Vis_D3D is a Direct 3D visualization plugin for Winamp. It generates a moving landscape that changes form along with the music that you listen to with Winamp. You can download the plugin to try it out, and you can also download the source code and learn how to program 3D visualizations yourself
Site Contents
On this page:
Latest News, Requirments, Downloads, Credits, Terms of Usage
Other pages:
Release Notes and Instructions, Previous News, Programming Information, Tutorial
Latest News
Feb 2003
Consolation of my website so I’m moving this site
from its old geocities location. I
fear this plugin has been in limbo lately, but actually it works better than
what I described in my last email.
However one frustrating thing was that Microsoft has
dropped the API that this plug-in used.
So don’t bother looking at the details of the 3D code and thinking that
you’ll be able to learn a lot of relevant information.
I did manage to get textures working again on newer
hardware, but in my most recent attempts I was limited to just the solid
color. It runs really fast on new
machines, almost makes me want to puke.
J
So I guess this project will have to get filed away
in the “obsolete” pile….
Requirements
For Running Plugin
- Windows 95 or Windows 98.
- Direct X 6.0 or later, available from www.microsoft.com/directx
- Winamp 2.08 or later, available from www.winamp.com
- 3D Graphics accelerator with latest drivers highly recommended
For compiling and adapting the code
In addition to the above you will need:
- Direct X 6.0 or later SDK, available from www.microsoft.com/directx (you may have to order the CD)
- Microsoft Visual C version 6.0 or later (other compilers could be used with some extra work)
Downloads
Version 1.2 Visualization Only
Version 1.2 Visualization and Code
Instuctures are included, or you can read them as part of the release notes
Previous Versions
Version 1.1 Visualization Only
Version 1.1 Visualization and Code
Credits
Plug-in concept and code by Andrew Skowronski
Web design by Jill Chard and Andrew Skowronski
This wouldn't have be possible without Winamp!
I've been greatly inspired by those great visualizations already out there: in particular Prince, Helix, and Cthuga.
Thanks also to Andrew Forget, Dilip Singh, Martin Dufour, Mike Morin and Adam Ramadam for assistance and advice.
Terms of Usage
The visualization and code is provided free, "as is" with no support or warrantee. Use at your own risk.
You may use and adapt my code to your own non-commercial purposes free of charge. Please make me aware of any such uses, I'm curious. If you have any questions please contact me.