Going nuts..trying to find photo album screen saver

[supp44]

in build 7000 and 7022 i stumbled across the default screen saver when installed on my living room pc... the screen saver shows my pictures as if they where laid out side by side on a table, the picturs are panned through in black and white, the one is centerd, enlarged, then colorized....it then srincks the pic back and randomly chooses another....

it doesnt appear now that i have 7048..... what it that? anyone one else seen it? i love it....i think i still hv it on my laptop.....

 

[Barman58]

Hi Supp44,

Yes, I remember it too, I think it may have been an enhanced version of the standard one that was installed with the Live Photo Gallery but it could be one they've taken out like aurora

 

[SIW2]

Hi,

Not sure what that is, as I don't use the screensavers. A quick look thru. 7000 System 32 and I found this. But I also have it on 7048 - so it may not be the one.

View attachment PhotoScreensaver.zip

You can probably copy the .scr from your lappy to other machine - screensavers are in C:\Windows\System32.

 

[supp44]

Thanks for reply guys.... I didn't find it on my 7000 build as a .scr. I actually am not 100% that it is a screensaver because It comes on on it's own with out the screen saver being enabled. I came home once and there is was... all my pictures that is on a different (wifes) computer was being displayed and panned through... real cool...wish I could figure it out....

I have the photo screensaver, but that is not it... looks like 100 photos set up like tile, then panning in and out.....not just a slide show....

 

[Brink]

Hello Supp44, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Do you mean the C:\Windows\System32\PhotoScreensaver.scr screen saver? It's listed as Photos in the Screen Saver window.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Barman58]

Hi,

I've just had a thought following your last post - It may be the slideshow function for either Windows media player or Windows media Centre.

Have a play with the settings there whilst playing some music

 

[Digger]

its the windows " live photo gallery screensaver"... in settings you can choose all the above transisitons and such that you spoke of.... pan and zoom, black and white, frame, glass, stack and so on

 

[Still Ill]

Is it "Play Favorites" in Media Center

By the way you describes the program, it surly sounds like "play favorites" under pictures in Media Center.

 

[supp44]

Awesome... Found it.. Barman58... your post made me realize I never see it unless my media center app is running which explains why I only ran in to it in my livingroom. It is a default screen saver for media center when your picture lib is set up. It confused me at first because I never set any features up. To get to it, got to setting in media center, then pictures, then you'll see an option for "slide show screen saver".... Thanks all for the help....

 

[Barman58]

Yes I was just about to post back to say I'd conformed that it was there in 7057

glad to see you've solved the mystery

 

[Digger]

nice job guys.... i just got to playing with this myself... rarely use MC myself since no tuner card setup on this rig

 

[Barman58]

Yeah, I tend to use Mediamonkey for audio and VLC for the rest - always have a play with WMC & WMP with a new build - it's not a bad set-up - I just stick to what's familiar to me I guess

 

[supp44]

Here are some pics of what I was talking about.. Thanks again... it's been driving me nuts for over a week now...
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AcOWTNk3YtGY5

(shutterfly seems to have changed their site.. I used to be able to plug pictures in to posts using their site as a host... Oh well.. follow the link if interested...)

 

[Digger]

Yeah, I tend to use Mediamonkey for audio and VLC for the rest - always have a play with WMC & WMP with a new build - it's not a bad set-up - I just stick to what's familiar to me I guess

same here.... i go back and forth with winamp (ipod) or aimp and VLC or am now testing KMplayer... first kind of experience with a MC was back when !Plus for XP had some jukebox thingy for music and photos (i think photos), and it could be in fullscreen mode and ppl could go up to the screen and choose what music to play without getting to your desktop and such.... i only played around with it for a few weeks or so then, lol.... go figure..... only time i really used tv was with my old AIW 9800... and thats been some while now, tho i seen where MS does support it and have drivers... so thats my rainy weekend project probly soon in this older rig i have. POS ati, cheap fan they had for that card then, it failed and heatsink semi melted the plastic fan after about a year or so use, not OC'd either ... but anyhoo

 

[captnorm]

XP screen saver works on Win7

I also really enjoy the XP photo screen saver, especially with 2 monitors. Sometimes, a photo starts on the bottom left of the left screen & transitions to the top right of the right screen.

I copied from my XP PRO system c:\windows\system32\ssmypics.scr to the same folder in Win7. I then saw "My Pictures Slideshow" in the Win7 screen saver menu & it works just like XP.