StarfishX for Mac
Generates cool desktop patterns.
Free
In English
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StarfishX overview
StarfishX is a Mac OS X-native application which generates cool desktop patterns. It is based on Mars Saxman's Starfish pattern generation engine. The following are a few of the highlights of StarfishX:
- Mac OS X native cocoa application.
- Accelerated and multi-threaded to take full advantage of multi-core Intel Macs.
- Support for multiple monitors (you can generate a different pattern for each monitor connected to your computer).
- Support for TIFF, JPEG and PNG image formats.
- Option to generate patterns in the background without the main application being open.
- For advanced users: A command line generator for the ultimate in control and flexibility.
What’s new in version 3.0a2
Version 3.0a2: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
StarfishX for Mac
Free
In English
Version 3.0a2
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Sep 29 2010
Version: 2.0
I tried this out yesterday and it still launches under OSX 10.6.4 on an i7. However it ran really slowly for some reason.
I tried disabling the Altivec usage, but that didn't seem to help.
Aug 28 2006
Version: 2.0
I spent some time porting this very cool app to the Intel platform. If you just want to recompile it, it's easy, get the xcode project file. But it won't give you
a big speed improvement over a G4 or G5. In order to get more speed you'd have to port the Altivec code to SSE2 or SSE3. NOT ALL the Altivec instructions have exact equivalents on the Intel side (an example is the vector permutation instruction)....
Jul 12 2006
Version: 2.0
I know this app hasn't been updated in a looooong time, but would it be much trouble to recompile it as a Universal Binary?
Oct 25 2004
Version: 2.0
BTW - Tip! the program puts the images it creates in...
/Your Hard Drive/Users/User Name/Library/Desktop Pictures/
:)
Oct 25 2004
Version: 2.0
this app rocks! honestly, you have to download it. its so easy and the desktop images it makes are real trippy! two thumbs up