XMiViz1

xmiViz1 is a simple visualizer plugin for iTunes for Windows.

Unlike the default iTunes visualizer plugin provided by Apple, this plugin uses OpenGL for rendering. If you have a decent graphic card, the CPU cost of the vizualizer will be very low. As a comparison, on my system (P4 2Ghz, 768Mb RAM, ATI RADEON 9800 Pro), iTunes, while playing with xmiViz1 on, uses between 3 and 6% of the CPU time, while the standard GDI based plugin uses between 80 and 90%.

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Information

Author:
Platform:
Windows (tested under Windows 2000 only)
Development language:
C++
Development environment:
Visual C++ .NET 2003
Current version:
0.9
First release date:
2003-11-04
Current release date:
2003-11-04
License:
The source code for this application is placed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

Documentation

Although no complete documentation is provided, the source code is commented using the doxygen syntax. A doxygen configuration file is provided in the source distribution, so that a readable documentation can be automatically generated.

Remarks and suggestions are welcome. Do not hesitate to give your feedback. You can report any problem, but do not forget to add some information about your hardware and software configuration (CPU, RAM, OS version, graphic card...).

Revision history

2003/11/05: version 0.9:
  • Initial release.