Video To Screensaver .SCR

tygrus wrote on 5/2/2003, 8:21 PM
I want to export my video project I made in Vegas to make a good screen saver program but in a native .scr format, not one of those 3rd party install programs. Trouble is lots of the programs that do this off download.com are quite cheesy and unstable with larger videos. Is there a top quality program that you can recommend to do this? Also, what format should the video be in before I attempt this? I imagine a person should use divx or something so the file sizes get down.

tygrus

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richard-courtney wrote on 5/3/2003, 11:23 PM
What files are you wanting to display?
Vobs? AC3 sound?
Length of video?

I am working on a DirectShow program (part of DirectX) that plays an AC3 encoded
VOB file. Once it is completed there is not much to add the required command line
/c and /s arguments to make it a screensaver.

The main problem is getting rights to distribute the filters from other companies.
I am using MainConcept's MPEG splitter with InterVideo's audio/video decoders.

Please indicate the programs you have tried.
tygrus wrote on 5/4/2003, 5:08 PM
I have just been using some freeware progams that convert mpeg or avi to .scr formats that you can stick into the windows directory and load up as a screensaver in your OS. They are really flakey and crash most times.

The original video I have is in mpeg2 and avi format right now and I just want to get the video to act as a screen saver in native formats on Windows without any special software to install. Thats all I am really trying to accomplish here. As a far as I know, there are no special rights required to make a .scr file for windows.

tygrus
richard-courtney wrote on 5/6/2003, 6:33 PM
A file with .SCR extension is actually an executable program (like a .EXE)
that is called by the Windows OS when there is inactivity from the standard
input of the mouse, keyboard, and optionally from the multimedia system.

While it is running it must terminate on input events such as the mouse moving.

The legal problem right now is I am using parts of the WinDVD program
(DirectX DirectShow filters) so it can play AC3 audio and full 720x480 NTSC video.
If your system can play VOBs using InterVideo's WinDVD then this might be
what you want.

Keep you informed.