Video Guide

Lively can play any video files as system wallpaper.

Windows N/KN/Education systems require installation of additional codecs for video playback.

Video Player Setup

Currently lively supports these videoplayers for wallpaper:

• Mpv
• Vlc
• libMPV
• libVLC
• Windows Media Foundation (wmf)

In settings videoplayer can be switched realtime during playback.

Mpv

This is the default and recommended player; uses the official mpv player build.

Custom configuration file can be used, create file

<Lively install location>\plugins\mpv\portable_config\mpv.conf

and follow the manual for mpv commands.

It is also possible to implement Lively Properties for real-time customisation (documentation will be updated with more information in the future.)

Default LivelyProperty is used if no user defined one is present in the wallpaper media folder:

{
  "saturation": {
    "max": 100,
    "min": -100,
    "tick": 200,
    "text": "Saturation",
    "type": "slider",
    "value": 0
  },
   "hue": {
    "max": 100,
    "min": -100,
    "tick": 200,
    "text": "Hue",
    "type": "slider",
    "value": 0
  },
  "brightness": {
    "max": 100,
    "min": -100,
    "tick": 200,
    "text": "Brightness",
    "type": "slider",
    "value": 0
  },
   "contrast": {
    "max": 100,
    "min": -100,
    "tick": 200,
    "text": "Contrast",
    "type": "slider",
    "value": 0
  },
  "gamma": {
    "max": 100,
    "min": -100,
    "tick": 200,
    "text": "Gamma",
    "type": "slider",
    "value": 0
  },
   "speed": {
    "max": 5,
    "min": 0.25,
    "tick": 10,
    "step": 0.01,
    "text": "Speed",
    "type": "slider",
    "value": 1
  },
   "mute": {
    "type": "checkbox",
    "value": false,
    "text": "Mute"
  }
}

Vlc

Uses official vlc player build.

Still under development.

libMPV

Uses mpv player engine.

libMPV (External) means the player is a separate program controlled by lively.

Custom mpv configuration file can be used by creating the file in:

C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Lively Wallpaper\mpv\mpv.conf

Also supports Lively Properties similar to mpv player.

libVLC

Uses vlc player engine.

libVLC (External) means the player is a separate program controlled by lively.

Lively dose not include this player plugin by default, separate download is required:

1. Download libVLCPlayer.zip from latest release.
2. Make new folder <Lively install location>\plugins\libVLCPlayer and extract the zip contents.
3. Switch videoplayer to libVLC or libVLC(External) in Lively settings -> Wallpapers -> Video Player.

Microsoft Media Foundation (wmf)

Use built in windows video player.

Not recommended due to being limited features and not updated.