New Windows Vista Ultimate Extras

I seem to have miised this one the other day.

Despite no announcement being made on UltimatePC.com, Microsoft have released a new sound scheme and a content pack for Windows DreamScene as part of its Windows Vista Ultimate Extras offerings for customers who purchased the Ultimate edition of Vista.
After installing the sound pack customers get Ultimate Extras Pearl and Glass sound schemes and additional Windows DreamScene Content.
For those who have been waiting for Ultimate Extras perhaps this is a sign that more is to come from the software giant.
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Source:- Neowin.net - Microsoft Launches New Windows Vista Ultimate Extras
 
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Well quite simple really. You install deskscapes v2.0.It (if you let it) attaches the suffix wmv to itself. If you click on a wmv file deskscapes opens it and plays it as dream. Got here by clicking to fast yes and was pretty surprised after a while when i wanted to watch a HDmovie in wmv format. Normally the suffix opens PowerDVD, but after my to eager clicking deskscapes opened it. Full screen on both monitors. Be aware, in the tab of the dreamscenes on the bottom there is the option: Use Internal Player.
While this plays standard WMV files more efficient it wont run other codec files renamed to WMV. Also when using different resolutions on both monitors dont forget to tick the 'fit to full screen with cropping' box (right most)
I have a 8600GTS 256 and it runs smoothly so you should be fine
 

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You can also just drag n drop a video into the desktop personalise menu and play the video via DreamScene?
 

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no, i just open a folder with my dreams and films i want to use as dreams. Click on the.dream or .wmv file and it runs. Movies deskscapes can't display show up as wmv icons, those it can it shows a thumbnail. ( did install full matroska and xvid/divx codecs)
Same in the dreamscene tab (see screenshots)

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petrossa said:
no, i just open a folder with my dreams and films i want to use as dreams. Click on the.dream or .wmv file and it runs. Movies deskscapes can't display show up as wmv icons, those it can it shows a thumbnail. ( did install full matroska and xvid/divx codecs)
Same in the dreamscene tab (see screenshots)
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Uninstall every other codec you have then install these ones as they come with xvid/divx and heaps more codecs with working, stable Vista versions...http://www.vistax64.com/sound-audio/152850-vista-codec-pack-32bit-64bit-media-player-codecs.html

Steven
 

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Heh - in fact when I installed x64 at the beginning of the month and was having trouble with a particular video, I went and installed those very same codecs because I couldn't find a simple solution for getting XviD installed on x64 that seemed to work correctly - at least not from what I read.

So, I have those installed, and correctly and in order. I should now just be able to pick (a) video(s) and run them as dreams, eh?

I'll give it a shot later this evening.
 

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dmex said:
Uninstall every other codec you have then install these ones as they come with xvid/divx and heaps more codecs with working, stable Vista versions...http://www.vistax64.com/sound-audio/152850-vista-codec-pack-32bit-64bit-media-player-codecs.html

Steven
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Tnx Steven i did just now. I tried again my favourite, the opening scene of I am legend in 1080p. Smooth and easy on the cpu.

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So, I have those installed, and correctly and in order. I should now just be able to pick (a) video(s) and run them as dreams, eh?
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Well it works for me that's all i can say. And have no additional software running. Good luck

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Btw, if there's anyone out there that has info on the dynamic dream reguirements? As in what accesspoints does the dll need to have etc. I am very curious if i could write a simple player control, fast back/forward, rewind, pause and remember last position using this feature. I contacted stardock but my question is totally ignored, posted on their forum,total silence. Searched high and low, no specs to be found; Contacted dreammakers, no response....
 
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I'd hit M$ up on that for an answer - perhaps that may even be in the works.

I would love to be able to take stills and make a movie and then a dream automatically - I use Weather Watcher Live as my desktop weather program, and it archives my wallpaper on every update (typically every 5 minutes or so) so I would love to be able to script a way to make the last, say, 6 hours of images to be conglomerated into a dream that would be running on my second monitor....
 

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johngalt said:
I'd hit M$ up on that for an answer - perhaps that may even be in the works.

I would love to be able to script a way to make the last, say, 6 hours of images to be conglomerated into a dream that would be running on my second monitor....
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Nah, dynamic dreams is a deskscapes feature. as i understand it it's exactly meant for the things you want but how to do it they don't tell. Weird
 

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    dual 19" HD monitors
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Lol - not surprising....
 

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    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
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    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
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    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
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    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
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    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
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Microsoft has apologized for releasing these "FEW" extras. I guess,we, users of vista Ultimate wanted more since i paid 200$$ more to get the maximum of Vista. And all i can say is that i am not happy since Home premium edition has the same stuff, and its just without DreamScene which sucks,
I have 2GB of ram and my pc specs are quite good but the Dreamscene is very awfull, looking it on both sides,
I mean come on. Who wants some wallpapers with is not RAM-Friendly and noone ever sees them.
I have my Firefox open all the time, why would i need to watch my wallpaper?
And about the sound chemes. this is one good thing i can think of extras but 200$$ for 2 sound schemes??? ARE YOU CRAZY MICROSOFT???
What is the meaning then of giving extra money for no extras?
 

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Part of the reason why I plumped for Vista Business. Business offers the same robustness of Ultimate without Home Prem / Ultimate's fancy multimedia front end (which I do not miss anyway).
 

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Ultimate should have 4GB and a decent video card.

I don't care about all the extas in Ultimate. Eyecandy is just a waste of resouces. I rather have my 16GB of RAM being used by apps.
 

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