Learn: How to play a Video as your DeskTop Background like a Wallpaper
Are you bored of those static images on your Desktop Background? Do you feel the need to use a Video in its Place? Ok then, I will tell you how you can do it! Just do as I say and you will have a cool video playing as your Desktop wallpaper.
Let me tell you(most of you will already know) that Windows Vista Ultimate has a feature known as DreamScene which allows you to set a Video as a BackGround. But this feature is not present in any other versions of Windows Vista. As most of the people have already shifted to Vista from their old OS, I will give a detailed tutorial on how you can get started with DreamScene.
Download the DreamScene pack for Vista. It is a RAR file. Extract the RAR file in any folder and then follow the steps:
- Run “Install.bat” file with Administrator rights (i.e. Right Click on it and Click on: Run as administrator)
- Follow the steps in the command prompt
- Reboot, or Run “Reload.bat” file with normal (non-Admin) rights (i.e. just Double Click on it)
After you follow these steps Right Click on your Desktop. When the list opens up, you will find an option called “Play DreamScene”. This shows that you have installed this Vista Add-On properly.
Just remember that you can only play .WMV or .MPG files as your video Backgrounds. Now Right Click on the Video file you want to play as your Background. Select “Set as Desktop Background”. Once you do it, you cam see the same Video playing in your Desktop as the Wallpaper.
If you want to Pause this video in the Background, just Right click on the Desktop and select “Pause DreamScene”. You are done now!
Many people who still use XP miss this feature! You can use the XPScene software for Windows XP to use this feature.
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Comments (17)
S.Pradeep Kumar
October 18th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Nice sharing Rohit.. will give this a try !
Farrhad A
October 19th, 2009 at 2:14 am
Sounds kewl! I wonder if there is something like this for Snow Leopard.
Liane YoungBlogger
October 19th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Super cool! Now working. I’m playing short films on my desktop and I didn’t know this is possible. Thanks!
Chethan
October 20th, 2009 at 7:00 am
TFS!
Height of manipulating things and achieving new things!
BlogrPro
October 20th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
There are some video players which offer this feature.
Rohit Sane
October 20th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
@BlogrPro: Actually VLC media players also does this function, but it is a bit difficult to configure it and also there are a lot of malfunctions caused because of it.
BizzNtech
October 21st, 2009 at 1:06 pm
I really love the Dreamscene feature… It’s amazing… You gotta try it on a big screen… it looks absolutely stupendous
Sham
October 21st, 2009 at 6:17 pm
VLC player too does it
Jayce
October 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
Cool. Going to try it now.
taranfx
October 24th, 2009 at 3:34 am
good one.
Another way is to do it with Winamp Overlay mode. That’s what I had been using since childhood.
Winamp is addiction!
Mostlyblog
October 24th, 2009 at 11:09 am
hey rohit thanks for sharing, i will definitely try this
Ching Ya
October 27th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Alright, whenever I’m bored with my desktop. ^^ Maybe not on my working PC or I’ll be in deep trouble.
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October 28th, 2009 at 8:42 am
it is working.
thanks for sharing dude.
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Phaoloo
November 10th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
yup, this is a nice trick. I can amaze my buddies when they seeing my desktop.
TechChunks
November 14th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Nice sharing. Let me try this. Hope I will love this. Thanks
Steve Bellamy
November 18th, 2009 at 9:57 am
It’s a cool idea and all, but this just seems like a kooky way to eat up system resources.
Then again, I’m the kind of guy who uses the Windows Classic theme…
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