TUAW Tip: Control the iTunes visualizer
By now you've probably had the opportunity to play around with the new iTunes Visualizer in iTunes 8. It's pretty cool, eh? Just like the previous visualizer, you can control this one with a few, simple key strokes. By pressing "?" while the visualizer is running, you are presented with a list of keys that customize the visualizer.- ? - Shows/hides the help screen
- M - Changes the mode
- P - Changes the color palette
- I - Displays the track information for the currently playing song
- C - Toggles "auto-cycle" (which is turned on by default)
- F - Toggles the "freeze mode"
- N - Shows/hides the "smoke" in the background
- L - Toggles camera lock
Thanks to Luke and others for the tip!
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By now you've probably had the opportunity to play around with the new iTunes Visualizer in iTunes 8. It's pretty cool, eh? Just like the...
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Here's a free iTunes visualizer that is very reactive to your music: Manifesto Visualizer.
December 20 2008 at 12:03 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyLink was removed from previous comment:
http://blog.insightvr.com/?p=47
This was on another website a while ago. Macworld, I think...
October 03 2008 at 7:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAnyone know of a way to keep the current Album art/song info on the screen? I love the visualizer, but I often let it play while I'm across the room and I like being able to see what song is playing without getting up and walking over.
October 03 2008 at 5:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply@JC
Yes you can. Simply press Command-Shift-3. This takes a whole picture of the screen. Or you can do Command-Shift-4. This lets you select a part of the screen. Or you can do Command-Shift-4-Spacebar and you can select a window/s. Hope this helps!
-TB
Yeah, those black hole globes looks like balls on a bulldog.
Pressing "A" adds more particles, I believe "S" removes some again...
October 03 2008 at 2:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIs there any way to capture a still image of the visualizer in action? Sometimes you get to a really cool combination that would be nice to save as a background or whatever...
When will Apple send these visualizers to my AppleTV? This would look so sweet on my HDTV....come on!!!! Do it already
October 03 2008 at 1:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPressing "+" and "-" changes the size or contrast of the particles.
October 03 2008 at 12:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAnyone know how to display the frame rate?
October 03 2008 at 11:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyShame there's no option to turn off those black "globes". The original Magnetosphere didn't have them, and looked much better to me.
Anyone else agree/disagree?
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