On the plus side it is free today although I would consider it far to expensive for how little it does. It can also save to a .scr format which is good. On the downside it is incredibly restricted with only six effects. It might have several animations but there really is very little that you can achieve here that you would want to keep and I haven't.

John L  –  13 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+19)

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Pros:

* Smooth download, installation, activation on Vista 64-bit.
Important Note: I had to temporarily disable my anti-virus program (Norton Internet Security Suite) to complete activation process. Thought I'd share this with everyone in case you experience a similar situation.

* GUI is easy to navigate and program is easy to use.

* Allows users to add moving (40 options) and stationary (5 options) animations.

* Allows users to add their own image-imported animations.

* Allows users to add 6 different effects (underwater, water mirror, Fire, Rings on Water, Matrix Code, Glass Ball).

* Allows users to change backgrounds with support for image formats: jpeg, gif, bmp, png, tga.

* Allows users to uninstall select/specific desired screensavers created by program.

* Allows users to re-order slides as desired.

* Allows users to preview images in main window pane before finalization.

Cons:

* No Local Help File within program.
* Price is a bit more than other paid programs with similar capabilities.

Summary - program is easy to use and does as it says, producing good-quality screensavers. Thank you, GOTD & DesktopPaints.

Inas  –  13 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+12)

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The DesktopPaints apps are pretty cool, IMHO anyway, but the wallpapers, & in today's case screensavers they make require some graphics horsepower to run properly -- great for your own system if you can run them, but not so great for handing out to family & friends. :(

The closest comparison I've been able to come up with is to the Java applets that were popular several years ago on-line -- they took an ordinary image & added display FX to for example add rain or water ripples. IOW the original image isn't altered or turned into a video [though you could certainly screen capture video], but rather the FX are drawn real-time by your graphics hardware.

I think the biggest creative limit of the DesktopPaints approach is that it's difficult to limit the FX to just where you want them -- carefully selecting background images that *fit* well helps. Otherwise it's a matter of personal taste... it's certainly possible to go overboard adding FX, some of the animated sprites can look Very 2D, & like with any screensaver, some people demand a higher level of realism.

When an app like Animated Screensaver Maker has been on GOTD, I think several comments mentioned the apps over at xiberpix.net as possible alternatives.

mike  –  13 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+11)

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The Matrix Code Example shows up in the small version when I click Open, but when I click Preview Screensaver to view it in fullscreen I get a black screen and then the errror message dpas.exe has stopped working and my debugger stops at ?7EF4040 ret.

The Seascape Example and The Forrest Example are really nice.

The fishes in the Aquarium Example are not enough realistic compared to the background.

The Matrix Example would be better without the photo of the two peaople.

- The program should also have the possibility to run saved scr-files.

Göran Eriksson  –  13 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+10)

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Just tried the matrix example and had a dpas.exe error when I tried it on full screen preview, yet the mini preview was fine. Other examples worked on full screen fine.

Tried with my own image and ray of light effect caused dpas.exe error.

Good, but either buggy, or problem with my pc

MRoTool  –  13 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+9)

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