Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

You are here: MacNN Forums > Software - Troubleshooting and Discussion > Developer Center > Quartz Composer idea - String Theory Screen Saver

Quartz Composer idea - String Theory Screen Saver
Thread Tools
spiff72
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2005
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 4, 2005, 07:30 PM
 
Hey all,

I was just watching "The Elegant Universe" on PBS (it is an episode of Nova), and they had some graphics that represented the appearance of the "strings" in string theory.

Fascinating stuff!

It occurred to me that these graphics looked a lot like something that might be doable in Quartz Composer as a screen saver.

Has anyone seen this episode, and if so, do you have any idea where to find a clip or picture of what these graphics looked like?

I have taken 2 short movie clips (7MB each - .mov format), but I don't have anyone to host it for me...

I think it would be a cool looking screen saver!

Thanks,
Jeff
"Mac Daddy" - 15" MBP, 2.2 GHz Core i7, 8GB, 750GB HDD
"Mommy Mac" - 13" Macbook, 2.4GHz C2D, 2GB, 160GB
"Baby Mac" - 15" PB, 1.5GHz, 1.5GB, 80GB
64GB iPod Touch (4th gen)
     
itistoday
Professional Poster
Join Date: Oct 2001
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 4, 2005, 07:45 PM
 
The entire series is online.
     
spiff72  (op)
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2005
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 4, 2005, 07:57 PM
 
Cool...

I didnt see that on their web page. I only saw the first hour, too. Didn't know there were another 2 hours worth!

Now I just need someone to figure out how to do a quartz composer screen saver of those string graphics...

Thanks,
Jeff
"Mac Daddy" - 15" MBP, 2.2 GHz Core i7, 8GB, 750GB HDD
"Mommy Mac" - 13" Macbook, 2.4GHz C2D, 2GB, 160GB
"Baby Mac" - 15" PB, 1.5GHz, 1.5GB, 80GB
64GB iPod Touch (4th gen)
     
   
 
Forum Links
Forum Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Top
Privacy Policy
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:05 PM.
All contents of these forums © 1995-2017 MacNN. All rights reserved.
Branding + Design: www.gesamtbild.com
vBulletin v.3.8.8 © 2000-2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.,