Video Feedback (was [PD] feedback in gem, any tips)

[Ian Smith-Heisters]

Snazzy!
-Ian
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Video Feedback (was [PD] feedback in gem, any tips)
> From: "IOhannes m zmoelnig" <zmoelnig at iem.at>
> Date: Tue, April 06, 2004 7:30 am
> To: "Ian Smith-Heisters" <heisters at 0x09.com>
> Cc: type_non at yahoo.com, pd-list at iem.at
> 
> Ian Smith-Heisters wrote:
> > its input and you've essentially got a feedback loop. I don't think
> you can do this in GEM though.
> > 
> 
> i am happy to inform you, that this is wrong ;-)
> 
> for several years there is an object [pix_snapshot] which will capture
> 
> the current rendering-buffer into pix-space (so you can edit it with 
> various [pix_-objects)
> 
> since this is quite inefficient (the client-server model of openGL is 
> not optimized for storing back the render-buffer (on the server) into 
> client-memory) there is (for several months now) a [pix_snap2tex]
> object 
> that allows capture of the current render-buffer into a texture (since
> 
> this takes place entirely on the server it is fast)
> 
> 
> the example of ben bogart that was using this technique is below.
> 
> mfg.a.sdr
> IOhannes
> 
> 
> #N canvas 610 316 525 271 10;
> #X obj 365 135 pix_texture;
> #X msg 458 64 snap;
> #X obj 365 40 render_trigger;
> #X obj 365 16 gemhead 15;
> #X obj 388 64 gemhead 5;
> #X obj 365 112 pix_snap 0 0 512 512;
> #X obj 174 22 gemhead 10;
> #X obj 174 84 scaleXYZ 6 0.1 6;
> #X obj 190 53 hsl 128 15 0.02 1.53 0 0 empty empty empty -2 -6 0 8
> -262144 -1 -1 2600 1;
> #X obj 174 107 cube 0.34;
> #X obj 365 228 sphere 3.64;
> #X msg 437 208 50;
> #X obj 365 188 rotateXYZ;
> #X obj 379 165 hsl 128 15 0 34 0 0 empty empty empty -2 -6 0 8 -262144
> -1 -1 12700 1;
> #X obj 17 122 gemwin 60;
> #N canvas 525 586 276 170 init 0;
> #X obj 65 128 outlet;
> #X obj 59 25 loadbang;
> #X msg 94 69 dimen 512 512;
> #X msg 14 68 lighting 1;
> #X connect 1 0 2 0;
> #X connect 1 0 3 0;
> #X connect 2 0 0 0;
> #X connect 3 0 0 0;
> #X restore 50 80 pd init;
> #X obj 175 185 gemhead 70;
> #X obj 175 231 light;
> #X msg 17 19 create \, 1;
> #X msg 37 49 0 \, destroy;
> #X obj 175 208 translateXYZ 0 0 4;
> #X obj 437 188 loadbang;
> #X connect 0 0 12 0;
> #X connect 1 0 5 0;
> #X connect 2 0 5 0;
> #X connect 2 2 1 0;
> #X connect 3 0 2 0;
> #X connect 4 0 5 0;
> #X connect 5 0 0 0;
> #X connect 6 0 7 0;
> #X connect 7 0 9 0;
> #X connect 8 0 7 2;
> #X connect 11 0 10 2;
> #X connect 12 0 10 0;
> #X connect 13 0 12 2;
> #X connect 15 0 14 0;
> #X connect 16 0 20 0;
> #X connect 18 0 14 0;
> #X connect 19 0 14 0;
> #X connect 20 0 17 0;
> #X connect 21 0 11 0;