Before we continue, it's important to make sure you understand the implications of installing live wallpaper on your desktop, other than beautiful animation. If you have a laptop, its battery life will decrease, and if you have a weak computer, 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 face all the problems listed. So let's get started!
A Reddit user created a free program to set videos as wallpaper on your desktop, instead of a static image. After downloading and unpacking it, double-click 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 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 any special computer knowledge from the user.
DeskScapes
DeskScapes is an excellent, albeit paid, program for creating live backgrounds. Is able to work with formats MPEG, MPG, WMV and AVI. This means that you will not be able to use files in MP4 format, but this problem can be easily solved with the help of some free format converter.
After downloading and installing DeskScapes, you will be able to use the free version for 30 days. 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 into this window, select it and click the Apply button. You probably think that it cannot be that simple, but it really works like that!
Wallpaper Engine
Wallpaper Engine is one of the very best wallpaper setting programs available right now. 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. You can of course choose your own files.
Just download and install the app, then click on the Engine icon in the system tray 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 the ones you like and click Subscribe (registration on the service is 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're wondering how to do this, read on.
It would be difficult to find a better application for this purpose than the one called. It gives users the ability to use videos in most modern formats, with different sizes and resolutions.
After you download the program and unpack it, find a file in the folder called VideoScreensaver.ico. Right-click on it and select "Install" from the menu that appears. Now open the screensaver settings by clicking the Start button and select the "Change screensaver" option.
In the drop-down menu select VideoScreensaver, then click on "Settings", select a screensaver from the folder that appears and click OK. Ready!
There is no fundamental difference in terms of effect between video and so-called live wallpapers for the desktop. Both options look equally impressive. The difference between them is purely technical. Video wallpapers exist in the format of video files and are played in a loop, while Live Wallpapers are looping scenarios like screen savers. Live wallpapers are more often represented by computer graphics. And among the video wallpaper, there are both graphics and shots from real life. Both are luxuries that take away the computer's system resources and have no practical benefit. Therefore, a prerequisite for their installation is at least the average characteristics of the hardware of a PC or laptop. The second condition for installing video and live wallpapers on the Windows desktop is the use of special software, since the system does not provide for this feature. Such special software is available from the developer Push Entertainment, and we will talk about this software in detail below.
1. Software products by Push Entertainment
On the official website of the developer Push Entertainment, push-entertainment.com, we will find two types of software for installing, respectively, video and live wallpapers. The work of video wallpaper in the Windows environment is provided by a small program Push Video Wallpaper, inside which you can select individual video files for playback on the desktop and create playlists. And live wallpapers provide for the installation of utilities in the system separately for each theme. Push Entertainment software is compatible with Windows 7, 8.1 and 10.
Push Entertainment products are paid (you can check the prices), but you won't have to pay for a pig in a poke. Both the video wallpaper installer and the live wallpaper themes are initially installed in fully functional trial versions, which can be registered for a fee only after thorough testing of the content. We will return to the question of the specifics of trial versions when we consider the installation and configuration of separate video wallpaper and separate live wallpaper.
2. Installing and configuring video wallpaper
To install video wallpaper on your desktop in the download section of the Push Entertainment website, download the Push Video Wallpaper program.
Before completing the installation of the program, if you wish, you can check the "Set as Screensaver" option, and then the assigned video wallpaper will also play the role of a screen saver. However, this moment can be configured at any time later in the Windows screen saver settings.
After the program starts, first of all, open the “Setting” tab to display the program icon in the system tray. It is better to immediately configure quick access to program options. The commands to pause and start video wallpaper playback in the context menu on the program icon in the system tray will come in handy if you need to use all the power of your computer to perform some resource-intensive tasks. Set the active option "System tray icon". Also, the program can be assigned to launch along with the system, this is the option above "Launch at Windows Startup". Without Push Video Wallpaper running in the background, of course, the video wallpaper will not play.
The main tab of the program "Main" is an interface for managing video wallpaper. The software comes with only one Sample Video. A wider selection of video wallpapers can be obtained on the Internet at a dedicated web resource. Click the download button at the bottom.
Push Video Wallpaper works with WMV video format. So the choice of video wallpapers on the website offered by the program can be expanded - download videos of this format anywhere else or convert another source video format into it.
Add a selection of videos to the playlist of the Push Video Wallpaper program. We press the plus button, select the prepared videos and press "Ad to playlist".
Start and pause video wallpaper, rewind video clips using the buttons at the bottom of the program window. For video with sound, a volume control button is provided. Among other options at the bottom of the window are options for adjusting the image and choosing the speed of video playback. The buttons in the upper right corner of the window are responsible for the periodicity of changing videos, random and cyclic playback of the playlist.
Videos will be added to the default playlist by default, but you can create as many playlists as you want with different selections or single videos. To do this, press the playlist management button, select "New" and set the name of the new playlist.
The choice of a playlist for playback is carried out in the drop-down list of the "Playlist" column.
The creators of Push Video Wallpaper have chosen the tactic of not restricting the user in the functionality of the trial version, but putting him out of the picture by periodically pausing the video wallpaper and throwing the offer to register the paid version on the screen. And before buying the latter, you will have to constantly press the "Continue Trial" button to continue the trial version.
On the desktop itself, the inscription "Trial Version" will be applied.
3. Installing and configuring live wallpaper
In addition to the Push Video Wallpaper program, all other content in the downloads section of the Push Entertainment website is utilities for setting various themes of live wallpapers in 3D.
During the installation of live wallpapers into the system, the option to install them as a screen saver - "Set as Screensaver" - is pre-installed. It can be removed if desired.
Theme utilities are minimized to the Windows system tray, from where they can be called at any time to customize the playback of live wallpapers.
The utility of each separate live wallpaper theme provides its own individual settings. These can be settings for the speed and direction of movement of objects, color schemes, lighting parameters, etc. The universal options that are present in the utilities of all Push Entertainment live wallpaper themes are only organizational ones - assigning a launch together with Windows, disabling wallpaper playback, registering and paying for a license.
As in the case of video wallpaper, until the moment you pay for each live wallpaper theme, the trial version of its utility will periodically turn off spontaneously. Screen savers with unregistered live wallpaper themes will be accompanied by an inscription stating that the trial version is being used.
Have a great day!
Before we continue, it's important to make sure you understand the implications of installing live wallpaper on your desktop, other than beautiful animation. If you have a laptop, its battery life will decrease, and if you have a weak computer, 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 face all the problems listed. So let's get started!
A Reddit user created a free program to set videos as wallpaper on your desktop, instead of a static image. After downloading and unpacking it, double-click 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 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 any special computer knowledge from the user.
DeskScapes
DeskScapes is an excellent, albeit paid, program for creating live backgrounds. Is able to work with formats MPEG, MPG, WMV and AVI. This means that you will not be able to use files in MP4 format, but this problem can be easily solved with the help of some free format converter.
After downloading and installing DeskScapes, you will be able to use the free version for 30 days. 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 into this window, select it and click the Apply button. You probably think that it cannot be that simple, but it really works like that!
Wallpaper Engine
Wallpaper Engine is one of the very best wallpaper setting programs available right now. 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. You can of course choose your own files.
Just download and install the app, then click on the Engine icon in the system tray 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 the ones you like and click Subscribe (registration on the service is 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're wondering how to do this, read on.
It would be difficult to find a better application for this purpose than the one called. It gives users the ability to use videos in most modern formats, with different sizes and resolutions.
After you download the program and unpack it, find a file in the folder called VideoScreensaver.ico. Right-click on it and select "Install" from the menu that appears. Now open the screensaver settings by clicking the Start button and select the "Change screensaver" option.
In the drop-down menu select VideoScreensaver, then click on "Settings", select a screensaver from the folder that appears and click OK. Ready!
We welcome you to Hide-Info, Dear guests! If you were interested in putting live wallpapers on your Windows 7, then you probably know that you need an application for this. We present to you an excellent and very lightweight program DreamScene, which will perfectly help you with this! Download DreamScene for Windows 7 for free here for x64 and x32, so every Windows 7 user can easily set himself a wallpaper! We also advise you to study this small section to learn how to use this unpretentious software, and then you can download it and go to the section with live wallpapers to choose something cool!
How do I install the DreamScene app on Windows 7?
Instructions for x86 (x32) to put the wallpaper
Instructions for x64 to put wallpaper
- Downloading a small archive with the same program, but now its version for x64. We also unpack it, we need to extract its files from the archive!
- Now watch out! Need to copy DreamScene.dll to one of the folders with the following path "\ Windows \ system32"
- We hope that you quickly figured out the last point. Now we take the file DreamScene.dll.mui- it must be put in "\ Windows \ system32 \ en-US"- nothing complicated either! Users can enjoy the types of live wallpapers by performing a couple more important, but quick actions!
- File "DreamScene-x64.reg" you will need to start, and the PC must be rebooted!
Now you can enjoy live wallpapers on your Windows 7! We go into the folder where you saved the wallpaper, right-click on the desired video and select the item called "Set as DreamScene"! Now let's enjoy the video on the wallpaper!
Attention! It's important to know!
Sometimes, after installing the wallpaper application, it happens that the user has problems with the fonts of the labels on the display. This is possible sometimes, but don't worry! It's easy to fix, and you don't need to postpone your desire if you decide to put cool live wallpapers, because Hide-Info took care of that too. We read a brief and detailed instruction below!
- Go to the folder settings of the explorer program. Here it is necessary to enable the display of all hidden files and, of course, folders.
- Now go to the directory C: \ Users \ UserName \ AppData \ Roaming \ Microsoft \ Windows DreamScene. Username Is the name of the account you are currently using.
- We are looking for 2 files of installed video wallpaper. And one of them will be hidden. In their properties, uncheck the box "hidden" but put on "only reading".
- We click with the mouse (right button) on the empty space of the desktop. Go to Personalization and then in Desktop background... Under the DreamScene wallpaper selection menu, you should now see both splash files. We need to check that they are ticked!
- Now we switch the mode for displaying the wallpaper itself by position "Fill", and then save the changed parameters.
Setting up the interface
One more point is important, which is also worth mentioning! It concerns the display of visual effects. Before setting the wallpaper, you need to set the parameter to Ensure the best look. Actually, for this we go to the very Control Panel, Then - system and safety, then - item System, and now you need to choose - Additional OS (system) parameters.
In the window System properties poke a point Additionally and then on System speed. Now in Performance Options, on the Visual Effects menu, click Make it the best look!
