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gistfile1.pde

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("f###.gif");
    if (frameCount==numFrames)
      exit();
  }
}

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int samplesPerFrame = 32;
int numFrames = 120;        
float shutterAngle = .6;

boolean recording = true;

void setup_() {
  size(500, 500);
  noStroke();
}

int N = 8;
float dmax = 450, d;
float tt;
float pp = .5;
int nsegs;

void draw_() {
  tt = 3*t*t - 2*t*t*t;
  tt = 3*tt*tt - 2*tt*tt*tt;
  background(0);
  pushMatrix();
  translate(width/2, height/2);
  rotate(HALF_PI);
  for (int i=N; i>=1; i--) {
    d = map(pow(i,pp), pow(N,pp), 0, dmax, 0);
    nsegs = int(pow(2, i));
    fill(255);
    ellipse(0, 0, d, d);
    fill(0);
    for (int a=0; a<nsegs; a++)
      arc(0, 0, d+1, d+1, TWO_PI*(a+(N+1-i)*tt)/nsegs, TWO_PI*(a+(N+1-i)*tt+.5)/nsegs);
  }
  popMatrix();
}