GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Official Homepage of the GEISS Screensaver and Winamp plug-in. GEISS (rhymes with nice) is audio-driven eye candy for your computer.It comes as both a Windows Screensaver and as a music visualization plug-in for the Winamp music player. It takes you on a surreal, visual journey through the sonic landscape of your music. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). SUPERSLIDE - OFFICIAL HOME PAGE - GEISSWERKS SUPERSLIDE Download: SuperSlide v1.00 SuperSlide is a small, fast, and free photo viewer designed to help you fully enjoy all of the memories captured in your digital photo collection. It can also use your GPU (graphics card) to accelerate responsiveness (when zooming, panning, etc.) and to enable slideshows with cool transition effects. MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing HOW TO BECOME A GRAPHICS PROGRAMMER Practice makes perfect. There is almost always a directly linear relationship between the amount of time one has invested in graphics programming, and how good of a graphics programmer one is. GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Official Homepage of the GEISS Screensaver and Winamp plug-in. GEISS (rhymes with nice) is audio-driven eye candy for your computer.It comes as both a Windows Screensaver and as a music visualization plug-in for the Winamp music player. It takes you on a surreal, visual journey through the sonic landscape of your music. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). SUPERSLIDE - OFFICIAL HOME PAGE - GEISSWERKS SUPERSLIDE Download: SuperSlide v1.00 SuperSlide is a small, fast, and free photo viewer designed to help you fully enjoy all of the memories captured in your digital photo collection. It can also use your GPU (graphics card) to accelerate responsiveness (when zooming, panning, etc.) and to enable slideshows with cool transition effects. MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing HOW TO BECOME A GRAPHICS PROGRAMMER Practice makes perfect. There is almost always a directly linear relationship between the amount of time one has invested in graphics programming, and how good of a graphics programmer one is. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT THE GEISS MUSIC VISUALIZER At a glance: GEISS Links: -Geiss Homepage-Screenshots-Winamp.com-Back to GeisswerksWatch the sound waves ripple and swirl as you fly through a dreamlike realm of sight and sound. Download the Winamp plug-in version to run it using Winamp and mp3's, or get the stand-alone screensaver, which can react to the microphone, a CD, or your computer's stereo mix. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT THE MONKEY MUSIC VISUALIZER At a glance: MONKEY Links: -Monkey Homepage-Screenshots-Winamp.com-Back to GeisswerksA journey through a never-ending network of randomly-generated caves, with various shading and texturing options, and various very-cool 3D modes (for use with red/blue, red/green, or cyan/magenta glasses, as well as Chromatek colored glasses; use F6 and y/Y to tune the 3D settings.).

GEISSWERKS

GEISS 2, v1.0 (6/17/03) a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2003 Nullsoft, Inc. Geiss 2 Homepage: http://www.nullsoft.com/free/geiss2 DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch GEISSWERKS - ABOUT MILKDROP The MilkDrop 2.25c source code is freely available - you can get it either as a zip, or using git via SourceForge . It builds using Visual Studio 2008 or later, a free download from Microsoft. The original MilkDrop (1.x) is also open-sourced -- that source code is here . The 2007 update is called "MilkDrop 2" but

is the

GRAPHICS OF RYAN GEISS FAT3.MOV - 4MB - 1999 THIS IS COOL - DOWNLOAD IT. (just click the image) This is a raytraced animation of a flythrough of a 3D Julia fractal. It's cool because

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0d (January 2008) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2008 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online HOMEPAGE OF RYAN GEISS (return to main page) . 2/24/2010 Some cool new renders A few months ago I brushed up an old C ray-marcher I had written and add some improvements, like surface-crawling (basically spatial hinting), ambient occlusion (for lighting), multi-core support, and so on.

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP preset authoring guide return to milkdrop.html * * * Note that there is another, quite comprehensive, Preset Authoring Guide available on the web at http GRAPHICS OF RYAN GEISS This winter, I ported my code to the GPU (using DirectX 11), the main advantage of which is SPEED. On my old Core 2 Duo (2.4 GHz), it took about a day just to render a 3K x 3K image. GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Geiss is back and more beautiful than ever, in glistening new HIGH RESOLUTIONS-- and with support for Multiple Monitors! Previously, the resolution was limited to 800x600; now, both plugin and screensaver support unlimited resolutions.Also, because CPUs are so much faster these days, they've been revamped a little bit to look correct at framerates above 30 frames per second. GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). SUPERSLIDE - OFFICIAL HOME PAGE - GEISSWERKS SUPERSLIDE Download: SuperSlide v1.00 SuperSlide is a small, fast, and free photo viewer designed to help you fully enjoy all of the memories captured in your digital photo collection. It can also use your GPU (graphics card) to accelerate responsiveness (when zooming, panning, etc.) and to enable slideshows with cool transition effects. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums RYAN'S GUIDE TO METABALLS (AKA BLOBS) Metaballs (also known as: Blobs) By Ryan Geiss - 3/10/2000 Contents: I. Metaballs II. Rendering III. An Optimization IV. Control V. Miscellaneous VI. Bonus Updates Purpose: To review what a metaball is, and how to render them; and to describe a new optimization I've made for rendering metaballs. For complex scenes, it can render hundreds of times faster, though I'm certain others have

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Geiss is back and more beautiful than ever, in glistening new HIGH RESOLUTIONS-- and with support for Multiple Monitors! Previously, the resolution was limited to 800x600; now, both plugin and screensaver support unlimited resolutions.Also, because CPUs are so much faster these days, they've been revamped a little bit to look correct at framerates above 30 frames per second. GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). SUPERSLIDE - OFFICIAL HOME PAGE - GEISSWERKS SUPERSLIDE Download: SuperSlide v1.00 SuperSlide is a small, fast, and free photo viewer designed to help you fully enjoy all of the memories captured in your digital photo collection. It can also use your GPU (graphics card) to accelerate responsiveness (when zooming, panning, etc.) and to enable slideshows with cool transition effects. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums RYAN'S GUIDE TO METABALLS (AKA BLOBS) Metaballs (also known as: Blobs) By Ryan Geiss - 3/10/2000 Contents: I. Metaballs II. Rendering III. An Optimization IV. Control V. Miscellaneous VI. Bonus Updates Purpose: To review what a metaball is, and how to render them; and to describe a new optimization I've made for rendering metaballs. For complex scenes, it can render hundreds of times faster, though I'm certain others have

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing GEISSWERKS - ABOUT THE GEISS MUSIC VISUALIZER At a glance: GEISS Links: -Geiss Homepage-Screenshots-Winamp.com-Back to GeisswerksWatch the sound waves ripple and swirl as you fly through a dreamlike realm of sight and sound. Download the Winamp plug-in version to run it using Winamp and mp3's, or get the stand-alone screensaver, which can react to the microphone, a CD, or your computer's stereo mix.

GEISSWERKS

GEISS 2, v1.0 (6/17/03) a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2003 Nullsoft, Inc. Geiss 2 Homepage: http://www.nullsoft.com/free/geiss2 GEISSWERKS - ABOUT MILKDROP The MilkDrop 2.25c source code is freely available - you can get it either as a zip, or using git via SourceForge . It builds using Visual Studio 2008 or later, a free download from Microsoft. The original MilkDrop (1.x) is also open-sourced -- that source code is here . The 2007 update is called "MilkDrop 2" but

is the

GRAPHICS OF RYAN GEISS FAT3.MOV - 4MB - 1999 THIS IS COOL - DOWNLOAD IT. (just click the image) This is a raytraced animation of a flythrough of a 3D Julia fractal. It's cool because SETUP INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GEISS PLUGIN Check that your system meets all the requirements. These are: You're running on Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/Vista. You have the latest version of Winamp installed, and a RYAN'S GUIDE TO METABALLS (AKA BLOBS) Metaballs (also known as: Blobs) By Ryan Geiss - 3/10/2000 Contents: I. Metaballs II. Rendering III. An Optimization IV. Control V. Miscellaneous VI. Bonus Updates Purpose: To review what a metaball is, and how to render them; and to describe a new optimization I've made for rendering metaballs. For complex scenes, it can render hundreds of times faster, though I'm certain others have GRAPHICS OF RYAN GEISS This winter, I ported my code to the GPU (using DirectX 11), the main advantage of which is SPEED. On my old Core 2 Duo (2.4 GHz), it took about a day just to render a 3K x 3K image. GEISSWERKS - REDUCING YOUR IMPACT Some people like to say, "don't take such a hot shower." I strongly disagree; my advice is to turn the FLOW down, long before you turn the heat down. The vast majority of the energy is spent bringing the water from 65 degrees (ground temperature) up to body temperature (98.6); so, even when taking a shower that doesn't feel hot at all, you're actually using gobs of energy, to raise the water

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing SOURCE CODE FOR SMOOTH IMAGE RESAMPLING Source Code for Smooth Image Resampling (Resizing) in C/C++ (Visual Studio) by Ryan Geiss - 3 July 2008 The code below performs a fairly-well-optimized high-quality resample (smooth resize) of a 3-channel image that is padded to 4 bytes per pixel. The pixel format is assumed to be ARGB. If you want to make it handle an alpha channel, the changes should be very straightforward. GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Geiss is back and more beautiful than ever, in glistening new HIGH RESOLUTIONS-- and with support for Multiple Monitors! Previously, the resolution was limited to 800x600; now, both plugin and screensaver support unlimited resolutions.Also, because CPUs are so much faster these days, they've been revamped a little bit to look correct at framerates above 30 frames per second. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). SUPERSLIDE - OFFICIAL HOME PAGE - GEISSWERKS SUPERSLIDE Download: SuperSlide v1.00 SuperSlide is a small, fast, and free photo viewer designed to help you fully enjoy all of the memories captured in your digital photo collection. It can also use your GPU (graphics card) to accelerate responsiveness (when zooming, panning, etc.) and to enable slideshows with cool transition effects. MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing HOW TO BECOME A GRAPHICS PROGRAMMER Practice makes perfect. There is almost always a directly linear relationship between the amount of time one has invested in graphics programming, and how good of a graphics programmer one is. GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Geiss is back and more beautiful than ever, in glistening new HIGH RESOLUTIONS-- and with support for Multiple Monitors! Previously, the resolution was limited to 800x600; now, both plugin and screensaver support unlimited resolutions.Also, because CPUs are so much faster these days, they've been revamped a little bit to look correct at framerates above 30 frames per second. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). SUPERSLIDE - OFFICIAL HOME PAGE - GEISSWERKS SUPERSLIDE Download: SuperSlide v1.00 SuperSlide is a small, fast, and free photo viewer designed to help you fully enjoy all of the memories captured in your digital photo collection. It can also use your GPU (graphics card) to accelerate responsiveness (when zooming, panning, etc.) and to enable slideshows with cool transition effects. MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing HOW TO BECOME A GRAPHICS PROGRAMMER Practice makes perfect. There is almost always a directly linear relationship between the amount of time one has invested in graphics programming, and how good of a graphics programmer one is. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT THE GEISS MUSIC VISUALIZER At a glance: GEISS Links: -Geiss Homepage-Screenshots-Winamp.com-Back to GeisswerksWatch the sound waves ripple and swirl as you fly through a dreamlike realm of sight and sound. Download the Winamp plug-in version to run it using Winamp and mp3's, or get the stand-alone screensaver, which can react to the microphone, a CD, or your computer's stereo mix. SUPERSLIDE - OFFICIAL HOME PAGE - GEISSWERKS SUPERSLIDE Download: SuperSlide v1.00 SuperSlide is a small, fast, and free photo viewer designed to help you fully enjoy all of the memories captured in your digital photo collection. It can also use your GPU (graphics card) to accelerate responsiveness (when zooming, panning, etc.) and to enable slideshows with cool transition effects. GEISSWERKS - GPUCASTER GPUCASTER Links: -Download it (v135; includes C source code)-Tutorial-Back to GeisswerksThis is a free program that I wrote and have posted for others to use for art, education, fun, etc. It uses your GPU to quickly render highly-detailed, arbitrary 3D isosurfaces (functions) with semi-realistic lighting (5 point light sources with ambient occlusion). GEISSWERKS - ABOUT MILKDROP The MilkDrop 2.25c source code is freely available - you can get it either as a zip, or using git via SourceForge . It builds using Visual Studio 2008 or later, a free download from Microsoft. The original MilkDrop (1.x) is also open-sourced -- that source code is here . The 2007 update is called "MilkDrop 2" but

is the

GEISSWERKS - ABOUT SUPERSLIDE At a glance: SUPERSLIDE Links: -SuperSlide Homepage-Back to GeisswerksMy hardware-accelerated (GPU-powered) Image Viewer - it's very zippy and is loaded with cool, morphing transition effects.

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0d (January 2008) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2008 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online SMOKE PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Smoke is a Winamp plug-in that generates rich and lively audio-driven visuals through the simulation of fluid dynamics. The latest version is 1.06, released on August 28, 2002. what's new? HOMEPAGE OF RYAN GEISS (return to main page) . 2/24/2010 Some cool new renders A few months ago I brushed up an old C ray-marcher I had written and add some improvements, like surface-crawling (basically spatial hinting), ambient occlusion (for lighting), multi-core support, and so on.

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP preset authoring guide return to milkdrop.html * * * Note that there is another, quite comprehensive, Preset Authoring Guide available on the web at http GRAPHICS OF RYAN GEISS This winter, I ported my code to the GPU (using DirectX 11), the main advantage of which is SPEED. On my old Core 2 Duo (2.4 GHz), it took about a day just to render a 3K x 3K image. GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Geiss is back and more beautiful than ever, in glistening new HIGH RESOLUTIONS-- and with support for Multiple Monitors! Previously, the resolution was limited to 800x600; now, both plugin and screensaver support unlimited resolutions.Also, because CPUs are so much faster these days, they've been revamped a little bit to look correct at framerates above 30 frames per second. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT THE GEISS MUSIC VISUALIZER At a glance: GEISS Links: -Geiss Homepage-Screenshots-Winamp.com-Back to GeisswerksWatch the sound waves ripple and swirl as you fly through a dreamlike realm of sight and sound. Download the Winamp plug-in version to run it using Winamp and mp3's, or get the stand-alone screensaver, which can react to the microphone, a CD, or your computer's stereo mix. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch GEISSWERKS - GPUCASTER GPUCASTER Links: -Download it (v135; includes C source code)-Tutorial-Back to GeisswerksThis is a free program that I wrote and have posted for others to use for art, education, fun, etc. It uses your GPU to quickly render highly-detailed, arbitrary 3D isosurfaces (functions) with semi-realistic lighting (5 point light sources with ambient occlusion). MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Geiss is back and more beautiful than ever, in glistening new HIGH RESOLUTIONS-- and with support for Multiple Monitors! Previously, the resolution was limited to 800x600; now, both plugin and screensaver support unlimited resolutions.Also, because CPUs are so much faster these days, they've been revamped a little bit to look correct at framerates above 30 frames per second. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT THE GEISS MUSIC VISUALIZER At a glance: GEISS Links: -Geiss Homepage-Screenshots-Winamp.com-Back to GeisswerksWatch the sound waves ripple and swirl as you fly through a dreamlike realm of sight and sound. Download the Winamp plug-in version to run it using Winamp and mp3's, or get the stand-alone screensaver, which can react to the microphone, a CD, or your computer's stereo mix. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch GEISSWERKS - GPUCASTER GPUCASTER Links: -Download it (v135; includes C source code)-Tutorial-Back to GeisswerksThis is a free program that I wrote and have posted for others to use for art, education, fun, etc. It uses your GPU to quickly render highly-detailed, arbitrary 3D isosurfaces (functions) with semi-realistic lighting (5 point light sources with ambient occlusion). MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

GEISSWERKS - GPUCASTER GPUCASTER Links: -Download it (v135; includes C source code)-Tutorial-Back to GeisswerksThis is a free program that I wrote and have posted for others to use for art, education, fun, etc. It uses your GPU to quickly render highly-detailed, arbitrary 3D isosurfaces (functions) with semi-realistic lighting (5 point light sources with ambient occlusion). GEISSWERKS - ABOUT DREMPELS Links: - Drempels Homepage. - Back to Geisswerks. A hallucinatory desktop enhancer - bring your wallpaper to life with graceful, swirling imagery. Runs beautifully as animated wallpaper, or as a screensaver. Uses extremely little CPU (less than 200 MHz), running as your wallpaper (your icons still all work) or as a screensaver. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT SUPERSLIDE At a glance: SUPERSLIDE Links: -SuperSlide Homepage-Back to GeisswerksMy hardware-accelerated (GPU-powered) Image Viewer - it's very zippy and is loaded with cool, morphing transition effects. GRAPHICS OF RYAN GEISS This winter, I ported my code to the GPU (using DirectX 11), the main advantage of which is SPEED. On my old Core 2 Duo (2.4 GHz), it took about a day just to render a 3K x 3K image. SETUP INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GEISS PLUGIN Check that your system meets all the requirements. These are: You're running on Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/Vista. You have the latest version of Winamp installed, and a CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RYAN GEISS You can try to reach me at this e-mail address: Please be warned that I'm not the best about checking these messages frequently, although eventually I do read them all. SMOKE PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Smoke is a Winamp plug-in that generates rich and lively audio-driven visuals through the simulation of fluid dynamics. The latest version is 1.06, released on August 28, 2002. what's new?

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing HOW TO BECOME A GRAPHICS PROGRAMMER Practice makes perfect. There is almost always a directly linear relationship between the amount of time one has invested in graphics programming, and how good of a graphics programmer one is. GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Geiss is back and more beautiful than ever, in glistening new HIGH RESOLUTIONS-- and with support for Multiple Monitors! Previously, the resolution was limited to 800x600; now, both plugin and screensaver support unlimited resolutions.Also, because CPUs are so much faster these days, they've been revamped a little bit to look correct at framerates above 30 frames per second. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT THE GEISS MUSIC VISUALIZER At a glance: GEISS Links: -Geiss Homepage-Screenshots-Winamp.com-Back to GeisswerksWatch the sound waves ripple and swirl as you fly through a dreamlike realm of sight and sound. Download the Winamp plug-in version to run it using Winamp and mp3's, or get the stand-alone screensaver, which can react to the microphone, a CD, or your computer's stereo mix. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch GEISSWERKS - GPUCASTER GPUCASTER Links: -Download it (v135; includes C source code)-Tutorial-Back to GeisswerksThis is a free program that I wrote and have posted for others to use for art, education, fun, etc. It uses your GPU to quickly render highly-detailed, arbitrary 3D isosurfaces (functions) with semi-realistic lighting (5 point light sources with ambient occlusion). MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Geiss is back and more beautiful than ever, in glistening new HIGH RESOLUTIONS-- and with support for Multiple Monitors! Previously, the resolution was limited to 800x600; now, both plugin and screensaver support unlimited resolutions.Also, because CPUs are so much faster these days, they've been revamped a little bit to look correct at framerates above 30 frames per second. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT THE GEISS MUSIC VISUALIZER At a glance: GEISS Links: -Geiss Homepage-Screenshots-Winamp.com-Back to GeisswerksWatch the sound waves ripple and swirl as you fly through a dreamlike realm of sight and sound. Download the Winamp plug-in version to run it using Winamp and mp3's, or get the stand-alone screensaver, which can react to the microphone, a CD, or your computer's stereo mix. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch GEISSWERKS - GPUCASTER GPUCASTER Links: -Download it (v135; includes C source code)-Tutorial-Back to GeisswerksThis is a free program that I wrote and have posted for others to use for art, education, fun, etc. It uses your GPU to quickly render highly-detailed, arbitrary 3D isosurfaces (functions) with semi-realistic lighting (5 point light sources with ambient occlusion). MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

GEISSWERKS - GPUCASTER GPUCASTER Links: -Download it (v135; includes C source code)-Tutorial-Back to GeisswerksThis is a free program that I wrote and have posted for others to use for art, education, fun, etc. It uses your GPU to quickly render highly-detailed, arbitrary 3D isosurfaces (functions) with semi-realistic lighting (5 point light sources with ambient occlusion). GEISSWERKS - ABOUT DREMPELS Links: - Drempels Homepage. - Back to Geisswerks. A hallucinatory desktop enhancer - bring your wallpaper to life with graceful, swirling imagery. Runs beautifully as animated wallpaper, or as a screensaver. Uses extremely little CPU (less than 200 MHz), running as your wallpaper (your icons still all work) or as a screensaver. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT SUPERSLIDE At a glance: SUPERSLIDE Links: -SuperSlide Homepage-Back to GeisswerksMy hardware-accelerated (GPU-powered) Image Viewer - it's very zippy and is loaded with cool, morphing transition effects. GRAPHICS OF RYAN GEISS This winter, I ported my code to the GPU (using DirectX 11), the main advantage of which is SPEED. On my old Core 2 Duo (2.4 GHz), it took about a day just to render a 3K x 3K image. SETUP INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GEISS PLUGIN Check that your system meets all the requirements. These are: You're running on Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/Vista. You have the latest version of Winamp installed, and a CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RYAN GEISS You can try to reach me at this e-mail address: Please be warned that I'm not the best about checking these messages frequently, although eventually I do read them all. SMOKE PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Smoke is a Winamp plug-in that generates rich and lively audio-driven visuals through the simulation of fluid dynamics. The latest version is 1.06, released on August 28, 2002. what's new?

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing HOW TO BECOME A GRAPHICS PROGRAMMER Practice makes perfect. There is almost always a directly linear relationship between the amount of time one has invested in graphics programming, and how good of a graphics programmer one is. GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Geiss is back and more beautiful than ever, in glistening new HIGH RESOLUTIONS-- and with support for Multiple Monitors! Previously, the resolution was limited to 800x600; now, both plugin and screensaver support unlimited resolutions.Also, because CPUs are so much faster these days, they've been revamped a little bit to look correct at framerates above 30 frames per second. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT THE GEISS MUSIC VISUALIZER At a glance: GEISS Links: -Geiss Homepage-Screenshots-Winamp.com-Back to GeisswerksWatch the sound waves ripple and swirl as you fly through a dreamlike realm of sight and sound. Download the Winamp plug-in version to run it using Winamp and mp3's, or get the stand-alone screensaver, which can react to the microphone, a CD, or your computer's stereo mix. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch GEISSWERKS - GPUCASTER GPUCASTER Links: -Download it (v135; includes C source code)-Tutorial-Back to GeisswerksThis is a free program that I wrote and have posted for others to use for art, education, fun, etc. It uses your GPU to quickly render highly-detailed, arbitrary 3D isosurfaces (functions) with semi-realistic lighting (5 point light sources with ambient occlusion). MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing GEISSWERKSGEOFORMSGPUCASTERGAMELAN SIMULATORABOUT MR. GEISSGRAPHICSZEPHYR BACKUP Geisswerks. MilkDrop 2. for Winamp (2007) Cascades. Nvidia demo (2007) GeoForms. screensaver (2006) Kinect. for the Xbox 360 (2007) GEISSWERKS - OFFICIAL HOME OF THE GEISS SCREENSAVER ANDSCREENSHOTSTROUBLESHOOTING / FAQGEISS.INISETUP INSTRUCTIONS Geiss is back and more beautiful than ever, in glistening new HIGH RESOLUTIONS-- and with support for Multiple Monitors! Previously, the resolution was limited to 800x600; now, both plugin and screensaver support unlimited resolutions.Also, because CPUs are so much faster these days, they've been revamped a little bit to look correct at framerates above 30 frames per second. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT THE GEISS MUSIC VISUALIZER At a glance: GEISS Links: -Geiss Homepage-Screenshots-Winamp.com-Back to GeisswerksWatch the sound waves ripple and swirl as you fly through a dreamlike realm of sight and sound. Download the Winamp plug-in version to run it using Winamp and mp3's, or get the stand-alone screensaver, which can react to the microphone, a CD, or your computer's stereo mix. MILKDROP PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP MilkDrop is a music visualizer - a "plug-in" to the Winamp music player. As you listen your music in Winamp, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey

through sound.

GEISS 2 AUDIO VISUALIZATION PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Geiss 2 is a Winamp audio-visualization plug-in that lets you fly through the sound waves of the music you're listening to. Geiss 2 is a sequel to the original winamp plug-in, Geiss, developed in 1998 and 1999.Now it's back, with higher resolutions, smooth blends, full multimon support, new movements and palettes, 'mouse steering' (hit INSERT), and even DESKTOP MODE (hit ALT+D). DREMPELS SCREENSAVER HOME Jim has posted a very cool Winamp skin here that lets you see Drempels through Winamp. Also, Darin posted a link to a very cool texture site you should check out. Don't forget, only 256x256 textures work with Drempels (for now); for non-256x256 textures you'll need a batch converter such as the indespensible Irfanview. (Download a few hundred textures of varying sizes, then use the 'Batch GEISSWERKS - GPUCASTER GPUCASTER Links: -Download it (v135; includes C source code)-Tutorial-Back to GeisswerksThis is a free program that I wrote and have posted for others to use for art, education, fun, etc. It uses your GPU to quickly render highly-detailed, arbitrary 3D isosurfaces (functions) with semi-realistic lighting (5 point light sources with ambient occlusion). MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

GEISSWERKS

MILKDROP 2.0 (10/10/2007) a Winamp visualization plug-in by Ryan Geiss copyright (c) 2001-2007 Nullsoft, Inc. Useful Links: official milkdrop homepage online forums

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing MONKEY PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Monkey is a 3D-accelerated Winamp visualization plug-in that takes you on a psychedelic journey through a never-ending network of underground

passageways.

GEISSWERKS - GPUCASTER GPUCASTER Links: -Download it (v135; includes C source code)-Tutorial-Back to GeisswerksThis is a free program that I wrote and have posted for others to use for art, education, fun, etc. It uses your GPU to quickly render highly-detailed, arbitrary 3D isosurfaces (functions) with semi-realistic lighting (5 point light sources with ambient occlusion). GEISSWERKS - ABOUT DREMPELS Links: - Drempels Homepage. - Back to Geisswerks. A hallucinatory desktop enhancer - bring your wallpaper to life with graceful, swirling imagery. Runs beautifully as animated wallpaper, or as a screensaver. Uses extremely little CPU (less than 200 MHz), running as your wallpaper (your icons still all work) or as a screensaver. GEISSWERKS - ABOUT SUPERSLIDE At a glance: SUPERSLIDE Links: -SuperSlide Homepage-Back to GeisswerksMy hardware-accelerated (GPU-powered) Image Viewer - it's very zippy and is loaded with cool, morphing transition effects. GRAPHICS OF RYAN GEISS This winter, I ported my code to the GPU (using DirectX 11), the main advantage of which is SPEED. On my old Core 2 Duo (2.4 GHz), it took about a day just to render a 3K x 3K image. SETUP INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GEISS PLUGIN Check that your system meets all the requirements. These are: You're running on Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/Vista. You have the latest version of Winamp installed, and a CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RYAN GEISS You can try to reach me at this e-mail address: Please be warned that I'm not the best about checking these messages frequently, although eventually I do read them all. SMOKE PLUG-IN FOR WINAMP Smoke is a Winamp plug-in that generates rich and lively audio-driven visuals through the simulation of fluid dynamics. The latest version is 1.06, released on August 28, 2002. what's new?

TIMING IN WIN32

Results of some quick research on timing in Win32 by Ryan Geiss - 16 August 2002 (with updates since then) You might be thinking to yourself: this is a pretty simple thing to be posting; what's the big deal? The deal is that somehow, good timing code has eluded me for years. Finally, frustrated, I dug in and did some formal experiments on a few different computers, testing the timing HOW TO BECOME A GRAPHICS PROGRAMMER Practice makes perfect. There is almost always a directly linear relationship between the amount of time one has invested in graphics programming, and how good of a graphics programmer one is. _WELCOME TO GEISSWERKS_

MILKDROP 2

for Winamp (2007)

CASCADES

Nvidia demo (2007)

GEOFORMS

screensaver (2006)

KINECT

for the Xbox 360 (2007)

GPUCASTER

Fractal renderer (2012)

SUPERSLIDE

image viewer (2008)

GEISS

(1998-2008) ...now in HD!

DREMPELS

psychedelic motion wallpaper (2000)

MONKEY

for Winamp (2002)

SMOKE

for Winamp (2002)

GENERATING COMPLEX PROCEDURAL TERRAINS USING THE GPU at interactive speeds

GPU Gems 3 (2007)

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  Graphics & Music-Visualization

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wallpapers here!

  Graphics & Programming - articles,

code snippets, etc.

  Zephyr Backup - scripted backup to USB hard

drives

  Gamelan Simulator - learn Indonesian

gamelan music

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WHAT'S NEW:

  - May 23, 2020: I recently spent some time refining and rating my favorite MilkDrop presets. If you'd like to try them out, you can

grab them here

.

Happy quarantining!

  - Oct 22, 2014:   I've released Gpucaster (including source) - now you can make your own awesome 3D fractal renders!   - Dec 2, 2013:   Winamp.com might disappear on Dec. 20th (if Microsoft doesn't buy it), but fear not - you'll always be able to grab a copy of the final version (including MilkDrop 2) here, from the MilkDrop page.   To commemorate this sad day, I've put together a FINAL CANON OF MY FAVORITE PRESETS - the ones I would have included if I still worked at Nullsoft.   - May 15, 2013:   It's official: MilkDrop 2 has been

open-sourced!

  - April 4, 2012:   We've just announced PROJECT GLASS

, an amazing new

device we're building here at Google, and the reason I've been so

busy.

  - Nov 4, 2010:   KINECT LAUNCHES TODAY!   - Oct 18, 2010:   I start today at GOOGLE!   - Aug 10, 2008:   The original GEISS plug-in / screensaver now runs IN HD !