Photo Dream

Monday, February 18, 2013 by GregII | Discussion: Animated Wallpapers

The backdrop is not working anymore.  How can I fix this?  Thanks.

DrJBHL
Reply #1 Monday, February 18, 2013 9:37 AM

Nor for me. When I try to choose a custom background, it doesn't work. W7 Home Premium x 64.

Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 5.9
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 6.3

DeskScapes appears to be activated on this PC
DeskScapes engine appears to be running
(Generic PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to Intel(R) HD Graphics Family

Deskscape.dll 2013/01/31 11:59:36
Deskscapes.dll 2013/01/28 10:16:52
DreamControl32.dll 2013/01/21 13:19:42
DeskscapesConfig.exe 2013/01/31 09:43:11
UI\Deskscape.dll 2013/01/25 10:09:46
UI\DeskscapesVideo.dll 2013/01/07 13:02:54
DreamTasks.exe 2013/01/25 10:09:58
DeskscapesVideo.dll 2013/01/07 13:02:22

GregII
Reply #2 Monday, February 18, 2013 9:38 AM

And it used to work fine.  Makes no sense to me.

DrJBHL
Reply #3 Monday, February 18, 2013 12:51 PM

Might have been better to have posted it in a Support Forum, Greg. Will try IRC.

 

Greg... ZubaZ is asking us to email Support.

Wizard1956
Reply #4 Monday, February 18, 2013 6:24 PM

Neil Banfield
Desktop Slideshow is not supported in DeskScapes 8

DrJBHL
Reply #5 Monday, February 18, 2013 6:44 PM

Wiz... this isn't desktop slideshow. It's a Premium Dream from Stardock.

Only a certain feature of it doesn't work: Custom background.

Wizard1956
Reply #6 Monday, February 18, 2013 7:37 PM

I suspect it works the same way as Slideshow. Maybe Neil will clarify that in the support thread.

GregII
Reply #7 Monday, February 18, 2013 7:49 PM

Not at all.

CarGuy1
Reply #8 Monday, February 18, 2013 8:32 PM

That's odd, the custom background works fine for me in DeskScapes 8 on W7 Home Premium x 64. The preview picture of the background doesn't load but the background does after you choose it and then click ok. 

It does take a few seconds to load though.

 

I prefer the Desktop Collage dream for pictures, and it works fine as well.

An added bonus...The Water Color dream works now as well.

GregII
Reply #9 Thursday, March 14, 2013 2:46 PM

Bump.

sithious
Reply #10 Thursday, March 14, 2013 5:09 PM

Ever since i updated deskscapes theres is now two versions now 3 and 8 and now most my dreams aren't working evan all the one i paid for. i miss using astrioids and parasite. just gotta wait for fix to this now.

GregII
Reply #11 Thursday, March 14, 2013 5:19 PM

True dat.  No master dreams from themasterbaron work at all.  And, of course, the backdrop in Photo Dream still doesn't work.

DrJBHL
Reply #12 Thursday, March 14, 2013 5:22 PM

For TheMasterBaron's I get a codec error.

GregII
Reply #13 Thursday, March 14, 2013 5:43 PM

Me too.

DaveRI
Reply #14 Thursday, March 14, 2013 5:56 PM

Anybody try checking their codecs with ffdshow or whatever after installing Deskscapes 8?  I'm wondering if the codecs got broken, seems like they crack on a whim.

CarGuy1
Reply #15 Thursday, March 14, 2013 6:18 PM

DrJBHL

For TheMasterBaron's I get a codec error.

If you're on Windows 7, did you see this? 

https://forums.wincustomize.com/440689/page/1/#3325035

DrJBHL
Reply #16 Thursday, March 14, 2013 6:48 PM

I did, Mike. It was misbehaving before that.

GregII
Reply #17 Thursday, March 14, 2013 7:32 PM

That fixed the codec problem.  Now:  Photo Dream?

GregII
Reply #18 Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:41 PM

Bump.

GregII
Reply #19 Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:30 PM

Bump.

GregII
Reply #20 Tuesday, March 26, 2013 1:30 PM

Bump.

 

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