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Månsteri OSC Sender Plugin for Quartz Composer

This OSC plugin for Quartz Composer allows the user to change the IP, port number and address space dynamically through the input ports.

The current version does not support sending QC Structures as multiple values, but I am looking into ways of implementing it. Please let me know, if you come up with a good solution.

Version 1.2 Changes
- Added support for Snow Leopard.
- Updated to the new VVOSC framework

Download the plugin and the soure code. Version 1.2

This plugin uses the VVOSC framework developed by mrRay.

Animata OSC Plugin for Quartz Composer

The open source, real-time animation tool Animata can be controlled externally via OSC. However, it has been previously impossible to send compatible messages from Quartz Composer, because the default OSC patch in Quartz Composer doesn’t natively support mixing different kinds of data types in your messages.

This is why I decided to create the Animata OSC plugin for Quartz Composer.

The available patches are:

• Animata Layer OSC – Sends messages controlling visibility, opacity, absolute position and relative position of Animata layers.
• Animata Joint OSC – Sends messages controlling the absolute position of Animata joints
• Animata Bone OSC – Sends messages controlling the length of Animata bones.

Version 1.2 Changes
- Added the Z Position port for the Layer patch. That means you can now move layers in Z-axis too.
- Added the option to configure the IP address and port number. (Please test this one)

Version 1.1 Changes
- Added support for Snow Leopard.
- Updated to the new VVOSC framework

Download the plugin and the source code. Version 1.2

Examples

http://mansteri.com/2009/07/quartz-composer-audio-spectrum-animata/

http://mansteri.com/2009/07/qc-animata-mr-cool/

Download clips for VDMX. I’ve just published the inputs so that VDMX sees them. Put these in the yourusername/Library/Application Support/VDMX/plugins/ folder and you will have access to them from the plugin manager.

You might want to change the Min and Max values of any position data to better suit your needs. Currently the absolute ones are set on 1024×768 and the relative layer position is set from -50 to 50.

This plugin uses the VVOSC framework developed by mrRay.

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Koala

Koala is an easy-to-use, but powerful software for VJs. The first version was originally released in 2007.

Download Koala 0.5.1

Mac only. 10.4.->

It hasn’t been updated in two years, so something might be broken. Seems to run fine on my MacBook Pro with OS X 10.5.7. and iBook G4 with OS X 10.5.6

The new version of Koala is currently being developed and the first public beta will be released August 2009. It is a complete rewrite and has several improvements (fullscreen, better clip loading etc.).

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