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LiveQuartz - Free Core Image filter app
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I was just wondering if all of these filters require a Core Image card. They seem to work fine on my Radeon 9550 iBook, but I'll have to check my GeForce 2 MX Cube. However, that's still a G4, so Altivec fallback still would likely work (albeit more slowly).
Anyone try this app with a G3? It says a G3 is all that is needed.
As for Stone Design's iMaginator it says it has Altivec fallback too, but doesn't mention a G3. Also, their demo version is very wonky...
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I found LiveQuartz to be very clunky.
What's up with iMaginator exactly? (I know the developer) I have the full version so I can't corroborate what you are saying 
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Originally Posted by Eug Wanker
http://www.rhapsoft.com/
I was just wondering if all of these filters require a Core Image card. They seem to work fine on my Radeon 9550 iBook, but I'll have to check my GeForce 2 MX Cube. However, that's still a G4, so Altivec fallback still would likely work (albeit more slowly).
Anyone try this app with a G3? It says a G3 is all that is needed.
As for Stone Design's iMaginator it says it has Altivec fallback too, but doesn't mention a G3. Also, their demo version is very wonky...
What's up with the one-window brushed-metal fetish that LiveQuartz and iMaginator devs have. As much as I like the two apps, the interface is very unappealing. Why can't someone do something clean like the FunHouse dev example (or whatever it's called)...with document windows and tool palettes?
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Originally Posted by Horsepoo!!!
What's up with the one-window brushed-metal fetish that LiveQuartz and iMaginator devs have. As much as I like the two apps, the interface is very unappealing. Why can't someone do something clean like the FunHouse dev example (or whatever it's called)...with document windows and tool palettes?
iMaginator 1.1 has a pref for Aqua
I quite like iMaginator's all in one approach with draggable panels for each effect.
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Too bad they try and use CoreImage as a feature to support their app instead of using it as something to build on and integrate into a larger concept. I'll stick to Photoshop.
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Originally Posted by Salty
Too bad they try and use CoreImage as a feature to support their app instead of using it as something to build on and integrate into a larger concept. I'll stick to Photoshop.
Have you thought that to build a house you need to start with a foundation?
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Originally Posted by Krypton
I found LiveQuartz to be very clunky.
Yeah, but it's free.  Hopefully he keeps updating it.
What's up with iMaginator exactly? (I know the developer) I have the full version so I can't corroborate what you are saying
When it loads up it just cycles through the various features in demo mode. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I couldn't figure out how to shut this demo off and test the features myself.
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CoreImage doesn't require any specific GPU -- it will work on an old G3 with an old graphics card.
But it'll be slow as molasses in January inside the arctic circle. Apple's CI Fun House takes something around 30 seconds to render an effect on a 1024x768 image on my old 400MHz Pismo.
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Originally Posted by Eug Wanker
When it loads up it just cycles through the various features in demo mode. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I couldn't figure out how to shut this demo off and test the features myself.
Eug, you're an idiot 
First close the demo window, File->New and start playing It starts up with the Tiger pic each time so you can start playing off the bat, but you can easily drag on a different one, or set a different default one.
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Originally Posted by tooki
CoreImage doesn't require any specific GPU -- it will work on an old G3 with an old graphics card.
But it'll be slow as molasses in January inside the arctic circle. Apple's CI Fun House takes something around 30 seconds to render an effect on a 1024x768 image on my old 400MHz Pismo.
Cool. Downloading Xcode 2.1 now...
P.S. I know CI doesn't require a specific CPU/GPU, but Apple does limit CI functionality in certain apps on old hardware as you know.
Originally Posted by Krypton
Eug, you're an idiot
First close the demo window, File->New and start playing It starts up with the Tiger pic each time so you can start playing off the bat, but you can easily drag on a different one, or set a different default one.
Noted. 
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LiveQuartz is a good start.
Palettes instead of one-window UI would be better for this type of app though.
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