DreamScene for the rest of us?

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DreamScene for the rest of us?

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Is there some other, third-party app that can duplicate the whole "running movies as desktop backgrounds" functionality of DreamScene WITHOUT causing me to lose my desktop icons or using screensavers? It can be "for XP" because I would bet that it would run fine in Vista Business...
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Post by KnightRid »

http://www.xyhd.tv/2007/03/how-to/dream ... -ultimate/

best you can do for now I think.

It isnt that great anyway :) I tried it and it gets annoying trying to find your icons depending on what video is playing! Doesnt ake up too much cpu, but more than i am willing to take away from folding :mrgreen:

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Post by smokin_mitch »

dreamscene sux

its only in the beta stages now i think u can only choose from 4 backgrounds and they suck


it will be better when u can add your own movies to it
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Post by Zelig »

smokin_mitch wrote:it will be better when u can add your own movies to it
You can already add your own movies to it. ;)
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Post by smokin_mitch »

how????
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Post by vicaphit »

'The core media player' can play video as your background... sorry, dont have a link.
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Post by CMcguire »

Does anyone actually use dreamscene i mean wouldn't you just turn it off to save on the resources..?
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