Documentation


Overview

About Punctual and this guide

Tutorial

An introductory self-contained tutorial to Punctual.

What's New in Punctual 0.5

A summary of all the changes between Punctual 0.4 and 0.5.

Concepts

Important abstract concepts behind Punctual

Getting Started

First steps on using Punctual

Coordinates

On Punctual’s coordinate system, and the use of Cartesian and polar coordinates

Colors

How color works in Punctual, color spaces, and ideas for using colors in your visuals.

Oscillators

Creating variation through time using oscillators.

Combining graphs

Arithmetic and comparison operators for graphs

Mathematical functions

Using standard mathematical functions in Punctual expressions.

Scaling values

Different ways to rescale a range of values

Shapes and textures

Basic geometric shapes, images and videos.

Combining channels

Different ways how multiple channels can be combined.

Geometric transformations

Applying geometric transformations to patterns

Cross-fading

Adjusting the transition time between two expressions

Audio reactive visuals

How to synchronize visuals with music tempo and adapt visuals to music using frequency analysis.

Playing with feedback

Using feedback to enhance patterns