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Video Guide

Dani John edited this page Feb 26, 2024 · 101 revisions

Lively can play any video files as system wallpaper.

Windows N/KN/Education systems require installation of additional codecs for video playback.

Video Player Setup

Currently lively supports these video players:

Mpv

This is the default and recommended player; uses the official mpv player build.

Custom configuration file can be used, create mpv.conf file in:

<Lively install location>\plugins\mpv\portable_config\

or application data folder:

Installer: C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Lively Wallpaper\Mpv\portable_config\

Windows store: %LocalAppData%\Packages\12030rocksdanister.LivelyWallpaper_97hta09mmv6hy\LocalCache\Local\Lively Wallpaper\Mpv\portable_config\

and follow the manual for mpv commands.

It is also possible to implement Lively Properties with mpv commands for real-time customization.

Vlc

Uses official vlc player build.

Setup instructions

(Still under development.)

Windows Media Foundation (wmf)

Download latest release and extract the files to <Lively install location>\plugins\wmf folder.

In Settings select Wallpaper -> Video player -> wmf

Note

For best performance GPU decode (dedicated video hardware) is used to render the wallpaper, if you experience any stability issues then turn this feature off.