WinAmp visualizations in Windows Media Player (almost working)

**NoPistonPC** · 07-21-2004, 06:31 AM

I really missed using my WinAmp visualizations (MilkDrop and AVS) in FrodoPlayer, so I decided to write a new visualization plugin for WMP that would load WinAmp visualization DLLs.

Try it out:

wa_avs.dll
wa_milk.dll

Currently, I hardcoded the paths to the vis DLLs so that's why there are two different DLLs. The first one is for AVS and the second is for MilkDrop. You can only use one at a time right now.

To use, follow these steps:

1. Make sure your AVS (vis_avs.dll) and MilkDrop (vis_milk.dll) plugins are in "C:\Program Files\WinAmp\plugins".
2. Download the wa_avs.dll and wa_milk.dll files using the links above. You can put them anywhere.
3. Open a command shell and cd to the directory where you downloaded the DLLs.
4. Run "regsvr32 wa_avs.dll" to use the AVS plugin, or "regsvr32 wa_milk.dll" to use the MilkDrop plugin. NOTE: currently, only one can be registered at a time.
5. Run WMP in Full Mode (not Skin Mode!) and choose the AVS or MilkDrop plugin. After that you can run FrodoPlayer and it will show up in there too.

Current limitations/bugs:
- You can't configure MilkDrop yet from the WMP (you have to do it through WinAmp)
- There is a bug that causes the viz to stop updating the screen if you stop and start it again.
- You can only load one WinAmp plugin at a time and the path is hardcoded. Eventually, all the plugins in the winamp plugins directory will be loaded and you will be able to select the one you want to use.
- It only works with WMP in Full Mode (not Skin Mode)

I'll fix these soon.

**stimps** · 07-21-2004, 06:32 AM

cool!

**mookie** · 07-21-2004, 11:28 AM

Sweet Idea.. It doesn't work with Windows Media 10 Beta though :\

**vcbb5** · 07-21-2004, 12:39 PM

NoPistonPC- i love you.

it didn't work for me unless i select the vis before playing music in wmp

**NoPistonPC** · 07-21-2004, 01:32 PM

mookie, thanks for letting me know. I'll download WMP 10 beta and see if I can duplicate your problem and fix it. I hacked this thing together over last night so it's about as stable as Donald Trump's comb-over on a windy day.

vccb5, i'll look into that too.

BTW, which viz's were you guys using?

**vcbb5** · 07-21-2004, 04:53 PM

milkdrop for me

**xBrady** · 07-21-2004, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by NoPistonPC

I hacked this thing together over last night so it's about as stable as Donald Trump's comb-over on a windy day.

With or without gel?

**antimatter** · 07-21-2004, 04:56 PM

Shaweet

**NoPistonPC** · 07-21-2004, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by brady

With or without gel?

Without...and I think he uses hairspray.

**vcbb5** · 07-22-2004, 07:14 PM

full screen does not work for me, unless i uncheck "integrate with winamp". But if i uncheck that, it's in windowed mode, and looks bad, and isn't always on top.

Piston-have you gotten this tow work well with frodoplayer, and if you have, could you post your milkdrop configuration file?

it seems like it would work perfectly if windowed mode had the title bar etc. removed, and if it was "always on top".