vincentmeelberg

Just received this email from Leo van der Veen, creator of the C74 app for iPhone:

c74 has finally been updated to version 1.4, adding lots of new objects, features and bug fixes. The update requires you to download the v1.4 external. Please make sure that Max won't still use the old one (so delete the previous version). A full list of changes :

- Better multitouch support for screen background

- Microphone attribute, sends the iPhone/iPads average microphone value.

- Menu attribute, hide the menu triangle at the bottom of the screen.

- Rotate attribute, prevents the app from rotating screen content

- Ability to query url's (e.g. content of php file) with url message

- sfrecord message that records audio of a given duration on the iOS device (currently only in .caf format, which can't be read by neither buffer~ or sfplay~ ...)

- sfplay message that plays audio on the iOS device

- Grabbing images might cause c74 to disconnect, memory issues (on iPhone 4)

- sfrecord message is in an experimantal stage.

- gyroscope support (implementation will end compatibility with iOS 3.2)

- forward remote device data (for instance headset buttons)

            Link to the iTunes store

        This is where you'll find the new external

        Often requested, a manual on how to connect and play with c74 (includes list of objects/commands)

Fixed :
- Appearance on sliders
- Better multitouch support for screen background
- Some bugs regarding the image commands
- Path issues on images

Added :
- iPad support, app is now Universal.
- multislider object
- XY object
- kslider object
- textedit object
- messagebox object
- umenu object
- Webbrowser object
- Font support
- Microphone attribute, sends the iPhone/iPads average microphone value.
- Menu attribute, hide the menu triangle at the bottom of the screen.
- Rotate attribute, prevents the app from rotating screen content
- App now sends interface orientation
- Ability to query url's (e.g. content of php file) with url message
- sfrecord message that records audio of a given duration on the iOS device (currently only in .caf format, which can't be read by neither buffer~ or sfplay~ ...)
- sfplay message that plays audio on the iOS device

Known issues :
- Grabbing images might cause c74 to disconnect, memory issues (on iPhone 4)
- sfrecord message is in an experimantal stage.

To be added in v1.5 :
- gyroscope support (implementation will end compatibility with iOS 3.2)
- poll rate on sensors
- forward remote device data (for instance headset buttons)
- suggestions ?

Some links :
- http://www.itunes.com/apps/c74			Link to the iTunes store
- http://www.nr74.org/c74/c74v14.zip		This is where you'll find the new external
- http://www.nr74.org/c74/c74v14.pdf		Often requested, a manual on how to connect and play with c74 (includes list of objects/commands)

c74-app-update-now-also-for-ipad

even when i still miss being able to control vibration of the iphone with max, so many things can be done with it (a blind metronome, or it can tell you when an important task has been activated - recording for instance -, etc.).

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leo tells me now you can make it vibrate.

fuck!
leo tells me now you can make it vibrate.
i vibrate myself with these good news.

Working on an iPhone 3GS I notice the following: when the orientation has changed to landscapeleft, the area right of pixel 320 does not respond to touch. This is the part that was 'outside the screen' when in portrait. Also the the little corner for menu access disappears.

Another feature I just thought of is the option to query battery level.

The documentation says: "Currently the external is OSX only and requires Max 5. The external is open source so a Windows external might be built in the future by who knows."

The documentation says: "Currently the external is OSX only and requires Max 5. The external is open source so a Windows external might be built in the future by who knows."
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johan


Thanks jvkr for pointing out the orientation bug, working on it right now. As a bonus I've implemented battery level and status polling. Dial will be there in v1.5, the little corner is disabled in orientation mode since the menu won't fit in orientation mode... hehe

Update now in review...
External has been updated as well http://www.nr74.org/c74/c74v14.zip

Fantastic work. Can't wait to use it in an upcoming performance.

well, this is a pleasant case of "not dead"

thanks a lot, looking forward to putting it to some use!

Top work leo!!! Been waiting for this to be updated for a while now, just wanted to know if you can now use images as sliders/buttons etc?

And many thanks for the continued work on this excellent bridge between max and the iphone.

Hello, I'm using the latest version of c74 on an ipad. When I create a message box with an x value greater than 324, the background of the message box disappears and the c74 external doesn't report when it's pressed.

Does my problem make sense? Can you confirm?

Hello, I'm using the latest version of c74 on an ipad. When I create a message box with an x value greater than 324, the background of the message box disappears and the c74 external doesn't report when it's pressed.
Here's an example patch:

Does my problem make sense? Can you confirm?
Thanks for your help!
Ben


Sorry, I messed up the example patch. Here it is:

thanks a lot for this wonderful update. i included three iphones running c74 connected to one computer in a show i made recently in glasgow (i used to make it with 3 wiimotes). the devices are given to the audience, who control some music, projections and stuff over the stage during the performance.

the 3 iphones where working right during the performance with pictures, sounds, messages, buttons to be pressed, screen colors, vibrations, and one thousand things!

i just missed not to have a "video" object to send some videos (or just to use those in ipod) to the devices.

for the rest i just can tell you this is the app of my dreams. and it is huge and reliable on a live show as a bulldozer.

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PLEASE HELP! Since the new Update it doesn't want to go in landscape mode anymore, and I really need it to work urgently.. There was something about the new attribute which can disable it, maybe because of this? I couldn't find it anywhere, I also got the new external.

PLEASE HELP! Since the new Update  it doesn't want to go in landscape mode anymore, and I really need it to work urgently.. There was something about the new attribute which can disable it, maybe because of this? I couldn't find it anywhere, I also got the new external.


c74 app update, now also for iPad!