DeskScapes 11: A Sneak Peek
Thursday, December 31, 2020 by Tatiora | Discussion: Stardock Blog
Happy almost New Year, everyone! I have a little treat for you before we go on break here at Stardock: that’s right, I have a sneak peek at the new DeskScapes!
I have to say, even though there are a few features that aren’t completely hooked up yet, what I’ve seen so far of DeskScapes 11 is pretty darn cool. Let’s have a look at what’s coming!
New UI
The new UI makes for an all-around better browsing experience. You can browse for backgrounds using “categories”, “authors”, or “latest” as filters. You can also toggle easily between animated and static wallpaper tabs so you can find exactly what you’re looking for!
I love the completely in-app browsing experience. It makes it easy to discover things I wouldn’t have otherwise thought to search for, and I appreciate not having to spend a bunch of time guessing search words or clicking through hundreds of web pages.
Playlists
This is totally awesome: now you can create “playlists” for a series of DeskScapes backgrounds - animated or static! - to rotate through on your PC. You can set a timer for every time you turn on your PC, which gives you a nice surprise every time you log in, or you can make it so that the image changes after a certain amount of time, from as little as thirty seconds to as much as several hours.
I have a couple of playlists created here - one full of animated backgrounds and one full of Final Fantasy XIV screenshots - that I can rotate through. This feature, along with a few others, isn’t fully implemented yet, but when it is I’ll see what I can do about maybe doing a little video tour of the app for all of you.
DeskScapes Creator
You’ve always been able to create your own custom Dreams, but DeskScapes 11 makes the experience much smoother. The DeskScapes creator lets you choose an image of your own - or one already within DeskScapes - and adjust it with plenty of tools and tweaks. You can get as particular as you like, and it’s convenient and easy to use.
Effects
As other versions have before, DeskScapes 11 comes with an impressive array of applicable effects for your backgrounds. You can sort through the effects easily thanks to the new UI, layer multiple effects, and see previews before you even hit ‘apply.’
Well, that’s it: a little tour of what we’ve been working on! DeskScapes 11 is coming soon, so keep an eye here on the forums for more sneak peeks and announcements leading up to the release! And of course if you’re an Object Desktop member, you’ll get beta access to try it out before anyone else does as soon as we’re ready to release a beta for the public.
If you have any questions, please toss them in the comments below and I’ll make sure to pass them along to our software team. Until next time, have a safe and wonderful holiday season, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Reply #2 Saturday, January 9, 2021 4:04 AM
Thanks Mike;
looking forward to 11>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Reply #3 Saturday, January 30, 2021 11:08 AM
Looks awesome - would not have minded trying the beta, but I don't have deskcsapes
\look forward to trying this.
Reply #4 Saturday, January 30, 2021 5:16 PM
This looks great. Looking forward to try it out 
Reply #5 Saturday, January 30, 2021 5:58 PM
I have Deskscapes 10. Will this be a free update?
Reply #6 Saturday, January 30, 2021 6:03 PM
I have noticed a similarity between the Stardocks DESKSCAPES Animation Creator and DPAnimationCreator, and have made several animated desktops using it. Hopefully, the Deskscapes Animation Creator will allow a SaveAs default to the DREAM extension, and possibly embellish some of the old downloaded DREAM files.
Reply #7 Saturday, January 30, 2021 6:09 PM
I have noticed a similarity between the Stardocks DESKSCAPES Animation Creator and DPAnimationCreator, and have made several animated desktops using it. Hopefully, the Deskscapes Animation Creator will allow a SaveAs default to the DREAM extension, and possibly embellish some of the old downloaded DREAM files.
Creator allows to to save as a .dream file ready for upload or playback .
No you won't be able to redo old jpeg dream files with Creator but you can use the
static Image to create a new or better one in your mind for personal use . You would need
permissions for uploading back to site .
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Reply #1 Thursday, December 31, 2020 1:41 PM
All 4000 plus of my Dreams and still counting are in the app from day one 2007
to the Present and all work as good now as back then .
ALL Master Dreams have been updated to work on today's resolutions