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Quartz Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com
Hello.
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Quartz Composer
a brief introduction to
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a node based visual
language for mixing
image, graphics, video,
audio, code & other
media.
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Quartz Composer is
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free.
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Quartz Composer is
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very satisfying, because
you get rapid, beautiful
results.
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Quartz Composer is
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Quartz Composer files
are called ‘compositions’
They are saved in
.qtz files.
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These files are quite
useful in OS X. They’re
used as:
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1. Screen Savers,
2. iTunes visualizers,
3. Keynote plugins
& more.
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* They are also playable on any Mac,
(without installing Quartz Composer),
with QuickTime Player.
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Basics
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Patches
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Each composition is made of
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There are 3 types
of patches:
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1. Providers
supply data from outside
sources to a composition
(audio input, video input,
keyboard, mouse, Apple
Remote, etc.)
3 types of patches
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2. Processors
process inputs and output
results.
(image filters, audio filters,
etc.)
3 types of patches
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3. Consumers
render results to a destination
(such as the screen)
(Billboard displays images,
Cube draws a cube, Particle
System, etc.)
3 types of patches
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Provider Processor
Consumer
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Let’s build some
compositions
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1. Cube + Image +
Keyboard
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2. Audio input
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3. Video input
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I used Quartz Composer to create an interactive poster.
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Using .qtz files
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Just drag a .qtz file into a
slide in Keynote.
:)
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To use a composition inside Keynote:
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More ways to use .qtz
files next time.
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Scriptographer
Illustrator scripting plugin
www.scriptographer.org
Mac & PC
Next Time (maybe)
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Thank you.
Guy Haviv
[email protected]
Guy Haviv
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