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diff --git a/Gem/examples/04.pix/01.image.pd b/Gem/examples/04.pix/01.image.pd
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+#X text 172 376 click on the pix_image object to display the loaded
+image with imgview;
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+#X obj 179 351 pix_draw;
+#X text 196 18 display an image using pix_draw;
+#X obj 179 227 pix_image ../data/dancer.JPG;
+#X obj 179 309 translateXYZ;
+#X floatatom 315 261 0 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X text 176 177 notice that Z doesn't change the size of the image
+;
+#X text 62 442 On most machines \, pix_draw is MUCH slower than pix_texture.
+However \, pix_draw is easier to use in an example patch.;
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diff --git a/Gem/examples/04.pix/02.multiimage.pd b/Gem/examples/04.pix/02.multiimage.pd
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+#X text 206 104 select one of the three images to display;
+#X text 154 29 display images use pix_multiimage;
+#X obj 278 255 pix_multiimage ../data/temp*.JPG 2;
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diff --git a/Gem/examples/04.pix/04.ImageInPlace.pd b/Gem/examples/04.pix/04.ImageInPlace.pd
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+#X text 254 156 select one of the three images to display;
+#X obj 375 308 pix_imageInPlace;
+#X msg 121 288 download;
+#X msg 124 318 purge;
+#X obj 375 367 square;
+#X text 206 20 display images use pix_imageInPlace;
+#X text 64 389 pix_imageInPlace is slightly different than pix_multiimage.
+When you select an image to display with pix_multiimage \, it copies
+over the image data to the pix_buffer \, which is then used by pix_texture.
+;
+#X text 62 451 This is potentially slow if you are trying to change
+between a lot of images \, but it doesn't use a lot of texture ram.
+;
+#X text 62 503 pix_imageInPlace sends all of the image data to texture
+RAM when the preload message is received. This means that you cannot
+process any of the pixel data \, but it is extremely quick to change
+between the various images.;
+#X msg 119 255 preload ../data/temp*.JPG 2;
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diff --git a/Gem/examples/04.pix/05.film.pd b/Gem/examples/04.pix/05.film.pd
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+#X text 472 233 load and play-back a movie;
+#X text 368 28 win32:;
+#X text 212 134 frame;
+#N canvas 243 65 604 505 README 0;
+#X text 49 38 the pix_film is the same as pix_movie but does not texture
+the movie immediately onto a Geo.;
+#X text 50 77 therefore it is possible to manipulate the frames;
+#X text 48 106 the pix_film object will return the movie in it's (more
+or less) native color-space. most of the times \, this will probably
+be not RGBA but RGB or BGR (on windows machines).;
+#X text 48 153 do not worry about this. however \, most of the pix-manips
+will only work correctly on RGBA-pixes. if this is the case and you
+send it a non-RGBA pixture it will say something like "pix_object cannot
+handle gray image".;
+#X text 49 226 to avoid this \, you can convert your pix-buff to RGBA
+using "pix_rgba". this will be a no-cost operation if the pix_buf already
+is in RGBA.;
+#X text 36 334 you might notice a significant performance-enhancement
+by just turning the [pix_rgba] off (via the toggle). however \, not
+[pix_rgba] is expensive but actually the [pix_convolve] (which appears to do
+nothing when initialized with "0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0". When [pix_rgba]
+is "off" \, the [pix_convolve] will be bypassed \, and therefore be
+very fast.;
+#X restore 635 187 pd README;
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+#X obj 90 233 pix_film;
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+#X msg 393 48 open ../data/homer.avi;
+#X msg 386 111 open ../data/anim-1.mov;
+#X msg 391 156 open ../data/alea.mpg;
+#X text 247 502 you have to texture the movie by hand;
+#X text 256 466 manipulate the movie (expensive!);
+#X text 26 10 load \, play and manipulate digital videos;
+#X text 423 397 edge detection;
+#X msg 230 424 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125
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+#X text 715 422 smoothing;
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+#X text 358 91 linux \, os-X:;
+#X text 363 140 linux \, ??:;
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+#X text 178 289 transform the movie into RGBA-space (if the image is
+not RGBA \, [pix_convolve] might not be able to process the image and
+therefore will do nothing \, which will dramatically "increase" performance)
+;
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+#X obj 157 201 pix_movie;
+#X text 377 167 control which frame;
+#X text 256 436 automatically textures;
+#X obj 177 238 print frames;
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+#X obj 325 282 print done;
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+#X text 43 486 the texturing is done automatically: there is no need
+to care for the image-size (it doesn't have to be a power of 2). on
+the other hand \, you cannot do image-processing !! use [pix_film]
+for this;
+#X msg 325 259 reached the end !!!;
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+#X text 449 13 Win32;
+#X text 461 73 linux;
+#X msg 297 56 open ../data/anim-1.mov;
+#X msg 307 87 open ../data/alea.mpg;
+#X text 8 264 notice: you don't need pix_texture;
+#X text 406 131 play the movie !;
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diff --git a/Gem/examples/04.pix/07.PixSet.pd b/Gem/examples/04.pix/07.PixSet.pd
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+#X text 101 487 maybe have a look at;
+#X text 101 24 pix_set;
+#X text 246 23 set the pixles of the image;
+#X msg 279 165 rgb;
+#X msg 279 141 rgba;
+#X msg 279 189 grey;
+#X msg 229 108 0 0.8 0 0 0.9 0 0.1 0 1 1 1 10;
+#X msg 268 227 set 2 4;
+#X text 461 109 a list of pixel-values;
+#X text 331 163 interpret the list as;
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+#X text 512 165 r1 g1 b1 r2 g2 b2 r3...;
+#X text 512 194 grey1 grey2 grey3...;
+#X text 507 236 set the imagesize to "X Y";
+#X text 306 317 creation arguments :: [X Y] of the image buffer;
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+#X text 253 487 [pix_dump];
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+#X text 99 37 ========;
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+#X text 412 184 trigger the pix_dump;
+#X text 246 24 dump the pixels of the image;
+#X obj 194 254 print dump;
+#X text 297 265 this produces an output like;
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+#X text 292 302 (r=red \; g=green \; b=blue \; a=alpha);
+#X obj 474 371 repack;
+#X text 278 369 maybe you would like to use;
+#X text 525 373 (part of zexy);
+#X text 275 389 to excerpt pixel information out of this;
+#X text 101 487 maybe have a look at;
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+#X text 44 5 you can render a scene into a framebuffer \, then take
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+pix (where you can apply effects and all kind of weird things);
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+#X text 318 130 temporary storage;
+#X obj 163 175 loadbang;
+#X text 130 451 later usage;
+#X text 129 436 snapshot and store image for;
+#X text 562 308 fetch framebuffer-pix;
+#X text 535 379 apply some nifty FX;
+#X text 73 597 note \, that there are more efficient ways to apply
+FX to framebuffers (noteably openGL-shaders: see examples/10.glsl/
+for more information);
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diff --git a/Gem/examples/04.pix/27.bitmap_font.pd b/Gem/examples/04.pix/27.bitmap_font.pd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6b182d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gem/examples/04.pix/27.bitmap_font.pd
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+#X obj 463 158 gemwin;
+#X msg 506 135 0 \, destroy;
+#X msg 125 362 quality 0;
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+#X text 276 212 from a to z (97 to 122);
+#X text 137 331 remap from 0 to 25;
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+#X text 326 359 bang on <ENTER>;
+#X obj 455 342 outlet;
+#X obj 334 289 sel 10 32 8;
+#X obj 565 342 outlet;
+#X text 556 359 bang on <DEL>;
+#X text 446 359 bang on <SPACE>;
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+#X obj 31 29 pix_image ../data/bitmap_font_6x8.bmp;
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+#X text 310 22 <- this is the bitmap font;
+#X obj 31 138 pix_grey;
+#X obj 73 92 t f b;
+#X obj 127 132 + 1;
+#X text 485 231 - key in range A-Z and a-z;
+#X text 510 212 features :;
+#X text 485 241 - space bar add a space...;
+#X text 485 251 - enter reset all;
+#X text 520 283 purpose :;
+#X text 495 299 - orginally design to drive a LED matrix;
+#X msg 260 298 roi \$1 \$2 \$3 \$4;
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+#X obj 134 144 / 8;
+#X obj 184 144 / 120;
+#X obj 234 144 / 8;
+#X text 288 112 adding 0.5 to make;
+#X text 288 125 rounding easier...;
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+#X connect 7 0 2 3;
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+#X obj 31 250 pix_dump;
+#X text 481 65 <- 1 click here to start rendering;
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+#X text 306 336 initialize to non-existent ROI;
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+#X text 501 84 2 click on this patch (to focuses it) and type something
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