How to Install Flame on Windows 10

Flame is an audio visualization plugin designed to work with media players that use the Windows platform. With Flame, you can visualize audio in many new ways, including frequency spectrum and waveform visualization. Here are the steps to install Flame on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 operating system
• Visual Studio Community 2019 (optional)
• Git
• CMake

Steps

1. Open Git Bash or Command prompt and navigate to the directory where you want to install Flame. For example, cd C:\Program Files.
2. Clone the Flame repository with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame.git

3. Install CMake by downloading the latest version from cmake.org and running the installer.
4. Open Windows File Explorer and navigate to the cloned repository.
5. Right-click on the root folder and select "Git Bash Here" or "Open PowerShell window here".
6. In the console window, run the following command:

cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES="Debug;Release" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="C:\Program Files\Flame"

Note: The above command is for Visual Studio Community 2019. If you're using a different version of Visual Studio, change the generator accordingly.

7. After the command completes, the Flame solution file will be generated. Open the solution file in Visual Studio.
8. Select "Release" configuration and build the solution.
9. Once built successfully, install Flame by running the following command in the console:

cmake --build . --config Release --target install

10. Flame is now installed and can be used with your favorite media players.

Conclusion

Flame is a great audio visualization software that can give you an entirely new experience. By following the above steps, you should be able to install Flame on your Windows 10 machine and start using it with your media players.

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