Superscope...any help out there?

[Warrior of the Light]

Set n to the exact number of points, or else AVS sets all other numbers to 0

Edit: Instead of using Xloc1, Yloc2 and stuff, you can also use the numbers directly, since you'll only need them once
simplest example:

code:


---init----

n=1

---frame---

p=0

---pixel---

p=p+1;

x=equal(p,1)*.5;

y=equal(p,1)*-.25

This sets a dot somewhere in the upper right of the screen.

[Deamon]

You forgot to change the X coord, Braininator. Try:

code:


Per frame:

p=0;



per point:



p=p+1;

x=0*equal(p,1)+1*equal(p,2);

y=0*equal(p,1)-1*equal(p,2);

I have used a minus in the Y coords because AVS has the Y coords from top to down from -1 to 1 for some strange reason. Somehow it's faster for your computer, though I don't know why.


To Jaak: Please write an example, I don't understand it as well, and I really like to know how to use the buffers.

[Warrior of the Light]

The y starting at -1 instead of 1 is quite simple to understand: A PC 'thinks' from the upper left of the screen to the lower right. It's more that we as humans are strange, by starting at a high number and lowering our way down along the Y-axis

And I don't think it has something to do with the X-coörds

[Jaak]

Deamon here ya go:

note that bla is set to 0 in end of frame, so that all loops will be run only 1 time after loading the preset

[Braininator]

Originally posted by Deamon
You forgot to change the X coord, Braininator.

I have used a minus in the Y coords because AVS has the Y coords from top to down from -1 to 1 for some strange reason.

Yeah, worked it all out. Already knew about the whole minus thing, just changed the wrong vars and forgot the minus. Thanks for looking at it.

Originally posted by ;-c ,rattaplan
Instead of using Xloc1, Yloc2 and stuff, you can also use the numbers directly, since you'll only need them once

Good point, but I wish to keep the variables so it makes it easier to change them. (I plan to have a few of them!)

[Warrior of the Light]

@Jaak

...And here is where coding becomes programming
-Guess what? I love it!!!

[UnConeD]

By the way if you want to interrupt your shape somewhere, use:

skip=equal(p,4)+equal(p,6);

This will hide the 4th and 6th line segment (or 3rd and 5th, depending on how your counter works).

[Braininator]

First bit of success!

Basically, the variables thing means you could set up a template for creating images in the superscope. All you'd need to do is create a number of different points (20 perhaps), set their coordinates to 0, then when wanting to create a new image just change the amount of points required and change their coordinates. So simple now!

[Deamon]

Another way of using p2p scoping (point-to-point, which is what you're doing now...) is to let AVS figure out the coords instead of giving them. Here's a nice example I just made. I'm quite proud of it . Take a good look at the Texer II code. Don't bother the 3D stuff around it, the part that matters is:

code:


init

pd=0.4                          //Distance between points



Per frame

xp=-1;                          //starting positions every frame

yp=-1;



Per point

xp=xp+pd;                       //gridforming

yp=if(above(xp,1),yp+pd,yp);



xp=if(above(xp,1),-1,xp);       //grid reset if N is set too high

yp=if(above(yp,1),-1,yp);

It took me some time to figure this out, though it's quite simple now I've got it. I was playing with extra counters first, but after some puzzling, I realised I didn't need any. Let's see if you can figure out what's happening yourself, it's better that way than if I say it right now .

Other dudes around here, tell me what you think. Me personally likes it a lot.

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Read the comment for code explanation
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[Braininator]

Next job with my stuff, trying to get points to change on beat.

[dirkdeftly]

by the by, next time please don't revive three year old threads....

[Deamon]

lol, I didn't even notice that

[Braininator]

Neither did I, sorry about that!

[jheriko]

Originally posted by Atero
by the by, next time please don't revive three year old threads....

rofl.

i think that i too have been guilty of this once so thats all i'll say right there. it is strange how old threads get resurrected.. i think its probably the result of the search feature being used then replying to a post without thinking. or do people really search through page after page of winamp forum archives by hand (mouse i suppose)?

[Deamon]

of course it's the search option, no-one would read about 50 pages of forum topics if maybe their question is already answered. Certainly not new people.