Wow, thank you for this. I've been working on a screensaver suite but LegacyScreenSaver is so janky. I was hoping someone would figure out apple's private wallpaper framework and you did!
OMG, LegacyScreenSaver is such a memory hog!
Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers
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#32Apple's best video wallpaper is "Macintosh". I am interested in how it works.
Same! I distinctly remember seeing portions of this wallpaper that led me to believe it's procedurally generated and not simply a collection of video files, and had to rewatch it to confirm. There are several points where the date and time match the system date and time down to the second.
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#33As 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!
What do you mean Windows Vista "nostalgia"? That makes me feel a little long in the horn.
There are likely a number of folks on this forum now who were born after Vista was released.
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#35remember when windows had html wallpapers. brb gonaa agent something that i hope doenst supply chain my entire life
The little IE4 widgets called "active desktop"?
Re: Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers
#36As 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!
What do you mean Windows Vista "nostalgia"? That makes me feel a little long in the horn.
> That makes me feel a little long in the horn
I see what you did there :)
Re: Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers
#37As 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!
What do you mean Windows Vista "nostalgia"? That makes me feel a little long in the horn.
Still burned they did not ship winFS then
Re: Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers
#38Apple's best video wallpaper is "Macintosh". I am interested in how it works.
Same! I distinctly remember seeing portions of this wallpaper that led me to believe it's procedurally generated and not simply a collection of video files, and had to rewatch it to confirm. There are several points where the date and time match the system date and time down to the second.
It features the current date and time with seconds, so it must be rendered on the fly.
Re: Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers
#39As 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.
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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.
I’m a “late boomer” (born in ‘62).