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- Price: Free to try (15-day trial); $19.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: November 14, 2005
- Total Downloads: 18,427
- Downloads last week: 7
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
If you're looking to turn a Flash movie into a screensaver, this simple-to-use download will do the trick without fuss. The program is designed with just that single goal in mind, offering the ability to merge Flash movies with soundtracks in MP3, WAV or MIDI format.
With few options to get in the way, it took us just minutes to select our SWF files and music and create a usable screensaver. The program's output can be set as the computer's current screensaver, or saved as an independent installer that can be shared with other users. However, it lacks the ability to set shareware restrictions on this output file, which limits the software's professional use. On the whole, we'd happily recommend the download to home computer users who want to create screensavers that go beyond the ordinary.
Publisher's description
From X Software :Flash ScreenSaver Maker is a screensaver editor program. It can merge your favorite Macromedia Shockwave Flash movies and MP3, WAV, and MIDI music to a Windows standard screensaver. You can set it as the current screensaver directly, or build it as a self-installing screensaver and send it to your friends.
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Version: Flash ScreenSaver Maker 2
"Doesn't function properly, zero support"
Pros: Easy to use, certainly.
Cons: I ran the trial version first, to see if it was what I was looking for. It was very easy to install and to use. The end result showed exactly what I wanted, except for showing "Unregistered Version" in huge text over the screensaver (which is fine - I expected that from a trial version).
I registered it, received my code, put it in, and everything went south. The *horrible* midi file ("Jingle Bells", I believe it is) *will not* be removed. I've unchecked the box to set it so that no music is played - yet it still attaches this horrible song to all of my screensavers and will not go away, no matter what I do. (yes, I've tried removing it from the list, and I get an error message every time - one that many Google searches and tech support boards all over the internet can't seem to resolve.)
Also, when you download and open up the installation to put the screensaver on your computer, the window that pops up to install it says the name of the program, and that you are going to install it. Very confusing for the end user - if I were getting this from a website, I most certainly wouldn't install it, because it leads me to believe I'm installing a program on my computer, *not* a screensaver. I would also think that the site I downloaded the screensaver from was shady, at best.
I contacted technical support - unfortunately, they *only* have email contact - twice on this, and although their site says they will contact you within 24 hours, it's been 7 days and I have yet to even be acknowledged. I have requested a refund, and still no response from them.
If you want to use the trial version, that's great - I think you can live with the text. 'Course, it's only good for 15 days, so where are you after that? But it's not worth even the measley $20 you pay for it - too much trouble to deal with. I'd give it "0" stars if I could, just for the non-exisitent technical support that they offer.
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