How to set/enable visualisations ? (1 Viewer)

[WouterW]

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.1.0
Windows Version: XP MCE 2005
CPU Type: Athlon X2 3800+
HDD: 320 GB
Memory: 512MB
Motherboard: Asus M2V
Motherboard Chipset: VIA
Motherboard Bios: Latest
Video Card: Geforce 7600 GT
Video Card Driver: Latest
Sound Card: Onboard
Sound Card AC3: Onboard
Sound Card Driver: Latest
MPEG2 Video Codec: Nvidia Purevideo
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Nvidia

Hello,

I'm new to MediaPortal and I can't seem to figure out how to enable music visualisation. I've read various threads where people say how to enable full screen visualisation; but I have no visualisation to begin with. So there is nothing to display at full screen. When I play a music file or a music CD, the box at the bottom left remains black. When I press X for fullscreen; nothing happens.

I have WMP10 installed, as well as some sonique visualisation plugins, which I placed in \MusicPlayer\plugins\visualizations, as stated in this thread:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?t=10766

I also installed the GFORCE visualisation plugin, which, according to that same thread is supported.

I haven't been able to find a place to setup my visualisations,
I would expect that I would be able to select the visualisation I want to use somewhere. I can't find it anywhere; not in the external config tool or in the internal settings.

I've searched this forum, the FAQ and wiki, but I can't find an answer to my question anywhere.



Any help is appreciated.

 

[chenks]

you have to enable the "BASS engine" to get visualisations.

in the MP config, once you choose bass engine you get the option to select the vis.

 

[WouterW]

I tried that before,

but the only options I get are:

Output level
Fade in/out
Gapless playback
Cross fading
Buffering

And still no visualisation in MP.


And in the thread I mentioned, it says:

Note that these features ONLY work if you have selected "Internal Music Player" on the Music-->Player Settings page in Configuration.exe.

 

[chenks]

see screengrabs

 

[WouterW]

I do not have that tab...

Was visualisation removed in 0.2.1.0 ?

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
WouterW, it is not implemented into 0.2.1.0, but it's in current SVN. The reason for this is some bugs related to viz not fixed yet.

Regards
Roy

 

[WouterW]

I guess it hasn't been implemented in 0.2.0.0 either?

So let me get this straight; there has never been visualisation support in any officially released version of MP?

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
it's in current SVN, & no not in 0.2.0.0 final

Regards
Roy

 

[tomtom21000]

with 0.2.0.0 i the vizualisation was the one you had selected with windows media player. and you had to set mediaportal to use the "internal player". no config of viz within mp.

tomtom

 

[WouterW]

Well, that doesn't work either!

I have NO visualisation at all.
I have several plugins for WMP that work fine in WMP and microsoft media center.
But all I get in MP is a black square.