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    From sobriquet@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 10 13:44:34 2022
    Hi.
    There used to be a really cool screensaver called drempels.

    http://www.geisswerks.com/drempels/

    Somehow it doesn't seem to work anymore on my current w10
    computer, so I was wondering if anyone knows an alternative that
    works in a similar fashion.

    The idea is that you point it to a folder where you have a bunch of
    images and it will do a kind of slideshow with those images, but in
    a groovy way, where it morphs and transforms the images into
    each other, so you get more variation than in a regular slideshow.

    It would be really awesome if it didn't just have the ability to do
    the slideshow on the desktop in the background or as a screensaver,
    but also in a window, so you can enjoy the slideshow while engaging
    in other activities on the computer.

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  • From Magani@21:1/5 to sobriquet on Sat Jun 11 02:40:05 2022
    On Saturday, 11 June 2022 at 6:44:38 am UTC+10, sobriquet wrote:
    Hi.
    There used to be a really cool screensaver called drempels.

    http://www.geisswerks.com/drempels/

    Somehow it doesn't seem to work anymore on my current w10
    computer, so I was wondering if anyone knows an alternative that
    works in a similar fashion.

    The idea is that you point it to a folder where you have a bunch of
    images and it will do a kind of slideshow with those images, but in
    a groovy way, where it morphs and transforms the images into
    each other, so you get more variation than in a regular slideshow.

    It would be really awesome if it didn't just have the ability to do
    the slideshow on the desktop in the background or as a screensaver,
    but also in a window, so you can enjoy the slideshow while engaging
    in other activities on the computer.

    I use gPhotoShow as a screensaver (https://www.gphotoshow.com/gpshow_free.htm). It seems to fulfill all your requirements except the 'slideshow in a window' one (it might do it but I've never tried). There's a free and a Pro (paid) version. It also
    works across a network for an attached drive.

    No connection with it; just a happy user.

    Cheers,
    Magani

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  • From sobriquet@21:1/5 to Magani on Sat Jun 11 05:16:28 2022
    On Saturday, June 11, 2022 at 11:40:09 AM UTC+2, Magani wrote:
    On Saturday, 11 June 2022 at 6:44:38 am UTC+10, sobriquet wrote:
    Hi.
    There used to be a really cool screensaver called drempels.

    http://www.geisswerks.com/drempels/

    Somehow it doesn't seem to work anymore on my current w10
    computer, so I was wondering if anyone knows an alternative that
    works in a similar fashion.

    The idea is that you point it to a folder where you have a bunch of
    images and it will do a kind of slideshow with those images, but in
    a groovy way, where it morphs and transforms the images into
    each other, so you get more variation than in a regular slideshow.

    It would be really awesome if it didn't just have the ability to do
    the slideshow on the desktop in the background or as a screensaver,
    but also in a window, so you can enjoy the slideshow while engaging
    in other activities on the computer.
    I use gPhotoShow as a screensaver (https://www.gphotoshow.com/gpshow_free.htm). It seems to fulfill all your requirements except the 'slideshow in a window' one (it might do it but I've never tried). There's a free and a Pro (paid) version. It also
    works across a network for an attached drive.

    No connection with it; just a happy user.

    Cheers,
    Magani

    Thanks for the suggestion.. sadly it doesn't seem to do a slideshow in a window, which is
    kind of essential to me.
    Irfanview does it more or less, except it does it in a designated area on the screen, which isn't
    as convenient as a proper window like acdsee does, which is easier to resize and quickly toggle
    between image display and thumbnail overview.

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