Lively Wallpaper

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What is Lively Wallpaper

Lively Wallpaper gives your computer a moving wallpaper from any movie or animated file. Not only that, but it minimizes processing usage so that the wallpaper doesn't interfere with you playing games, movies or other large files. Lively Wallpaper has special tools for working with multiple monitors.

Basic Features

The main feature of Lively Wallpaper is that it allows you to choose moving, dynamic wallpapers. By default, your computer typically only allows for static images or those with some animation. Lively Wallpaper allows you to add movies, GIFs, websites and more to your background. You can use long files, or you can upload short files that keep looping.

There are also many different codecs to choose from. You can use K-Lite, LAV, Kawaii and more. Each one has different pros and cons. This makes it simple to choose a codec that you prefer or one that works best for your needs.

Minimal Processing Power

You might be wondering why most computers don't allow you to use dynamic wallpapers by default. The main reason is because it typically takes a lot of processing power to have a movie or GIF play in the background. This can take away processing power from games, movies and other large files. It can also slow down the entire system. While many dynamic wallpaper programs don't have a solution for this, Lively Wallpaper has a few tools to minimize these issues.

First of all, the codecs used are all exceptional at compressing files. This means that the files are much smaller than they originally were, which reduces how much power is needed to run them. This program also pays attention to what software you're using.

If you use anything that covers the whole screen or requires intensive processing, such as a game, then Lively Wallpaper will halt the background animation. You can't see it anyway, so this doesn't impact the wallpaper overall. This means that zero percent of the CPU will be used on the wallpaper when you're running intensive applications.

Few Default Wallpapers

One problem with Lively Wallpaper is that it comes with relatively few wallpapers to choose from. There are some images that pan over the ocean or a forest, but there isn't much variety. While the default wallpapers leave much to be desired, the developers likely expected you to install your own wallpapers.

You can turn almost any animated file or video into a wallpaper. While larger files might need some time to convert into a wallpaper, it shouldn't take long to add most files to Lively Wallpaper. You can also customize the codec and other settings when uploading a file, or you can allow Lively Wallpaper to make the best decisions for you.

Another benefit is that you can easily export and share the converted wallpaper file. This makes it easy to send the wallpaper to other people, upload it online or send it to other computers if you want to use the same file with your other desktops or laptops.

Multiple Monitors

Lively Wallpaper has some special tools specifically for multiple monitors. You are given several different ways to add dynamic wallpapers to the various monitors. You can choose to have the same wallpaper on each monitor. You can also stagger the animation so that each monitor is playing a different section of the video file or GIF. You can also choose to have completely different images for each monitor.

One of the most unique tools is that you can stretch the dynamic wallpaper between all the monitors. This will look great with landscape or ocean videos. Regardless of how you want to set it up, Lively Wallpaper makes it simple to add dynamic wallpapers to your computer.

Video Quality

There are settings that allow you to adjust the video quality when uploading the file. The highest quality settings obviously look the best, but this means that more power is needed to properly run the wallpaper. It's often best to strike a balance between good quality and minimal CPU usage.

Lively Wallpaper can help you with this. It often suggests the best setting based on the size and length of the wallpaper. You can choose this, or you can choose either higher or lower quality.

Audio Tools

As stated above, you can use movie files for your background. You might be wondering if the audio transfers over as well when you convert the file into a wallpaper. Surprisingly enough, the audio can be set to play if you want it to. This means you can have an entire movie playing in the background of your computer that you can both see and hear.

There are several settings and tools associated with this feature. You can choose whether you want the audio to play whenever uploading or selecting a dynamic wallpaper. This is good because you may not want to hear the video file when you're trying to work. Lively Wallpaper automatically mutes the wallpaper when you're running an intensive application, when you put the computer to sleep or if you log out of your profile.

Reliability

Lively Wallpaper isn't the only program that offers dynamic wallpapers. While it mostly distinguishes itself from the rest by having exceptional tools and settings, there is one other major benefit of using this program. Many other dynamic wallpaper programs either don't properly compress files or they are prone to crashing.

Lively Wallpaper is one of the most reliable programs in this niche. You should never have to worry about it crashing, and it does a great job of reducing CPU usage. Not only that, but it's also an open source program that allows third-party developers to create plugins and other features that can further enhance Lively Wallpaper.

Pros

• Makes it simple to upload video files and GIFs as your dynamic wallpaper.
• Many settings for adjusting audio quality, video quality and more.
• Minimizes processing power by halting the wallpaper whenever the screen is covered by an application.

Cons

• There are relatively few default wallpapers to choose from, but this is likely because the developers expected users to upload their own files.
• New users may not know the difference between all the codecs and settings.