Customvis

[i b o]

Heyho!

I want to create some custom visualisations like in MMD3. I also want to switch through them when klicked.

What I have by now is the standard visualisation window and a seperate button, that opens the equalizer and shows the visualisation.

How is this done? My idea was creating AnimatedLayers and something like a invisible button over the area for switching...

If yes, how could I manage, that not all AnimatedLayers get loaded, but only the next pre-loaded. I think, that way, the system would not slow down too much...

Right?

[UUL]

just use only one timer for all your anims. when the vis button is clicked, let setxmlparam(); change your anims image. also make sure the scripts checks the anims length again when a vis is changed. Hope you know what i mean

-UUL

[i b o]

???

I think, I know what you mean. But I also think, I have no idea, how that is implemented...

I had a look into customvis by iPlayTheSpoons, and maybe I could modify it. But how will that setxmlparam();-thing work?

[UUL]

A look at the std.mi can explain a lot

like this:

youranim.setXmlParam("image", "new_image");

[i b o]

A look at the std.mi can explain a lot

Yes, maybe for a coder... ;-)

K, now let my code around for a while and post my efforts tomorrow.

[i b o]

Guess what? I got it working!

Now, it switches from the first to the second.

And if I want to switch back or through more visuals? Does that work via a variable and if-else and myanim.getXmlParam("name");?

BTW is it ok, when winamp has about 40% CPU-usage???

[UUL]

Originally posted by i b o
Guess what? I got it working!

Now, it switches from the first to the second.

Originally posted by i b o
And if I want to switch back or through more visuals? Does that work via a variable and if-else and myanim.getXmlParam("name");?

yup, you need the if thinge for that. and also make an integer to set your vis to

sumthing like:

code:
button.onleftbuttonup(){

if (visstate == 1) {

  myanim.setXmlParam("name2");

  visstate = 2;

} else {

  myanim.setXmlParam("name1");

  visstate = 1;

}

Originally posted by i b o
BTW is it ok, when winamp has about 40% CPU-usage???

mine mostly is about 2%, but sumtimes it's higher, just depends on wich skin i use

[watercolours]

hey, i have the same problem. first of all, i used pre-made customvis.maki and it's working fine. i also want to add a button for toggling it on and off but i have some problems. first, i couldn't get used to command hierarchy of maki scripts and don't know what and where to add. second one, i think bigger, my mc.exe is not working. it was once, but not now. i'm not talking about error messages in ms-dos shell. the problem is when it begins preprocessing, a windows error message appears "this program has performed ... task. it will be shut down" how can i get rid of this problem? i have 2 copies of mc.exe and neither works fine.

[i b o]

Don'n know, if this is the ideal code, but it works.

This is an extension of the customvis.m of iPlayTheSpoons. Do I have to tell him, when I post his script in the forum?

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// customvis.m
//
// Creates two Custom Visualizations from Animated Layers and switches
// between them
// To Use this script:
//
// 1) Put the customvis.maki file in your scripts folder
// 2) Put <script id="customvis" file="scripts/customvis.maki"/> in the same group
//       as your animated layer
// 3) Done!
//
// by iPlayTheSpoons
//
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include "../../std.mi"

Function UpdateVis(Int Frame);

Global AnimatedLayer MainVis;
Global Button Changer;
Global Timer VisTimer;
Global Double Level, OneFrame;
Global Int LastFrame, AnimNr;

System.onScriptLoaded() { 
    Group VisGroup = getScriptGroup();
    MainVis = VisGroup.getObject("MyVis");
    Changer = getContainer("main").getLayout("normal").getObject("ChangeVis");
    VisTimer = new Timer;
    VisTimer.setDelay(50);
    VisTimer.start();
    MainVis.setSpeed(50);
    OneFrame = 255/(MainVis.getLength());
    AnimNr = 1;
}
    
System.onScriptUnloading() {
    VisTimer.stop();
    delete VisTimer;
}


VisTimer.onTimer() {
    Level = ((System.getLeftVuMeter() + System.getRightVuMeter())/2);
    UpdateVis(Level/OneFrame);
}

UpdateVis(Int Frame){
    MainVis.setStartFrame(LastFrame);
         MainVis.setEndFrame(Frame);
         MainVis.play();
         LastFrame = Frame;
}

Changer.onLeftButtonUp(int x, int y) {
    if (AnimNr == 1) {    
        MainVis.setXmlParam("image", "myvis2");
        AnimNr = 2;
    } else if (AnimNr == 2 ){
        MainVis.setXmlParam("image", "myvis1");
        AnimNr = 1;
    }
} 

[UUL]

also add this

code:
OneFrame = 255/(MainVis.getLength()); 

to your onleftbuttonup (if your different visualisation aren't the same lenght)

-UUL

[i b o]

THX!!!

don't know, if they are now, but this gives more freedom at vis-creating

[watercolours]

any help for me?

[i b o]

Maybe you should have a look at this thread.

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=168310

[watercolours]

i b o, i could manage to compile the maki file, but i couldn't figure out how xml code should be. can you post yours?

[i b o]

This is the part for my customvis. Does it help?

What does your code look like? Maybe showing it would help.

<AnimatedLayer
id="MyVis"
x="6" y="226"
w="176" h="78"
image="myvis1"
autoplay="1" autoreplay="1"
speed="100"
alpha="128"
/>
<script id="customvis" file="scripts/customvis.maki"/>
<button id="ChangeVis" x="6" y="226" w="176" h="78" image="player.eq_bg" tooltip="Change Visualisation" alpha="0"/>