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.

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

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.