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Photo Desktop - 2.3

Enhance the desktop with an unlimited number of photos.

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This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	2.3
Release Date:	2009-04-01
License:	Shareware
Downloads (this version):	613
Downloads (all versions):	6,908
Price:	$9.99

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Product Description:

Photo Desktop allows you to put photos on your desktop, instead of having to choose one photo to use as your wallpaper, you can now add as many little pictures to your desktop as you want.

Photo Desktop 2 adds too much to the previous version to describe, below you'll find a summary of some of the more significant changes and additions.

Multiple photosets

With Photo Desktop 2 you're no longer bound to a single composition, with an unlimited amount of photosets you can create different desktops for different moments.
Use Smart photosets to let Photo Desktop create and update Photosets for you, based on a folder you point out or on the iPhoto album of your choice.
Use the changer the automatically switch between different photosets. You can also use the changer to shuffle the Photosets, including Smart photosets, so your Desktop will never look the same.

iSight support

Photo Desktop 2 now comes with built-in iSight support. Allow you to create photos in the PhotoChooser simply as one of the many photo collections you have.
Use the snapshot feature to instantly create a photo using your iSight camera and add it to your desktop.
Also new is the Photo Desktop Spy, the Spy can automatically create snapshots and add them to your current desktop or a designated other photoset.

Core Image Quality & Animation

Photo Desktop 2 is built utilizing Apple's Core-Image technology. For Photo Desktop 2 this means that your resulting Desktop will have a far greater quality than before. Also this means that fun effects could be added to the Editor.
With a new engine powering Photo Desktop 2, a screensaver has been added to complete the Photo Desktop package. The Photo Desktop Saver makes your desktop come to live by animating the photos off your current photoset.
Utilizing your videocards power also enables the 'Live-updates' feature, when turned on your Desktop gets updated instantly without the delay you saw in Photo Desktop 1.

Much more customization

Photo Desktop 2 add many other functions to further customize your photos. The photo info panel has been extended with frame-shape, shadow, effect and additional options.

What's new in this version:

Added support for iPhoto '09 Faces & Places
Now create Smart-Photosets with more than one source collection
Re-designed the Photo-chooser to improve navigation
Create Backups of Smart-photosets (Photoset menu)
Create Wallpapers out of Smart-photosets (Photoset menu)
Add custom collections to the Photo-chooser

Updates:

Improved 'little menu-item' responsiveness during 'smart-update'
Updated photo desktop caches, to require less disk-space
Increased maximum zoom
Minor interface tweaks

Fixes:

Fixed issues with responsiveness after taking a snapshot
Fixed issues with background when creating a wallpaper
Fixed issue where the Editor wouldn't draw correctly after a reshape
Fixed issue with screen saver fader
Fixed image resolution when exporting wallpaper to 2560 x 1600
Added measurements to prevent desktop corruption on Leopard
Reduced memory usage
Improved license key input
Many Stability & Performance updates

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Minimum requirements

Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
1.5 GHz PowerPC G4 processor
512 MB system memory
Core-Image capable videocard with 64 MB memory

Some features like 'live updates' while editing may not be available using minimal configurations.

Optimal requirements

Mac OS X 10.4.9 (Tiger) or later
2 GHz dual PowerPC G5 or Intel core processor or better
1 GB system memory
Core Image-capable videocard with 128 MB memory or more

Depending on your actual configuration you may need to scale the quality of live-updates or the screen-saver for optimal performance.

Consider using Photo Desktop 1, if your Mac doesn't meet the minimum requirements (see developer site).

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I made a mistake... - Version: 2.1, 6/3/2007 11:07AM PST

(3 of 3 users found this comment useful)

Andreas

I have been using DesktopCollage for so long that I completely forgot that I had paid for it. I posted here a short while ago describing it as "free". Alwin Troost quite rightly corrected me and I have deleted my previous post. Sincere apologies, Alwin, I was not evil-intentioned, just getting senile. I advise everyone to get one or other of these apps - having an easily changed, customised desktop is a joy.

Wonderful little tool - Version: 2.0.1, 5/13/2007 05:33AM PST

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Mike Evangelist

Makes it a snap to keep your favorite photos 'pinned' on your desktop. Reminds me of an old-fashioned cork board.

The 'smart' sets that automatically update and the global menu for switching to different layouts are highlights.

Well worth the small price.