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BackScene lets you set video wallpapers on Windows 10 using MPV and weebp. Easy setup and configuration for a dynamic desktop experience with video backgrounds.

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BackScene

BackScene is a tool designed to display video wallpapers on your Windows desktop background using MPV and weebp.

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Information

  • Drag and drop to change the wallpaper folder.

[CONFIG.INI]

  • [BackScene]
  • fps=60
  • start_minimized=false
  • close_minimizes=false
  • clean_memory=false
  • start_with_windows=false
  • show_logs=false
  • limit_fps=false
  • play_at_startup=false
  • shuffle=false
  • mute_audio=false
  • wallpaperPath=

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Features

  • Display video wallpapers on your Windows desktop background.
  • Utilizes MPV for video playback.
  • Uses weebp for WebP image decoding.
BackScene Settings
  • Show logs: Display the console logs.
  • Start minimized: Start BackScene in a minimized state.
  • Close minimizes: Close BackScene when minimized.
  • Clean memory: Clean process memory for "BackScene" and "MPV".
  • Start with windows: Launch BackScene at Windows startup.
MPV Settings
  • Mute audio: Mute the audio for the video running.
  • Shuffle: Start the video randomly from the playlist folders.
  • Play at startup: Start MPV when BackScene is running.
  • Limit FPS: Limit the frame rate of the video.
Systray Options

Right-click on the BackScene icon in the system tray to access the following options:

  • Start: Start MPV video.
  • Stop: Stop MPV video.
  • Next: Play the next video.
  • Previous: Play the previous video.
  • Play: Play the current video.
  • Pause: Pause the current video.
  • Mute: Mute the video.
  • Unmute: Unmute the video.
  • Show: Display the BackScene program.
  • Settings: Open the settings menu.
  • Help: Open the GitHub page for help.
  • Exit: Exit the program.

Installation

Prerequisites

  • Windows 10 (Tested environment)
  • MPV
  • weebp

Setup Instructions

  1. Clone the Repository

    git clone https://github.com/yourusername/BackScene.git