Comments on: Learning Free Quartz Composer on Mac: Follow my Class Notes http://createdigitalmotion.com/2006/09/02/learning-free-quartz-composer-on-mac-follow-my-class-notes/ Motion graphics, live visuals, VJing, video production, and interactive art Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:36:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmotion.com/2006/09/02/learning-free-quartz-composer-on-mac-follow-my-class-notes/#comment-415 Peter Kirn Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:34:14 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2006/09/02/learning-free-quartz-composer-on-mac-follow-my-class-notes/#comment-415 It's like Jitter in that there's a patching interface and you connect objects via virtual patch cables to assemble modular processing of visuals. Processing is similar in that they both can render in OpenGL 3D, but otherwise is largely a different animal as it relies upon Java and uses coding (no graphical UI). I'm actually thinking of doing a very un-scientific comparison of those products. But if you're interested in processing live video images and high-performance 2d graphics filtering, as well as doing basic animation of 2d images in 3d space, it has a lot of appeal. Processing and Jitter are both far broader in capabilities, and more easily extensible (at least through official routes) but it depends on what you're doing. More soon! It’s like Jitter in that there’s a patching interface and you connect objects via virtual patch cables to assemble modular processing of visuals. Processing is similar in that they both can render in OpenGL 3D, but otherwise is largely a different animal as it relies upon Java and uses coding (no graphical UI).

I’m actually thinking of doing a very un-scientific comparison of those products. But if you’re interested in processing live video images and high-performance 2d graphics filtering, as well as doing basic animation of 2d images in 3d space, it has a lot of appeal. Processing and Jitter are both far broader in capabilities, and more easily extensible (at least through official routes) but it depends on what you’re doing. More soon!

]]> By: Sam http://createdigitalmotion.com/2006/09/02/learning-free-quartz-composer-on-mac-follow-my-class-notes/#comment-412 Sam Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:04:40 +0000 http://createdigitalmotion.com/2006/09/02/learning-free-quartz-composer-on-mac-follow-my-class-notes/#comment-412 Very cool! Thanks. I have been trying to pick a complex, open ended application to learn. Is this anything like Jitter? Processing?? I hope so as it's free. Eager to see what tutorials, etc you have coming!! Very cool! Thanks.

I have been trying to pick a complex, open ended application to learn. Is this anything like Jitter? Processing?? I hope so as it’s free. Eager to see what tutorials, etc you have coming!!

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