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The '''VLM''' aka Virtual Light Machine''' ('''VLM''') is a [[lightsynth]]light used by [[Kraftwerksynthesizer]] on their seminal electronic music album [[Autobahn]]. VLM was developed by [[Jeff Minter]] in 1990.<ref VLMname="llama"/> isIt mostlywas connectedinstalled tointo thea Nuonnumber systemof becauseelectronics, itincluding wasthe used[[Atari toJaguar tryCD]] toand sell[[Nuon the(DVD nuontechnology)|Nuon]] [[DVD]] systemsplayers.

VLM,The basicallyVirtual put,Light Machine is very similar to what would later be seen in [[music visualization]]s included with [[Winamp]] and other [[visualizationmedia player (graphicapplication software)|visualizationsMedia player]]s. When an [[Red Book (audio CD standard)|audio CD]] is put into a NuonVLM DVDcompatible playerdevice, the VLM loads, up &manifesting visualizations which appear on the screen & theythat change with the music. The VLM is set apart from simple music visualizers by an interactive mode that allows users to manipulate graphics generation on the fly.

==VLM versions==

Every Nuon player used the same type of VLM except every player displays only a certain amount of VLM effects. The Toshiba player only has 8 VLM effects. The Samsung DVDN-2000 can display more effects than the Toshiba player & the VLM for the Samsung DVD-2000 has a higher resolution than the Toshiba player.. The Samsung DVDN-501 has the most VLM effects, it has about 150 effects but these effects have a lower resolution than the Samsung DVDN-2000.

Three versions of the VLM software were released. VLM-1 is the version installed and developed for the Atari Jaguar CD. Nuon players featured version VLM-2. VLM-3 was to be the basis of the [[video game]] ''[[Unity (video game)|Unity]]'', which was in turn upgraded to form the basis of the [[Neon (light synthesizer)|Neon]] light synthesizer, utilized in the [[Xbox 360]] and Minter's ''[[Space Giraffe]]''.

A prototype dubbed VLM-0 was demonstrated at several concerts and [[rave]]s but was not made widely available.<ref name="llama">[http://www.llamasoft.co.uk/vlm.php Llamasoft: VLM&nbsp;– History]</ref>

There are 2 RCA Nuon DVD players & they also have VLM but these RCA players are missing many of the Nuon features that the Toshiba & Samsung players contain.

===VLM in Nuon DVD players===

Every Nuon player used the same version of VLM; however there were differences in the number of effects available between players.

The player released by [[Toshiba]] only featured 8 VLM effects, less than the [[Samsung]] DVDN-2000. The Samsung DVDN-2000 featured a higher resolution than the Toshiba player. The Samsung DVDN-501 has the most VLM effects (about 150) but these effects were presented in a lower resolution than the DVDN-2000. Interactive mode is only available on Nuon players with attached joysticks.

There[[RCA]] arealso released 2 RCA Nuon DVD players & theythat also havefeatured VLM but these RCA players are missing many of the Nuon features that the Toshiba &and Samsung players contain.

==See also==

*[[Psychedelia (light synthesizer)]]

*[[Trip-a-Tron]]

*[[Neon (light synthesizer)]]

*[[List of music software]]

The VLM used in the Nuon players is VLM-2 because Jeff Minter has made many types of VLM for different systems. For example, VLM-1 is the one which the Atari Jaguar uses. VLM-3 was the basis of [[Unity (video game)|Unity]], which was in turn upgraded to form the basis of [[Neon (light synthesizer)|Neon]].

==References==

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