Description:

Dreamscene is no longer for the Vista Ultimate users: with DesktopEffects, you can now run an animated desktop even on XP. Desktop Effects delivers animated desktops on Vista (all versions) and on Windows XP that are rendered by the video-card giving smooth animations.

Screenshot:

Fire effect:

Video showcasing some effects:

Included Effects

• Video wallpaper
• Fire effect
• Photo slideshow
• Underwater wallpaper
• Snow effect

Furthermore, DesktopEffects can be extended by extra Effects, which are simple COM objects.

Requirements:

Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Update
DirectX9 November Update

Note:

Windows XP support, while tested thoroughly is still being worked upon: this means that it is possible that the desktop might be rendered wrongly. A simple, but descriptive bug-report will help resolve those issues.

Download: http://www.desktopfx.net/
(this version will expire on 14 February 2008)

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