This article will talk you through some of it. There's a lot you'll have to tweak and play around with. If you're comfortable with quartz it should make sense.
samsc.com/showthread.php?t=2027&highlight=syphon
There's also a patch in Max/MSP you can use to do the same thing. It requires system resources though so make sure your patch doesn't get too performance heavy.
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