visualizer improvments

client/cava.conf

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ autosens = 1
 
 # Manual sensitivity in %. Autosens must be turned off for this to take effect.
 # 200 means double height. Accepts only non-negative values.
-; sensitivity = 100
+; sensitivity = 100 
 
 # The number of bars (0-200). 0 sets it to auto (fill up console).
 # Bars' width and space between bars in number of characters.

client/client.py

@@ -37,18 +37,28 @@ def helpmenu():
     print("-s <hex-color>   set static color")
     print("-v               visualizer")
 
+def base_color(r,g,b):
+    min_value = min([r,g,b])
+    return r//min_value, g//min_value, b//min_value
+
 def visualizer(color):
+    r,g,b = hex_to_rgb(color)
+    r_base,g_base,b_base = base_color(r,g,b)
     cava = subprocess.Popen(["cava", "-p", "/etc/lc/cava.conf"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     sed = subprocess.Popen(["sed", "-u", "s/;.*;$//"], stdin=cava.stdout, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     #subprocess.Popen([sys.argv[0]], stdin=sed.stdout, shell=False)
     for line in sed.stdout:
         line = int(line)
-        r,g,b = hex_to_rgb(color)
-        r = int(r*(line/1000))
-        g = int(g*(line/1000))
-        b = int(b*(line/1000))
-        hex_color = rgb_to_hex(r,g,b)
-        print(r,g,b)
+        r_out = int(r*(line/1000))
+        g_out = int(g*(line/1000))
+        b_out = int(b*(line/1000))
+        # print(line, ',', r_out,g_out,b_out, ' | ', r,g,b)
+        print(r_out,g_out,b_out)
+        if r_out < r_base or g_out < g_base or b_out < b_base:
+            r_out = r_base
+            g_out = g_base
+            b_out = b_base
+        hex_color = rgb_to_hex(r_out,g_out,b_out)
         send(hex_color)
     cava.stdout.close()
     sed.stdout.close()
@@ -112,7 +122,7 @@ def ambient_light():
     #GNOMEScreencast.Screencast('/tmp/a', {})
     #GNOMEScreencast.StopScreencast()
     #time.sleep(1)
-   
+
     amp = [1,1,0.8]
     counter = 0
     start_time = time.time()
@@ -159,7 +169,7 @@ def ambient_light():
         _r,_g,_b = vibrant(r,g,b)
 
         time.sleep(0.05)
-        
+
 
 def rgb_to_hex(r,g,b):
     return "%02x%02x%02x" % (r,g,b)