If i had turned on history recording before i started the gallery show testing i could replay what the gallery show session did (the processing part). However that doesn't record the sequence of random source images that were used during the gallery show run. Also, the kind of randomization going on in the individual presets used during the gallery show run would also affect the 'reproducibility' of the process.
So for image processing effects run in sequence, if you recorded the gallery show history you could probably recreate an effect. But for the kind of paint synth testing i was doing probably not since its laying down a few paint strokes and then immediately moving on to the next random preset (over and over again). It had been running for several hours when i noticed this particular canvas image and grabbed a copy.
I don't really consider that a defect of the overall process (lack of reproducibility). If anything it lends more authenticity to the final results (i think), since it's not like a canned plug-in or filter process that always works the same.
There's a lot of interesting ground waiting to be explored by setting up art processes involving a set or source images and a set of paint presets and then letting gallery show randomly iterate with them. By using favorites categories you can mix and match different preset types, so you could build an art process that randomly chooses paint presets and image processing operations for example.
John, thanks for the explanation. I agree that the lack of reproducibility adds not subtracts from the result.
There is lots of ground to explore in many of v4's new features. What you described in particular is, as you know, something that I have been looking to do. As is playing with the temporal ops.
btw, my comment was meant in humor. Like when a buddy hits half court shot... "yeah but can you do it again." Implied is the acknowledgment that he has just done something incredible.
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So for image processing effects run in sequence, if you recorded the gallery show history you could probably recreate an effect. But for the kind of paint synth testing i was doing probably not since its laying down a few paint strokes and then immediately moving on to the next random preset (over and over again). It had been running for several hours when i noticed this particular canvas image and grabbed a copy.
I don't really consider that a defect of the overall process (lack of reproducibility). If anything it lends more authenticity to the final results (i think), since it's not like a canned plug-in or filter process that always works the same.
There's a lot of interesting ground waiting to be explored by setting up art processes involving a set or source images and a set of paint presets and then letting gallery show randomly iterate with them. By using favorites categories you can mix and match different preset types, so you could build an art process that randomly chooses paint presets and image processing operations for example.
There is lots of ground to explore in many of v4's new features. What you described in particular is, as you know, something that I have been looking to do. As is playing with the temporal ops.
btw, my comment was meant in humor. Like when a buddy hits half court shot... "yeah but can you do it again." Implied is the acknowledgment that he has just done something incredible.