MatrixGL 2.3.0


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License:
GPL
Category:
Screensavers
Publisher:
2-and-2-make-5
Size:
298 KB
Last Updated:
2013-12-05
Operating System:
Mac OS X 10.2 or later
Price:
FREE
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Publisher's description - MatrixGL 2.3.0
 
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MatrixGL is a public domain OpenGL screensaver based off of The Matrix. It does not simply copy the effect used in the movie - it is composed of individual streams instead of  just a large matrix of glyphs.

Here are some key features of "MatrixGL":

· Use Network Data - MatrixGL`s streams will speed up when the network interfaces download data.
· Transparency - Make the background transparent, showing the glyphs over the desktop. This is real-time, which means any window activity below the screensaver (such as chat, or monitoring programs) will show through. This can be set to varying degrees of transparency. Alternatively, the background can be opaque, letting the glyphs be transparent.
· Log File Showing - Monitors a file for updates, and if an update occurs, display it to the screen as a stream. This is handy for monitoring system log files, such as Apache`s error_log, OS X`s console log, or chat room log files. Streams can be displayed horizontally or vertically. NOTE: If MatrixGL`s log feature is pointed at a realtime log file of a busy network, such as with a realtime simulation of reality, pages and pages of data will be displayed. There`s just too much data to decode the matrix.
· Message showing - Displays random messages to the screen every 15-30 seconds. This feature supports macros representing the date, time, user, and computer name. Like the log file feature, this supports horizontal or vertical streams.
· Cycle Colors - As the screensaver runs, this feature will gradually change the colors of the glyphs. The time it takes to change colors and the time between changing colors are both customizable.
· Reversed Mode - Displays the screensaver backwards, as if it was in a mirror.
· Upside-Down Mode - Displays the screensaver upside-down, making the glyphs fall up.
· Bidirectional Mode - Streams fall both up and down.
· Change Background Color - Ability to to change the color used as the background, which will work with transparency if the screensaver is not fully opaque.
· Link Background Color To Glyph Color - Makes the background color a darker version of the glyph color. Most useful when combined with color cycling.
· Pictures Displaying - Displays pictures inside the glyphs, or in the case of inverted transparency, over the background. These pictures can be a single picture, a folder full of pictures, or a webcam, and can be in the formats JPEG, GIF, PDF, PNG, or BMP. The pictures can be colorized to the current glyph color, and can be panned across if their aspect ratio does not match that of the screen. When using this feature, the rest of the screen saver can be disabled.
· Movie Playing - Integrated with the pictures feature, MatrixGL can play AVI, Quicktime, MPEG, or MPEG-4 movies through the Quicktime framework. You also have the possibility to turn off/on movie sounds.
· iTunes Support - Communicates with iTunes and displays the track name, artist name, album name, and album artwork on the screen. Note: Transparency will not work with screen saver locking on 10.3

Requirements:

· A decent 3D accelerator. A Rage 128 or better will suffice for most functions; however, at least a Radeon or GeForce 2MX is required for the pictures feature.
· iTunes 4 or above for album artwork.

What`s New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Universal build. Full support for Intel Macs, 10.4 and 10.5.
· Live webcam video display. Supports built-in iSights of all Intel Macs.
· Two new glyph sets, including an LED mode.
· Bidirectional movement for glyphs.
· Free and open source. (license: public domain).


 

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