Thanks again GOTD and DesktopPaints.com for another piece of great software. Easy to use and self-explanatory. Lots of options. Installed from Website to avoid having to disable anti-virus and it worked perfectly.

Now, on another subject...I've notice that there always seems to be a handful of those who consistently make a point to mark "no" on "did you find this comment useful" on a lot of very helpful comments. These are more experienced users trying to help the "not so experienced". They are going out of their way to assist people, and doing it in a friendly manner. So, to that handful.......What is the point? Go ahead....click away to me, as this is NOT helpful, just an observation.

Wallpaper Engine has similar features, lightweight, fully support Windows 10 and most of all it's less than 5 bucks.

every time I download and try to extract the setup file I keep getting told the file is corrupt, try re downloading the file again, yea right corrupt file I will except once maybe twice but not for 6 times, so no chance of giving any opinion on this software. Never had this problem before with any GAOTD freebies.

Hmm original query has been removed! I am getting this error message when trying to run the programme:-
ShellExecute(c:\program files\dp animation maker\editorgif.exe ) failed: . Error code 193 (%1 is not a valid Win32 application.)
I am running XP Pro SP3. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciatd.

Tried this product before during a previous giveaway. works as advertised so as far as the software goes a thumbs up but I wonder why anyone would want an animated wallpaper on his desktop. It's an extra resource hog that runs all the time even if you are not seeing the desktop due to full-screen applications. Gamers (especially online gamers) should stay far away from this for that exact reason. People with potato computers should stay far away from it as well.

Tried to install twice. Activates, but won't install. Now what? After clicking Setup, I get "Setup.exe has stopped working", then I get a "Successfully activated" popup.
Using Windows Vista, Firefox

Nice. Works well. No bugs or incompatibilities with any version of windows I tested it on.

After downloading I have tried to open the programme but get this error message:-
C:\Program Files\Animated Wallpaper Maker\Editor.exe is not a valid Win32 application. Any help out there please;

This could be very useful to me but unfortunately it did not come with the program, can you please send the program?

Hi, this Comment is directed to the Publisher of Animated Wallpaper Maker (and goes for the rest of their Software: Animated Screensaver Maker and DP Animation Maker), namely: DP.Desktop.com!! -

Every time there is newer version(s) of all 3 of your Programs mentioned above and presented on GOTD there is an offer (with discount 'on the day', or not) of DP EXTENSION PACK, which states: 'Order DP Extension Pack now and get a free permanent key for (here) Animated Wallpaper Maker. This key allows you to reinstall and upgrade the program without any limitations'... Really??

I HAVE purchased this Pack good while ago(!!), got Special License Key, have to COPY EP Content into every Folder of DP Installations (all 3 DP Softwares) to include that Pack to use it, AND paste EXTENSION PACK License Key that supposed to WORK - making these Programs FULLY LICENSED with NO LIMITATIONS!??

YET - Every time I happen to open ANY of 3 of these Programs I get conflicting MESSAGES: GOTD Trial finished, RENEW/EXTEND License(s), as in: Buy!, BUT clicking on 'Renew Activation' button get Message: 'Successfully Activated, Thank you'?? Not to mention that Check for Updates 'line' in Help NEVER works either (what, for EP OWNERS as well, and after filling every time EP License Key ON TOP of that of GOTD's given - when Newer Version is offered here and installed??) WHAT IS THIS???!

Can someone from DP Support step in please to answer and EXPLAIN what exactly goes on here?? I have ALL 3 Programs and PURCHASED my EP Software in good faith!!

Thank you in advance for CLUES!! Without them is mighty hard to recommend this Vendor to anyone!!
Why create decent Software and mess (Users) about with License Keys/Activations etc?? Grrrhhh, but I'm afraid, as it stands - this particular aspect of it is truly annoying time wasting Procedure!

Hello!
Giveaway of the day,DesktopPaints LLC

Thank you for today's action!
Animated Wallpaper Maker
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I like your programs!
I would also like to see the shares for another of your programs - DP Animation Maker
For some reason, I have not met them:(

I LOVE this software, and have since the first I saw it, several years ago. Anyone that is an original thinker, and enjoys fun or pretty things, and is even a touch creative, can make beautiful images to dress up their screens. It is SO easy, and just plain FUN ! After getting a taste of the programs from DesktopPaints, I ended up buying everything they had to offer, and was never sorry. Great customer service, and years worth of fun and creativity....you can't go wrong with this.

Thank you GAOTD. This is a fine program, works like a dream, and the folks at Desktop Paints are always helpful.

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Desktop Paints makes nice apps that 1) use graphics FX to add motion to a still image, & 2) give you the option to add [overlay] animated sprites. Their Animated Wallpaper Maker & Animated Screensaver Maker do just that -- DP Animation Maker lets you save the result to a file [e.g. avi], rather than rendering the animation each time you view it.

The upside is that it's quicker/easier than creating a similar animation from scratch using traditional software -- the downside is that it takes hardware resources to render that animation not just once, e.g. rendering a video file, but every time it's viewed. When it comes to how much hardware resources are used, mileage varies...

Using Sysinternals Process Explorer in Windows 7, Animated Wallpaper Maker uses both Direct X 9 & Open GL. In a VM where graphics hardware is emulated in software, it takes upwards of 40% CPU. With a decent graphics card that load's shifted to the card's built-in DX & OpenGL handling. If the device's graphics hardware can't provide all that's asked of it, Windows will try to shift those parts of the processing load back to the CPU, so the load on the CPU will vary depending on the graphics hardware capabilities. It's a pretty light weight app, so IMHO rather than worry about how much it will load up your Windows device, give it a try & see, using apps like HWMonitor or GPU-Z & Task Mgr. to see what the effects are. Do note that it might shift a graphics card out of its power saving mode, if that matters to you.

If you've tried one of the Desktop Paint apps in the past, or use one now, note that the developers have been busy updating their software -- you can read about it here: blog[.]desktoppaints[.]com/

Also note that while Animated Wallpaper Maker is pretty light weight, with files in the program's folder & My Documents, and relatively few registry entries, it will add a "Web Update Wizard Service V4" that's set to start with Windows. You can change that in Control Panel -> Admin. Tools -> Services. An Animated Wallpaper is also set to start with Windows -- you can change that along with other settings in the control app on the right side of the task bar.

I love this software, fun and beautiful things can be created with it easily! Thank you for Desktoppaint and giveawayoftheday.com for allowing you to reach it again because unfortunately the former no longer works after reinstalling my computer :(

It would be a good idea if you could create a transparent animation and run it over any standard wallpaper on your Windows desktop. For example, Yellow leaves falling over autumn backgrounds, or snowing for winter pictures, because it would not just be in a picture which I animated in the program, but on any one which is just on the desktop.

For whatever reason I seem to be addicted to this kind of thing, so I was quite pleased to find it downloaded and installed ( including registering it ) very easily. It even ran perfectly, the controls are ok to use etc and I built a EXE file as a test. I cant run it...'apparently' I'm missing a DLL file...( d3dx9_43.dll ) and I'm a bit reluctant to even try and locate it and install it on a brand new windows ten PC that I've had for less than a week :-/

1997 called... it want's it's java applets back. Think I'll pass on this GOTD.