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gistfile1.pde

// by dave @ bees & bombs

int[][] result;
float t;

void setup() {
  setup_();
  result = new int[width*height][3];
}

void draw() {

  if (!recording) {
    t = mouseX*1.0/width;
    draw_();
  } else {
    for (int i=0; i<width*height; i++)
      for (int a=0; a<3; a++)
        result[i][a] = 0;

    for (int sa=0; sa<samplesPerFrame; sa++) {
      t = map(frameCount-1 + sa*shutterAngle/samplesPerFrame, 0, numFrames, 0, 1);
      draw_();
      loadPixels();
      for (int i=0; i<pixels.length; i++) {
        result[i][0] += pixels[i] >> 16 & 0xff;
        result[i][1] += pixels[i] >> 8 & 0xff;
        result[i][2] += pixels[i] & 0xff;
      }
    }

    loadPixels();
    for (int i=0; i<pixels.length; i++)
      pixels[i] = 0xff << 24 | (result[i][0]/samplesPerFrame) << 16 | 
        (result[i][1]/samplesPerFrame) << 8 | (result[i][2]/samplesPerFrame);
    updatePixels();

    saveFrame("g###.png");
    if (frameCount==numFrames)
      exit();
  }
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

int samplesPerFrame = 4;
int numFrames = 72;        
float shutterAngle = .8;

boolean recording = false;

int N = 12;
float d, y;

void setup_() {
  size(500, 500);
  colorMode(HSB, 1);
  strokeWeight(9);
  fill(.1);
}

void draw_() {
  background(.1);
  pushMatrix();
  translate(width/2, height/2);
  for (int i=-N; i<4*N; i++) {
    stroke((i/float(N)+4)%1, .7, .9);
    y = 300*(t+i/float(N));
    pushMatrix();
    rotate(TWO_PI*i/N);
    d = lerp(250, 600, i/float(N)+t);
    ellipse(0, y, d, d);
    popMatrix();
  }
  popMatrix();
}