G-Force screen saver looks better

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carl1011
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G-Force screen saver looks better

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I’ve noticed that, to me, the default screen saver visualizering looks better than the visualizing I see using the G-Force default settings in iTunes, Winamp or Media Player. So after some trial and error I was able to make a couple of minor changes to the “preferencesâ€￾ file to get the screen saver visualizer look in iTunes. Would anyone be interested in trying these changes?

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Hello carl1011

Any customising is welcomed by SoundSpectrum, in fact they encourage users to experiment, so go ahead and post the changes you have made to the preference file so others can try it out.
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Post by carl1011 »

Here are the changes to the G-Force preferences file mentioned in my earlier post. I use iTunes so my file is named “Preferences (iTunes).txtâ€￾. I use Windows 7 so this file is located in “C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\SoundSpectrum\G-Forceâ€￾

STEP 1
Locate the file “To the Stars.txtâ€￾ and open and replace all occurrences of “Suggestedâ€￾ with “Allâ€￾. My “To the Stars.txtâ€￾ file is located in “C:\Program Files (x86)\SoundSpectrum\G-Force\Themesâ€￾. Then save the file with the new file name “All Inclusive.txtâ€￾. It needs be saved in the same directory as “To the Stars.txtâ€￾ file. After Incorporating the changes the file look similar like this:

About = ""
ColorMap.CategoryExpr = "+(All)"
FlowField.CategoryExpr = "+(All)"
Particle.CategoryExpr = "+(All)"
Sprite.CategoryExpr = "+(All)"
LastModified = 0x5165EC00
Locked = 1
ThemeName = "All Inclusive"
Version = 1

STEP 2
Incorporate BTT’s recommended changes to the “preferencesâ€￾ file. After making the changes save the file.

ColorMap.Slideshow.Interval.Duration = "11 + rnd( 10 )"

ColorMap.Transition.Duration = "4 + rnd( 10 )"

FlowField.Slideshow.Interval.Duration = "12 + rnd( 12 )"

FlowField.Transition.Duration = "4 + rnd( 10 )"

Particle.Duration = "20 + rnd( 15 )"

Particle.Slideshow.Interval.Duration = "20 + rnd( 15 )"

WaveShape.Slideshow.Interval.Duration = "12 + rnd( 10 )"

WaveShape.Transition.Duration = "4 + rnd( 10 )"


STEP 3
Incorporate the following changes to the “preferencesâ€￾ file

Audio.PCM.Smooth = 0.04

Audio.Response.Scale = 1.1

Particle.ConfigPrepTime = 5

Sprite.ConfigPrepTime = 5

Theme.StartupTheme = "All Inclusive"

WaveShape.ConfigPrepTime = 5

WaveShape.LineWidth.Offset = 0.1

WaveShape.LineWidth.Scale = "0.6 + (1.6 / rnd( 30 ))"

Note: The Sound Spectrum instruction for creating a theme is located here: http://www.soundspectrum.com/g-force/faq.html
Under the heading:
How do I rename, clone, or otherwise edit Categories and Themes?

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