{image:img=shado-small.jpg|align=float-right} ~~shado~~ is an open-source compositing and sprite library for the {link:monome|http://monome.org}. It is written in Java, but designed to work seamlessly with a lightweight scripting language like Groovy or Python. We have assembled a number of demonstration programs using [Jython|Software/net.loadbang.jython] under Max/MSP, but the system should work in any Java environment, and the scripting layer is optional. We have a video of a demo animation sequence built using ~~shado~~: - YouTube: {link:monome 64|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_veh8iozIk} / {link:monome 128|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCO6AHbTC-A} - Vimeo: {link:monome 64|http://www.vimeo.com/1224474} / {link:monome 128|http://www.vimeo.com/1338613} Here are copies of the [README|Software/net.loadbang.shado/README] and the nascent [README.MANUAL|Software/net.loadbang.shado/README.MANUAL] from the release, which should illustrate how ~~shado~~ works and how to use it. 1 Installation The examples are written in Python and hosted in Max/MSP, so our [Jython|Software/net.loadbang.jython] package is a prerequisite for running them. ~~shado~~ needs ~~net.loadbang.lib-1.4~~ or later - Jython and Groovy used to come bundled with 1.3, so check the versions. Download this ZIP file: {link:/download/net.loadbang.shado-1.0-20080723.zip}. This archive contains instructions, plus the required JAR files, examples, javadocs and sources. The javadocs are also available online {link:here|/javadoc/net.loadbang.shado}. 1 Releases {code:none} * (1.0) 2008-07-23: Added a back-port of the "simple" demo patcher to Max 4. * 1.0, 2008-07-20: Non-beta release, with a last-minute API modification: Frame.add() no longer returns stamps; use the actual renderable in Frame.top() etc. Synchronization of methods (in Frame, predominantly) for thread-safety. A revamp and tidy-up of the demo programs (and a change of prefix to "/shado"). * 0.9b3, 2008-07-17: Machinery for handling and routing button presses. * 0.9b2, 2008-07-13: Addition of ViewPort renderables, for cropping and providing view ports on other renderables. A minor fix to the Tapestry Python demo: now (correctly) loading config info from a Python module (tapestry/shared/config.py). Also, a typo fix to the example Python code in the manual. * 0.9b1, 2008-06-27: Initial beta release. {code} {!__releases} {!__license.GPL} 2008-07-23 18:38:14.0 2008-06-24 08:40:07.0 Sat Jun 28 09:36:47 UTC 2008