Mad Graphic Patterns Problem
  • hugoazarate
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    Mad Graphic Patterns Problem

    by hugoazarate » Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:07 pm

    Hi Guys,

    I recently got MadMapper and it is absolutely great, but I encountered a problem regarding Mad Lab's Graphic Patterns. I followed the tutorial to control led strips with Mad Light, and finally got it working. I was using Graphic Patterns to have different effects on the LED strips, but eventually it freezes for a second or sometimes a little bit more. I am planning to use this very soon on a small project I am working, but haven't been able to run MadMapper with Graphic Patters running smoothly. Since I have some presets mapped into my computer keyboard, I have to be on Mad Mapper window. Because of this Graphic Patterns goes to the background and that is when I encounter problems after a few minutes. Please let me know if someone has encountered the same problems and knows how to fix it. Thank you guys!

    Hugo Zarate
  • franz
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    Re: Mad Graphic Patterns Problem

    by franz » Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:02 pm

    MAD_GraphicPattern internally uses a Quartz Patch to generate graphics.
    Unfortunately, Quartz is not maintained anymore by Apple.
    While it worked very well under 10.6, new os releases seem to break the app year after year.

    There's not much we can do, apart from re-writing the app.
    However at the moment we're rather focusing on MM 2.2, new kick-ass features, and the miniMad.
  • hugoazarate
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    Re: Mad Graphic Patterns Problem

    by hugoazarate » Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:12 pm

    Thanks Franz,

    So this means every Mad Lab application could encounter the same problem?
    Do you know any other program to generate graphics like Graphic Patterns rather than creating videos on After Effects and using them? I just need those kind of effects, since I'll use it for a small project.
    Anyways, thanks for this awesome program!
  • valoavalo
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    Re: Mad Graphic Patterns Problem

    by valoavalo » Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:03 pm

    Maybe late to this post....
    The MAD_GraphicPatterns 1.0 still functions running OS 10.9
    You mention it slows down when it goes to the background and slows down.
    My guess is just the App Nap function that kicks in.
    turn on the "prevent App Nap" (cmd i on the icon)

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