projectM-visualizer / projectM-visualizer/projectm

[APP BUG] Long moments where the preview is black

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Description

Please confirm the following points:
  • This report is NOT about the Android apps in the Play Store
  • I have searched the project page to check if the issue was already reported
Affected Application

I don't know / Other (please elaborate below)

Affected Version

No response

Operating System

Windows

Additional Application Details

Downloaded on Github. File is : projectMSDL-Windows-x64-2.0-pre3.zip

Type of Defect

Graphical issue (rendering glitches, black screen, heavy flickering)

Log Output

Describe the Issue
PROBLEM

Regularly, in between two transition from a preset to another, the preview stays black for 30s or a 1mn. Like if it was loading something.

It's very unexpected during a stream where you're listening music in live, so I wonder if that's normal or not.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the black preview during preset transitions on Windows with projectMSDL-Windows-x64-2.0-pre3.zip, then capture useful logs and timing. Done means determining whether the pause is expected and identifying the affected rendering path or cause.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
computer-graphics, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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