Couple of days before I stumbled upon Andre Michelle Super Ellipse example. You can think – nothing special but it is like magic how fast it performs and deforming in different 3D shapes. Next thing after Super Ellipse is Super Shape. It is a lot more complex in computation and I thought Flash would stack with it. But after some test it turns to be possible.
You can find a lot more info on subject at Paul Bourke website.
I have created a demo application that shows basic usage of Super Shape class. Hype project was used for Sound Spectrum control and options adjustments upon sound change. This is a very dirty 3D rendering using built in Flash methods with very very primitive triangle Z sorting.
Here is the source for the class
Demo Application
Simple code example:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 | // create instance with resolution 24 var ss3d:SuperShape3d = new SuperShape3D(24); // update shape by applying 2 Super Shapes parameters ss3d.update(1.0, 1.0, 7.0, 0.2, 1.7, 1.7, 1.0, 1.0, 7.0, 0.2, 1.7, 1.7); var proj:PerspectiveProjection = new PerspectiveProjection(); proj.fieldOfView = 75; var matrix:Matrix3D = new Matrix3D(); matrix.appendScale(64, 64, 64); matrix.appendTranslation( 0, 0, 128); matrix.append(proj.toMatrix3D()); Utils3D.projectVectors(matrix, ss3d.wVerts, ss3d.projectedVerts, ss3d.uvts); this.graphics.clear(); ss3d.draw(this.graphics, 1, 0x333333, 0); |
needs some easing, smooth transformations would make it perfect
I was thinking the same as the poster above me. The jaggedness makes it seem like its not following the beat. But other than that this is pretty cool. I haven’t messed around with PerspectiveProjection yet but this is a cool demo.
P.S. On a side note, what track are you playing in that demo??
@makc @Clemente Gomez
I know that easing and better 3D render and a lot more could be done. But this is fun for me. If I need more I will do it
Sound: Ratatat – 9 Beats – track 5
that’s really cool, how did you do the lighting effect ?
I did something a little like that a while ago, well I didn’t have any cool shapes or sound going on but the shading was pretty nice http://www.signalsondisplay.com/blog/?p=219, and http://www.signalsondisplay.com/blog/?p=204.
Great work as usual!!
A very nice visualiser! Perhaps you could code it so that we could input our own music?
As said above, ‘add some smooth transitions’. Well, or don’t cause i’m about to do it as soon as my downloading finish ^_^
these visuals look quite similar to the visualizer that barbarian group developed (and eventually sold to Apple for iTunes, and is now the default visualizer)