Is there a way to do this?

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Nov 1, 2011

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Sorry, I couldn’t think of another sunject.

Okay, I found what is to me a very nice wallpaper for my computer. I’m into space and astronomy so I really like this picture. Here is a link to it:

http://www.folkusa.org/pleiades.jpg

My question, or challenge if anyone wants to take it up, is there any way of making stars (not all of them, that would take forever, and not necessarily the big ones in the center) twinkle in this picture, and then still be able to use it as wallpaper? My first thought was to do an animated GIF file, and randomly black out, then restore stars in the pic. Tedious, to be sure, but would that work? And since it would then be a GIF file, would it still work as wallpaper in Windows 7? Or is there possibly another way of making stars twinkle? Thanks for reading and for any suggestions.

RH

Nov 2, 2011

I agree with Carrie,

Another Simple soulution could be:.

1. Why don’t you create a new layer.
2. On the top layer create some twinkling stars or whatever you want to add to the photo.

I would either use Flash or Fireworks, with probably a brush effect using stars.

You could randomly fade IN and OUT as many layers as you want to make it look realistic.

You could even try different coloured layers, which would look amazing, with the Fade IN / OUT effect.

Try it, and post what your results are, even if it looks rubbish

Thats the way to learn 🙂

On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:56:39 -0400, wrote:

Sorry, I couldn’t think of another sunject.

Okay, I found what is to me a very nice wallpaper for my computer. I’m into space and astronomy so I really like this picture. Here is a link to it:
http://www.folkusa.org/pleiades.jpg

My question, or challenge if anyone wants to take it up, is there any way of making stars (not all of them, that would take forever, and not necessarily the big ones in the center) twinkle in this picture, and then still be able to use it as wallpaper? My first thought was to do an animated GIF file, and randomly black out, then restore stars in the pic. Tedious, to be sure, but would that work? And since it would then be a GIF file, would it still work as wallpaper in Windows 7? Or is there possibly another way of making stars twinkle? Thanks for reading and for any suggestions.

Life is Good !!!

number1

Nov 14, 2011

I didn’t think WinDer(s) would use GIF(s) as Annimated Background Wallpaper(s) ???
…. guess I’d better google: "animated GIF files as background wallpaper in Windows 7", eh ???

10/4 M.D.

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Sorry, I couldn’t think of another sunject.

Okay, I found what is to me a very nice wallpaper for my computer. I’m

into

space and astronomy so I really like this picture. Here is a link to it:
http://www.folkusa.org/pleiades.jpg

My question, or challenge if anyone wants to take it up, is there any way

of

making stars (not all of them, that would take forever, and not

necessarily the

big ones in the center) twinkle in this picture, and then still be able to

use

it as wallpaper? My first thought was to do an animated GIF file, and

randomly

black out, then restore stars in the pic. Tedious, to be sure, but would

that

work? And since it would then be a GIF file, would it still work as

wallpaper in

Windows 7? Or is there possibly another way of making stars twinkle?

Thanks for

reading and for any suggestions.

Is there a way to do this?

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