I think CoGe makes a patch that imports psd. Then, I guess one would go through the structure, rendering one layer at a time and ci accumulating or using render in image/feedback setting to keep building up the image in the buffer without having to iterate all of them at once.
On Aug 6, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Alastair Leith <[email protected]> wrote: > One image I have is in AI already. > > I like the idea of drawing the markers in Quartz Composer rather than > Illustrator since they are just crude diamonds ATM and the map isn't very > nice. > > There's also another map on the abc (independent national broadcaster) > website that's some kind of google map of CSG wells. I would like to extract > the northings and easting, perhaps contacting the ABC for source data is best > route then try and convert to QC Co-ordinate space and line up with a map. > http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/coal-seam-gas-by-the-numbers/ > > > Best > Alastair > > Alastair I Leith > > Useful Design > 03 9480 5506 > 0432 889 831 > 30 Birch St > West Preston > VIC 3072 Au > > On 06/08/2013, at 10:14 PM, Achim Breidenbach wrote: > >> Alastair, >> >> do you already have a Adobe based document or are you going to create one? >> What are the locations of the marks on the map based on? Where do you get >> the data from, which format? >> >> If the marks are all the same visually I would prefer to actually render the >> image in QC myself using a x/y-list for the marks rather than importing tons >> of mega bytes in graphics. You may use an Accumulator patch to render each >> mark one by one. >> >> best, >> >> Achim Breidenbach >> Boinx Software Ltd. >> >> On 06.08.2013, at 12:45, Adrian Ward wrote: >> >>> >>> Use Photoshop to prepare your artwork, using its Animation palette to >>> define the visibility of each layer on a frame-by-frame basis (that's the >>> most awkward part, but a 100 frames won't take you that long to do). >>> >>> Then export as animated GIF, drag into QC and use the Image Importer's >>> "Extract All Images" option to produce a structure filled with each frame >>> in the right order. >>> >>> I used this technique to turn a 30 page PPT into a simple QTZ without too >>> much hassle not too long ago. >>> >>> Downsides: >>> - 256 colour GIF palette >>> - Not very efficient: a full-screen GIF with 100 frames will use a lot >>> of resources! >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> >>> Ade. >>> >>> >>> On 6 Aug 2013, at 11:20, Alastair Leith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi list >>>> >>>> I'm looking for a way to get an image structure into QC. But I don't want >>>> to use a multipage application to get it in. I already can use a PDF and >>>> the stock patch or Kineme's superior PDF Render patch to bring a multipage >>>> PDF into QC and extract an image. >>>> >>>> Would be great if the Image Importer patch could separate layers in a >>>> Photoshop, Illustrator, Tiff, single page PDF file but it can't I just >>>> tried. If Apple gave a toss about QC I'd make that as a feature request, >>>> but yeah…crickets. >>>> >>>> I want to be able to separate an image with 100s of marker symbols on a >>>> map. (I can write a Javascript to do that in AI or PS). Then have that >>>> import so that each layer comes in at the same dimension of the whole map >>>> but I can discretely switch each layer on and off in a iterator. That way >>>> I can switch on layer 2,3,4,… at intervals of one or two seconds and then >>>> speed up logarithmically until I'm switching them on at 10 Hz or >>>> whatever.... as in: >>>> plop, plop, plop, plp ,pl , pp , ppp, pppp ,pppppppp… >>>> >>>> >>>> Any ideas. I suppose it would be possible to place a multilayered AI file >>>> with 100+ layers in ID. Duplicate the page 100+ times then write a >>>> Javascript to edit the layer visibility options of each placed file on >>>> each page but I really can't be arsed with attempting that, too ugly... >>>> not sure scripting can even access layer options in placed files. >>>> >>>> >>>> The other thing that occurred to me is using some kind of 3D file format >>>> which I can break into discrete graphical elements inside QC and still >>>> keep there (X,Y) position or even animate it but I don't have much 3D >>>> experience… >>>> >>>> Another idea is to write a script to suck the X,Y data out of Illustrator >>>> file into a CSV then use iterator or Kineme GL Family patches to draw >>>> multiple instances using the X,Y data. But i just want an easy way please >>>> :-) >>>> >>>> Best >>>> Alastair >>>> >>>> Alastair I Leith >>>> >>>> Useful Design >>>> 03 9480 5506 >>>> 0432 889 831 >>>> 30 Birch St >>>> West Preston >>>> VIC 3072 Au >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/adrian%40clayinteractive.co.uk >>>> >>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. 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