QuickTime Effects for Jitter matrices The jit.qt.effect object provides a wrapper for the QuickTime Effects architecture within Jitter. Cycling '74 Jitter Jitter QuickTime Jitter Special FX in TEXT_HERE in2 TEXT_HERE out TEXT_HERE dumpout TEXT_HERE char char Open the standard QuickTime Effects dialog box Opens the standard QuickTime Effects dialog box. With no argument (or a tween-enable argument of 1), the dialog will open with the optionally-tweened parameters tween-enabled. With a tween-enable argument of 0, optionally-tweened params are tween-disabled. Report all available QuickTime effects Sends a list out the object's right outlet describing all available QuickTime effects, one effect per line. The lists are in the form effectlist effect-number effect-name effect-type-code. Report all QuickTime effect parameters Sends the parameter header list out the object's right outlet. The list is in the form paramhead effect-name effect-type-code no.-of-params no.-of-sources.
Report parameter information for current QuickTime effect Sends several lists out the object's right outlet describing the parameters for the currently selected effect. The first list is in the form paramhead effect-name effect-type-code no.-of-params no.-of-sources
The following list or lists (one list for each parameter) are in the form paramlist param-number param-name param-type-code tween-flag data-type. Depending on the effect, two additional messages may be used: min-value max-value.

The tween flag settings are:
0 = always tweened
1 = never tweened
2 = optionally tweened

The data types and their expected input are:
long = int
fixed = float
rgb = 3 floats, from 0 to 1.0
double = float
text = text, currently unsupported from Max, but available from the dialog message
enum = enumerated list (int)
bool = boolean (int)
imag = image, currently unsupported from Max, but available from the dialog message

Minimum value and maximum value are all reported in the data type of the parameter, if they are supplied at all.

Load a QuickTime Effect Selects an available QuickTime Effect for use. The effect may be specified by its index number or by its type code. Load QuickTime effect parameters from a .qxf-formatted file. Load and enable the parameters specified by a QuickTime Effects .qxf-formatted file. These files may also be read from the dialog box. Write QuickTime effect parameters to a .qxf-formatted file. Write the current effect and parameters to a QuickTime Effects .qxf-formatted file. These files may also be written from the dialog box. The jit.qt.movie object can read these files to generate QuickTime Effects tracks embedded within movies. Currently loaded effect The currently loaded effect Number of available effects The number of available effects Number of parameters for the currently loaded effect The number of parameters available to the currently loaded effect Parameter value for tweenable parameters The parameter value for tweenable parameters Start value for tweenable parameters The start value for tweenable parameters End value for tweenable parameters The end value for tweenable parameters Parameter clipping flag Parameter clipping flag (default = 1) When the flag is set, parameter values are clipped to the effect's recommended range (default = 1) Number of tweening steps The number of steps between param_a and param_b for tweenable parameters It supports both single and dual input effects (but not triple at this time). The object's interface is complicated by the QTFX architecture -- each effect may have a completely different set of parameters requiring different data types and ranges. For complete information, refer to the help file.