Synthclipse - GLSL demo development environment based on Eclipse IDE.

revers · September 3, 2014, 4:46pm

Synthclipse 0.9.5 released. Downloads.

Changelog:

Round brackets are now optional in direction and rotation Uniform Controls
Added “Pause” after build mode in the Rendering View
If “Repeat” Checkbox is selected in the Rendering View, frame stepping loops to the beginning or to the end, depending on stepping direction
Added “Refresh” button to the Viewport View
Added “Auto load default preset” button to the Uniform Controls View
Added “Keep parameters between builds” to the Uniform Controls View
Fixed Shadertoy exporter

http://bankfotek.pl/image/1784373.jpeg

revers · September 10, 2014, 6:11am

Synthclipse 0.9.6 released. Downloads.

Changelog:

Added Spout sharing functionality on Windows (see screenshot below)
Fixed rendering with custom Viewport size in JSX scripts
Fixed block comments parsing inside a code
Fixed GLSL Sandbox importer

http://synthclipse.sourceforge.net/img/new/spout_receiver_mini…jpg

revers · September 21, 2014, 8:41am

Synthclipse 0.9.7 released. Downloads.

Changelog:

Added buffer size presets and autoscaling (to chosen ration of the Viewport) in the Rendering View
Now buffer size can be changed without the need of rebuilding a shader or script
Added Rotation 2D Uniform Control (for float and mat2 uniforms)
Fixed bug in Color Uniform Control parser

revers · October 23, 2014, 6:20am

Synthclipse 0.9.8 released. Downloads.

Changelog:

Fixed issues with WebGL JSX scripts on NVidia hardware (see the next point)
Added “OpenGL profile” preferences options: “Compatibility” (default, since WebGL relies on this) or “Core”
Added audio input recording capability (Windows only)
Fixed audio playlist bug with refreshing the list after adding invalid track
JSX API changes:
- New class: JSTimer
- New function: Synthclipse.createTimer()
- New function: Synthlcipse.addAnimationListener(listener)
- New functions: Synthclipse.isAnimationPlaying()/isAnimationPaused()/isAnimationStopped()

http://synthclipse.sourceforge.net/img/new/gl_profile_pref_thumb.png

ags1 · October 23, 2014, 10:12am

Impressive!

Ashedragon · October 25, 2014, 4:51pm

Oh wow, this is quite the impressive tool you’ve created here. I don’t know if I personally have any use for it, but I can imagine a lot of people who would, so kudos to you for creating this!

revers · October 25, 2014, 7:23pm

Thanks guys, I’m doing my best :]

revers · November 4, 2014, 7:03am

I’ve finally build native binaries for the Linux. Now one can play a music or capture an audio input on the Linux as well. I’ve tested x86_64 binaries on Mint 17 Linux distribution. 32-bit version haven’t been tested by me yet. Hope it also works.

The new files:


synthclipse-0.9.8.1-eclipse-luna-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
synthclipse-0.9.8.1-eclipse-luna-linux-gtk.tar.gz
synthclipse-0.9.8.1.zip

can be found in Synthclipse 0.9.8 directory.

Linux native libraries are only changes between 0.9.8 and 0.9.8.1 versions, so I haven’t build 0.9.8.1 version for Windows or Mac OS.

revers · November 30, 2014, 8:44am

Synthclipse 0.9.9 released. Downloads.

Changelog:
- Fixed random long load time for shaders in animation mode
- Fixed UTF-8 encoding problem in shader code. Now even shaders with special characters can be loaded
- Fixed float scientific notation parsing error in presets
- Added tooltips with key bindings for Animation and Audio control buttons (Play/Pause, Stop, Next, Previous)

revers · December 24, 2014, 7:20am

Synthclipse 0.9.10 released. Downloads.

Changelog:
- Added image preview to Texture Uniform Controls
- Added “2x Viewport” option to “Buffer size” combo in the Rendering View
- Camera’s zoom factor is now remembered between builds of the same shader
- Fixed Intel GLSL message parser
- Fixed file permission error while recording

revers · January 11, 2015, 12:48pm

Synthclipse 0.9.11 released. Downloads.

Changelog:
- Added “Insert Color” feature. Now one can insert a color using Color Chooser directly to a code
(Using shortcut Ctrl + Shift + 1 or selecting dedicated popup menu element in the shader editor).
Moreover holding Ctrl key and pressing LMB on any triple or quadruple positive float numbers in the shader editor will show Color Chooser dialog.
- Fixed shadertoy exporter (direction 3D was incorrectly exported as vec2 instead of as vec3)
- Fixed inputting numbers problem in Camera View’s text fields.
- Improved Direction 3D Tool and Rotation 3D Tool. Now should be a little easier to point them in a right direction.
- Improved Color Chooser. Window is now moveable and resizeable. Also added input type options: Decimal (0.0…1.0) and Integral (0…255)
- Added additional info (e.g. size, type) to texture preview in the Texture Uniform Control

cylab · January 17, 2015, 10:57am

Small annoyance: Starting the packaged eclipse with java 1.7 does not load the synthclipse plugin without any hint what went wrong, so you end up with a vanilla eclipse and think WTF!

You should set the eclipse.ini parameter [icode]-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8[/icode], so you get an error-message if your java on the path is not 1.8.

Also add to your starting guide, that you can set the jvm of eclipse by adding:


-vm
/PATH/TO/JDK-1.8/bin/javaw.exe

to the eclipse.ini

Roquen · January 17, 2015, 11:44am

Let me repeat that I’d be a good idea to package a JVM with the program. Kills the previous issue and opens the program up to a much wider audience. I’ll leave to others to suggest the easiest route to do this.

revers · January 22, 2015, 7:46pm

@cylab
Thanks for the tip. I will definitely add “-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8” to eclipse.ini. As of how to set JVM used by Eclipse, it is already in my guide, or more precisely in the FAQ.

@Roquen
Maybe you are right. I’ll take a look at this solution. I don’t know if I will do this in Synthclipse 0.9.12 (which I’m plannig to release this weekend), but 0.9.13 is viable target.

revers · January 25, 2015, 8:33pm

Synthclipse 0.9.12 released. Downloads.

Changelog:
- Added mouse wheel support to slider components. Now one can use mouse roll to change value of any slider.
- Fixed mouse release behaviour in Shadertoy shaders
- Fixed iChannelResolution uniform variable handling
- Fixed Fragmentarium importer (there was no new lines after texture uniforms)
- Added support for HDR texture format (experimental)
- Added parsing of GLSL program log messages (apart from shader log messages) - useful with NVidia video cards
- Made Audio Player View more compact
- Added new functions to JSX API:
- Synthclipse.refreshControls()
- Synthclipse.removeControls()
- Synthclipse.removeAllControls()

revers · March 8, 2015, 8:41am

Synthclipse 0.9.13 released. Downloads.

Changelog:
- Redesigned Uniform Controls View. Now it uses “accordion panel” which saves more space. Also its state
(which sections are opened and the scroll position) is remembered between successive builds of the same shader.
- Added “Take screenshot” action to the Synthclipse main menu and to the Viewport View’s toolbar.
The action can be also triggered by a key shortcut.
- Improved CheckBox Uniform Control Widget
- Changed frame time units from seconds to milliseconds in the Rendering View
- Fixed Shadertoy importer
- Fixed “GLSL Sandbox” importer

As of including JVM with Synthclipse I’ve abandoned this idea. I’m targeting software developers so it shouldn’t be to difficult for them to install Java 8 environment. Especially with flag “-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8” which shows an error while trying to open the Eclipse with older version of Java.

revers · March 21, 2015, 8:44am

Synthclipse 0.9.14 released. Downloads.

Changelog:
- Added “Rebuild upon save” feature - quick rebuild without reinitializing Uniform Controls View, triggered after save
- Added “Reset group” buttons to the Uniform Controls View and redesigned group headers
- Added “Go to file” menu in the Uniform Controls View
- Fixed and improved Fragmentarium importer (now all included files are automatically imported).
- Fixed java.lang.StackOverflowError while recording
- Fixed run configuration bug: now if shader file is deleted, its run configuration is deleted as well.
- Removed some error message duplication
- Improved shader error message printing in JSX scripts
- JSX API: Added new class - Arrays - for converting JavaScript arrays to Java arrays and buffers.
The class also contains some useful methods for creating and printing Java arrays
- JSX API: Added new functions:
- gl.deleteBuffer()
- gl.deleteTexture()
- gl.deleteFramebuffer()
- gl.deleteVertexArray()
- gl.deleteRenderbuffer()

revers · May 7, 2015, 5:59am

Synthclipse 0.9.15 released. Downloads.

Changelog:
- Added key frame animation support with a Timeline
- Added “Synth-Anim” perspective. Useful when working with the Timeline
- Added option for storing presets in a separate file (’’ command). Enabled by default
- Added support for Shadertoy audio shaders. (Audio shaders have “.sau” file extension)
- Improved Shadertoy importer (Solved problems with keywords “smooth”, “filter”, “char” and functions named “texture”. Also missing channels are now added.)
- Fixed recording cancellation error

http://synthclipse.sourceforge.net/img/new/0.9.15/timeline_thumb.png

To test Shadertoy audio try importing this great shader: Music Toolbox - by nimitz. Audio support works on Windows and Linux. Sorry Mac folks.

The Timeline is based on a timeline included in Ultra Fractal (though there are small differences), so people familiar with UF shouldn’t have problems creating animations with it. For those who are not I will write an animation tutorial on the Synthclipse official page. But don’t expect it before 2-3 weeks. I need to finish something first and then I will update whole site.
Nonetheless creating animations is pretty intuitive so don’t waste time waiting for the official guide

EDIT:

Synthclipse 0.9.16 released. Downloads.

It is a small release, mostly focused on improving animation recording.

Changelog:
- Added “Use timeline settings” (FPS and duration) option to the Recording View. Enabled by default.
- Added “Start from current time” option
to the Rendering View. When enabled recording starts with time selected in the Rendering or Timeline View.
Disabled by default (Previously it was implicitly enabled).
- Added “.sau” template for the New Synthclipse File wizard
- Changed display format for time in the Rendering View (Now it is of form “time / duration”, eg. “00:00.000 / 01:23.000”)
- Changed duration units from seconds to milliseconds in the Recording View
- Changed default template for “.stoy” files to match Shadertoy format

EDIT2:

Synthclipse 0.9.17 released. Downloads.

Changelog:
- Added “Record current state” functionality to the Timeline
- Added automatic check for updates
- Added “Go to destination directory” button in the Recording View
- Fixed subtle bug when recording key frame animations (some frames ware blurred)
- Fixed time formatting error when displaying less than 100 ms
- Timeline: fixed bug with mixed presets (with key frames and without key frames). Now key frames are only showed for presets which they belongs to.
- Timeline: fixed bug with wrong slider values after entering edit mode of a key frame
- Timeline: fixed “show only recorded items” behaviour after reloading a shader
- Timeline: changed next/previous key frame order from vertical to horizontal

I’ve also improved a little description and behavior of old key frames recording:

If no changes ware made, a warning dialog will appear:

jack_the_ripper · May 20, 2015, 7:29pm

Nice app. Too bad it doesn’t support audio playback on mac.

revers · May 21, 2015, 5:35am

Synthclipse has enough features, is stable and mature enough, and it is the right time (today is my birthday :]).
Here is Synthclipse 1.0.0, ladies and gentlemen . Downloads.

It’s been almost 2 years since I started development of Synthclipse (all has begun around September 2013). It’s been fun creating
such tool but now I need to get rest a little from the project. I need to write more shaders, less shader tools
Of course I will fix Synthclipse bugs and release from time to time a new version but I will be less eager to add a new feature.
At least for some time.

Changelog:
- Added “Repeat Mode” for key frames in the Timeline
- Added “Synchronize animation time with audio” toolbar item to the Audio Player View
- Added “Estimated end time” label to the Recording dialog
- Added system task bar progress indicator while recording animations
- Added “Synth-Edit” perspective (Just because two perspective is not enough)
- Timeline Settings: fixed bug with invalid key frame scaling when changing FPS with “Lock duration” mode

I’ve also updated whole Synthclipse Home Page. Especially I added few section to the User Guide (like Animations).

http://synthclipse.sourceforge.net/img/new/1.0.0/repeat_mode_mini.png

http://synthclipse.sourceforge.net/img/new/1.0.0/task_bar_progress_mini.png

http://synthclipse.sourceforge.net/img/new/1.0.0/synth_edit_perspective_mini.png