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[EAXT]

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Your desktop background comes to life with Windows DreamScene™. When you download this Ultimate Extra, you can select a video for your desktop background the same way you select a stationary picture. You can choose one of the high-quality looping videos that we’ve included, or use a video from a company that produces content for DreamScene. You can even use your own video as a background.

If you’re wondering what effect a video background might have on your battery life, don’t worry. Windows DreamScene respects your power settings and pauses the video to conserve battery power.

Some things that you should know before you start using Windows DreamScene:

* Windows DreamScene supports only .mpeg and .wmv video file formats.
* Windows DreamScene video support requires a graphics card that supports Windows Aero™.

For computers that do not support the Windows Aero desktop experience, this Extra still has something to offer: Windows DreamScene adds new positioning options for backgrounds, including stationary pictures.

Source: http://windowsultimate.com/blogs/extras/ar...dreamscene.aspx

I'm definitely upgrading to Vista Ultimate lol... check the movie! And it's all running on the GFX Card... no usage of CPU or RAM.

[Stu]

all very nice... but it does seem a bit pointless.

how often do people just sit and stare at thier desktop backgrounds? i dont even have one just a black screen.

[Bug]

Stu, on Jan 8 2007, 07:09 PM, said:

how often do people just sit and stare at thier desktop backgrounds?

You'd be surprised... not mentioning any names

But yeah, it does seem a bit pointless, but cool, nonetheless!

[Ben]

You know you can make your desktop image a movie already. I'd explain, but, you know...

Ben.

[Stu]

Bug, on Jan 8 2007, 11:10 AM, said:

Stu, on Jan 8 2007, 07:09 PM, said:

how often do people just sit and stare at thier desktop backgrounds?

You'd be surprised... not mentioning any names

But yeah, it does seem a bit pointless, but cool, nonetheless!

what exciting lives people must lead i hardly even have time to sit down these days letalone stare at my desktop watching looped movies for hours

[syntex]

I always stare at my wallpapers spotting cool things every time, THis is gona be awesome!

[l3lueMage]

Im getting vista home pro...o.o only cause it's free x)

[Davey]

Stu, on Jan 8 2007, 08:09 AM, said:

all very nice... but it does seem a bit pointless.

how often do people just sit and stare at thier desktop backgrounds? i dont even have one just a black screen.

snap!

i mean, to watch a video with icons on ur desktop is like being at the cinema with people infront of u standing in the way....

[Bug]

l3lueMage, on Jan 8 2007, 08:48 PM, said:

Im getting vista home pro...o.o only cause it's free x)

Since when and where?

[Dance]

Why would you need that? Besides you can do that in windows XP using VLC (videolan player) Videolan.org. Open any video in the player, rightklick on it and press wallpaper...

Edited by Dance, 08 January 2007 - 07:29 AM.

[EAXT]

Dance, on Jan 8 2007, 12:29 PM, said:

Why would you need that? Besides you can do that in windows XP using VLC (videolan player) Videolan.org. Open any video in the player, rightklick on it and press wallpaper...

But I'm not sure that this will run without using the CPU... what's interesting about DreamScene is that it's completely independent and runs only on the GFX Card.

[N4Z.]

Just think.. Most animated wallpapers mess up our PCs.. So windows dont just solve it.. they promote it.. haha gotta love them

I do like this very much, and I am the type who its and stares at my wallpapers.. only if thyere special like landscapes etc

[l3lueMage]

Bug, on Jan 8 2007, 02:25 AM, said:

l3lueMage, on Jan 8 2007, 08:48 PM, said:

Im getting vista home pro...o.o only cause it's free x)

Since when and where?

dunno o_O TOshiba called us and was like because we got a new computer we can get vista home/home pro/ultimate free depending on what OS we got from them, and we qualified for home pro

[N4Z.]

l3lueMage, on Jan 8 2007, 08:38 PM, said:

Bug, on Jan 8 2007, 02:25 AM, said:

l3lueMage, on Jan 8 2007, 08:48 PM, said:

Im getting vista home pro...o.o only cause it's free x)

Since when and where?

dunno o_O TOshiba called us and was like because we got a new computer we can get vista home/home pro/ultimate free depending on what OS we got from them, and we qualified for home pro

Motherplumber!

I wonder if I qualify?

[Matthew.]

Dell and most other PC suppliers are doing the same type of deals. Free or cheap upgrade to vista, you usually need to buy a Media Center PC to get an upgrade to Vista ultimate.

[Bug]

Darn!!! AND I WANTED A FREE VERSION OF VISTA :'(

Hmm... anyway, I still think it's a waste of time, what Microsoft have come up with (DreamScene and all).

[Jeepinator]

I'm going to upgrade to Vista Ultimate in July when it has been patched up. That is also my B-day and I don't want to spend 300 bucks right now lol. However, I won't be using this feature b/c I'm sure it takes up plenty of system resources like macOSX does with its fancy graphic useless doo-dads.