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Re: Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers

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Post by asimovDev »

buildbot wrote: post #10

As 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!

https://windowswallpaper.miraheze.org/wiki/Windows_Vista

which waterfall are you talking about? i am also surprised to see how many wallpapers were apparently available on Vista. All I remember is the default green gradient thingie and I think I had the bamboo forest on at some point

Re: Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers

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Post by ellisd »

Amazing, can’t wait to try this out!

On a similar note, I’d love to replace Aerials on tvOS with my own videos. I have yet to figure out how to craft a working data feed that the tvOS will accept using the secret mode that I believe is used in the retail store displays.

Re: Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers

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Post by blazarquasar »

ggrelet wrote: post #53
kageroumado wrote: post #15

The 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! https://kagerou.glass/phosphene/ https://kagerou.glass

How did you bring up the page so quick? And what helped you design it?

It’s entirely designed by claude. Looks like every claude website out there.

Re: Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers

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Post by divan »

ggrelet wrote: post #53
kageroumado wrote: post #15

The 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! https://kagerou.glass/phosphene/ https://kagerou.glass

How did you bring up the page so quick? And what helped you design it?

And how did you style it like Anthropic design system? :D

Re: Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers

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Post by ChrisMarshallNY »

Springtime wrote: post #36
_kb wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 :)

I attended the Longhorn event, where they played Director scripts, and told us it was “live code.”

Re: Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers

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Post by sixeyes »

kageroumado wrote: post #15

The 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! https://kagerou.glass/phosphene/ https://kagerou.glass

frieren spotted!

also, nice typography.

Re: Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers

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Post by sixeyes »

throw310822 wrote: post #49
hunter2_ wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The little IE4 widgets called "active desktop"?

You could set a full-screen, interactive browser page as the backdrop of your desktop. Not sure what communication it was allowed to have with the desktop events, but I always thought it was a clever hack that could have been explored and expanded further.

i remember setting a html with a flash file and it did track the cursor accurately for some fun effects. couldn't keep it like that due to resource use but yeah, it was fun!

icons and text would get single-color backdrops though. no transparency back to the html

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