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Brief introduction to Quartz Composer

Guy Haviv
February 16, 2013

Brief introduction to Quartz Composer

A brief introduction to Quartz Composer, as given to my Digital Product Design class at Shenkar College of Design.

Guy Haviv

February 16, 2013
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  1. Quartz Composer a brief introduction to Quartz Composer Guy Haviv

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  2. a node based visual language for mixing image, graphics, video,

    audio, code & other media. Introduction Quartz Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com Quartz Composer is Wednesday, November 7, 12
  3. very satisfying, because you get rapid, beautiful results. Introduction Quartz

    Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com Quartz Composer is Wednesday, November 7, 12
  4. Quartz Composer files are called ‘compositions’ They are saved in

    .qtz files. Introduction Quartz Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com Wednesday, November 7, 12
  5. These files are quite useful in OS X. They’re used

    as: Introduction Quartz Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com Wednesday, November 7, 12
  6. 1. Screen Savers, 2. iTunes visualizers, 3. Keynote plugins &

    more. Introduction Quartz Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com Wednesday, November 7, 12
  7. * They are also playable on any Mac, (without installing

    Quartz Composer), with QuickTime Player. Introduction Quartz Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com Wednesday, November 7, 12
  8. There are 3 types of patches: Basics Quartz Composer Guy

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  9. Quartz Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com 1. Providers supply data from

    outside sources to a composition (audio input, video input, keyboard, mouse, Apple Remote, etc.) 3 types of patches Wednesday, November 7, 12
  10. Quartz Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com 2. Processors process inputs and

    output results. (image filters, audio filters, etc.) 3 types of patches Wednesday, November 7, 12
  11. Quartz Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com 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 Wednesday, November 7, 12
  12. 1. Cube + Image + Keyboard Introduction Quartz Composer Guy

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  13. Quartz Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com I used Quartz Composer to

    create an interactive poster. Introduction Wednesday, November 7, 12
  14. Just drag a .qtz file into a slide in Keynote.

    :) Introduction Quartz Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com To use a composition inside Keynote: Wednesday, November 7, 12
  15. More ways to use .qtz files next time. Introduction Quartz

    Composer Guy Haviv www.meetgooya.com Wednesday, November 7, 12
  16. Thank you. Guy Haviv [email protected] Guy Haviv Quartz Composer Guy

    Haviv www.meetgooya.com Wednesday, November 7, 12