I'm learning the CoreImage in recent days. It is a very powerful, great framework. And I used the Quartz Composer for the first time relating to the learning it though belated. Definitely I've known the Quartz Composer but I'm rejecting it without even having tried. I was enjoying the Quartz Composer on this occasion, and I just liked it very much.

I learn an additional information, I learned the composition file (.qtz file) can be used by own application. Then a nice idea just popped up in my mind. This functionality can be used for image processing for the AutoViewer plug-in. That way the power user who can operate the Quartz Composer can customize image processing.

I changed the design of the AutoViewer plug-in to this way. But also I have to learn a lot of things about Quartz Composer.

tag : cocoa , quartz composer , autoviewer

I'm using the Xcode after a long time since having developed the Postcard plug-in in October, 2006. It's been 2 years or more. Therefore I lost my touch about Xcode operation and Objective-C after a long absence. The Xcode was upgraded to version 3.1.2.

I'm using the book which is "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X 1st Edition (by Hillegass Aaron)" for my programming reference. This book was published on 2002.
Of course, I am using this book to bring back a knowledge of Mac OS X programming. So, I have a hard time because operation of the Xcode have changed considerably. However I don't like to buy a lot of programming technique book, because it brings of mistaking to have understood by itself.

Newest version of the Xcode is so modern and cool development environment. It makes the enjoyable to program.
Anyway, I will go ahead with plan bit by bit.

tag : xcode , cocoa

There are a lot of requests of plug-in of AutoViewer and TiltViewer for RapidWeaver recently. Of course, I also think that TiltViewer is cool and good-looking, and also the AutoViewer too.
To tell the truth, development is not so difficult if I reuse the source code of the PostcardViewer and the SimpleViwer plug-in.

I want to have improved the function of the resize. Because, current resize method is an old-fashioned technology. therefor resizing speed is slow. To solve this problem, I'm thinking the Core Image technology is good approach. But, I have not so enough skill of the Mac OS X programming. Also English based documentation is another hurdle for me.

There is such a thing, the motivation was withering. However, I've started the learning of the CoreImage technology since last week end, because I can find the good sample I want to do. I've battled of the Core Image since then.
If I can clear this issue, my motivation will be improved. Because even I want the plug-in for AutoViewer and TiltViewer !

On the other hand, I have to exercise for my drum. I need much more free time !

tag : autoviewer , tiltviewer , core image

It is the beginning of a new year. This is the year of the Ox, according to the Chinese zodiac and I was born in the year of the Ox. So I'm Person of Year.
I could not update my weblog often on last year. And I could not update any plugin. I'm sorry for people who were expecting plug-in to be updated.
As prescribed in the previous weblog, I'm obsessively-devoted to play a drums. So, I'll be getting deeper and deeper with the band in this year. It means that I may not expect a big evolution about my plugin project.

However, I will make the new web site for my newest Hammond organ jazz band. I may be updating ( or creating new ) photo viewer plugin on this occasion. Because I can't get motivated if I have no purpose.
Leaving aside that, I want to publish this English-based weblog month by month this year. Will you please wait and see how things go ?

My best regards this year !

Long time no see.
This site and I'm surviving somehow tentative. However working status has been still a little uncomfortable since last year. Also I'm a little uncomfortable for that reason.
In another side, I really get into a drumming lately, because I purchased the Roland V-Drums. And this summer, I purchased the Gretsch drum set I was dreaming.
Despite this, I have not been playing the drum for these two months, because I have no private time. For that reason, I can not update not only web-site but also my plug-in. ( But this is not to say that I gave up the plug-in development project )

Today, I used the RapidWearver after a long interval. Also I updated it to version 4.1.3. And I checked the SimpleViewer plug-in on the RW4.1.3. because I received a comment which reported that the SimpleView plug-in is not running under RW4.
I can use the SimpleViewer plug-in without any problem.
But I need to update plug-ins... ( also include AutoViewer and TiltViewer )

tag : drums , rapidweaver , simpleviewer , autoviewer , tiltviewer