Software Development

PB Mesh Warping Patch

Project timespan: March 2008 to April 2008

This patch warps an image (or movie) in an arbitrary way as specified by a user generated mesh stored as a text file. It was commissioned by Paul Bourke for the projection of images into immersive spaces using a projector and a spherical mirror. Paul's writeup about the patch and its applications is the most thorough and detailed. It is available for download from kineme.net.

Particle Tools

Project timespan: June 2008

This set of patches provides an object-oriented interface for building dynamic particle systems. Click the screenshots to see larger versions and/or view more screenshots, information, features, and videos of particle systems in action on kineme.net.

Kineme Core UI Extensions Pack

Project timespan: December 2007 to present

kineme core about panel

Currently on release 0.5, the KinemeCore Plugin enables several modifications to the Quartz Composer Editor UI, including private patch exposure, snap-to-grid, toolbar removal, fullscreen editors, fullscreen viewers on startup, non-floating patch creators, slim and non-existent scroll bars, transparent windows, and much much more. Everything you need to get started on QC-Development Bliss.

Click the screenshot below for more info and download on kineme.net

QuartzCrystal Composition Renderer

Project timespan: March 2008 to present

QuartzCrystal, a new Mac OS X tool for rendering Quartz Compositions to movie files, has just been released on our daughter site kineme.net and features support for all QC plugins and patches as well as spatial supersampling (antialiasing). QuartzCrystal is a Mac OS X application for rendering Quartz Compositions to QuickTime Movies. It supports 3rd Party plugins (Both Official and Unofficial API), as well as unsafe patches. It also supports up to 8x Spatial Supersampling (Antialiasing). This is not the same thing as OpenGL's "Full-Scene Anti-Aliasing" (FSAA) --- it's better. When you enable Spatial Supersampling, QuartzCrystal renders your composition at the specified multiple of your target size, and then applies a high-quality scaling filter to reduce the rendered image to the intended size. All parts of your composition get the same supersampling treatment --- not just lines and poly edges (or whatever your video card supports) as is the case with OpenGL FSAA.Read more

Kosada assists CooperVision in creating international website platform for practitioners

Posted on Jan 4, 2013

CooperVision, a leading contact lens maker, has subsidiaries in dozens of countries. In 2012, CooperVision undertook an initiative to harmonize its Brand and Web experience, regardless of the country. CooperVision wanted to consolidate all websites onto a single Drupal-based platform, allowing updates to easily be pushed out to all countries and to unify branding and functionality. Kosada was able to help CooperVision create an adaptable website platform that is now live in seven countries, including China and the United Kingdom, with more planned to go live soon.Read more

Timestream 2.0 Now Available at the App Store

Posted on Dec 1, 2012

Kosada has updated Timestream, its iPad app to make it easier to enter event information; to use more varied time scales and to enter events using 24-hour time. The enhancements also include support for retina display.

Timestream is an easy and fun way to create timelines and chronologies on the iPad that you can share with your family and friends.

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Kosada is Developing a Next-Generation Programming and Performance Environment for Multimedia Artists

Posted on Nov 2, 2012

Kosada is developing Vuo, a next-generation visual programming environment. It will enable multimedia artists to create powerful real-time audiovisual projects, data visualizations, and apps — all without writing code.

With Vuo, non-programmers will be able to create their own multimedia software for interactive art and music performances, animations, visualizations, games, special effects, museum exhibits, kiosks and other artistic projects. Rather than writing code in a traditional computer language, the composer will drag and drop building blocks onto a canvas, connecting those blocks with cables to create the composition. Unlike most programming environments, artists will be able to interact with their Vuo compositions while they are running, allowing for live improvisation.Read more

Al Gore uses application developed by Kosada

Posted on Jan 17, 2012

Former Vice President Al Gore, former Governor Jennifer Granholm, and “The Young Turks” host Cenk Uygur used the UltimateLogger application, which was developed by Kosada, to prepare commentary for a recent GOP presidential debate.

Gore, Granholm, and Uygur used UltimateLogger while watching the debate to bookmark clips they wanted to talk about in Current TV's post-debate analysis. Through a custom user interface designed specifically for the debate, they logged the time and some details about each clip at the touch of a button.

Commissioned and designed by Christopher Keath, UltimateLogger was originally created for use by sportscasters. But its support for customized user interfaces made it the perfect candidate for the GOP debate.

"Everyone was impressed," said Keath.

CCK Select Other - Drupal Module

Project timespan: April 2010 to May 2010

CCK Select Other provides a select list widget for CCK text and numeric fields with an "other" option. When a user selects "other" a text input field is exposed via Javascript, which allows the user to provide their own input for the field.
The module also hooks into Drupal's testing framework, SimpleTest, to provide functional tests on saving data.

Node Evaluation - Drupal Module

Project timespan: May 2010

This module provides a method to evaluate nodes based on criteria such as node or user profile fields (date, text, or numeric). Administrators may attach rules (or evaluations) to node types and assign a point value to each rule. When a node is evaluated, either via cron or a local task, a point value is returned. In the menu-based evaluation permitted users can see what rules passed.
Kosada plans on continuing development of this module to integrate it with common Drupal contributed module APIs.