Thanks Achim That's a good plan - I will ask those nice guys at FxFactory ;-)
All the best, Simon n 6 Aug 2013, at 16:49, Achim Breidenbach <[email protected]> wrote: > Simon, > > if you want to use your composition in Final Cut then you should talk to the > nice guys from NoiseIndustries. Their product FxFactory may be able to > provide your composition with the needed values. > > best, > > Achim Breidenbach > Boinx Software Ltd. > > > On 06.08.2013, at 17:31, Simon Ubsdell wrote: > >> Hi George >> >> Thanks very much for your answer. >> >> Since I want to use the resulting composition as an image filter (for >> instance in Final Cut and the like) I don't think either of these routes >> would work, would they? Or am I being very dense (which is more than >> possible)? >> >> All the best, >> >> Simon >> >> >> On 6 Aug 2013, at 16:18, George Toledo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You are using some movie playing framework, and have it setup so that the >>> output image can be successfully received into an image port? >>> >>> Then investigate if the movie playing framework has a method to return a >>> duration. Return that duration as a float. Publish a number input in your >>> composition, and send the data to that input. >>> >>> You should be able to find examples/documentation of this. >>> >>> Otherwise, there is also a movie patch in QuartzComposer that delivers a >>> duration output, but there are some limitations to the patch. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> George Toledo >>> >>> On Aug 6, 2013, at 11:00 AM, Simon Ubsdell <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Achim >>>> >>>> Thanks for your advice - I see what you're saying and that makes complete >>>> sense. Can you think of another way that I could achieve this, i.e. not >>>> using protocolInput_Image? >>>> >>>> All the best, >>>> >>>> Simon >>>> >>>> On 6 Aug 2013, at 15:18, Achim Breidenbach <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Simon, >>>>> >>>>> I don't think this is possible. This protocol is defined for images only >>>>> and so you only get a real image, even if its an extracted frame of a >>>>> movie. This image maybe just a texture in the graphics card and don't >>>>> have any timely information. >>>>> >>>>> best, >>>>> >>>>> Achim Breidenbach >>>>> Boinx Software Ltd. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 06.08.2013, at 12:37, Simon Ubsdell wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Is it possible to interrogate the length of a clip assigned to a QC >>>>>> composition via protocolInput_Image such that you can use the duration >>>>>> value within the composition? >>>>>> >>>>>> Many thanks for any advice on this. >>>>>> >>>>>> Simon Ubsdell >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>>>> Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>>>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/achim%40boinx.com >>>>>> >>>>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>> Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/gtoledo3%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>> >> > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
