Before we continue, it's important to make sure you understand the implications of having a live wallpaper on your desktop, other than pretty animation. If you have a laptop, then its battery life will become shorter, and if you have a weak computer, then its performance will decrease.
This is due to the fact that such wallpapers consume 6 to 10 percent of the processing power of the processor. If you have one of the latest Intel chips, then this will not be a problem for you, but if you have a 2010 laptop, then you will encounter all of the above problems. So let's get started!
A Reddit user created a free program to set videos as desktop wallpaper instead of a static picture. After downloading and extracting it, double click on the VideoPaper.exe file. The corresponding shortcut will appear on the Windows taskbar. Now right-click on the shortcut and select Settings from the drop-down list to go to the settings.
After that, click the Create Video Panel button, which will create a new settings profile, and then select the video you want to use as wallpaper using the Set Video button.
Everything is ready! Although the program is small and weighs only 761 KB, it does its job perfectly, without requiring special computer knowledge from the user.
Deskscapes
DeskScapes is an excellent, albeit paid, program for creating live backgrounds. Able to work with MPEG, MPG, WMV and AVI formats. This means that you won't be able to use MP4 files, but this problem can be easily solved with some free format converter.
After downloading and installing DeskScapes for 30 days, you will be able to use the free version. If you want to use the full version, you will have to pay 600 rubles for it. After installation, open the settings window.
Drag the selected video to this window, select it and click the Apply button. You probably think that it can't be that simple, but it really works like that!
Wallpaper Engine
Wallpaper Engine is one of the best wallpaper software currently available. Yes, it is paid, but it costs only 240 rubles. It will give you access to thousands of animated wallpapers directly from the Steam catalog. Of course, you can choose your own files.
Just download and install the application, then click the Engine icon on the taskbar and select Change Wallpaper to start customizing.
Then select the ones you like and click OK to activate them. To access more wallpapers in Wallpaper Engine, click Browse Workshop, select your favorites, and click the Subscribe button (registration required). The program will automatically download and change the wallpaper.
Are you a fan of computer games? Then Wallpaper Engine will provide you with a large selection of wallpapers from the most popular games. Also, the program can add sound and change the usual look of the desktop due to other functions.
The user can independently control a number of important parameters: playback speed, volume, image color palette and much more.
Video Screensaver
Also, a video, for example, of a burning fireplace, can be used as a screen saver. If you are wondering how to do this, then read on.
It would be hard to find a better app for this purpose than the one called . It gives users the ability to use videos of most modern formats, with different sizes and resolutions.
After you download the program and unpack it, find a file called VideoScreensaver.ico in the folder. Right-click on it and select "Install" from the menu that appears. Now open the screensaver settings by pressing the Start button and select the "Change screensaver" option.
Select VideoScreensaver from the drop-down menu, then click on "Settings", select a screensaver from the folder that appears, and click OK. Ready!
If you prefer only high quality wallpapers, then you are welcome to 7Fon. Here are the highest quality and beautiful wallpapers for your desktop. In our assortment there are more than one hundred thousand different options for every taste, and at the same time the collection is replenished 24 hours a day.
We constantly monitor the quality of each screensavers, checking them in the most thorough way, as a result of which the really best desktop backgrounds are allowed to be downloaded. We regularly "clean" the catalog of wallpapers that have received a low rating. And also, every day we replace photos with better copies.
However, when choosing the desired screen saver, especially with such a huge number, it is very easy to get lost. So how do you choose the perfect fit?
When you visit our site, you will notice 65 categories of pictures, which, in turn, are also divided into more narrow-profile ones. For example, by selecting "Fruits and Vegetables", you will see a variety of desktop pictures depicting strawberries, oranges, juices, and other still lifes. There are so many of them that you are sure to find the perfect option for yourself.
How to find the right wallpaper for your desktop?
We have made a search function for screensavers in seven languages. In addition to Russian, these are English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. Simply enter the desired word in the search box and click "Search", after which the language will be determined automatically.
You can also use the search function for images by color. So, for example, if you already know that you want a splash screen with a certain shade, you just need to find the desired color on our palette, and click on the button. After that, our unique system starts looking for a picture, according to the specified parameters. Wallpapers are searched immediately for millions of different colors and shades, so the result will surprise you.
Download only what you need!
In addition to all the above possibilities, you yourself determine the desired resolution. By choosing the picture itself, dozens of the most popular resolutions will appear in front of you, from which you just need to choose the most suitable one. In addition, we can set the picture to a non-standard size. If you do not have the proper level of experience in this matter, we have a special hint for this. Using it, you will be given a recommendation with the most suitable resolution for the desktop screensaver. It will be automatically determined by the system based on information about your monitor.
Ability to edit at your own discretion
After the download process is completed, you can immediately open the wallpaper in a separate window, or download it to any mobile device using the QR code. However, there are times when the picture seems to be suitable, but you want to tweak it a little more. Here you have such an opportunity. To change the picture, just use one of our free editors. It is very simple and convenient, especially since they do not need to be downloaded and installed. In addition, you can also edit your own image or photo with us by uploading it to our free editor.
Now you can see for yourself that it is a pleasure to work with 7Fon. It will definitely become your indispensable assistant in finding wallpapers for your desktop!
The desire to decorate your own computer is understandable. You can download video wallpaper for your desktop if you are already tired of classic pictures. To install video on your desktop, you will need a special utility.
Users of Windows 7, 8 and 10 can significantly diversify the appearance of their device if they change the desktop wallpaper. To do this, you can use various pictures or as they are also called wallpapers. In order not only to change the appearance, but to stand out with uniqueness, you can put not just a picture, but a full-fledged video.
None of the latest versions of Windows will allow you to do this automatically, as the OS simply does not support this technology. Microsoft refuses to add this feature to the system. It's good that third-party developers are on our side, so we have the opportunity to install beautiful videos on the computer screen. Learn more about this feature in the video:
How to install video on the desktop of a computer on Windows
Perhaps some OSes support this natively, but not Windows. The operating system allows you to install only pictures. It's good that at least this is the case, and it's good that users are left with the opportunity to choose pictures themselves, but everything could have been different. For example, they were forced to use standard pictures or they would be completely forbidden to change the appearance of the system. But you can't put videos on the screen unless you install a special utility. There are several programs with the same functionality, but among them we recommend choosing Dream Scene. This is a completely free solution thanks to which you can:
- Put any video on your desktop screen;
- Set live wallpaper;
- Customize the appearance of the screen;
Live wallpapers are a special kind. It's an animation, but it has no beginning or end. In this case, you will only be able to install files that have the .DREAM extension. But you can install any other files as long as they match your screen resolution. And some users even want to install the video on their desktop. This is also possible, but you need to choose a file that smoothly transitions from end to beginning, otherwise it will not be very beautiful.
As a rule, those who have already tried various screensavers and pictures, but nothing came up, want to download video wallpapers. Perhaps it was just worth drawing everything yourself, with the help or program.
Why haven't I told you about live wallpaper for your computer desktop? How could I forget such a miracle?
I am urgently correcting myself and writing a whole series of articles (three pieces) on this topic. In the first (today's) I will describe how to enable support for live wallpapers in Windows, in the second I will give you a whole bunch of them for free, and in the third I will tell you how to make such extraordinary wallpapers on your own, easily and simply.
Let's take a look first...
What is "live wallpaper"
Many users often confuse animated wallpapers with live wallpapers. These are completely different things. Animation is a combination of several static pictures, with minor changes, into one file (.gif), and live wallpapers are made from full-fledged looped video files.
Therefore, the latter are many times better and more delightful. You can make them yourself from a video with children, a winter landscape outside the window, or even from any popular movie, but more on that in another article.
I will not “spill water” and go straight to the point ...
How to enable live wallpaper support in Windows
The method described below definitely works for the Windows 7 Professional operating system. On other versions, try it yourself and unsubscribe in the comments - contribute to this topic.
It is only 12 MB in size. It includes a "switch" of the live wallpaper function and one such wallpaper for example ...
We go to the folder with the activator and click on it ...
We wait a couple of seconds and a window appears in front of us ...
A sad gray tint and "OFF" tells us that live wallpaper support is turned off (not active). We click on the switch and get live wallpaper support ...
Be sure to restart your computer, otherwise the fakir will be drunk and the trick will fail.
Now it remains to return to the downloaded folder and right-click on the live wallpaper, assign them as such through the context menu (Set as DreamScene) ...
And don't scream with admiration like that - I know it's beautiful.
Cons of live wallpaper
It remains to tell about a small fly in the ointment. The fact is that the signatures of shortcuts on the desktop immediately (or after a while) become translucent and unreadable.
There are several instructions on the Internet for “solving” this problem, but none of them helped me, so I won’t even describe them. For me personally, this is not a problem at all - I do not have a single shortcut on my desktop.
You can remove labels from labels or start using beautiful and convenient dock panels, for example. It's up to you to decide who and what is more important or prettier.
There is one more minus - on very weak and old computers, live wallpaper can consume already scarce resources, slowing down work.
That's all for today - I'm starting to form a large collection of free live wallpapers of monstrous beauty, which I will lay out literally tomorrow.
