Screensavers are boring. The default ones that ship with Windows XP either show a static picture or animated text that quickly becomes boring. Would not it be much nicer to spice up the screensaver and create something fantastic, something that everyone else who would see it would want as well ? The Windows XP Video Screensaver is the solution; This freeware is able to play video files and / or audio files that function as a screensaver.
The Video Screensaver offers some parameters that you can modify. You can define the playback size (Fullscreen or 50% – 400%), play a random file, loop the file, mute the audio and alter playback speed (from 0.1 to 3.0). You may use playlists or select a file manually. Most file types are supported, the most common ones are of course avi, mp3 and wmv – the tool basically supports all file types that the windows media player is able to play.
It seems to have some problems playing certain files that have been using a special codec for their audio playback.
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Thankx a lot …was just looking for something like this….
If you’re having problems playing back files, give ‘My Video Screensaver’ a go.