We announced the official launch of Windows DreamScene earlier last month. And now that is has been out for some time, there is a need for further investigation. As we mentioned, at it’s core, DreamScene allows you to have Videos as your desktop wallpapers. This of course has the potential to create breathtaking effects, and the ability to convert the boring desktop into something much more interesting. And since, a lot of people have already done much work with DreamScene, we will just link to them below:
First up, the friendly How-To Geek has a few pointers if you are having trouble running DreamScene. If you installed it and can’t find it, then we suggest that you have a quick look at what he has to say. Once you get it going, there are a number of things that you can do.
Vista4Beginners.com tells us how to enhance DreamScene with Stardock Dreams. Stardock Dreams allow us to run mesmerizing dreams on your desktop. This is a very good and popular enhancement to DreamScene.
There are loads of HD videos available on the Internet for running on your DreamScene installation (thanks to individuals who have been nice enough to create them and make them available for free):
- ChrisJF - has a list of 720p videos which you can download.
- MyDigitalLife.info - some really beautiful ones here.
Of course, you can make your own if you are up to it. This post on WinMatrix gives a quick overview. We suggest that if you make your own, you make them available to all for free.
If you are worried about Windows DreamScene slowing down your computer, then you may want to look at these benchmarks by Vista4Beginners. These are the latest benchmarks on the finished product.
And finally, if you would like to preview before you install, below are a few videos (there are many on the Internet):
And here are a couple of links to other videos:
Hopefully, this helps everyone get going on using DreamScene.
Came across this site http://www.vistahd.org/ giving free dreamscenes.have been visiting the site regularly and they update the site with 2 scenes everyday.but the timings of updates are not fixed. some of the scenes are pretty good.