OK, thanks Achim. I will try that. It sounds like I have to wrap the text rather than resize it. As the text has to fit in a smallish area I was hoping to resize it, but if wrapping is the only option I will work around this.
Nick On 6 May 2013, at 19:56, Achim Breidenbach <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Nick, > > 1. I am sorry, I don't have experience with iTunes and/or iVisualize. > 2. You would rather set the "Image Width" parameter of the Image With String > patch to control the running width of your text. If its going to exceed a > certain width, it will wrap to the next line automatically. Get a "Rendering > Destination Dimensions" patch to retrieve the current rendering environment > parameters. > > best, > > Achim Breidenbach > Boinx Software Ltd. > > On 06.05.2013, at 20:23, nick wrote: > >> Many thanks Achim - your JS patch works fine. I have a couple more >> questions if that's OK: >> >> 1. Do you think that what I am trying to achieve could be achieved with a >> Music Visualizer composition, so that I could bypass iVisualize and run >> iTunes in 64 bit mode? >> >> 2. In the billboard patch that handles the track information do you think it >> is possible to dynamically set the size of the text to fit the width of the >> screen if the text exceeds this width? At the moment for tracks/artists >> with long names the text is running off the edge of the screen. >> >> Thanks again, >> >> Nick >> >> On 6 May 2013, at 15:03, Achim Breidenbach <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Nick, >>> >>> please find attached your slideshow with the exchanged JavaScript Patch. I >>> didn't tested it, thought. Hopefully it will give you an idea how this >>> JavaScript patch works and you may be able to fix any problems that may >>> occur with it by yourself. >>> >>> best, >>> >>> Achim Breidenbach >>> Boinx Software Ltd. >>> >>> <Nick Slideshow (Achim).qtz> >>> >>> On 03.05.2013, at 23:09, nick wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Achim, and to others for their responses. I now have the >>>> composition/visualisation working again. Changing the loop mode on the >>>> interpolation patches to 'none' did the job. I am wondering if I should >>>> change the JavaScript patch while I'm at it though, but I'm not sure how >>>> to go about this. This is the only composition I have ever created and it >>>> was done a good while ago, hence my uncertainty. I can see that there is >>>> a JS patch in the Library, but it only has two inputs and one output. Are >>>> you suggesting I use this and alter the JS code for my purposes? If so, I >>>> think this may be beyond me! >>>> >>>> I have further questions about whether there is a way of using the >>>> composition without iVisualize, but this can wait until the JS issue is >>>> sorted. >>>> >>>> Thanks again, >>>> >>>> Nick >>>> >>>> On 3 May 2013, at 15:13, Michael Neuman <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Earlier versions of iTunes always published the info, now I think you >>>>> need to have it open with the visualizer on (cmd-T). I use a QC >>>>> visualizer comp with the sprites/ billboards removed. >>>>> >>>>> On May 3, 2013, at 6:59 AM, George Toledo <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In some iterations of OS X it has been possible to start iTunes and QC, >>>>>> and while working on a music visualizer, I receive info from iTunes >>>>>> while it's running. This may no longer be possible in ML, or may require >>>>>> 32 bit mode. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>>> Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/nickharambee%40me.com >>>>> >>>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>> Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/achim%40boinx.com >>>> >>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>> Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/nickharambee%40me.com >>> >>> This email sent to [email protected] >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/nickharambee%40me.com > > This email sent to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
