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How Do I make Screen savers

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  • 04-02-2003 3:00pm
    #1
    the Guru
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    I want to make my own screensavers and I need to know how to make them and install them so they work properly


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    #2
    leeroybrown
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    In Webmaster???

    You should be able to find utilities for producing Screen Savers using an interesting page called http://www.google.com ;)


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    #3
    the Guru
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    In Webmaster???

    Why not it seems as good a Place as any Where do you suggest I put it ............... sure the mods will move it. if they have too.

    I have checked google and there is not freeware and I dont have a CC to get it and other suggestions


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    JohnK
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    Originally posted by the Guru
    Why not it seems as good a Place as any Where do you suggest I put it

    You could try programming...http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=25


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    LoLth
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    thread moved. You'll probably get more answers here. Sure, you know those webmasters don't know anything about real computer stuff :p


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    Typedef
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    see if this is any help to you squire

    http://www.cs.unibo.it/~ljw1004/download/howtoscr.html


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    the Guru
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    Originally posted by Typedef
    see if this is any help to you squire

    http://www.cs.unibo.it/~ljw1004/download/howtoscr.html

    I think this is wrote in C++ is there an easier way as I dont know anything about C++

    can it be done in flash and then saved as a .scr


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    Talliesin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    Originally posted by the Guru
    I think this is wrote in C++ is there an easier way as I dont know anything about C++

    Strictly speaking no, you could write it in C, Java (with MS extensions) and maybe really messed-up VB but they'd probably be harder still.

    However there are products out there that sit in-between the API that needs to be handled in C++ or similar, and various document types like Flash and uses the document as a source of what is displayed for the screensaver.

    ScreenTime is one I found quickly on Google. There may be cheaper ones out there.

    Remember to make sure that every pixel will be given a break at some point in the screen saver, too often so called "screen savers" these days are no such thing, and actually make burn-in happen quicker!


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    GoneShootin
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    ive written basic screensavers in 80286 ASM. Nothing amazing but does exactly what a screensaver is ment to do. Also animation and sound and what not.

    try ASM, you might enjoy it :D


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    amen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭amen


    you could do it in VB lookup the balack belt vb programming in goggle can't remember the authors name but theres a chapter on vb screen savers
    failry easy to do


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