On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 11:28:45AM -0500, B. Bogart wrote:
There are libs such as PDP-PiDiP (2D video centric) Gem (OpenGL centric) Gridflow (2D/ matrix centric). This may not all run on all PD OSs!
Richard Skelton wrote:
I'm looking for something suitable to use in developing generative audio-visual pieces that I can distribute as CDROMs.
You could go Linux and distribute your project as a "live cd", using Knoppix (based on Debian). But it would work only on PCs and you need to know your Linux.
Here's an interesting article about Knoppix remastering:
http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2003/11/20/knoppix.html
And the HOWTO:
http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/KnoppixRemasteringHowto
Probably the easiest (and smallest) Knoppix derivative to start with: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
For fullscreen support, the ratpoison window manager is great: http://ratpoison.sf.net/
The nice thing about this solution is that you don't need to care much about the configuration of the target PC, at least for a while, and as long as your work doesn't require an OpenGL accelerated card (because of all those proprietary drivers). It's perfect for public kiosks and installations, without much technical support. It can be installed to run directly from a hard drive. The best part is that it's free (as in software), so no problem with distribution.
-- Marc