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Streaming Wallpaper

Dani John edited this page Jan 16, 2022 · 72 revisions

Lively can play video streams as wallpaper, simply drag'n'drop the link into the library.

Video quality can be configured in settings.

Not working?

  1. Update the youtube-dl binary.

Updating youtube-dl

  1. Download the latest version of youtube-dl software.
  2. Close any running video wallpapers.
  3. Navigate to Lively install location.
  • For non-admin install:

    C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Programs\Lively Wallpaper\

  • For admin install:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Lively Wallpaper\

  1. Goto \plugins\mpv\ folder and copy the youtube-dl.exe file to this location.
  2. Make sure "Detect Streams" is checked in Lively Settings -> Wallpaper > Stream
  3. Simply drag and drop the video website address into lively window to set as wallpaper.
  4. To adjust video quality, Lively Settings -> Wallpaper > Stream -> Video Quality.

Note

This is mainly intended for live streams and will consume internet data.