Question about Visualizer on iTunes

So where do I get more information about the Visualizer program used on iTunes? I want to play around with the settings and I'd like to get more information about the possibilities.
Thanks much
Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.4.3)

I searched the Internet before to find some more information, but couldn't find in depth information.
Googling for 'Visualizer +iTunes' now, will get you about 89,000 pages.
One of them is this one:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipodtuneshks/chapter/hack54.pdf
This 6 pages .pdf will give you some more information and tips.
Is this what you're looking for?
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