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Vista Dreaming Comments - Brought to you by JoeUserhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/rss/comments© 2006 - 2008 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.Creating animated loops to be used for Vista DreamSceneen-us2008-07-24T23:12:122008-07-24T23:12:12http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.htmlStardock Rss Generator v1.0, Andrew Powellinfo@stardock.comapowell@stardock.comTux2000http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Tux2000 on DreamScreenSaverTux2000http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577

When Windows is locked and the screensaver goes active, it only shows a black screen. Is that somehow fixable so you can see the dreamscene ?]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Tux2000 on DreamScreenSaverTux2000http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Tux2000 on DreamScreenSaverTux2000http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577
Any idea?]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Tux2000 on DreamScreenSaverTux2000http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577
Just one other question. When I click preview it shows the dream I'm currently running. If I let it sleep into the screensaver it gives a black screen. After a reboot it shows, thou it's not moving anymore. Any way to get that fixed?

Also keep up the great work on your dream, they are the best of all]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Tux2000 on DreamScreenSaverTux2000http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577
Awesome idea. I'm using Windows Vista 64bit, and the screensaver is not showing up in the screensaver selection screen. When I rightclick install it shows for that screen only, as soon as I press Ok it disappears and won't showup

Do you have any idea how to get this screensaver working with Windows Vista 64bit?]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Tux2000 on DreamScreenSaveroptimusprimmhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13optimusprimm on DreamScreenSaveromegareporthttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13omegareport on DreamScreenSaverhemanherecomeshttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/3140551) Drempels - freeware & very very light on resources. Cons- interface & green quicklaunch icon.
2.Dreamrender - Default dreams(more than 15) are free. After that u'll have to subscribe. It's really the BEST.
3. Elefun Desktops - offers really cool animated wallpapers with sounds. Mesmerizing i think. Few are free & other cost $ 8 to 10 perhaps. Very nice interface.
How to find- GOOGLE]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13hemanherecomes on Can I plug my Dream Manager software here?zakai1369http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055That's rather cool!

Sure sounds it. To bad there's no dreams for XP yet

]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13zakai1369 on Can I plug my Dream Manager software here?Zubazhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055Just added a feature that will make your desktop come through your windows (defaults to 30% transparency) after a configurable about of minutes of inactivity (defaults to 5 minutes). That way if you step away from your computer, your animated desktop will pop through windows and become visible.That's rather cool!
]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Zubaz on Can I plug my Dream Manager software here?winlover_41http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/316577Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13winlover_41 on DreamScreenSaverzakai1369http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13zakai1369 on Can I plug my Dream Manager software here?Bebi Bulmahttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055

And the links are messed up, they're showing up as this (under system requirements):

http://dreammanager.wikidot.com/http:www-stardock-com-products-deskscapes-index-asp

]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Bebi Bulma on Can I plug my Dream Manager software here?CarGuy1http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055Is that something you are concidering if it's allowed?

]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13CarGuy1 on Can I plug my Dream Manager software here?Rabangushttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055
Cheers
Rowan]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Rabangus on Can I plug my Dream Manager software here?Neil Banfieldhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/314055Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Neil Banfield on Can I plug my Dream Manager software here?screamingiraffehttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636and should not have been a 'master level' dream. The sun looks very good but the small orbiting rocks look terrible, and ruin the whole scene. I've purchased all of Master B's dreams, loved all of them except this one. ]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13screamingiraffe on Red Giant Master DreamEuclidsBrotherhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13EuclidsBrother on Red Giant Master DreamZoombahttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Zoomba on Red Giant Master Dreamzakai1369http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636 Too bad we don't have dreams on Xp yet!

]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/312636Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13zakai1369 on Red Giant Master DreamZoombahttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Zoomba on Quick Gallerysherryahhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13sherryah on Quick Gallerysherryahhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13sherryah on Quick GalleryWizard1956http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943That's pretty cool. Would I be a copy cat if I did mine? As a mere end-user, I'd love to see a whole gallery of dreams like this. I was wondering what the hell I installed Silverlight for.(1st time I've used it in 3 months)What a great showcase. MasterBaron,you have a most incredible portfolio of dreams. Jaw dropping stuff! CarGuy1,I like your natural look. I just got Deskscapes, but I can see my library will be filled with a lot of both your
dreams.Thank you and keep up the fantastic work!

I would love to see your work, is silverlight for Vista 32 also? I have Vista home premium OS and no XP drivers. Thanks in advance for your answer.

I'm using Vista Home Basic 32 bit with NO additional drivers or codecs installed. Silverlight runs fine here.Just go to the MS website and download.]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Wizard1956 on Quick GalleryJeff Thttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943 Nice!

]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Jeff T on Quick Gallerysherryahhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Sherryah]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13sherryah on Quick Gallerypjdarkhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943 ]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13pjdark on Quick GalleryCarGuy1http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943 ]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13CarGuy1 on Quick GalleryErk.http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Erk. on Quick Gallerystephenvwhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943

Where did you find tutorials for silverlight? I tried to make some but cant get it working

]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13stephenvw on Quick Galleryzakai1369http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943For someone that is still on XP this was a great way for me to view your dreams. You have done some very nice stuff.

]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13zakai1369 on Quick GalleryZubazhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Zubaz on Quick GalleryPhilly0381http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943

This just leaves me with one question. Why can't a DX widget player be made to do this?

I've read very little about Silverlight. I don't think I have it downloaded, unless MS did it in one of the stealth downloads, hehehe, but I had no problem looking at your dreams.]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/310943Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Philly0381 on Quick GalleryJafohttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/309208]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/309208http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/309208Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Jafo on No 10s in 2004?narbytrouthttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745
A superb job, well done man,]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13narbytrout on Updated version of Good Night Earth availableStStephen67http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13StStephen67 on Updated version of Good Night Earth availablesntXrrrhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/301902 ]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/301902http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/301902Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13sntXrrr on How to get here?bobbyhundredshttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745 ]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13bobbyhundreds on Updated version of Good Night Earth availableZoombahttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/301902http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/301902http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/301902Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Zoomba on How to get here?bobbyhundredshttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745
BTW TMB great Dream.Can't wait to try out this slowed down version.

]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13bobbyhundreds on Updated version of Good Night Earth availableNumpXPhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13NumpXP on The 140MB QuestionJafohttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/301902]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/301902http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/301902Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Jafo on How to get here?Zoombahttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745http://stardock.com/support/ and request your serial numbers & download information be resent to you. Download links have expirations to them to help prevent piracy. This will generate a new link for you to use.]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Zoomba on Updated version of Good Night Earth availablePuterguruhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745
Thanks.]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/304745Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Puterguru on Updated version of Good Night Earth availableNordaghttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/301898Dear Master Baron

I am teaching environmental chemistry at the university (http://www.uqtr.ca/Cours.Sylvain.Robert) and the two animations "GoodNightEarth" and "SolarFlare" would be nice additions to my introduction chapter about earth's environment in the solar system. And since the computers in the classroom at the university are all running on Windows XP SP2 I cannot use the files

Can you help me. Contact me offline for confidentiality agreements if you want.

Thanks and best regards

Sylvain Robert

p.s. I did purchased the download of the Good Night Earth dream file
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If I see a 300MB file from you that is nice and relaxed I byu it.

Thanks for a great work Baron!

]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Dino's Service on The 140MB Questionspasshaberhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978Well, I for one would like to have the option of lower resolutions. You can know by my profile that I have purchased all of your Dreamscenes, MasterBaron, and I have bought many others by other designers as well.

However, I have an X61S laptop, which is only a few months old, and while I enjoy running Dreamscenes, they are generally overkill on the resolution, thereby wasting my resources unnecessarily. It would be nice that when we purchase Dreamscenes that we have the option of other resolution modes, like when downloading wallpaper. If the Dreamscene is free, I understand, but if purchased, I am not sure that would be asking too much. I know that encoding to one or two other resolution modes would not be to labor intense.

Since we are on the topic, I would also be willing to downscale the resolution myself, if only I had the option. I have done research and found that some people have renamed certain Dreams to .wmv or .mpeg successfully, dropped the resolution, and then re-created the dream using DreamMaker. I have had no such success though with the dreams I own. I have a good MPEG2 encoder, so I am ready to go...MasterBaron, can you tell me how I might manage this with the Dreams I have purchased from you?

Most appreciative,

Joe (Spasshaber) ]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13spasshaber on The 140MB QuestionSnowmanhttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978I'd say 'screw' the filesize. With todays highspeed interweb connections, downloading 140 mb is nothing.
I just hope for your sake that everything goes ok when uploading.
I'd hate being the one sending you a rejection note;

Dewd..... ya file's stuffed. Please re-submit....

]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Snowman on The 140MB QuestionZoombahttp://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978Quality is good, but there are probably little bits you could do to reduce file size (and thus memory footprint):

1280x720 is the generally accepted "high def" resolution. Reducing your resolution a little bit will result in a much smaller file. You're still using a resolution large enough that very few people will have to stretch it much (if at all) to get it to fill their screen.
MPEG compression. If you can get ahold of a good compressor, you could shave off some size without sacrificing much quality or CPU resources.
Shorter loops. I know you want a very long, slow rotation to the Earth, but it's the length more than anything else that's giving you these huge file sizes. Shaving 30 seconds could save a lot of size.

All things to experiment with of course, but I'm sure somewhere in there you can find a good middle ground between quality, size, and resource usage.

]]>http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978http://themasterbaron.joeuser.com/article/302978Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:13 -04002008-07-24T23:12:13Zoomba on The 140MB Question