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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 1.3 Changes
- Fixed a bug in setting the IP Address. The IP should actually change now.
Version 1.2 Changes
- Added support for Snow Leopard.
- Updated to the new VVOSC framework
Download the plugin and the soure code. Version 1.3
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 1.3 Changes
- Fixed a bug in setting the IP Address. The IP should actually change now.
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 1.3
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.
Koala
Koala is an easy-to-use, but powerful software for VJs. The first version was originally released in 2007.
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.).
Hi
Thank you for a wonderful work on the quartz plugs.
Having trouble getting the Månsteri OSC Sender quartz plugin to work tough. The other works nicely, but i have to control Animata on another computer from quartz. On Snow Leopard.
/olle
Hi Olle,
It’s not possible to send compatible messages to Animata with the OSC sender since it can’t mix different data types.
I’ll modify the Animata OSC plugins to have a configurable ip number. It’s really not a lot of work, but can’t make any promises when I have the time to do it since I’m buried in other stuff.
If you can’t wait and aren’t afraid of getting into Xcode, you can modify the plugin yourself. You should be able to do it by following what I have done with the OSC sender.
Just updated the plugin. Now you can configure the IP and port. Also added support for moving layers in the Z-axis on Animata 004.
Wonderful, i owe you one. Going to show a producer the workflow with this on thursday, now i don’t have to lie.
, and now i can say that it works fully. (I compiled the plug with ip for the machine that i wanted to control, but this is much more flexible.) Thanks again.
/olle Soprani
SVT
Can’t try it until thursday morning.
/olle
Hi Matti
I am sorry to say that the ip settings dosent work. I had to change the old quartz plug with a new hardcoded ip. that worked.
It seams as the ip settings dosent change anything it is still 127.0.0.1.
btw. we will use Animata and quartz for the show.
/olle
Thanks for letting me know. There was a really stupid bug that was easy to fix. Download version 1.3. It should be working now.
Let me know what show it is when you can. I would like to see what you are doing.
Hi
I will let you know the showname in a couple of days. It will be around 15 times 15 minutes talkshow program. where the host is made realtime in Animata controlled with sound, wiimote and a MIDI control from quartz.
I have started using the joint OSC back from Animata to keep track of the puppet, just to make things easier positioning. The problem is that i can only get one joints, osc data, in quartz, with the quartz osc reciever on 7111.
Have tired qcOSC, but it dives as soon as i tries to listen on 7111 other ports are fine, for example when sending osc from osculator on other ports.
Is there a way of configuring a OSC receiver in quartz to listen on a named joint?
/olle
SVT
I haven’t found any way to do that with just QC. qcOSC crashes with me also. I have been meaning to do a plugin for receiving the OSC Joint data from Animata, but haven’t had the time to do it.
I have used MaxMSP to listen and parse the incoming OSC. Should be possible with PureData and Processing also.
I am so stupid!
I have Oscalator, i will try that out.
B.t.w. it would be nice to have that in your QC Joint as an output. You are doing a nice work.
Have you seen glitches in Animata, i get them now and then. Sometimes it works for hours without anything, and then suddenly it starts to glitch. Haven’t found out if it is QC Oscalator or Animata.
/olle
I know what you mean by the glitches. I believe it is a problem with Animata, because I’ve seen it happen no matter where I send the OSC messages from (QC, Max/MSP, PD etc.).
A common case when you get glitches is when you are trying to move a joint that is connected to a bone chain that has fixed joints. Glitches almost always. But I’ve seen it also happen with layer messages which is usually very annoying since some layers sometimes just flicker on and off.
Hi Matti!
I found a way to handle the glitches.
But i still have to manually change the code and recompile to reach another IP, it doesn’t seem to make any difference what i type in QC.
/olle
SORRY!
Remove this. took the wrong one.
SORRY!
Hi Matti!
I hav a question about Animata, if it is ok?
The Cameratab in Animata (Tab 5 ), what is its purpose?
/olle
It doesn’t have a purpose right now. As I understand it, they were (are) planning to add some controls for moving a camera, but it’s not yet implemented.