How to Change the Settings in Visual Mode on iTunes

Visual Mode in iTunes is a popular function of the application. It allows users to see a visual, colorful display of their music on their screen. Follow these tips to change the settings in Visual Mode to get a customized version of the application's function.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Open the iTunes application. Add songs to your iTunes playlist, if you haven't already done so.

2. Return to the "View" menu. Click "Show Visualizer."

3. Play a song so that you can see the changes occurring as you make modifications.

4. Select "Edit" and "Preferences" from the iTunes menu across the top of the application. Choose the "Advanced" tab and then the "General" tab.

5. At the bottom of the panel, choose either "Small," "Medium" or "Large" next to "Visualizer Size" to change the size of your Visualizer's display.

6. Check "Display Visualizer Full Screen" if you'd rather have a full-screen of Visualizer effects to accompany your music.

7. Choose "View" from the iTunes menu. Select "Visualizer" and "Visualizer Options." Here, you can designate technical aspects of your Visualizer. Check off "Display Frame Rate," "Cap Frame Rate at 30 FPS," "Always Display Song Info," "Use DirectX," "Faster But Rougher Display" or any combination of them to customize iTune's Visualizer.

8. Click "OK" to make the changes permanent.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure that "iTunes Visualizer" is always checked under the "View" and "Visualizer" menus.
• Click "Hide Visualizer" under the "View" menu at any time to conceal the Visualizer.
• Click "Cancel" under any open option menu to keep the Visualizer options in default mode.