Real-time motion graphics with quartz composer

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Apple's Quartz Composer makes it amazingly easy to create real-time graphics of all kinds: for screensavers, animations, kiosk art, film effects, Dashboard Widgets, graphically-rich apps, and more. But few content creators use QC, because they've had practically no useful help–until now. In this book/DVD bundle, two renowned VJs who've pushed this tool to the limit show you how to do it, too! You needn't be a technical expert: Graham Robinson and Surya Buchwald introduce each concept through a hands-on project, with videos demonstrating every step. They start extremely simple, offering beautiful visual feedback and encouraging you to freely explore. The video and text work together to help you build mastery fast, as you create everything from data-driven effects to compelling live performance visuals!

Preface

Part I: Introduction to Quartz Composer

Chapter 1: What is Quartz Composer and Why Should I Learn It?

Chapter 2: Playing a Movie

Chaper 3: Adding Visual Effects (Pimp it Out)

Chapter 4: Using LFOs and Interpolation (Moving stuff about)

Chapter 5: Debugging (When Things Go Wrong)

Chapter 6: Particles (Little Flying Bits of Bling)

Chapter 7: Mouse Input (Making Your Mouse Do Cool Stuff)

Chapter 8: MIDI Interfacing (Getting Sliders and Knobs Involved)

Chapter 9: Interacting with Audio (Get Stuff Grooving to the Beat )

Chapter 10: Replication & Iteration (The Bomb)

Chapter 11: Lighting and Timelines (The Dark Side of Quartz)

Chapter 12: Modeling Complex Environments (3D cities)

Chapter 13: Create a Cocoa App (Send Quartz to your Friends)

Chapter 14: Create a Slideshow Screensaver

Chapter 15: Plug-ins and GLSL (Ugly Coding for Pretty Shapes)

Appendices

Appendix A: Resources for Quartz Composer Developers

Appendix B: QC Port Quick Reference Guide