Kineme: Quartz Composer Stuff

kineme.net was a community surrounding the development of
Quartz Composer custom patches, plugins, and other hacks.

Please read the installation guide
and check out the Documentation.

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Our current focus

In 2012, we started building a new visual programming environment
that doesn’t rely on Apple's Quartz Composer (which Apple no longer supports).
We’ve created Vuo, and people are using it to create amazing shows and installations.
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Release: MultitouchPatch, v1.1

Release Type: Production
Version: 1.1
Release Notes

Changes since MultitouchPatch 1.0

  • Fixed MultitouchPatch so that output structure retains events in the order received. (feature request)
  • Fixed MultitouchPatch so that the output structure's key values are no longer integers, and thus compatible with the Structure Key Member patch.
  • Tested on 10.8.

If Quartz Compositions could run on iOS, what kind of app would you make with QC?

New almost-fortnightly poll: If Quartz Compositions could run on iOS, what kind of app would you make with QC?

You may choose more than one response, or write in your own kind of app.

Interactive visual compositions
67% (32 votes)
Controller/interface for another system
56% (27 votes)
Data visualizer
54% (26 votes)
Music visualizer
44% (21 votes)
Casual game
31% (15 votes)
(I'd make something, but I'm not sure what yet)
29% (14 votes)
Sound generator
25% (12 votes)
3D game
19% (9 votes)
Photo effects
13% (6 votes)
Kiosk
10% (5 votes)
(I wouldn't make anything for iOS)
4% (2 votes)
Total voters: 48

Release: FileTools, v1.1

Release Type: Production
Version: 1.1
Release Notes

Changes since FileTools 1.0

  • Incorporated the PDF Renderer patch, which was formerly a standalone plugin. Be sure to remove PDFRenderer.plugin before installing FileTools 1.1.
  • Tested on 10.8.

Release: Alpha Blend Mode, v1.2

Release Type: Production
Version: 1.2
Release Notes

Changes since AlphaBlendMode 1.1

  • Tested on 10.8

Which features of the Quartz Composer Editor are most important to you?

Our latest fortnightly poll: Which features of the Quartz Composer Editor are most important to you?

You may choose more than one, or write in a response if a feature isn't mentioned.

Modifying compositions while they're running (live coding)
92% (46 votes)
Seeing port values in tooltips while a composition is running
86% (43 votes)
Using the Viewer to run compositions full-screen
66% (33 votes)
Adding assets to compositions by dragging files from Finder
58% (29 votes)
Labeling index values using Input Splitter
56% (28 votes)
Locking the Viewer's aspect ratio or pixel size
52% (26 votes)
Search
38% (19 votes)
Documenting compositions using Notes
36% (18 votes)
Adding a macro/composition to the patch library
36% (18 votes)
Examining performance using the Viewer's "Profile Mode"
20% (10 votes)
Testing compositions in 32/64-bit mode, safe mode, old OS versions
18% (9 votes)
Editing patches' inputs simultaneously with multiple Inspectors
14% (7 votes)
Laying out objects using the Viewer's "Interactive Mode"
14% (7 votes)
Limiting the Viewer's maximum framerate
14% (7 votes)
Exporting a composition with a QuickTime Movie wrapper
12% (6 votes)
Tracing compositions using the Viewer's "Debug Mode"
10% (5 votes)
Taking image snapshots of the Viewer
8% (4 votes)
Comparing two compositions using File > Compare Compositions
8% (4 votes)
Editing text code alongside the graph (JavaScript, GLSL, CI, and CL)
8% (4 votes)
Starting with a Template to build a new composition
6% (3 votes)
Printing compositions
2% (1 vote)
Total voters: 50