Animated Backdrop Maker
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Animated desktop backdrop composer with real-time effects & AVI frame export
A Linux X11 alternative to DeskScapes. Independent open-source project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Stardock.
Animated Backdrop Maker lets you compose animated desktop backdrops from your images with stackable real-time effects, export standard RIFF AVI videos or PNG sequences, and target specific RandR monitors on Linux X11 / XWayland.
FEATURES • Backdrop Composer: Load any PNG/JPG image (or generated landscape canvases) and stack real-time Snowfall, Raindrops, Bokeh Lights, Ken Burns Pan/Zoom, and Day-Night Color Tint with live 30 FPS preview. Apply either a click-through _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP live layer or a composited static wallpaper via X11 root pixmap (_XROOTPMAP_ID). • Animation & AVI / Frame Exporter: Pure-Python RIFF 'AVI ' writer supporting both MJPEG and uncompressed RGB24 DIB streams (with movi + idx1 index chunks) plus PNG frame sequences saved to ~/Videos/animated-backdrop-maker/, with live frame/byte/FPS readouts. • Monitor Targets & Triggers: Inspect live RandR monitor geometry, DPI, and refresh rates; configure multi-backdrop slideshow intervals and day-night color-shift schedules with optional RandR CRTC Kelvin gamma alignment.
LIMITATIONS • Designed for X11 desktop sessions and XWayland layers. Wayland-native desktop shells and window managers that lock root/desktop layers may ignore _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP or _XROOTPMAP_ID updates.
SUPPORT & DONATE • Created by Thanh Nguyen — https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b
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