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Re: Video Visualization in Windows Media Player activated by audio



On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Dennis Moser <sinsofmachaut@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Okay ... some data points, rather than speculation:
>
> 1. iTunes can handle live audio feeds. I do this on a regular basis 
>whenever
> I perform in Second Life. Granted, I am using two computers (well, 
>actually
> three if you count the one I am using to run my Second Life client, but 
>for
> purposes of this discussion you COULD do it with one). Probably the most
> straight forward way of  doing this is to use iTunes and a NiceCast.
> NiceCast would be your "broadcast server" that would provide a stream 
>that
> iTunes would recoginze as a "radio" station. Nicecast can be configured 
>to
> just be a "local host" (127.0.0.0) server, so you may need to do some
> fiddling in telling iTunes how to find it. I'm fortunate enough to have 
>an
> old, heavily upgraded G4 Mac that I use as a separate server.


Dennis,

That's a brilliant idea! Thank you for posting such valuable
information. Do you think it would be possible to run the NiceCast
server on the audio looping MacBook and cable an ethernet line into a
PowerBook that runs iTunes + the Magnetosphere visualiser?

But if it is possible I would prefer to run the NIceCast server on the
same machine that runs the iTuens vis. That would mean iTunes has to
connect to an "internet radio" link that is local, on the same
machine. I wonder if that can be done? (will read up on NiceCast in a
minute...)

I think Magnetosphere (iTunes 8) may look interesting if someone is
VJ'ing it by pressing the F key now and then to put it into freeze
mode during certain algorithms.

Another alternative would be to use a visualizing Windows machine and
buy a license for the Windows application Audio Visualisaton
Screensaver. It comes bundled with all those Sonique visual plug-ins
that I think are a bit cooler in some aspects (Jazz, Acidpunk, Cosmic
Belt and some more). I must say, I was very happy this morning to find
that at least someone did realize in time (before the buy-out and
turn-down) the value of Sonique 1.96. The URL to download is
http://www.3delite.hu/Audio%20Visualisation%20Screen%20Saver/index.html
and the USD 25 license is picked up at
http://www.shareit.com/programs.html?productid=300186562.

-- 
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