Help with starting on mouseclick, keeping track of the number of ellipses and outputting blank images.
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1 year ago
Hey all,
I'm a real beginner. So far I love programming.
My sketch outputs inkblot tests in a sequential order as jpegs. They are created by the user moving the mouse. It works very well :)
I was wondering how I might make it so that the ellipses in the inkblots don't start being made until the user clicks, and how I might avoid outputting a blank image every 600 frames by keeping a count of how many ellipses have been made so far. Ex: If less than 20 ellipses have been made it would not output an image. That way there aren't a ton of empty images in my folder :)
Here is my code:
String myFile = new String(); //String remnaming var
int i = 0; //Int i for counting up naming var
// Setup
void setup() {
size (600, 600); //Makes sketch dimension same as width and height
background(255); //Nice clean background
smooth(); //Smoothes it out
}
// Get the motor running
void draw() {
float ray = random(50); //Provides diameter for ellipses
fill(10, 100); //Gives fill
noStroke(); //Kills stroke
ellipse(mouseX, mouseY-20, ray, ray); //Draws ellipses for one side
ellipse(600-mouseX, mouseY-20, ray, ray);// Mirrors ellipses for other side
//Sets up output by watching the framecount.
if (frameCount % 600 == 0) { //Every 600 frames
myFile = String.format("image%02d.jpeg", i++); //Output file naming structure
println(myFile); //Outputs the name of file to be used
save(myFile); //Saves out jpegs in sketch folder
background(255); //Resets to blank background
}
}
I appreciate anyone giving this a look. Thank you.
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