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Synthesoft Flashback [ Update 11/11/2024 ]

"Synthesoft Flashback" is a suite of three applications, Flashback, ShaderTest, and PaletteEditor.  Flashback Suite is an interactive, audio-reactive, generative art platform that dynamically creates mesmerizing visuals in real-time. Equipped with a powerful user interface, it enables on-the-fly editing and customization of visuals by leveraging an extensive collection of adaptable color and pattern generators and effects constructed with controls which can be configured with customized ranges and sources (timing, periods, RNG, waveforms, audio). Flashback allows users to save and load presets, edit/run/parameterize custom pixel shaders, and edit/curate color palettes.

Flashback is free to download, use, adapt, and share. If you enjoy using it and would like to contribute to additions and improvements, please consider becoming a patron. Patronage is an investment in the future of the product. It helps to cover costs related to web hosting, code signing, and development, including further refinement of the user interface, adding new features, maintaining compatibility with new operating system versions, and improving existing functionalities.

Flashback

Flashback is an application for generating audio-reactive, real-time visualizations. It uses a modular approach, allowing users to create “presets” composed of various visual modules. These modules generate colors, patterns, and effects, which can be configured with adjustable parameters, including timing, randomization, waveforms, and audio inputs. Flashback’s interface supports on-the-fly customization, enabling users to save and load presets for repeated use or sharing.

ShaderTest

ShaderTest is a shader editor that lets users create, modify, and run GLSL shaders. It includes Shadertoy integration, enabling users to search for and download shaders directly from Shadertoy’s library. ShaderTest also supports parameterized shader controls, allowing interactive adjustments to variables during shader execution.

PaletteEditor

PaletteEditor is a tool for creating, editing, saving, and loading color palettes. Users can define specific color schemes to apply within Flashback’s visual modules. PaletteEditor can also extract color palettes from images, making it easy to build color themes based on external graphics.

The Flashback suite is available free of charge. Users who wish to support further development may consider contributing through patronage, which assists with ongoing development, web hosting, code signing, interface improvements, feature additions, and compatibility updates.

System Requirements

·         Required: Microsoft Windows 10 / 11 (x64)

·         Required: Microsoft VC Runtimes (included in ZIP distribution)

·         Recommended: A gaming-oriented video adapter with updated drivers and OpenGL support, which is required for running presets with modules that use OpenGL, such as KOB Animator and GLSL Shader. Presets with these modules will be disabled if suitable drivers are not available.

·         Further information, including screenshots of Flashback’s interface, and example animations are available on Synthesoft’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@synthesoft - optimal viewing at 1440p resolution).

License

 Flashback is shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) license but shaders downloaded or cached from shadertoy.com are the property of their respective authors and have their own licenses.  Please read this before creating Flashback distributions or displaying shaders downloaded from shadertoy.com publically as some licenses are extremely restrictive. 

The current release is distributed in ZIP format. To get started, simply download the distro and extract the contents to a folder of your choice, install the included C Runtime libraries, and then run the executables. Other than the C Runtime installation, the applications do not modify your system or any files/folders outside the install folder unless you explicitly tell it to do so. Multiple versions can be installed independently and will coexist without conflicts. To remove the application, simply delete the folder where you extracted the files.

Screen shots of the Flashback UI are included below and examples of the anamations are available on the Synthesoft YouTube Channel including a playlist that specifically demonstrates sound-sync (adjust the video quality for 1440p).

Suggestions, bug reports, feedback: pixel@synthesoft.com

More info:

Download Flashback

Flashback-11-11-2024.zip
MD5: 1578503B1221C9C27491146C8A0889E2
SHA-265: 5FD53E3B2CED79615C4D5CB409B381BE31908AC924D138D9EBF1D2A8CEE9B052

 

 

This Flashback distribution includes the Flashback Visuals Generator/Editor, the Palette Editor, and the Shader Editor/Tester:

Flashback Visuals Generator

 

Video of Flashback UI in action. Best viewed w/quality set to 1440p on YouTube

Screen captures...

Flashback Visuals Generator

Flashback Visuals Generator

Palette Editor

Palette Editor

Shader Editor/Tester

Shader Tester

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