December 28th, 2010

1024 Bezier Warp – Expanded QC Comp for VDMX

First, make sure you have 1024’s amazing Bezier Warp QCplugin: http://1024d.wordpress.com/ (get it from their “box” on the left side of the page)

Second, grab my expanded version of their example patch for use in VDMX: 1024 Bezier Warp - Expanded Example Patch (1138 downloads) (see below for comp that includes POINT STORAGE)

This comp will be really useful for those of you with VDMX beta 8 access. Although it still is extremely functional for other versions, you just won’t have mouse interaction in the VDMX preview window.

I did the rote work to make all 16 warp points available and gave them additional offset controls for more fine-tuning within VDMX. Next I just need to figure out how to tackle point storage, since most of the would be reset every time you reload your VDMX preset…unless you’re just using the sliders for offset values. Then again…all of this kind of work will probably be moot when the actual MadMapper app comes out…but I’m really impressed by the ease of mapper…seems like it will certainly come in handy. Here’s some screenshots, and below that is Vidvox’s very helpful video on getting it all up and running

EDIT: Got point storage working..sort of. It’s a bit clunky, but it definitely works. Requires a whole lot of tedious patching and Kineme’s File tools and Structure tools, but I’ll try and post a working version soon.

UPDATE: Here is the hacky point storage method. Make sure to read the readme..it’s not all self explanatory: 1024 Bezier Warp - Point Storage (798 downloads) You need kineme’s file tools and structure tools installed for it to work! Would love to hear if there’s a more streamlined way to do it!

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  • hey, thanks, nice patch.

  • szrtk

    Hi,

    I´m running VDMX5 7.5.8 on OSX 10.6.5 and can´t get it to work.
    When I try to apply the plugin over a layer it gives me this error message:

    “the quartz composer composition can´t be loaded because it contains a video input object – please remove the input from the patch and try again”

    what am I doing wrong?

    thanks in advance, best regards.

    • Blair Neal

      Unfortunately I didn’t make this a version for vdmx yet. You just have to open up the plugin in quartz composer and replace the purple video input with an input splitter that uses images and publish the input..if that makes any sense. I’ll try and make a version for vdmx eventually though.

  • Hi. great patch..
    I’m having problems with saving points to file.. although I toggle write file input, the composition won’t save the points.. I tried saving points in new file but I get the same behavior.

  • Klemens

    Hi there.
    it seems you have this point save thingy quite figured out. i´ve been workin for days to learn about those file tools….but i just can´t get it working.
    I actually just want to read and write 4 points in a modified version of the 1024 perspective GL patch.
    maybe if you find some time you could help me out here.
    your bezir version is working fine but there is so much going on that its hard to get whats happening.;)
    big ups for this great enrichment mate !!!
    thanks