i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:56:53 +0000How to set a video as wallpaperhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/1356/how-to-set-a-video-as-wallpaper/Hi there, I've been using i3 for a couple of years and since it consumes nothing in cpu/ram, I'd like to use those cycles somehow while bringing more eye candy to my desktop. Therefore I'm asking for methods to set a video as wallpaper. I currently do it by using: $ mplayer -loop 0 -rootwin -ao null -noconsolecontrols -fs video.avi Sadly this only works fine in a single monitor, and gets split after adding a second screen: i.imgur.com/w6WGqiL.jpg This is weird because: $ mplayer -fullscreen video #works great in multi-screen, anyway, any advice is welcome.Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:11:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1356/how-to-set-a-video-as-wallpaper/Answer by Michael for <p>Hi there,</p> <p>I've been using i3 for a couple of years and since it consumes nothing in cpu/ram, I'd like to use those cycles somehow while bringing more eye candy to my desktop.</p> <p>Therefore I'm asking for methods to set a video as wallpaper. I currently do it by using:</p> <pre><code>$ mplayer -loop 0 -rootwin -ao null -noconsolecontrols -fs video.avi </code></pre> <p>Sadly this only works fine in a single monitor, and gets split after adding a second screen:</p> <pre><code>i.imgur.com/w6WGqiL.jpg </code></pre> <p>This is weird because: $ mplayer -fullscreen video #works great in multi-screen, anyway, any advice is welcome.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1356/how-to-set-a-video-as-wallpaper/?answer=1357#post-id-1357If you want that kind of eye candy, please switch to E17. If you even see your wallpaper, you are using i3 wrong (windows should fill the entire screen all the times, except when switching to a new workspace)Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:21:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1356/how-to-set-a-video-as-wallpaper/?answer=1357#post-id-1357Comment by chilicuil for <p>If you want that kind of eye candy, please switch to E17.</p> <p>If you even see your wallpaper, you are using i3 wrong (windows should fill the entire screen all the times, except when switching to a new workspace)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1356/how-to-set-a-video-as-wallpaper/?comment=1365#comment-1365I've used e17 for some years too and it's also great.., however I don't plan to go back to it soon, I'd like to keep with i3, and yep, I almost never see my wallpaper, but that's not the point. The point is when I do it, I'd like to see an animation|video.Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:56:53 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1356/how-to-set-a-video-as-wallpaper/?comment=1365#comment-1365