displaying stream buffering on scope

gulo · 29th January 2008, 15:44

hello winamp gods / i have searched the stickys and faqs but no luck / i am running winamp 2.9.2.0 on my xp pcs and when i listen to a radio stream the little scope thingy on my gui displays the buffer status bar graph / i like this / i run winamp on several other pc's here but sometime the display bar graph displays graphic audio level instead / i don't like this / how do i get winamp to always display buffer status for streams???

your response is kindly appreciated in advance / gulo / out

ujay · 29th January 2008, 16:43

Not sure what you mean by 'the little scope thingy on my gui'
If you mean the Spectrum Analyser, then Winamp is doing what it should, i.e. showing the buffer ramp up and then displaying the waveform. You should only see the ramp if the buffer is not full.

In the default Classic skin there are buffering indicators next to the Spectrum Analyser that show buffer status. These are green for full, red for buffering. But then, if the red light is on you should see the ramp anyway.

Or have I misunderstood you?

UJ

gulo · 29th January 2008, 17:46

hi ujay and thanks / ok / the spectrum analyzer shows the buffer ramp only when the buffer is not full and the red buffer status light is on also / when the buffer is full the spectrum analyzer automaticly shows audio spectrum bars?

that explains why sometimes i get the buffer ramp and other times i get the audio bars depending upon network speeds and stream speed / does the buffer ramp corrispond to the buffer size i set in the nullsoft mpeg audio decoder (2.96) plug in? / if i were to set this to a longer time would the spectrum analyzer be more likely to show the ramp? / it is presently set to 256 / i am on a fast cable modem....

ujay · 29th January 2008, 18:23

1st para - you got it.

2nd para - yes, the input buffer size is set in Prefs > Input plugins > Nullsoft MPEG decoder > Streaming tab. The bigger this is the longer the stream will take to fully buffer. 256KB is on the large size for a fast connection, that would be more suitable for modem users.

On the same page are some pre-buffering settings, again, probably more suitable for use with slower connections.

UJ

gulo · 29th January 2008, 19:24

got it!

thanks uj!!!

29th January 2008, 15:44	#1
gulo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Fremont Ohio Posts: 20	displaying stream buffering on scope hello winamp gods / i have searched the stickys and faqs but no luck / i am running winamp 2.9.2.0 on my xp pcs and when i listen to a radio stream the little scope thingy on my gui displays the buffer status bar graph / i like this / i run winamp on several other pc's here but sometime the display bar graph displays graphic audio level instead / i don't like this / how do i get winamp to always display buffer status for streams??? your response is kindly appreciated in advance / gulo / out gulo

29th January 2008, 17:46	#3
gulo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Fremont Ohio Posts: 20	hi ujay and thanks / ok / the spectrum analyzer shows the buffer ramp only when the buffer is not full and the red buffer status light is on also / when the buffer is full the spectrum analyzer automaticly shows audio spectrum bars? that explains why sometimes i get the buffer ramp and other times i get the audio bars depending upon network speeds and stream speed / does the buffer ramp corrispond to the buffer size i set in the nullsoft mpeg audio decoder (2.96) plug in? / if i were to set this to a longer time would the spectrum analyzer be more likely to show the ramp? / it is presently set to 256 / i am on a fast cable modem.... gulo

29th January 2008, 19:24	#5
gulo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Fremont Ohio Posts: 20	got it! thanks uj!!! gulo

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29th January 2008, 16:43	#2
ujay Forum King Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London Posts: 6,072	Not sure what you mean by 'the little scope thingy on my gui' If you mean the Spectrum Analyser, then Winamp is doing what it should, i.e. showing the buffer ramp up and then displaying the waveform. You should only see the ramp if the buffer is not full. In the default Classic skin there are buffering indicators next to the Spectrum Analyser that show buffer status. These are green for full, red for buffering. But then, if the red light is on you should see the ramp anyway. Or have I misunderstood you? UJ

29th January 2008, 18:23	#4
ujay Forum King Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London Posts: 6,072	1st para - you got it. 2nd para - yes, the input buffer size is set in Prefs > Input plugins > Nullsoft MPEG decoder > Streaming tab. The bigger this is the longer the stream will take to fully buffer. 256KB is on the large size for a fast connection, that would be more suitable for modem users. On the same page are some pre-buffering settings, again, probably more suitable for use with slower connections. UJ