I like it! The filters make for a simple yet convincing glitch effect even with the basic block generation algorithm.
If you would like to go an extra step to make it look even fancier, you could try introducing some more block variation (e.g thin lines, squares, rectangles) that could be done with noise based tiling (e.g simplex/perlin). Throw in some RGB shifting and image cropping for some of the blocks and you'll probably get something real nice.
I implemented a glitch effect some time ago using what I described above, you can see what it looks like (under glitch transition). Hopefully it can provide some inspiration :-)
I think the main reason is that the visualizations are driven by audio analysis, which is often inferior to actual videos edited by hand. This isn't designed to compete with videos made by people, only to provide a good-enough substitute.
I could implement a video editor to let people have more control over the visualizations, but people can already use existing video editors to do that instead if they really wanted to. So I decided that it wasn't worth the effort.
I had a lot of fun listening to music in winamp when I was younger with milkdrop. But I think my tastes have changed now to where I prefer visualizations with more concrete imagery and variety instead of the usual variations of abstract effects (they are still dope as hell though).
I tried to design this app with that in mind, but I definitely see why some people don't find them this style of visualization to be interesting. Maybe someday someone will put some serious effort into bringing the demoscene-style visualizations into the modern era?
It doesn't at the moment. I would like to, but it's quite difficult getting access to PCM audio data from services for audio analysis due to DRM (see Widevine).
Yeah. It's most similar to the kind of edited stuff you see people making with programs like Adobe After Effects and etc. The effects and transitions are synchronized with the currently playing audio, so there is real-time aspect to it.
You can use whatever images you want. You load your images into the app along with your audio and it uses those images. There's a bunch of effects like filters, transitions, particles, etc. that you can customize to adjust the visualizations.
The trailer contains footage of the music videos produced (the part with the fancy effects and transitions synchronized with the music). It's basically a real-time video that plays within the app alongside your music - it doesn't output videos as files. I need to probably make that part clearer somehow.
The footage in the trailer shows what the music videos look like. All of it is recorded directly from the app, and there's a section where the UI is hidden and it's mostly effects and transitions going on (that's the music video part). In hindsight I might not have made that part clear enough.
Also, the old winamp style visualizations were super badass! They played a huge part in my interest in audio visualization :-)
I've been working on a music player that combines audio analysis and shaders to create music videos that play alongside your music. The videos are similar to the style of edited music videos you can often find on youtube and the like, but are done in real-time!
edit: to clarify some confusion, this app is basically a music player similar to wallpaper engine but with more focus on visualizations. the trailer contains an example of the videos produced - you load your images into the app, and the app uses it to create a visualization synchronized with the music similar to the style of edited music videos.
I definitely agree with this and had the same experience. I sort of stumbled on this accidentally while working on personal projects late after work, sleeping on ideas, and then resuming the mornings before work only to realize I was more way efficient and had better clarity during the mornings.
Eventually I just ended up mostly re-allocating my evenings to recreation and relaxation which I felt had a positive impact on my life balance.
If you would like to go an extra step to make it look even fancier, you could try introducing some more block variation (e.g thin lines, squares, rectangles) that could be done with noise based tiling (e.g simplex/perlin). Throw in some RGB shifting and image cropping for some of the blocks and you'll probably get something real nice.
I implemented a glitch effect some time ago using what I described above, you can see what it looks like (under glitch transition). Hopefully it can provide some inspiration :-)
https://aeroheim.github.io/midori/