iTunes default Visualizer settings

Well, I was curious.. if there is anyway we can change settings for default iTunes visualizer apart from the ones it offeres to change.

To be more specific, here is what I'm trying to or want to do....

I have Dual monitor setup running at 2560x1024 pixels (on Windows). When I run iTunes visualizer in full screen mode it runs in single monitor, and from what the look of it I am guessing it runs at 640x480 or lower resolution.

I'm trying find a way, if we can set the resolution for the visualizer?? if that is possible by hacking some regsitery key or iTunes.pref file... so that I can change the resolution to something in the same ratio of my current resolution say 1600x600 or even lower at 1280x480, so it will run on both monitors and look bit better (less pixelated).

Afterall I need to squeez every penny I spent on that bloody GeForce 6600GT card...

#288241

Wow.... no reply.............. and I thought many people around here use iTunes....

#288502

Better go looking for another visualizer plug-in instead.

#288517

Wow.... no reply.............. and I thought many people around here use iTunes....

No reply... could mean no solution...?! :slant:

#288527

Hmmm.. I guess herd is right.

But there are very few plugins available for Windows iTunes.... so far the best is GeForce.. but it's not freeware, and it's free version (demo) doesn't show AlbumArt... I'm actually very happy with Default iTunes vis.. it's just that if the above thing was possible, it would have been great.

There was something called GeoVIS plugin, but the developer site is down.. and I'm not able to find anywhere else to get that plugin... it's by someone called Geoffe.. if anyone have it and knows working link... maybe I could experiment with it.

#288559

There is a plug-in called CoverVersion, it changes the visualization to the album art of the current song. It is very handy, but it only works for 4.1, and the development seems to stop since then.

#288635

I'll try to implement it in Multi-Plugin.

#288647

I'll try to implement it in Multi-Plugin.

Oh my.... That is the most awesome thing you said mate. I'm really glad you considered it. I always liked the dafult iTunes vis, except for the part it had less options to fool around with. Thanks !!

#288650

got it working don't know about multi-monitor support, but I made it not to change resolutions.

after I release te Multi-Plugin update for iTunes 4.8, I'll send you the modified DLL.

later on I'll put this option on the main builds.

#288651

btw, is this visualizer accelerated by the graphics card? if so, I guess my GeforceFX 5500 is crap

#288652

got it working don't know about multi-monitor support, but I made it not to change resolutions.

That's damn faaast.. and cool.... I hope I'm not pushing it too hard, but won't it be cool if we can manually set the fullscreen resolution for vis? offcourse if that's not too much of work.

Besides if that's possible I can wait for final version for 4.8 to release... afterall patience is virtue. :cool:

#288674

Allright... although Localhost is working on this in his next version of Multi-Plugin. I'm still strying to find out the ways to achieve something...

When I opened iTunes.pref file in EditPlus, I found this line... I believe it has something to do with Visualizer setting, but I could not make a hell out of it.

This is it :

iTunes.exe:iTunes Visualizer=0000000000000000000001000000028D7365616E00000001000000140000000000000
01970726566000000010000000000000000010000010100000024636F6E6600000001000000000000
000001000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF0000002064656C7400000003000000000000000044542
02D20486F72697A6F6E0000002264656C740000000400000000000000004869702D4E6F2D54686572
6170790000002264656C740000000500000000000000004869702D4E6F2D546865726170790000002
264656C740000000600000000000000004869702D4E6F2D546865726170790000002264656C740000
000700000000000000004869702D4E6F2D546865726170790000002064656C7400000009000000000
000000053756E2053696E65205261790000001E7761766500000003000000000000000041204E6577
20486F7065000000237761766500000004000000000000000052616E646F6D20436F727269646F720
00000237761766500000005000000000000000052616E646F6D20436F727269646F72000000237761
766500000006000000000000000052616E646F6D20436F727269646F7200000023776176650000000
7000000000000000052616E646F6D20436F727269646F720000001F77617665000000090000000000
000000526164617220537765657000000022636C7574000000030000000000000000426C7565204C6
96768746E696E670000001B636C7574000000040000000000000000566F6C63616E6F0000001B636C
7574000000050000000000000000566F6C63616E6F0000001B636C757400000006000000000000000
0566F6C63616E6F0000001B636C7574000000070000000000000000566F6C63616E6F0000001D636C
757400000009000000000000000048756520576865656C87

I'm wondering if someone can decode it, maybe we can change settings by changing something in this?

#288696

I don't think it's encoded. it's just a lot of bits where every bit stands for some setting. If someone has the patience to chage every bit there maybe we could find many interesting things.

keep in mind some of the settings could be stored just in one bit and some in several bytes.

about setting the resolution manually, it's possible, and easy, but it would bloat the dialog. maybe I'll add that as a registry setting.

#288703

hmmm... you are right, I was thinking the same thing about it.

Maybe I would rely on you for resolution setting... you know this thing better.

#288707

Hey just so yall know iTunes for windows does not use the gfx card for acceleration it uses the cpu. Look in task manager for your self and see.

#364311

Hey just so yall know iTunes for windows does not use the gfx card for acceleration it uses the cpu. Look in task manager for your self and see.

Not only the CPU.

When I had Intel Extreme integrated graphics it was a lot slower that with my current GeForce FX 5500.

#364452

hmmm.. so in short, it does use GPU. Well it might not be fully dependant on GPU, it it uses a software renderer (CPU) in conjunction with GPU.

#364794