digg

Join DiggAbout

Discover the best of the web!
Learn more about Digg by taking the tour.

Nocturne: Free “night vision” app from the maker of Quicksilver!

43folders.com — Fans of working in troglodyte mode should have a look at A1c0r ’s latest creation, Nocturne, an application that generates a “night vision mode” for your Mac — similar to looking at a negative of a photo.

Bury
show profanity settings
expand all
  • nickdawn, on 10/12/2007, -14/+8Cool
    • reconfine, on 10/12/2007, -13/+19apple + option + ctrl + 8

      why do you need an application to do this????????
    • jm9206755, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Read the article. Nocturne has some improvements.....
    • cookiebearo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4try running nocturne and then doing the ctrl-opt-apple-8 -- awesome monochrome display!
    • Pulpx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@cookiebearo

      You realize you can get the monochrome effect without invert by using nocturne's preferences right? No need to ctrl-opt-cmd-8.
    • cookiebearo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1:<

      ya i guess so
      i didn't play around with it long enough, hehe
    • w3bsmith, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5You can really get dugg down for saying cool? Snobs ...
  • tdhc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18Normally with an application like this I install it, check it out for a maximum of about 30 seconds, realise I'll never use it and zap it.

    I installed and have been running Nocturne for the last 5 mins and it's fantastic! Easy on the eyes; love the tinting and hiding the desktop picture.
    • Bobaliki, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1Works great after a while of looking at the screen. Just tint the screen and the harsh brightness of the screen is no more!

      Fantastic
    • LeMarsu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9is there a Screen shot ?
    • jjk5, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19@LeMarsu

      Found this by searching for the app on Flickr:

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/modrak/491862024/
    • gbeirne, on 10/12/2007, -6/+43Viewing that screenshot while running Nocturne was probably one of the more pointless things I've ever done.
    • JonestownTea, on 10/12/2007, -21/+6@gbeirne
      Writing that comment and thinking people would care was probably the most pointless.
    • shmatt, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1I thought it was a funny comment +
  • bigcheez, on 10/12/2007, -8/+14Is there anything like this for Windows?
    • EbilPhish, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10Don't know about Windows but Beryl in Linux does.
    • pathy, on 10/12/2007, -16/+1Ebil,

      I heard Nocturne in OS X does as well.
    • agorstan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Yes, Dark Adapted - http://www.adpartnership.net/DarkAdapted/index.html - made for astronomers to prevent night vision loss when using your laptop in the field.
    • DVRDude, on 10/12/2007, -9/+5www.apple.com/switch
    • Murdats, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3whats this dvrdude? telling windows users to switch to use this new app that does the same as an old one linked above.

      I would prefer the option to use many different pieces of software, then be part of your club that celebrates when someone brings something to osx that windows could do for ages
    • DOGPARTY, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5windows has been able to alter the saturation and other colour data of its desktop in real time for ages?

      DONT THINK SO

      and no high contrast theme doesn't count, its not the same thing
  • TehFonz, on 10/12/2007, -12/+7Installed. Invoked Quicksilver. Bound Nocturne to cmd+opt+ctrl+9. Runs.
    • Anrkist, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12In 20 year your fingers are going to.. lock up.
    • Odweaver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1there is an option in system preferences that does almost the same thing minus the different tinted colors, I bound it to F8
  • ButterBuddha, on 10/12/2007, -19/+4I wished people would quit linking to their lame-ass blog...
    • chrismcelligott, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17I wouldn't call 43folders lame but yeah it is annoying.
    • Rice, on 10/12/2007, -13/+8Lame-ass blog!? LAME. ASS. BLOG!?!?!

      This is 43folders, the blog of Merlin Mann, macintosh/rathole/productivity guru. And, I don't think Merlin's the one who submitted this. :P
    • Beelzebub, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1743folders is NOT a lame ass-blog!
    • jm9206755, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5It doesn't matter if it is a blog or not. The article was informative and the app looks pretty decent. Stop being an asshole.
  • bronyraur777, on 10/12/2007, -9/+3what about ctrl+opt+cmd+8, already built in.

    edit: bury, I rtfa.
  • Uruviel, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1Nifty ... I am a huge nerd, so occasionally I leave my laptop running besides my bed. Now with this tool I don't even need to completely turn down the brightness to fall asleep. Saves me about a keystroke in the morning when I need the brightness to check my email/blogs/downloads.
  • julian02392, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2Thank you lord ;]
  • QEDbitches, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1most brilliantly unnecessary yet entertainingly random program of late. Cheers.
  • Sharky35, on 10/12/2007, -12/+3Buried under, "who gives a flying f%^*&".
    • jm9206755, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3People who own a Mac, maybe? Not every article has to cater to your particular tastes or needs. Get a life and next time just don't look at the article.
  • readme, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5This is awesome. Was always looking for something like this to not wake up the SO with monitor glare.
  • xjebbx, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2this can almost be done with out the app.
    system preferences > universal access > select "grayscale" and "white on black"
  • xjebbx, on 10/12/2007, -12/+3ctl+opt+apple+8

    try it. (for mac users)
    • LaueOfficer, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2RTFA, a guy above you said the same thing as you and then realized his mistake. Shame you aren't that bright.
    • postaldave, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1thanks for the that. that is pretty cool.

      btw: on a hack it's ctrl,windows key,alt and 8.
  • yardline, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2Anything like this for the PC?
  • ryanbutterworth, on 10/12/2007, -9/+1You've been able to do this in the OS for a long time...

    http://www.ryanbutterworth.com/picture1.png

    http://www.ryanbutterworth.com/picture2.png
    • ryanbutterworth, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2Apparently, it doesn't screengrab though...
    • cliffy2000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7From the article, 2nd paragraph: "For years, you’ve been able to do something similar by hitting “ctrl-opt-cmd-8,” which invokes “Switch to black-on-white” in Universal Access options (go ahead and try it, then hit it again to return to normal)."
    • SVPirate, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2You can invert the screen but OS X doesn't let you control the colour shade and effects like Nocturne.

      Even if you don't find it useful (and I doubt many will) it does at least prove how utter cool OS X's screen engine is...
  • ryanbutterworth, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Ignore
  • Cwiddy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't have my Mac with me at work but this looks interesting, can someone tell me if it meets these requirements for some software I work on/with: viewable in low light conditions(dark with low contrast) and non-interference with night vision goggles?
  • klaupacius, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This kicks butt! Im a fan of regular inverted view, and this turns up the good and turns down the suck of the purple/turquise colours on the black backgrounds. PROPS!
  • Topher06, on 10/12/2007, -13/+1Why not post Apple only articles in the Apple only section. As interesting as this app is, no point in 98% of the other Digg users running Linux or Windows to have to read about it or clog their RSS feeds.
  • phervers, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Beryl also has a similiar feature, but it only inverse colors, however you can only invert a specific window. Great thing when your eyes are tired and you try to read another digg article :)
  • isosceles, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Finally something that makes Google Personalized... i mean iGoogle pages readable. Am I the only one that finds white backgrounds annoying?
  • tobsterius, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Cool little app. Features like this were built into stargazing and computer telescope control apps for quite some time. They would turn the screen into a red color so that astronomers can look at the screen and return to the scope without having to wait for their eyes to adjust. I forget if they inverted the screen.

    Also, small apps similar to this have existed for the Mac, but this one is nicest. And free, too!

  • guttertrash, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2nice for war driving at night :P
  • j0hnc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I've always been a fan of coding in trog mode. I tried ctrl-option-apple-8, and inverted colors were just too distracting. Monochrome + tinting really makes this work. My only complaint: I use 2 monitors and I miss the tinting on the secondary. Otherwise, this app is excellent. I'm also a devoted Quicksilver fan - Blacktree is good.

  • j2crux, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i dunno i think i could see a use for this. I just tried it, it's much prettier than the apple etc 8 command. it has monochrome which i would assume have better use if the sun was behind you.
  • metronil, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Who is stupid enough to be using mac anyway?

    LOL!!!
  • directive0, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Well clearly SOME people are using macs or this wouldn't have gotten dugg, now would it asshat? LOL!!!

    Quicksilver rules, this app is pretty cool, Blacktree rules.
  • strabes, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2It's not free. It's closed source.
  • lmadsen10, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Why won't this app open for me? I click on it and nothing happens?! There is nothing on the website about system requirements, maybe it doesn't run on 10.3.9?
  • MacNTT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I like it!
  • EdgeOfEpsilon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1seems like the only nifty thing is that it tints. You an invert colors and go monochrome from the Accessibility Preferences, and I've killed shadows since the beginning… It would be nice if it rotated all colors by 180˚ so that everything isn't orange, though.
  • SpokeM, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Honestly, what is it good for?
    I really don't understand.
  • zelxpunkt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't know if I have much use for this, but it's awesome anyway.
  • saremb, on 12/04/2007, -1/+0I have been trying over two hours to contact the insurance company for my car to ask a question. How in the heck do quote ask a machine a question. I am about ready to cancel next year because of this. It is so frustrating.
    [url=http://search.fasthoster.info/index.htm]AARP Auto Ins Program From[/url]
    [url=http://your.comphost.info/index.htm]Best Deals On Auto Insurance! Get quote Free Qoute[/url]
    [url=http://insurance.comphost.info]Top 100 Auto Insurance Myths[/url]
    [url=http://aarp.micorella.org]Be Wary of Free Online Credit Reports[/url]
    [url=http://auto.comphost.info/index.htm]AARP Auto Insurance[/url]
    [url=http://forexx.eu.interia.pl/index.htm]forex trading course ranking[/url]
    [url=http://searcih.w.interia.pl]site map[/url]
  • saremb, on 01/14/2008, -1/+0 dodge srt4
    used furniture
  • saremb, on 01/14/2008, -1/+0[url= http://dodge.freeweb7.com/site-map.htm ]dodge srt4[/url]
    [url= http://furniture.2222mb.com/site-map.htm ]used furniture[/url]
    [url= http://wines.12gbfree.com/site-map.htm ]primeur wine[/url]
    [url= http://wines.325mb.com/site-map.htm ]primeur wine[/url]
  •  

    Login or register to add a comment

    Create a new account or login to join in the conversation on Digg. You'll also be able to Digg stories to help promote things you like.


© Digg Inc. 2008 — Content posted by Digg users is dedicated to the public domain.
DIGG, DIGG IT, DUGG, DIGG THIS, Digg graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and other service names are the trademarks of Digg Inc.