Deskscapes vista

Watercolor Dream and one video based i. Grassy Field. There is also a link i. Get More Dreams to the WinCustomize web site where you can download hundreds of additional dreams. Check WinCustomize. Dreams are stored by default on your computer with a ". Please contact Stardock Support at: www. On that web page you will find helpful FAQs and other troubleshooting information.

Please include as much information about your computer i. This information will allow Support to diagnose your issue much quicker and allow for a faster response. For additional information on DeskScapes, please refer to these articles on WinCustomize: Tools of the Dream Trade by Master Baron , February 6, - an excellent article describing common tools he uses to create Dreams. Master Baron is widely known for creating dreams, including highly rated "Master Skins" on WinCustomize and elsewhere.

This is a great site run by Stardock with community involvement to bring together the best in skinning graphics for Windows. With the box checked you can adjust the "Rotation Speed" fast or slow of the earth by moving the slider. Clicking will return the settings to the default positions when the dream was first installed. Click to save changes. The Water Dream is a video-based dream, with water droplets splashing on a pool of claim water above a sandy bottom. The settings offer a number of options that affect the water surface i.

Time Between Drips, Drip Size , background i. Ground Image and Tiling of the background image. After changing anything, click to apply the changes. Tiling of Sand default setting. Tiling of Sand - highest setting far right , notice more vertical ripples in sand.

To restore all settings to the way they were when the dream was installed, click. Click to apply the changes. Click or to keep the settings the way they were. The Watercolor Dream settings allow you to change how fast the screen is drawn by moving the slider , slower or faster. The change can be seen as you move the slider. Clicking will return the slider to the way the dream was when installed. The "Performance Settings" allow you to adjust the balance between quality and performance on your computer.

This affects all dynamic dreams, not just the currently selected dream. At the top of the dialog box is "Your Video Card" which displays the brand, model, memory and number of monitors. To the right of that is the Vista Experience Index i. Under that is "Your Current Setting" which displays the result of where the slider is positioned.

If you click the link for level of quality i. Top Quality to the right of "Recommendation for this computer", the slider will move to the recommended setting. Finally, there are two check boxes at the bottom which allow you to adjust settings if using a laptop on battery power.

Automatically pause when on battery power - checked, default means this will pause the animated wallpaper dream when your laptop is unplugged and goes on battery power. Uncheck this box to run the dream regardless of battery power.

Notify me when pausing due to being on battery power - checked, default means you will be notified when a dream is paused, because you unplugged the laptop and running it on battery power. Uncheck the box not to be notified. After making the desired changes, click to apply. If you ever want to pause the animation of a dream, right-click on the open desktop away from icons or program windows and select "Pause DreamScene". Double-clicking on a dream in a different folder will apply it to your desktop, but will not add it to your Desktop Background window which lists installed dreams.

New dreams must be moved to the above folder. You must be connected to the internet to view this site. This will display information and links to new, popular and premium dreams for download. You can also join in discussions in the forum, upload a dream you created and want to share with the community and more. On the DeskScapes menu, clicking the unhide arrow next to "See additional tips" extends the bottom of the window to reveal tips. After a number of delays, Microsoft finally released DreamScene in September Stardock helped to create much of the initial wallpaper content for DreamScene and then went on to release DeskScapes 1.

With DeskScapes 2. Stardock plans to provide more information about its DeskScapes 2. The final DeskScapes 2. Users will be able to configure the performance of animated wallpapers based on their system requirements. Settings are so granular that users will be able to have their wallpapers change, based on the time of day, and configure dynamic "dreams" independently.

Microsoft has said it plans to continue to release new premium "Extras" to entice users to buy premium versions of Windows. Looks like the company will have to look beyond animated wallpapers, now that Stardock is leveling the playing field in that area.

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