Advanced Visualization Studio

Advanced Visualization Studio ( AVS ) (also WVS, Winamp Visualization Studio ) is a plugin for Winamp visualization of music, developed by Justin Frankel. A modular system makes it easy to create your own visualizations, known as presets. The AVS plugin can be extended by so-called AVS plugin Effects (APE ), so additional effects in turn.

Since May 2005 AVS is available under an open source license.

Although Nullsoft and Frankel since January 2004 go our separate ways, the latter has released a new version under the name " Cockos Happy AVS " in August 2010. Since October 2013 also gives an implemented in JavaScript and WebGL visualizer, the AVS Presets happening within your web browser.

End of November 2013 was carried out by AOL 's announcement, Winamp set for December 20, 2013 and no longer offer to download from this date would be .. This affects also all plugins on the Winamp website, which probably is the largest source of AVS presets, but the closure was averted by taking over Winamp by Radionomy.

See also: Visual Jockey

Bands and Artists

Similarly, the demo scene, there are artists who publish presets organized into groups. The first association of this kind came together under the name AVSociety, which included the main players of the first generation of AVS artists. With the increasing complexity of new versions of AVS, were added new artists, at the same time broke the AVSociety. The next generation united in the group VISBOT that exists today. Another group was Finnish Flash, an association of young artists from Finland. Among the most famous artists AVS include the independent Frank Nagel (El - Vis) and Steven Wittens ( UnConeD ), the latter also has many special effects (APE ) is programmed and published.

With the increasing popularity of alternative audio player like iTunes or Windows Media Player both compliance and distribution of AVS presets have decreased.