Are there specific video wallpaper sets I can download that leverage these features?
I vote the Vista wallpapers personally; feels just right.
Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers
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#12These damned wallpapers gave me my worst experience with Apple. MacOS would delete them and redownload automatically over and over again, using almost a terrabyte of data per week.
And I wasn't even using video wallpapers at the time.
Just discovered I had no internet 3 days into the month as my ISP had cut me off. Had to dig deep and spend hours I'll never get back trying to find out where all the data was going.
Here's a thread I just found now that shows others having similar issues: https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/1ii38g8/macbook_wall...
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don’t think they’ll touch this part anytime soon. It’s been unchanged for a few years now, they certainly have other priorities.
Good on ya. I won't use it, myself, because I can't deal with wallpaper moving behind my work (I also can't listen to music, while I work. Maybe it's a "generational" thing). Also, I use a 49-inch ultrawide, so it might be vomit-inducing. I remember some other utility that played wallpaper videos, but it wasn't anywhere near as nicely done.
Which generation is that? I'm a Gen Xer. I can't work without music, but specific music without lyrics for my brain to try to follow.
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#14remember when windows had html wallpapers. brb gonaa agent something that i hope doenst supply chain my entire life
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#15The app now has a landing page with a download link and you can also see my other projects: the largest one is Refrax browser, but I also have many other small utility apps!
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#16These damned wallpapers gave me my worst experience with Apple. MacOS would delete them and redownload automatically over and over again, using almost a terrabyte of data per week. And I wasn't even using video wallpapers at the time. Just discovered I had no internet 3 days into the month as my ISP had cut me off. Had to dig deep and spend hours I'll never get back trying to find out where all the data was going. He…
This app injects itself directly into Apple’s actual pipeline, so your videos won’t get removed or changed. It’s not just an automated replacer of Apple’s own videos.
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#17So cool! This reminds me I wanted to try setting a custom video background with some footage i had. Didn’t even realize it wasn’t natively supported till i saw this!
Thank you! I’m glad you like it
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#18Title should be prefixed with show hn:
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#19Woah, thank you! Just checking these will keep on working on the lock screen and as screen savers too?
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#20As much (fairly well deserved) hate as Tahoe gets, the video wallpapers and transparency are such a fun Windows Vista vibe I get nostalgia. Time to set this up with the Vista waterfall wallpaper and reallllyyy feel like it’s 2007!
I’m imagining dozens of people worldwide sharing your nostalgia for Vista.