How to speed up change wallpaper feature?

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  1. Posts : 92
    Windows 8.1
       #1

    How to speed up change wallpaper feature?




    As you see lowest timing is 10 sec how can i lower it to 1 sec?

    Basicly i want moving wallpaper i remember dreamscene worked like crap so i quess fev pictures would be better...

    Also any alternative is welcome :)
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  2. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #2

    if you really want your wallpaper to move, several media players allow you to use a movie as a desktop (eg kmp or vlc), and winamp lets you display visualisations, such as the excellent milkdrop, as the desktop.

    there are also ways to use screensavers as your desktop, but i don't have any links for you. google is your friend.
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  3. Posts : 92
    Windows 8.1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hm for example VLC so i need to set it as auto start and set it in options right? avi file will do?

    It will run by it self after each restart?
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  4. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
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    i've never played with it myself, alex - i think you may have to play about a bit to get it to autostart fullscreen.

    try putting an avi shortcut (or mkv, etc) in your startup folder, making sure that avi's are associated with vlc.
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  5. Posts : 92
    Windows 8.1
    Thread Starter
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    VLC not working i even enabled wallpaper mode in options...
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  6. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
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    ok, i did say that i've never tried it myself.

    hmm, kmp doesn't want to play in desktop mode either - they aren't ready for windows 7 yet it seems!

    just tested winamp, and the milkdrop visualisation works in desktop mode - only trouble is that you have to feed it with sound to get any motion out of it...

    i guess you'll have to learn to chill out and settle for 10 second slide-shows...
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  7. Posts : 92
    Windows 8.1
    Thread Starter
       #7

    mickey megabyte said:
    i guess you'll have to learn to chill out and settle for 10 second slide-shows...
    10 secounds and 5955 jpgs that will take forever :)

    Any alternative?
    Last edited by Alex1986; 18 Aug 2009 at 03:53.
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  8. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #8

    have you googled for using screensavers as a desktop?
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  9. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
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    I have a feeling that the 10 sec minimum is hard coded somewhere. I found the regkey responsible for it,

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Personalization\Desktop Slideshow\Interval

    changed it to 1000 ms, logged off/rebooted and once back on the desktop it was still at 10 sec. There may be another registry entry involved, that or it will take hacking the dll/exe to get it lower.
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  10. Posts : 4,282
    Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64
       #10

    I just modified and tested a sidebar gadget that can change the wallpaper every second, cant go any lower though.
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