This part of the addon will allow you to use a .csv file with visualizer settings for several songs to create the visualizer for the entire batch. Unfortunately, this part of the addon requires you to install some extras…
Installation (Windows)
Install ffmpeg by downloading the executable, then add the path to that executable to your system variable Path. If done correctly, you should be able to enter ffmpeg into your command prompt without getting an error.
Install pip.exe into your Blender python folder by downloading get-pip.py and running it with the python.exe located in your Blender installation folder. You’ll need to use a command prompt with admin priveledges.
Use pip.exe in the Scripts folder to install mutagen and pillow. Do path/to/pip.exe install mutagen pillow. Again, you’ll need to use an admin level command prompt to do this.
Installation (Linux)
Install ffmpeg with sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
Install pillow and mutagen using pip. To get pip download get-pip.py and run it with: sudo python get-pip.py Then install the two packages like this:
sudo pip install pillow mutagen
Usage
Create a .csv file like the one included in this package.
Place all mp3 files and png files into the same folder where the .csv file is located
Open blender and use the ‘Config File’ browse button to navigate to the .csv file
Open the Blender Terminal so you can see the Addon Working
(Windows) Window -> Toggle System Console
(Linux) Start Blender with the terminal
Run Batch Bizualize
CSV Options
Song
(Required) The name of the song, for example: We Belong.mp3
Background
(Required) The name of the background image, for example: birds.png
Bar Color
(hexcode) The color that will be applied to the visualize bars.
Bar Count
(integer) The number of bars that will be displayed in the visualizer
Bar Style
The visualizer style. Options include: bottom, top, top-bottom, left, right, left-right, horizontal-center, vertical-center
Space Fraction
(Float from 0.0 to 1.0) Controls the spacing between bars.
Height Fraction
(Float from 0.0 to 1.0) Controls the amplitude of the bars.
Fade
(0 or 1) Add Fade in & out to the video
Opacity
(Float from 0.0 to 1.0) Controls the opacity of the visualizer bars.
