Microsoft DreamScene shown at CES

Congratulations on the contract guys... I'm not sure how practical it is to have high def video for a background, but I'm sure I'll try it out.

Way to go guys. Good job in participating in emerging technology.

Could we get a video of this in action?

And will Vista be able to rotate through wallpapers like OS X does?

What about the copyright implications?

Oh my god won't someone think of the poor starving billionaires at the RIAA?

*lost* What does the RIAA have to do with this?

It's just a question of time before Apple rips this off, call it something cool and then people will say it's a good idea. Is it a good idea, not sure, I need to see it. But congrats to Stardock for their job on it.

I'm not sure how practical it is to have high def video for a background

This is specifically 'low impact', hence the interest and eagerness with which it is being received...

It provides an exciting opportunity. The trick will be to create a loop that will not bore you to death in short order. Repetitive motion can make you crazy before your time. I look forward to the challenge.

Looks like a good reason to go for Ultimate. I hope it support multiple monitors.

Just curious.....if this is to be the site for content, where will people expect to get support?

www.windowsultimate.com

Sounds cool -will definitely try it out.I know with you guys involved it will have some great content. Did they say when it would come out as an ultimate extra - it's not available as of today so far?

I voted in the poll. DreamScene is well in the lead.

I voted in the poll. DreamScene is well in the lead.

Hehe, me too. Every PC I've used since launch yesterday afternoon of windowsultimate.com I've done the same. DreamScene WILL win! MUHAHAHAHA

Thanks Dark-Star, I missed the windowsultimate.com launch. I voted for DreamScene in the poll also. The site answers my previous question - Jan. 30 will be the launch date for Ultimate app's.

It's cool and it sucks at the same time. lol.

Let me 'splain, Lucy.

I feel like I just can't catch up. It's like when WB went to wb5 and I had to go get a new video card to be able to take advantage of all the new features.

This Vista thing with the animated walls...it's just too cool. Who wouldn't want it? But I have to really say that MS sucks for putting Vista into so many packages and making this feature available only on the high end package. I'll even go further by saying I bet they are 'thrilled' that WC is getting so involved. They get free promotion of this feature and get to push this high-end version of Vista on the millions who visit WC and it ain't costing them a cent.

I wish I could get a handle on the DX scripts. It's all martian to me. But, I am sure there is a way to do something similar or pretty close in DX with swf files. I would like to see WC do something on this level...or someone figure out how, as an alternative for those of us who will be riding out our copies of XP until we 'have' to break down and get Vista.

I was going to hold off as long as I could on buying Vista. Now, it's been made even more tempting, which I am sure is how it's supposed to be. I will also have to get a new computer. The worst part of all of this is, that by the time I do...and get a solid handle on Vista and all it's little extra's, they will probably be launching the next level of Windows.

edit: Since MS saw fit to tap WC for this, perhaps they would like to throw a few copies of Vista Ultimate WC's way to use in a contest for this new feature?

I agree that Stardock is in an interesting place because of their partnership with MS.

For years SD was able to make "lesser" versions of Windows look like more recent ones. Win95 could look like XP (or any other OS). Will the continued partnership mean that a product that SD might have been able to sell to Vista Home Basic users to make it act like Vista Ultimate are now off the market?

Does the partnership now preclude competition between MS and SD?

Does the partnership now preclude competition between MS and SD?

I'm not sure that 'competition' would be the right word to describe MS/SD....'symbiosis' would be closer...

.'symbiosis' would be closer

How about 'parasitic', since MS will be feeding off all the free publicity they will get for this from WC/SD. Not too mention the workload they have freed themselves. I imagine they will direct people to the WC site for tutorials and info, etc. Sure, it's good for Stardock, too...but I imagine if SD came out with something similar, MS may not have 'tapped' them to begin with if they felt there was a conflict. Completely out of my area, but I wonder if MS made/asked SD to agree NOT to pursue anything similar in order to be a part of this.

I think about all the people who may get basic Vista and decide to upgrade if they want this feature that MS calls 'free'. If you upgrade or buy Ultimate from the start to get this, you are still paying for this 'free' feature. I don't mean to sound hateful. I just don't like the way MS operates.



I haven't given up on finding a way to make DX do something similar with Flash.

Stardock wouldn't exist without MS Windows. Who's the parasite there?

And really Po' is MS going to get that much more publicity from being linked to WC? I'll bet that SD (and ODNT subscriptions) being linked to from MS (http://windowsultimate.com/) will generate more new business for SD than the other way around.

MS is pretty clear about what you get with each version. No one is being fooled here.

I haven't given up on finding a way to make DX do something similar with Flash.

btw, I believe in you. One of my favorite products back in the day was an app called Sundial by Aladdin. Time lapse pictures queued to your system clock.
I was working out of an interior, windowless office. It saved my sanity.

Stardock wouldn't exist without MS Windows. Who's the parasite there?

Stardock was founded as an OS/2 ISV incidentally...

Stardock was founded as an OS/2 ISV incidentally...

LOL, I knew that Brad; and didn't mean anything insulting. Just trying to make a point.

Today though, SD needs MS Windows to run it's software. The same cannot be said for MS. I don't think that meets the definition of "symbiosis".

Seems pretty cool, as long as it didnt kill too many K , Im interested to check it out too.

but.. "Experience life outside the box!" is a bit lame and theres not much by way of Extras, i'll pass on the poker game.

i have this on xp, called dreamrender which has been available since xp's release, kind of an obvious knockoff and you can do alot more than just videos with it.

the problem will be being able to get hi def video with a perfect loop so you cant see where it begins and ends, otherwise its very disturbing

right now i'm using video from a dvd called digital aquarium, not hidef which just doesnt look too great so i expect it to be quite a while before any company creates good hi quality looping content to make anyone want to use it, plus they'll likely charge a nice amount for it

there has been other stuff over the years that allow video on desktop, without hi def no one noticed those then and wont notice dreamscene without it now either so while i'm excited for it i'm also not cuz i doubt there will be much good looking looping content for it compared to the millions of crazy static wallpapers plus everyones thinking of vista being too "bloated" thanks to the thousands of forum threads with people complaining about vista turning evne more people away from it