dpollock

26th December 2009 02:11 UTC

winamp keeps changing my visualizations
I just started with winamp. Like it, but I can't get a visualization to last very long. It goes through all the visualizations one after another randomly. I have looked all through the settins and controls but haven't figured it out. How do I make my favorite visualization permanent, working with every album I play (until I change my mind)?

Yathosho

26th December 2009 12:51 UTC

(taken from the FAQ)

Question #4a: AVS keeps changing the visuals every X seconds. How can I turn this off?
Question #4b: AVS keeps showing the same visual. How can I make it change presets regularly?

To turn this on/off, you have to open the configuration dialog first (see Question #2). Then, go to the 'Settings' menu at the top, click 'Presets/Hotkeys'. Now, turn on/off the checkbox marked 'Randomly switch presets'.
Note that AVS will never cycle presets while the configuration dialog is open, even when this is turned on. Make sure that this is turned off anyway when creating presets, because you could easily lose an unsaved preset this way.

dpollock

27th December 2009 15:59 UTC

Thanks. That was helpful. I have one more question. Using the AVS plugin it allows me to choose from many different visualizations. However most of them I have no use for them. Is there a way I can delete them so that when I click on "community picks" or "winamp 5 picks" it will only show the few visualizations that I like and care to use?

Warrior of the Light

27th December 2009 18:56 UTC

They're in (by default) C:\Program Files\Winamp\Plugins\AVS\ and then in their independant subdirectories. You can remove any .avs file from any subdirectory in there.

There are a lot more (and better) presets out there, though

just take a look here and here

WTH

27th December 2009 22:56 UTC

You can also refer to the Help file [F1] which indicates that ScrLock will halt/unhalt the visulation changing AND that pressing the L key will list the visulations by creator's name. [These are "hot keys]

QOAL

27th December 2009 23:11 UTC

That would be for Milkdrop (I assume), not AVS, WTH. :)

WTH

28th December 2009 13:06 UTC

Yep, MilkDrop. Sorry 'bout that; my mistake.