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I really hope that something like Blender Composite Nodes and Blender Python Nodes can replace Quartz Composer (which apparently has been ignored by Apple anywa
by sandGorgon 13y ago
I really hope that something like Blender Composite Nodes and Blender Python Nodes can replace Quartz Composer (which apparently has been ignored by Apple anyway).
It is a pity that you can't tap into design tools unless you have a Mac.
- terhechte 13y agoOfftopic, but I think a huge reason for that is how fantastic the Apple Frameworks are for any Pixel/Vector/GPU/UI stuff. Quartz Composer offers an API to include it into apps, there's CoreImage, CoreVideo, Quartz2D, SceneKit, CoreAudio, and much more. SceneKit [1] alone, makes it unbelievable easy to create animated 2D/3D interfaces that combine various media types. Due to this, it is probably easier to create a sophisticated design application for the Mac platform than for any other platform [2] [1] https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/3DDrawing/Conceptual/SceneKit_PG/Introduction/Introduction.html https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/3DDraw... [2] Based on some reading it seems that Qt is starting to offer similar functionality, especially with regards to Filters/Pixels/Vectors, but I'm not really sure about that.
- sandGorgon 13y agoYou may be right, and I'm no expert in this, but that is not a large part of the reason. I think it was a well designed piece of software by itself - and the node based programming model lended itself well to interface design. Right now, it is more a case of adoption. For example, Facebook is investing a lot of resources in creating stuff like Origami for Quartz Composer. I'd be willing to bet that if Facebook puts even a small part of that resources into supporting something like Blender, then the fundamental differences at the OS level should'nt matter.