Install DreamScene on Windows 8

30/12/2012

Categories: Appearance & Personalization

by Nick

If you want to install DreamScene on Windows 8, then refer to the tutorial below.

What is DreamScene?

DreamScene was released on September 25, 2007 and introduced in Windows Vista. Using DreamScene users can set video content of MPEG, WMV, AVI formats as there desktop background. It was a really a cool feature. But there were different issues, DreamScene needs much RAM and moderate GPU support to run. It also drains much battery juice and often shows a static background when a computer is running on batteries. Because of all these, probably Microsoft decided to drop this feature officially in Windows 7. Instead of DreamScene, “Desktop Slideshow” feature was introduced to slideshow desktop background wallpapers in Windows 7 and this “Desktop Slideshow” do not supports video files.
Windows 8 DreamScene

Though there is no official support, it is possible to set video wallpaper in Windows 7. Unofficially you can use DreamScene in Windows 7. If your computer has sufficient RAM and a moderate GPU, dreamscene works well in Windows 7.

But previously in Windows 8 there was no way to run dreamscene. I have tried “DreamScene Seven” (DreamScene for Windows 7) in different preview versions of Windows 8. It did not work. But someone made it possible to install DreamScene in Windows 8. See the steps below to enable DreamScene or Video wallpaper in Windows 8.

Steps to enable DreamScene in Windows 8

1. First of all download this software from Here and install it.

2. In Desktop double-click the icon to launch the application.

Launch DreamScene in Windows 8

3. Now, you can select Download DreamScene Wallpapers! button to download new video wallpapers. You can also click the Green plus button to browse and select your desired video to set as video wallpaper.

Select DreamScene video

4. In Display Properties option you can adjust how your video will be displayed in desktop screen. Press OK.

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That’s it, you will able to see the video as your desktop wallpaper.

DreamScene worked

About Nick

I am a Blogger with Passion. I have interest in gadgets and technical stuffs. If you are facing any problem with your Windows, you are always welcomed to ask me.

Raidon

11/02/2013 at 4:25 PM

Hi,

very very cool but one question.
I have 2 Screens but it will be shown only at the first screen. How can I change this ?

greetings

Nick

11/02/2013 at 7:46 PM

Hi, Raidon
Are you using dual screen? Then try to select secondary screen from the settings to show DREAMSCENE video there.. It will not work if you are expanding your primary screen..

Tailer

12/02/2013 at 9:35 PM

Hello, affects something in trial mode?

12/02/2013 at 11:18 PM

Hi Tailor,
Actually in trial mode you will get watermark in your video wallpaper. If you are OK with that, then you can use trial version, otherwise go for full version.

Jess

14/02/2013 at 10:38 PM

It works! You are my hero! Im going to name one of my children after you!

15/02/2013 at 3:01 AM

That’s Pretty Crazy .. lol

Pope

01/03/2013 at 6:56 AM

It didn’t work for me in Windows 8. Did everything exactly like in the description.

:/ to bad

01/03/2013 at 7:51 PM

Hi Pope,
Please double check the steps.. All other users have not faced any problem in setting video wallpaper. You can also see that the screenshots have been taken from Windows 8.