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[Mr ChriZ]

Just tried the new version of SoundSpectrums WhiteCap,
and I have to say it is awesome 

 

[prod]

How does it perform vs G-Force, is there much or any speed difference? How does it compare? The screen shots look pretty impressive...

[Mr ChriZ]

I'm running Whitecap on dual core Athlons, with 256 meg graphic
cards and the processor usage change is not even noticable.
Not got G-force installed, so wouldn't know if it's much different.

Probably takes a fair chunk out of older systems

[prod]

Thanks will probably take a look at the trial version. My system is a decent enough spec, but G-Force can struggle on occasion at 1920x1080. Was wondering if Whitecap was the same or noticeably different.

[Mr ChriZ]

I'm only running at 1680x1050 which helps a fair bit I'd guess

[Doof]

I ran the trial of G-Force on the new HTPC I built, running at 1920x1080. I've running an Abit AN-M2HD motherboard (has an Nvidia Geforce7050PV/NF630a video chipset with onboard HDMI) and dedicated 256MB of the 2GB of system memory to video. CPU is an Athlon 64X2 5600+ and G-Force runs beautifully, once it starts. It's always sluggish to start, but once it kicks in, it's nice.

Whitecap looked great as well, although I think if I had to purchase just one of them, it would be G-Force.

I haven't been able to get their SoftSkies plugin to run at all. It always just tells me that my video card is inadequate or that I need to update my drivers.

[prod]

I think G-Force on a big display looks really polished, though I've got to say it's quite distracting, and sometimes pretty hypnotic. It works well for the most part I get a bit of slowdown at times (and only at 1920x1080) but nothing I'm particularly bothered about.

I'd say it is a must-have for an HTPC, I'm interested to see what WhiteCap's like in comparison.

[prod]

I haven't been able to get their SoftSkies plugin to run at all. It always just tells me that my video card is inadequate or that I need to update my drivers.

By the way, I get the exact same message.

[Doof]

A post I read on SoundSpectrum's site seems to indicate it may just be a problem with SoftSkies plugin for MC.

[Magic_Randy]

There is a problem with MC12 & SoftSkies. They had the same problem with WhiteCap but fixed it with the latest release.  I was told they would have a fix for SoftSkies in a couple of weeks.

[glynor]

I can confirm that it has been fixed with WhiteCap in the latest release as well.

I'm really impressed with the new WhiteCap.  Andy did a great job.  It has almost supplanted G-Force as my Visualization of choice.  I certainly give it "equal billing" now.

[Magic_Randy]

It has almost supplanted G-Force as my Visualization of choice.  I certainly give it "equal billing" now.

I have G-Force, SoftSkies, and WhiteCap.  My favorite is WhiteCap, but the variety is nice too.

[glynor]

I also have all three... Never got much into SoftSkies, but the other two I love.  Softskies I can see being nice in certain applications, but it's just not for me.

[Magic_Randy]

I also have all three... Never got much into SoftSkies, but the other two I love.  Softskies I can see being nice in certain applications, but it's just not for me.

I guess I agree. I was using G-Force almost all the time before WhiteCap came out.  Now I mix it up.  I mostly use SoftSkies when a new release comes out - mostly to check for compatability - then I switch back.

BTW: I hope Andy releases a Holiday Theme for WhiteCap 5.