Is it possible to create a dynamic background?

[Ramius]

If anyone has a Playstation 3, you'll know what I'm talking about. I think they're mostly made in Java Applet. Slow moving backgrounds that can change color by the time of day or year. I would love to use something like that for my MacBook.

Like a real slowmotion waterfall in black and white. Or a realtime sunset and sunrise.

 

[spinnerlys]

You could set your screensaver to some pictures and use that (www.wallsaverapp.com) for showing it as background image.

 

[Ramius]

Yeah... but that would kinda be a cheap/cheat-version of what I'm aiming at.

I'm really aiming at having a animation as background, that runs on code. Not a screensaver which basically flips through images.

 

[Mal]

Actually, since you can use any screensaver, you've got a lot of options, not just "flipping through pictures". In addition, the guys over at SereneScreen have some good desktop backgrounds similar to what you're looking for.

jW

 

[Ramius]

Yeah I forgot to say that. It is a good application that was linked to. But many of the screensavers are too flashy and fast to work any good as a background.

I think a dynamic background should move alot slower, that you only see the progress slowly through half an hour or so. If any of you have had a chance to see the background on PS3, it's a good example.

I just wish I knew how to make them myself. I know Photoshop and how to make a gif, but that would be a pain to create animations consisting of hundred images.

So I'm going for a background thats designed to be a background, not a screensaver. Cause there's a difference.

 

[SoybeanStasher]

It's the same thing, is it not? You're just going to want a slower, less flashy screensaver. You'll just have to find or create a screensaver that changes as slowly as would match your tastes.

 

[Rizvi1]

This sounds like a cool idea. I have various things I'd like to come as background screensavers (logos for my projects, maybe a picture of my car, etc). I think the OPs going for something different w/ the PS3 background animation (which would be cool too). I'll keep some of these options in mind and play around with them.

 

[Hartel]

The App Visage allows you to have dynamic backgrounds. Such as Album Art, etc.

http://keakaj.com/visage.htm