Re: [Libvisual-devel] libvisual and OpenSoundControl

[salsaman <sal...@xs...>]

Dennis Smit wrote:

>On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 13:01 +0200, Niels Elburg wrote:
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>>The OpenSoundControl protocol
>>(http://www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/OpenSoundControl/) would make a great
>>extension to libvisual.
>>
>>Using the OSC would bring a few benefits to libvisual:
>> 1. Flexible (external/remote) control of libvisual plugins
>> 2. Application programmers dont have to hardcode parameter/event handling
>>    but can send messages to libvisual actor/plugin instead
>>    
>>
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>Well, generally OSC is 'just another bus system' and a unknown one.
>I don't really like depending on this. I'm very wary with depending
>on 'cool' stuff. Since it can easily crack up the lib.
>
>Cheers,
>Dennis
>
>(sorry for my somewhat short answer, kinda tired)
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My suggestion was to use a wrapper - rather like the livido wrapper will 
be for actors.

Just have a little routine that is waiting for a kick trigger from 
libvisual. Then the routine can handle registering hosts and sending the 
OSC messages.

Salsaman.