Animated Backdrop Maker

A Linux X11 alternative to DeskScapes. Independent open-source project, not affiliated
with or endorsed by Stardock.

Animated Backdrop Maker lets you compose animated desktop backdrops from your images with
stackable real-time effects, export standard RIFF AVI videos or PNG sequences, and target
specific RandR monitors on Linux X11 / XWayland.

FEATURES
• Backdrop Composer: Load any PNG/JPG image (or generated landscape canvases) and stack
real-time Snowfall, Raindrops, Bokeh Lights, Ken Burns Pan/Zoom, and Day-Night Color
Tint with live 30 FPS preview. Apply either a click-through NETWMWINDOWTYPEDESKTOP
live layer or a composited static wallpaper via X11 root pixmap (XROOTPMAPID).
• Animation & AVI / Frame Exporter: Pure-Python RIFF 'AVI ' writer supporting both MJPEG
and uncompressed RGB24 DIB streams (with movi + idx1 index chunks) plus PNG frame
sequences saved to ~/Videos/animated-backdrop-maker/, with live frame/byte/FPS readouts.
• Monitor Targets & Triggers: Inspect live RandR monitor geometry, DPI, and refresh rates;
configure multi-backdrop slideshow intervals and day-night color-shift schedules with
optional RandR CRTC Kelvin gamma alignment.

LIMITATIONS
• Designed for X11 desktop sessions and XWayland layers. Wayland-native desktop shells and
window managers that lock root/desktop layers may ignore NETWMWINDOWTYPEDESKTOP or
XROOTPMAPID updates.

SUPPORT & DONATE
• Created by Thanh Nguyen — https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b