Quartz Composer

matt · Post by **matt** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:15 pm 0

Here's proof that Quartz Composer can be used as a Lightsynth

http://www.eskatonia.com/visuals/qcc/

(thanks to the QC mailing list)

and a website:

http://www.quartzcomps.com

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:41 pm 0

Excellent links Matt, much appreciated.

Development of mine is on hold until my G5 arrives, it should get here this week.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:48 pm 0

This is really impressive, it responds to audio input from the built in mic in my Powerbook. I was on the 'phone and noticed the visuals oscillating and rotating in time with my voice.

matt · Post by **matt** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:56 pm 0

I'm running Electroplankton through it!

Not being funny or anything but I have to say Jeff better hurry up with The Thing otherwise users of this may beat him to it.

matt

ps: Apple+Shift+4 then Space to grab a window neatly

matt · Post by **matt** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:00 pm 0

Yes, that's a dancing teapot inside a sphere inside a cube. All dynamically textured and music sensitive, of course.

WITHOUT A SINGLE LINE OF CODE

matt

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:34 pm 0

Maaan this is cool. Homer Simpson with some trippy shit in the background:

*So* much to play with. Didn't realise there was an audio-input function. Supoib.

matt · Post by **matt** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:50 pm 0

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Tue May 03, 2005 8:02 pm 0

Apple should rename this app "iTakeDrugs"

Now I want an RSS feed of my Audioscrobbler playlist zooming and panning over the top of the reactive visuals. I'm sure it can be done.

This alone was worth upgrading to Tiger for.

dtj · Post by **dtj** » Tue May 03, 2005 8:39 pm 0

Well, I'll be...

Would that I were not sat in this cube slinging jsp around. I want to just be with my iMac!!!!!!!!!!!!

sty · Post by **sty** » Tue May 03, 2005 10:36 pm 0

looks like I am going to have to get Tiger sooner than I wanted to and flog this 6800gfx card a little

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Wed May 04, 2005 1:45 am 0

I HATE YOU ALL. (*)

I am trying very, very hard not to order a 12" Powerbook, because it really is a bit underpowered for audio stuff, but *damn* if the OS isn't manifestly superior to Windows.

I actually need a laptop now too, so...

(*) Not really.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Wed May 04, 2005 10:35 am 0

This app is absolutely mindblowing. I found the presets on the Tiger install DVD, here's some caps.

It's like having a bunch of Mathmos light toys inside your Mac that dance to your music. It's incredible.

I don't know where to start, there's so much potential with this, it's outrageous. When you consider that you can import Open GL objects, footage, images, particle systems, RSS feeds, elements from local folders or streamed from the 'net, Java, C++ and wrap it all up in a GUI with Interface builder....oh my sweet lord.

I've joined the mailing list (set that up as a smart mailbox in Mail 2.0, natch) so I'll post any new resources and links to this thread and keep it updated with any cool looking experiments.

Keep the screengrabs coming, maybe we could set up a site where we can share our files?

Edit: You can play your QC projects in Quicktime 7, I found a Safari plug-in too:

http://www.mdimension.com/cgi-bin/WebOb ... a/software

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Wed May 04, 2005 10:56 am 0

Display QC projects on your desktop:

http://www.fourminutemilesoftware.com/

Quartz Desktop allows you to view Quartz Composer Composition (.qtz) files on your desktop in Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4)

corrosive · Post by **corrosive** » Wed May 04, 2005 11:03 am 0

Someone should email Peter Snow about this, he could use it tomorrow

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Wed May 04, 2005 11:49 am 0

Yeah I read some of the API doc last night and am mightily impressed. I managed to create some psychadelic backgrounds with twisty-turny Hawkwind album covers swirling around.

Didn't quite know what to do with mouse input apart from turning processes on-and-off. Anyway, this app is deep. The ability to do programmatically complex things quickly-and-easily is astonishing.