The DreamScene feature, specific to Windows Vista Ultimate edition, works just like setting still digital photographs as Desktop backgrounds but here you choose video files that play at 30fps (like Adobe Flash animations). Even HD content is supported by DreamScene.
And if your computer lacks a graphic card to support the Windows Aero effect, DreamScene or Motion Desktop can still be used to position image wallpapers on the desktop.
Robbie Bach announced several hidden Windows Vista features during the Bill Gates Keynote address at CES 2007 in Las Vegas.
Known as Windows Vista Ultimate extras, these add-on would available as separate download once Vista is released for public on Jan 30, 2007.
Oh yes, there's a Poker game as well. Microsoft is looking to find ways that make the higher editions of Vista more tempting than the basic ones. It is easy to expect that Microsoft will release more Vista Ultimate extras (or goodies) in future.
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Reader Comments
That is pretty tight! It would be cool to have an animated background.
It would also be cool to make a movie of your desktop of you just opening and shutting some apps...and just mess around for a while...save it as a movie to spring on those that don't know about that function of Vista Ultimate. Would be a cool gag :P
Written on 8/1/07 11:25 PM
This is also possible on Windows from Windows 95 up if you have an ATI-All In Wonder Card. The video player will play all video as "Video Desktop"
Written on 24/1/07 12:41 AM
I have Windows Ultimate... it is the 30th of Jan and I can only download Bit Locker and Texas Hold'em...
What ever happened to Dreamscene?
Written on 30/1/07 8:50 PM
I'm the same, i can get texas and bitlocker, but no dreamscene. it'll probably come out in a week or so.
Written on 31/1/07 4:28 PM
Same here, no dream scene. If it isnt ready yet, it would be nice to see that get some space on windowsultimate.com/blogs.
Written on 2/2/07 1:01 PM
If you search online there's a link to download the beta of dreamscene, I have it installed and seems to work fine. The page also says you can find it on bitorrent. The file is called:
Dreamscenex86.zip
so probably do a search for that on your favorite bitorrent program or on google.
Written on 5/2/07 2:01 PM
dreamscene is out now for windows vista ultamate. It is called a "preview" it only comes with one background but you can use your own videos!
Written on 14/2/07 9:39 PM
too bad, it will be better if there was audio 2
Written on 18/2/07 11:22 AM