Questions tagged [quartz-composer]

Quartz Composer is a node-based visual programming language freely available to registered Apple developers for realtime processing and rendering animated 2D and 3D graphics with JavaScript scripting.

Quartz Composer is a node-based visual programming language freely available to registered Apple developers for processing and rendering animated 2D and 3D data.

Quartz Composer uses OpenGL, OpenCL (only in Mac OS X 10.6 and later), Core Image, Core Video, Core Audio, JavaScript, and other technologies to build an API and a developer tool around a simple visual programming paradigm. It used to be part of the Xcode development environment in macOS but is now a separate download named Additional Tools for Xcode.

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Positioning an image in a corner

I need to position an image in the bottom-right corner of my composition without manual adjustment, such that the image remains perfectly in the corner regardless of its size. Using an Image and an Anchor patch I can position the image such that the…
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Quartz Composter — Recreate Audioskop (Adjust Video Time Based On Audio Input)

I'm looking for Audioskop (http://www.quartzcompositions.com/phpBB2/upload/details.php?file=390) yet it seems to have gone AWOL. I've created a video (.mp4), and would like the video time to adjust based on audio input from my laptop mic. Using…
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QCRenderer.renderAtTime fails with 'invalid framebuffer operation'

I initialize my QCRenderer like this: let glPFAttributes:[NSOpenGLPixelFormatAttribute] = [ UInt32(NSOpenGLPFABackingStore), UInt32(0) ] let glPixelFormat = NSOpenGLPixelFormat(attributes: glPFAttributes) if glPixelFormat == nil { …
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Half vertical part of Sprite shows through above layered Sprite

I have two Sprites, where one is layer 3 and the other layer 4. For some reason the lower vertical half of the layer 4 Sprite hides behind the layer 3 Sprite. As images show. This is my QC composition: Does anyone have any idea of why this is…
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Use iterator to control amount of Syphon Servers in Quartz Composer

I'm using an iterator in Quartz Composer to render Images for multiple displays. How do I combine this with Syphon Servers?
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JS Numeric value UP or Down

I have a slider which is controlling a player. The value of the slider goes between -1 and 1. I am trying to get the code to recognise when the slider is moved up or down. I am trying using this but nothing works . var slider = "input slider"; var…
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Quartz Composer 4k ProRes 422HQ glitches

For a project due to perform soon enough I happen to have a problem. Task is to play 4k PRORES 422 files according to a sequence that is written on a file (XML) while listening on a OSC port for CUE signals and some feedback to the operator. Player…
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Using Quartz in Xcode 5.1.1

I'm new to Xcode trying to make a standalone application for a Quartz Composition. Xcode 5.1.1 Quartz Composer 4.6 (151) Steps are taken from this video I create a new Cocoa Application. Open MainMenu.xib in Interface builder. Drag and Drop "Quartz…
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XML with image in Quartz Composer

I'm new to Quartz Composer. I want to import an XML feed, and show the image of the result. This what one item of the XML looks like: test http://www....com Test Tue, 05 Aug…
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Hide Resources Files from Xcode 5

I am finalising my new osx app. It uses a QC Composition as a banner everything works good however, I am trying to find the way to hide or encrypt the resource folder and make the composition used not visible to users. I have tried to add (.folder)…
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Quartz Composer Switch Layers (Origami)

I'm making an app prototype in QC using origami. It consists of jpgs that are being switched whenever a click is made. The problem I'm having is that I cannot set specific hit area as it creates a layer on top and the hit area stays on top of the…
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Quartz Composer and Origami: Can't get X value to change with Interaction2 patch

I'm learning Quartz Composer and Origami. I have a simple interaction set up like this: I have an interaction2 patch attached to the image layer and a transition patch. On clicking the image layer, it should trigger a transition from 0 to 100. The…
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is there any way to run Origami demo on iPhone?

Origami is a great prototype tool to make a demo app. The problem is that the demo can only run on Mac OS. Is there any way to run Origami demo on iPhone?
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KeyValue binding NSNumber with Quartz Composer

I received an example Quartz Composer app, made in Xcode 5. The App has several parameters published in the .qtz file. I would like to manually add UI sliders / buttons to control the parameters, but am having issues. I will post edited snippets…
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Position an image using pixel coordinates in Quartz Composer

I'm creating a video wall composition in Quartz with several videos in a grid. I would like to programmatically position the videos within the output window. I'm using the billboard object to position the videos, but the x/y position is set using…
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