VideoAndPhotosScreensaver

Photo and Video Screensaver

A Windows screensaver that plays photos and videos (sound is configurable).

Shortcut Keys

      Up Arrow - Volume up
      Down Arrow - Volume down
      0 - Mute volume
      Right arrow - next image/video
      Left arrow - previous image/video
      P - Pause/unpause
      Delete - Delete current file
      I - Show info overlay
      H - Show this message
      R - Rotate image
      O - Open file

Setup

1. Copy the VideoScreensaver.scr file into your C:Windows directory
2. Open the Screen Saver Settings (Search on "lock screen" -> open "Screen saver settings"
3. Select "VideoScreensaver"
4. Click "Settings..."
5. Click "Add new folder" to include your pictures and videos folder (can add multiple)
6. Select preferred algorithm

Screensaver Settings / Configuration

1. Interval in ms: Time between transitions
2. Video volume timeout in min (0 to mute): If video volume is enabled it will be muted after this number of minutes
3. Volume: Video playback volume
4. Media folders: Folders containing pictures and videos. Multiple folders can be added
5. Media change algorithm: Algorithm for transitioning through pictures
6. Remove all settings: This will remove all settings from the registry

Acknowledgements

This project is active thanks to the effort of Michael Barnathan and Chris Lott. I forked it from https://github.com/chrislott/Videosaver who copied it from SourceForge(https://sourceforge.net/projects/videosaver/). Also special thanks to @sergeiwork for his efforts on the recent enhancements.

Requirements

This C# project was created with Visual Studio Community 2017, and tested with Windows 10.