loading some needed QCPlugins from the app resources bundle > already. > > -gt > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.apple.com/archives/quartzcomposer-dev/attachments/20120419/06aa9853/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list > Quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/quartzcomposer-dev > > > End of Quartzcomposer-dev Digest, Vol 85, Issue 8 > *************************************************
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