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Welcome to Aeon

Aeon is a music visualization plug-in for media players, rich with 3D content variety, color, and artistic depth. Aeon is filled with an incredibly diverse range of visual imagery and effects.


Quick Tips

Frequent questions are answered in the FAQ and troubleshooting sections.

When Aeon is running, right-click (or control-click) on the Aeon window. You can:

To maximize frame rate:
  • Exit background tasks (virus scanners, file sharing, system monitoring)
  • Disable audio extensions (e.g, sound equalizers, audio filters, "DSPs")
  • Disable CPU energy-saving features
Installation
    VLC (v3)

    1. Quit VLC.
    2. Run the Aeon installer (leave VLC selected).
    3. Start VLC.
    4. Open VLC (or Tools) -> Preferences -> Audio (tab, Simple view).
    5. Set Visualization to Aeon, then press Save.
    6. Quit and reopen VLC, then play audio. Aeon runs in its own window, but closes for video. To also run it for video, open Preferences, set Show settings to All, select Audio -> Visualizations -> Aeon, and clear Only visualize audio-only inputs.

    • Run the Aeon installer again whenever you install, update or reinstall VLC. A VLC update removes the plug-in.
    • VLC's own Audio -> Visualizations submenu has a bug where it lists only the visualizers built into VLC. This means:
      • Aeon is not listed there until VLC is fixed; instead, select it via Preferences -> Audio as described above.
      • That menu shows Disable as checked even while Aeon is running, and can be ignored.
      • Choosing any entry in that menu replaces Aeon for the rest of the session. Quit and reopen VLC to return to your saved setting.


    Apple Music / iTunes

    1. Run the Aeon installer.
    2. Start Music (macOS) or iTunes (Windows).
    3. From the Window menu (View in iTunes), select Visualizer Settings -> Aeon.
    4. With audio playing, select Window -> Visualizer (View -> Show Visualizer in iTunes).


    Winamp

    1. Run the Aeon installer.
    2. Start Winamp.
    3. Press CTRL+K (or right click -> Visualization -> Select plug-in, select Aeon, and press the Start button)


    Windows Media Player

    1. Run the Aeon installer.
    2. Start Windows Media Player.
    3. Press the Now Playing tab (or enter any mode that displays the visualizer).
    4. If Aeon does not appear, ensure that it's selected (Options -> Plug-ins -> Visualization).
    5. Note: WMP only passes keystrokes to plugins while in fullscreen mode.


    J. River MEDIA CENTER

    1. Run the Aeon installer.
    2. Start J. River MEDIA CENTER and start playing a song.
    3. From the Player menu, select Display Options -> Display Plugin -> Aeon.
    4. Click on the Playing Now heading (upper-left).
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