You need to enable Private Patches in Quartz Composer to get those sort of goodies visible in your Patch Library. Hold down Alt whilst selecting Preferences from the QC File Menu.
No, you can't update QC versions without installing a version of Developer Tools that contains an updated Quartz Composer framework.
If you've installed the latest version of xCode supported by 10.5.x then you can't get any higher without getting a more recent OS X distro [10.6.x,10.7.x], installed with its Developer Tools.
The tip regarding hidden preferences and enabling Private Patches still applies in Leopard, BTW.
Open up the Patch Creator, in its search bar enter the term rectangle and the patch should show up as CIRectangleGenerator and all else you'll need is a Billboard.
Sprite is a Renderer patch. CIRectangleGenerator isn't a Renderer patch, it is a Generator patch. What the CIRectangleGenerator patch produces can be rendered in a Sprite. CIRectangleGenerator can blur its edges. Sprite can anti alias its edges if in Add or Over blend mode.
You need to enable Private Patches in Quartz Composer to get those sort of goodies visible in your Patch Library. Hold down Alt whilst selecting Preferences from the QC File Menu.
Thanx !
but i dont have the patch library, imon mac os 10.5.8
can i update quartz composer withou updating the whole OS ?
thanx !
Snow - Patch Library
Leopard - Patch Creator
what a difference a name makes :-)
No, you can't update QC versions without installing a version of Developer Tools that contains an updated Quartz Composer framework.
If you've installed the latest version of xCode supported by 10.5.x then you can't get any higher without getting a more recent OS X distro [10.6.x,10.7.x], installed with its Developer Tools.
The tip regarding hidden preferences and enabling Private Patches still applies in Leopard, BTW.
Thanx ! but i have pressed alt when clicking on the :
quartzcomposer>preferences menu, and i do get to new tabs this way :
system - editor - quicktime component
but in none of these new tabs i see any enable private patches ? any ideas ? thanx !
Sorry , stupid me, i just found it ;-)
thanx !!!
But the actual rectangle wont show up ? this patch seems to need something else to be visible right ?
what is it ?
thanx !
Open up the Patch Creator, in its search bar enter the term rectangle and the patch should show up as CIRectangleGenerator and all else you'll need is a Billboard.
Thanx !
I found yesterday the sprite patch, wich is just what i needed a rectangle.
What are the pros and cons over the"ci rect" and a "sprite" ? thanx !
Sprite is a Renderer patch. CIRectangleGenerator isn't a Renderer patch, it is a Generator patch. What the CIRectangleGenerator patch produces can be rendered in a Sprite. CIRectangleGenerator can blur its edges. Sprite can anti alias its edges if in Add or Over blend mode.