Live Wallpapers For Windows 10 - How To Make An Animated Or Video Background For Your Desktop

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

How to set live wallpaper on your desktop in Windows 10

It's always nice to see a beautiful screensaver on your monitor. If the so-called live wallpapers are installed as a background, you can at any time get away from routine, monotonous work and be transported to the seashore or admire the sunset. Download on the Internet, install on your computer and enjoy colorful moving images.

Content

• 1 What is "live wallpaper"

  1.1 Video: what live wallpapers look like on the desktop

• 2 Programs for installing live wallpaper on the desktop in Windows 10

  • 2.1 DeskScapes 8

    2.1.1 Video: How DeskScapes 8 Works

  • 2.2 Push Video Wallpaper

    2.2.1 Video: what the live wallpapers set with PUSH Video Wallpaper look like

  • 2.3 Animated Wallpaper Maker

    2.3.1 Video: Animated Wallpaper Maker Features

  • 2.4 Other programs
• 3 Installing and starting DeskScapes 8

• 4 How to set live wallpaper on your desktop in Windows 10

  • 4.1 Selecting and installing live wallpaper

    4.1.1 Video: how to set live wallpaper on your desktop using DeskScapes 8

  • 4.2 Replenishment of the wallpaper collection of the program

  • 4.3 Management of live wallpaper

    • 4.3.1 Setting wallpaper with DeskScapes 8
    • 4.3.2 Setting wallpaper with PUSH Video Wallpaper

What is "live wallpaper"

The background picture of the desktop is the most frequently changed design element on the PC by users, because it quickly gets boring. Animated images can significantly diversify the appearance. Dynamic screensavers are easy to change according to your mood, depending on the interface change and even the weather outside the window. Also live wallpapers serve as a reflection of the user's individuality.

Live wallpapers can be divided into several types:

• video files played in a loop;
• animated wallpapers: very similar to screensavers, but they are always on the desktop;
• animated 3D wallpapers: deep pictures with the imposition of various motion effects.

The standard Windows 10 installation package does not provide for the use of live wallpapers, but you can always download special programs that will help "revive" the desktop. The only factor against the installation of such programs is their high consumption of system resources. On older computers with a weak video card, the launch of live wallpaper can slow down the operating system. And due to overheating of the video card, various unforeseen situations are possible (up to system malfunctions). The owners of modern computers have absolutely nothing to worry about.

Video: what live wallpapers look like on the desktop

Programs for installing live wallpaper on the desktop in Windows 10

A large number of programs are available on the Internet that allow you to install live wallpapers on your home computer or laptop. There are programs with different functionality: from small utilities to powerful programs with which you can create wallpaper yourself.

DeskScapes 8

DeskScapes 8 is a Windows extension that allows you to set dynamic animated wallpapers on your desktop. The program does not affect the speed of the computer and does not conflict with other applications. Has a simple and straightforward user interface - so simple that even a beginner can create a gorgeous desktop design within minutes. The program was created for Windows 8, but there is support for Windows 10 as well.

This small but very interesting utility has a number of features:

• Choose from a variety of animated wallpapers, or use your own WMV image files to personalize your desktop;
• comes with the DreamMaker program, with which you can create and save your own live wallpapers;
• has over 40 animation effects that you can apply to your wallpaper;
• when you create wallpaper yourself, you can preview it before setting it to your desktop.

Video: How DeskScapes 8 Works

Push Video Wallpaper

Push Video Wallpaper is a small program from the developer Push Entertainment. You can download it on the official website. The program is paid, but provides a long test period. You can use wallpaper for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7. To play video files on the desktop, just open the program and run the desired video. In standby mode, the wallpaper becomes the screen saver.

It should be noted that on the official website of the company you can download utilities for "live" 3D wallpapers.

With Push Video Wallpaper's dedicated utility, you'll see how static 3D images transform your desktop

Video: what the live wallpapers set with PUSH Video Wallpaper look like

youtube.com/watch?v=xcIp9BU0Bv8

Animated Wallpaper Maker

With Animated Wallpaper Maker, you can make live wallpapers yourself. You don't need any special knowledge to do this. Just take any image you like, adjust the animation parameters to your liking and enjoy the effects. When you get some experience, you can create unique live wallpapers in just a few minutes. The program has a simple and understandable Russian interface.

Video: Animated Wallpaper Maker Features

Other programs

It is worth paying attention to a few more specialized programs for working with dynamic screensavers:

• Wallpaper Engine - another program for setting and running wallpapers on your desktop;
• DreamRender - has more features than DeskScapes: it uses three-dimensional animation of the object, various bubbles, the interaction of music and other effects;
• Animated Wallpaper Maker - in addition to playing live wallpapers, it has the ability to add animation to the standard Window wallpaper;
• VideoPaper - with its help it is easy to turn video into beautiful desktop wallpaper.

Installing and starting DeskScapes 8

Installing live wallpaper on a computer does not require much work and special knowledge. To do this, just download and run the program you like. Let's look at how to do this using DeskScapes 8 as an example:

1. Download DeskScapes 8 by following the link.

2. In the window that opens, find DeskScapes 8 and click on it with the left mouse button.

   

   To download DeskScapes, left-click on it

3. On the download page, select "Try it for free" (you will be given a 30-day free version of the program).

   

   Select the trial version of DeskScapes to download it for free

4. Wait for the program to download to your PC.

   

   Wait for DeskScapes to finish loading

5. To find the downloaded file in your browser downloads, click Show in Folder.

   

   Activate the DeskScapes shortcut in the browser downloads folder

6. Activate the program shortcut. After that, a warning will appear and ask for permission to make changes to the program on the computer. Click Yes.

7. After reviewing the license, click Next.

   

   When the DeskScapes license agreement appears, check the "Agree" box and click "Next"

8. The next window will ask you if you would like to install the free trial of Fense 3 as well. Uncheck the box and click Next.
9. Wait for the installation to finish.

10. After a while, the program window will appear, select the Start 30 Day Trial item.

    

    To install the free 30-day version of DeskScapes 8, select the Start 30 Day Trial line

11. In the new window, enter your email address and then click Finish.

12. An email with a link to activate the program will be sent to the specified e-mail address, follow it.

    

    To activate DeskScapes 8, follow the link in the letter that will come to your specified email address

13. On the website page, you will see congratulations on the successful activation of the 30-day trial. Then you can use the program.

How to set live wallpaper on your desktop in Windows 10

After successful installation of DeskScapes 8, you can download, install, change the desktop wallpaper, including animated and with elements of 3D graphics.

Selection and installation of live wallpaper

You have downloaded DeskScapes 8 and installed it on your computer. Now it remains to learn how to use it, there is nothing difficult about it:

1. For convenience, bring the program shortcut to your desktop: go to "Start" - "All Programs" and open the Stardock folder.

   

   The DeskScapes shortcut is located in the Stardock folder on the Start menu

2. Right-click on the DeskScapes shortcut, in the tab that appears, select Submit, then click Create Shortcut.

   

   Create a desktop shortcut to DeskScapes for quick access

3. Run the program using the shortcut on the desktop. In the tab that opens, select the sample you like and click on it. At the bottom right in the program window, click on the Appli to my desktop button.

   

   Click on the wallpaper you like and set it using the Appli to my desktop button

4. If done correctly, a new desktop background will appear.

   

   Live wallpapers "Nebula" installed on the desktop look mysterious

Such wallpapers practically do not load the system, moreover, there are many static drawings in the kit. If your work on the computer is associated with heavy loads on the system, you can temporarily disable live wallpapers and put a normal image on your desktop.

Video: how to set live wallpaper on your desktop using DeskScapes 8

Replenishing the wallpaper collection of the program

When the wallpapers from the collection of the program start to get bored, you can update them:

1. Open the program and click on Download more backgrounds from WinCustomize.

   

   To go to the wallpaper download site, click on Download more backgrouds from WinCustomize

2. In the browser window that opens, select the wallpaper you like from the proposed options and click "Download", in the tab that appears, click "OK".

   

   Uploading new wallpapers will not take long: select a wallpaper on the site and click on it

3. Wait until the download is complete, then open the folder with the downloaded file and click on its shortcut.

   

   To install the downloaded wallpaper, you need to click on their shortcut in the browser downloads

4. After automatic installation, a new live wallpaper will appear on your desktop.

   

   After the download is complete, a new wallpaper will appear on the desktop

Desktop wallpapers can be downloaded without going through the program: all you need to do is find your favorite option on the Internet. Visit oformi.net. There you will find an amazing selection of live wallpapers. Just download the file and drag it into the DeskScapes 8 window.

The downloaded wallpaper must be added to the program by dragging and dropping from the folder

As a result, you will get beautiful 3D wallpapers with good picture depth.

Management of live wallpaper

Live wallpapers on your desktop can be changed, deleted, collected by categories, as well as add special effects to them. All programs that allow you to set dynamic pictures as a desktop background have fairly simple and easy-to-understand settings. But each has its own differences and characteristics.

Customizing wallpaper with DeskScapes 8

This program is the most accessible for development. The DeskScapes 8 control panel has only a few buttons located on the right side of the screen:

• info - contains information about the selected file;
• adjust - allows you to change the picture parameters (degree of stretching, mosaic filling);
• effects - allows you to add different effects (desaturation, sharpness, blurring);
• color - allows you to change the color palette of the wallpaper.

The program can filter background pictures depending on the presence of panoramic and other effects. To set the selected thumbnail as the background, just click on it with the mouse and select Apply to all monitors. The utility has a function to change the wallpaper.

In the program settings, you can adjust a number of parameters:

• on the Performance tab, you can set the quality of the reproduced image and configure the behavior of the dynamic background (if the laptop is weak, the background changes will be stopped);
• the Advanced tab allows you to adjust the transparency of the desktop icons;
• on the Language tab, you can switch the languages of the program interface (unfortunately, there is no Russian interface);
• the Folders tab will help you add or remove folders with live wallpaper.

Customizing wallpaper with PUSH Video Wallpaper

PUSH Video Wallpaper is an advanced program with more functionality than DeskScapes 8.

After installing the program, a shortcut will appear on the desktop - click on it to open the program:

1. To select a new wallpaper, click the button with the download icon.

   

   After clicking on the download icon, you will be redirected to the site to select new wallpapers

2. Download the wallpaper you like from the site.

   

   Select the wallpaper you like and click "Download"

3. You can create a new playlist: the wallpapers collected in it will be displayed on the screen cyclically. To do this, click Playlist and open the New tab.

4. Give a name to the new playlist and click OK.

   

   Give a name to the new playlist

5. Add wallpapers downloaded from the Internet to the created playlist: to do this, click on the "+" icon.

   

   Add the downloaded wallpaper to a new playlist by clicking the "+"

6. Now select a playlist with wallpaper and click the Add to playlist button.

   

   Select a playlist with wallpaper and start playing it

7. To stop the wallpaper, click on "Stop" in the program window.

   

   Click on the square image to stop the wallpaper

8. Start playback by clicking the "Start" button.

   

   Click on the triangle to start playing the wallpaper playlist

That's all, the wallpaper is installed and pleasing to the eye with a rich changing picture.

There is nothing difficult in installing "live" wallpaper. Spending a minimum of time, you will get a beautiful, changing background in place of static annoying pictures. Having mastered simple programs that allow you to play wallpapers and add a little effect to them at will, you will want to create your own unique masterpieces. There are many complex and powerful programs out there with a huge number of possibilities to do this. Time will pass and, perhaps, the wallpaper created by you will be installed on their desktop by other computer users.