GIF Guide
Lively can play animated gifs as system wallpaper.
Regular picture files (jpeg, png ...) are also supported so that you can manage all your wallpapers in one place!
Currently lively supports these gif players:
In settings player can be changed.
This is the default and recommended player; uses the official mpv player build.
Integer/Nearest-neighbor interpolation is used for improved GIF sharpness.
Custom configuration file can be used, create mpv.conf file in:
<Lively install location>\plugins\mpv\portable_config\
or application data folder:
Installer: C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Lively Wallpaper\Mpv\portable_config\
Windows store: %LocalAppData%\Packages\12030rocksdanister.LivelyWallpaper_97hta09mmv6hy\LocalCache\Local\Lively Wallpaper\Mpv\portable_config\
and follow the manual for mpv commands.
It is also possible to implement Lively Properties with mpv commands for real-time customization.
Uses native Windows image control.
(Still under development.)
For best performance GPU decode (dedicated video hardware) is used to render the wallpaper, if you experience any stability issues then turn this feature off.