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Fun With Transparent Screen Backgrounds

Posted by Zonk on from the early-in-the-am-on-easter-morning dept.

herberts writes "Looks like the amusement factor of 'transparent' screen background is getting bigger and bigger. The french Mac fan site Mac Bidouille opened up a dedicated part of their web site where fans can post shots of their transparent backgrounds." Other great transparent background shots can be found at Flickr.

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  1. Very cool by FuturePastNow · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But also very transient- move the computer, or just look at it from another angle, and the effect is destroyed.

    And it has to be said: These people have way too much time on their hands!

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    1. Re:Very cool by aurelian · · Score: 4, Insightful

      still wouldn't work because the viewpoint would be different. e.g. But I guess you could assume a typical user viewpoint and just try and get it right for that.

  2. Not likely to work well by AvantLegion · · Score: 4, Insightful
    An image created by that USB camera would show what's behind the monitor from the camera eye's perspective, not yours.

  3. Re:Wow... by Barlo_Mung_42 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I was going to ask why this phenomenon only seems to be a Mac thing. Now it's clear to me.