Foobar2000:Components/Waveform Seekbar (foo wave seekbar) - Revision history

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	{{Foobar Component Infobox		{{Foobar Component Infobox
	\| name = Waveform Seekbar		\| name = Waveform Seekbar

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			{{Foobar Component Infobox
			\| name = Waveform Seekbar
			\| module_name = foo_wave_seekbar
			\| developer = Lars Viklund
			\| released = 2010-01-03
			\| stable_release = 0.2.45
			\| stable_release_date = 2014-02-08
			\| foobar2000_version = 1.1
			\| foobar2000_ui_module = Default UI; Columns UI
			\| use = UI
			}}
	'''Waveform Seekbar''' is a UI element for both the Default UI and Columns UI that provides seekbar functionality (seeking, position indicator) on top of a pretty image of the waveform of the currently playing song, drawn using either Direct3D 9.0c or Direct2D 1.0.		'''Waveform Seekbar''' is a UI element for both the Default UI and Columns UI that provides seekbar functionality (seeking, position indicator) on top of a pretty image of the waveform of the currently playing song, drawn using either Direct3D 9.0c or Direct2D 1.0.

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	The seekbar has three frontends and a bunch of per-instance customizable settings accessible through the context menu, as well as seeking functionality if you click and drag, like the regular, boring seekbar.		The seekbar has three frontends and a bunch of per-instance customizable settings accessible through the context menu, as well as seeking functionality if you click and drag, like the regular, boring seekbar.

	The GDI+ mode requires XP and GDI+, both of which anyone should have out of the box.		The GDI+ mode requires Windows XP and GDI+, both of which anyone should have out of the box.

	==Features==		==Features==
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	==External links==		==External links==
			* {{foobar2000\|http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_wave_seekbar\|Waveform Seekbar}}
	* {{ha\|https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,77490.0.html}}		* {{ha\|https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,77490.0.html}}

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Added "See also" section.

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	** Channel display order - You can choose which channels from the file, if they exist, are shown, and in what order. If you have the ''Downmix display to mono'' box checked, make sure you also have the front center (mono) channel selected here.		** Channel display order - You can choose which channels from the file, if they exist, are shown, and in what order. If you have the ''Downmix display to mono'' box checked, make sure you also have the front center (mono) channel selected here.

			===Advanced preferences===
	In the foobar2000 Preferences, under Advanced > Tools > Waveform Seekbar:		In the foobar2000 Preferences, under Advanced > Tools > Waveform Seekbar:
	* '''Analyze tracks not in the media library~~''' -~~ By default, this is unchecked, meaning you won't see waveforms for tracks that aren't in your media library. If you aren't using the library features of foobar2000, you'll want to check this box.
	* '''Number of concurrent scanning threads~~'''~~ (capped by current processor count) - If the scanning of yet-to-be-played files in your playlist is too slow, you can try increasing this, up to a maximum of the number of processors/cores your computer has.		; Analyze tracks not in the media library
	* '''Store analysed tracks in mono~~''' -~~ Every channel's waveform is scanned and stored separately. If you're only ever going to be displaying a single, mono waveform for each file, you can check this box to save space by only storing the merged waveforms.		: By default, this is unchecked, meaning you won't see waveforms for tracks that aren't in your media library. If you aren't using the library features of foobar2000, you'll want to check this box.
			; Number of concurrent scanning threads (capped by current processor count)
			: If the scanning of yet-to-be-played files in your playlist is too slow, you can try increasing this, up to a maximum of the number of processors/cores your computer has.
			; Store analysed tracks in mono
			: Every channel's waveform is scanned and stored separately. If you're only ever going to be displaying a single, mono waveform for each file, you can check this box to save space by only storing the merged waveforms.

	==Custom waveform rendering==		==Custom waveform rendering==
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	* %PROGRAMFILES%\foobar2000\wavecache.db		* %PROGRAMFILES%\foobar2000\wavecache.db

			==See also==
			* [[foobar2000:Components/Waveform Minibar (mod) (foo_wave_minibar_mod)\|Waveform Minibar (mod)]]

	==External links==		==External links==
	* ~~[http~~://~~www~~.~~hydrogenaudio.org/forums~~/index.php~~?showtopic=~~77490 ~~foo_wave_seekbar announcement, info, links & discussion] (forum thread)~~		* {{ha\|https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,77490.0.html}}

78.32.131.74 at 21:05, 13 May 2016

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	After finding this page I couldn't find the database. After a bit of searching it was found at:		After finding this page I couldn't find the database. After a bit of searching it was found at:

	%PROGRAMFILES%\foobar2000\wavecache.db		* %PROGRAMFILES%\foobar2000\wavecache.db

	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=77490 foo_wave_seekbar announcement, info, links & discussion] (forum thread)		* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=77490 foo_wave_seekbar announcement, info, links & discussion] (forum thread)

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File locations

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	* %APPDATA%\foobar2000\wavecache.db - This is where the analyzed waveforms are stored. You can remove all the waveforms by deleting this file; it will be created again when the next waveform is generated.		* %APPDATA%\foobar2000\wavecache.db - This is where the analyzed waveforms are stored. You can remove all the waveforms by deleting this file; it will be created again when the next waveform is generated.
	* %APPDATA%\foobar2000\user-components\foo_wave_seekbar - The DLLs live in this folder.		* %APPDATA%\foobar2000\user-components\foo_wave_seekbar - The DLLs live in this folder.

			After finding this page I couldn't find the database. After a bit of searching it was found at:

			%PROGRAMFILES%\foobar2000\wavecache.db

	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=77490 foo_wave_seekbar announcement, info, links & discussion] (forum thread)		* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=77490 foo_wave_seekbar announcement, info, links & discussion] (forum thread)

Tribaljet at 20:17, 24 June 2014

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	'''Waveform Seekbar''' is a UI element for both the Default UI and Columns UI that provides seekbar functionality (seeking, position indicator) on top of a pretty image of the waveform of the currently playing song, drawn using either Direct3D 9.0c or Direct2D 1.0.		'''Waveform Seekbar''' is a UI element for both the Default UI and Columns UI that provides seekbar functionality (seeking, position indicator) on top of a pretty image of the waveform of the currently playing song, drawn using either Direct3D 9.0c or Direct2D 1.0.

	The Direct3D 9.0c mode requires a Pixel Shader 2.0 capable graphics card, and has some hacks to support ~~horrible~~ cards like the Intel ~~945~~ (the graphics chipset on a lot of laptops). The [[wikipedia:High Level Shader Language\|HLSL]] effect can be modified to customize the look further.		The Direct3D 9.0c mode requires a Pixel Shader 2.0 capable graphics card, and has some hacks to support legacy cards like the Intel GMA 950 (the graphics chipset on a lot of laptops). The [[wikipedia:High Level Shader Language\|HLSL]] effect can be modified to customize the look further.

	In order to not bog the system down with analysis, it can extract the waveform signature of a song in advance through a context menu item. The process works in the background and resumes after closing foobar2000. It will automagically analyse the currently playing song and attempt to enqueue what it believes is the next song in case of the linear playback orders.		In order to not bog the system down with analysis, it can extract the waveform signature of a song in advance through a context menu item. The process works in the background and resumes after closing foobar2000. It will automagically analyse the currently playing song and attempt to enqueue what it believes is the next song in case of the linear playback orders.

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Minor grammatical correction.

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	The Direct3D 9.0c mode requires a Pixel Shader 2.0 capable graphics card, and has some hacks to support horrible cards like the Intel 945 (the graphics chipset on a lot of laptops). The [[wikipedia:High Level Shader Language\|HLSL]] effect can be modified to customize the look further.		The Direct3D 9.0c mode requires a Pixel Shader 2.0 capable graphics card, and has some hacks to support horrible cards like the Intel 945 (the graphics chipset on a lot of laptops). The [[wikipedia:High Level Shader Language\|HLSL]] effect can be modified to customize the look further.

	In order to not bog the system down with ~~analysation~~, it can extract the waveform signature of a song in advance through a context menu item. The process works in the background and resumes after closing foobar2000. It will automagically analyse the currently playing song and attempt to enqueue what it believes is the next song in case of the linear playback orders.		In order to not bog the system down with analysis, it can extract the waveform signature of a song in advance through a context menu item. The process works in the background and resumes after closing foobar2000. It will automagically analyse the currently playing song and attempt to enqueue what it believes is the next song in case of the linear playback orders.

	The seekbar has three frontends and a bunch of per-instance customizable settings accessible through the context menu, as well as seeking functionality if you click and drag, like the regular, boring seekbar.		The seekbar has three frontends and a bunch of per-instance customizable settings accessible through the context menu, as well as seeking functionality if you click and drag, like the regular, boring seekbar.

123.243.175.204: consolidate updated seekbar.fx info

2013-05-18T08:30:39Z

consolidate updated seekbar.fx info

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	* Multiple channels handled (up to 18)		* Multiple channels handled (up to 18)
	* Optional folding to mono for display and/or storage		* Optional folding to mono for display and/or storage
	* Custom visual effects (scale, shade) via user-editable ~~<code>seekbar.fx</code> file~~		* [[#Custom waveform rendering \|Custom visual effects]] (scale, shade) via user-editable text
	* Graphics drawn with either Direct2D (Windows Vista SP2 and up), Direct3D 9.0c, or GDI+ (CPU-intensive, no custom effects)		* Graphics drawn with either Direct2D (Windows Vista SP2 and up), Direct3D 9.0c, or GDI+ (CPU-intensive, no custom effects)
	* Cached waveform database can be compacted or cleared of 'dead' waveforms (those for which the audio file is gone)		* Cached waveform database can be compacted or cleared of 'dead' waveforms (those for which the audio file is gone)
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	** For a portable installation you may need to manually find and copy the msvcr110.dll and msvcp110.dll installed by the VS runtime installer in the folder containing ''foo_wave_seekbar''. Even on a 64-bit OS you still need the 32-bit dlls (follow details after the forum post linked above).		** For a portable installation you may need to manually find and copy the msvcr110.dll and msvcp110.dll installed by the VS runtime installer in the folder containing ''foo_wave_seekbar''. Even on a 64-bit OS you still need the 32-bit dlls (follow details after the forum post linked above).
	* older versions have different requirements, listed at [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=77490 the start of the same forum thread].		* older versions have different requirements, listed at [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=77490 the start of the same forum thread].
	* Recent versions can display using basic GDI+ functionality (or direct-X 2D for recent Windows), but if you want customizable effects, you need to use Direct-X 3D mode, which requires the [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35 direct-X 9c end-user runtime]. You need this no matter what direct-X comes with your installed version of Windows. After you download the web installer, run it to get the real package. Avoid the Bing offer (unless you really want it) and wait for the ~100MB download.		* Recent versions can display using basic GDI+ functionality (or direct-X 2D for recent Windows), but if you want [[#Custom waveform rendering \|customizable effects]], you need to use Direct-X 3D mode, which requires the [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35 direct-X 9c end-user runtime]. You need this no matter what direct-X comes with your installed version of Windows. After you download the web installer, run it to get the real package. Avoid the Bing offer (unless you really want it) and wait for the ~100MB download.

	==Settings==		==Settings==
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	==Custom waveform rendering==		==Custom waveform rendering==
	In Direct3D mode, you can change how the waveform is drawn. This used to be accomplished through an external seekbar.fx file in a %APPDATA%\foobar2000\effects folder, but the [[wikipedia:High Level Shader Language\|HLSL]] instructions are now entered from the within the component, in the Frontend settings (see above).		In Direct3D mode, you can change how the waveform is drawn. This used to be accomplished through an external <code>seekbar.fx</code> file in a %APPDATA%\foobar2000\effects folder, but the [[wikipedia:High Level Shader Language\|HLSL]] instructions are now entered from the within the component, in the Frontend settings (see [[#Settings\|above]]).

	==Troubleshooting==		==Troubleshooting==

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modified installation instructions

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	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
			Install the base package as described in its [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=77490 official support forum thread].
	After installing the base package there may be extra steps involved. The hint that you need to install something extra will be a message like:		After installing the base package there may be extra steps involved. The hint that you need to install something extra will be a message like:
	This component is missing a required dependency, or was made for different version of foobar2000		This component is missing a required dependency, or was made for different version of foobar2000
	* Starting with version 0.2.35 (May 2013), as described by developer Zao [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=77490&view=findpost&p=833251 ~~in the official support forum~~], you will need to separately install the [http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9815734 Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 (x86) runtime].		* Starting with version 0.2.35 (May 2013), as described by developer Zao in [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=77490&view=findpost&p=833251 this update], you will need to separately install the [http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9815734 Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 (x86) runtime].
	** For a portable installation you may need to manually find and copy the msvcr110.dll and msvcp110.dll installed by the VS runtime installer in the folder containing ''foo_wave_seekbar''. Even on a 64-bit OS you still need the 32-bit dlls (follow details after the forum post linked above).		** For a portable installation you may need to manually find and copy the msvcr110.dll and msvcp110.dll installed by the VS runtime installer in the folder containing ''foo_wave_seekbar''. Even on a 64-bit OS you still need the 32-bit dlls (follow details after the forum post linked above).
	* ~~earlier~~ versions have different requirements, listed in the same forum thread.		* older versions have different requirements, listed at [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=77490 the start of the same forum thread].
			* Recent versions can display using basic GDI+ functionality (or direct-X 2D for recent Windows), but if you want customizable effects, you need to use Direct-X 3D mode, which requires the [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35 direct-X 9c end-user runtime]. You need this no matter what direct-X comes with your installed version of Windows. After you download the web installer, run it to get the real package. Avoid the Bing offer (unless you really want it) and wait for the ~100MB download.

	==Settings==		==Settings==