Dream Submission Guidelines
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 by Frogboy | Discussion: Animated Wallpapers
As the # of animated wallpapers submitted increases, we're having to establish some guidelines on what is and isn't going to be accepted:
- Content MUST loop. An animated wallpaper should have a reasonably transitioning loop.
- Do NOT submit content other people's work without their permission. We are allowing some leeway right now on this rule for content that is based on content distributed on the net until we determine the legality of this.
- Content must be high-definition. That means the vertical resolution needs to be at least 720 pixels.
Additional rules on fair use of video clips:
- The animations used in the .Dream file is either 15 seconds in length of shorter OR less than 25% of the original video file in length (whichever is shorter). So if you found a 20 second video you want to use in a Dream, you can use no more than 5 seconds of that video. Anything else, you are limited to 15 seconds.
- You provide credit to the original author in the skin comments AND provide a link to your original source.
- Understand that if the original owner of the work asks us to take it down, provided proof of ownership, we will comply immediately.
If you find your work is being redistributed here against your wishes, please contact a site admin with some form of proof that you own the original work, and we will remove the offending entry immediately.
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Reply #2 Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:43 PM
Another great move by Stardocks! Thank you for implementing some regulations... at first it was not a big deal (and honestly we all wanted to get our greedy little hands on *whatever* we can find) but now and in the future it would be ideal to host only .Dream files that are of decent quality. Keep up the good work and tell Microsoft to release their final product already!! 
Reply #3 Wednesday, February 21, 2007 1:32 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, February 21, 2007 2:26 PM
As the # of animated wallpapers submitted increases, we're having to establish some guidelines on what is and isn't going to be accepted:
- Content MUST loop. An animated wallpaper should have a reasonably transitioning loop.
- Do NOT submit content other people's work without their permission. We are allowing some leeway right now on this rule for content that is based on content distributed on the net until we determine the legality of this.
- Content must be high-definition. That means the vertical resolution needs to be at least 720 pixels.
With respect for the creators of dreams:
"Content must loop", so even material with a jerky loop is allowed?
Reply #5 Wednesday, February 21, 2007 2:35 PM
My friend I think you missed the second part of that quote. "Content must loop. An animated wallpaper should have a reasonably transitioning loop"
The way I read it, Dreams that loop horribly from the last frame to the first will not be allowed.
Technically, ANY video used as a background WILL loop... after all, the video ends at the last frame and begins again at frame 1. If this is not considered a loop by all means correct me (and I'm not being sarcastic, please do).
All that being said, the first regulation stated above simply implies that if a .Dream wallpaper does not transition from the last frame of the video to the first frame adequately, then it will not be accepted.
Yosmel
Reply #6 Wednesday, February 21, 2007 2:52 PM
I hope that the main-page of this dream-portal will show only material which complies with this statement
(Excuse my English sometimes, not my native language).
Reply #7 Wednesday, February 21, 2007 3:00 PM
And I second that statement! I cant wait to see how this DreamScene content and it's community will expand in the coming months. I've never been so excited about a single Windows feature.
Yosmel
Reply #8 Monday, February 26, 2007 7:37 PM
Fair Use allows for the limited reuse of copyrighted material so long as it is not done for financial gain of the person reusing the work, nor does it financially harm the original author by denying them sales etc. In the case of Dream animated wallpapers, users can make limited use of video files created by other authors provided they meet the following requirements:
- The animations used in the .Dream file is either 15 seconds in length of shorter OR less than 25% of the original video file in length (whichever is shorter). So if you found a 20 second video you want to use in a Dream, you can use no more than 5 seconds of that video. Anything else, you are limited to 15 seconds.
- You provide credit to the original author in the skin comments AND provide a link to your original source.
- Understand that if the original owner of the work asks us to take it down, provided proof of ownership, we will comply immediately.
If you find your work is being redistributed here against your wishes, please contact a site admin with some form of proof that you own the original work, and we will remove the offending entry immediately.
Reply #9 Sunday, March 11, 2007 10:01 AM
Quote from your post above "Content must be high-definition. That means the vertical resolution needs to be at least 720 pixels."
high-definition 720p = 1280x720. DV resolution 720 = 720x480 NTSC or 720x576 PAL.
are we to assume you made a mistake and did not mean high-definition but DV res ??
any comments to clear this up are welcome.
Thabks 00NukE
Reply #10 Thursday, August 9, 2007 7:41 AM
- that it would be OK, at least to try)?The "attempting" part was that the dream seems to fully upload, but the next page "fails to display". I have no idea if it made it to Stardock or not...
Thanks for your great products and continuing to make working on a computer all day a bit more bearable... Greg
Reply #11 Sunday, January 11, 2009 2:06 PM
as a complete novice at .dreams am having hours of fun making them, alas most seem 2 end up in the reject bin lol it wont put me off tho and am trying to create loops, oh dear
Reply #12 Sunday, January 11, 2009 2:14 PM
Reply #13 Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:58 PM
louise...here's a good thread to help you get started. There's one link that covers looping that's pretty good. There's also a way to loop video with Windows movie maker that's pretty easy to do. I'll try to put together a quick tutorial and post it for you.
Also, if you need some assistance or a question answered, PM (private message) me and i'll try to help. Just click on my name and choose private message.
Reply #14 Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:17 AM
i have 2 .dreams in the gallery but i get no feedback when the others rejected. have been careful to make sure the images loop smoothly as i can - having said that i am still enjoying making them and can use them on my desktop
Reply #15 Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:19 AM
any help would be appreciated as i am so new to this - i have tons of vids and art work on other sites but am a novice here - great fun tho
Reply #16 Friday, May 21, 2010 9:47 AM
Could you please include guidelines for submitting .swf preview? I tried several times each time making it smaller until it was 256x126. Still would not save, reverting to the same screen, each time I pushed Submit. I could see the progress bar and all. Can someone explain the proper way or size please?
skyzyk aka Gary 
Reply #17 Tuesday, February 15, 2011 6:23 PM
How strict are we on this? I've been wanting to upload a little dream I made, but the problem is that the source footage was found on what to appears to be an abandoned youtube account (only one video ever uploaded, and the owner hasn't logged in for over a year). I've emailed the owner, but I'm not optimistic about ever receiving a reply.
The thing is, though, that the footage involved was just the owner testing his/her new HD camera and uploading the unedited results... Given this situation, would there be any point in trying to submit the dream? The loop is approx. 40 seconds long. (It's not that it's incredibly fantastic or anything, but it's what I wanted and it does the job for me. Since there aren't many like it, I thought maybe it would be worth sharing despite some imperfections.)
Reply #18 Tuesday, February 15, 2011 7:18 PM
- The animations used in the .Dream file is either 15 seconds inlength of shorter OR less than 25% of the original video file in length(whichever is shorter). So if you found a 20 second video you want touse in a Dream, you can use no more than 5 seconds of that video. Anything else, you are limited to 15 seconds.
Reply #19 Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:40 PM
to deviate somewhat......I'm still wondering what happened that we lost Ausvet.... having followed the thread with the gents carrying on about their copyright..and the interpretation of the conditions of use... was that ever clarified?........did all of his have to go... did we have to lose all his work and a prominent long term friendly, active member?....... 
it's frustrating when there is no closure on these things....he's missed..... 
Reply #20 Wednesday, February 16, 2011 6:16 AM
The animations used in the .Dream file is either 15 seconds inlength of shorter OR less than 25% of the original video file in length(whichever is shorter). So if you found a 20 second video you want touse in a Dream, you can use no more than 5 seconds of that video. Anything else, you are limited to 15 seconds.
Oh well. For future reference, though: would it be acceptable to submit a link to original footage along with a link to a script that would turn said footage into a dream? Seems faster than having to wait 95 years for the anonymous copyright to expire...
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Reply #1 Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:19 PM
Typo...I assume you meant do NOT submit.