Processing to Isadora plugin?

fubbi

I find myself writing a lot of processing applications to assist Isadora in various ways and I run them in the background. How far is the jump from a processing application to a Isadora plugin? Is it similar in terms of libraries and syntax? If processing and arduino are my main IDEs, will that knowledge apply in the SDK?

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mark

Dear @fubbi,

I really don't know how hard it would be to create a Processing plugin. But I imagine it would be a relatively major effort.

Best Wishes,

Mark

DusX

@fubbi
Ardunio's syntax is based on C,

Processing is based on Java.

Both have been simplified.

The Isadora SDK is C++ based. So its object oriented like Java, with a C type syntax. If you are thinking to create plugins for izzy instead of processing patches, it is probably possible, but the libraries will be completely different. I would suggest you spend some time learning C++ first.

crystalhorizon

What I love most in Isadora, that I dont have to learn all these languages

machiel_v

I Agree with DusX..

Spend some time to learn C++ with for example OpenFrameworks and their tutorials then make your first Isadora plugin.

Be slightly aware that the structure of a plugin is event based while OF and processing are loop based.

This being said... I once started in PHP, then learned Processing and then after a some time I learned Open Frameworks and some more time after that made my first couple of Isadora Plugins last year.. So it is doable...

Greetings,

Machiel