- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (Reminder screen, distribution limitation); $29.99 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7/NT
- Date added: May 27, 2009
- Total Downloads: 4,760
- Downloads last week: 2
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on July 23, 2009
Screen Saver Construction Set is not for novices. By allowing users to control every conceivable aspect of the screensaver they create, some will love this program and others will be frustrated.
The program's interface is so clean and sparse that a trip to the Help file is inevitable. With only a few command icons along the top, users must learn how to dig into these to extract the expansive and overwhelming number of options within. Novice users may have a difficult time managing all the options. The first step to creating a screensaver is to understand that images, text, music, and art are all considered blocks. From the Block-creating command, users can insert any of the above in the order they want their saver to run. From there, users can open each and really dial in appearance, from size, transitions, speed, and screen location with a few button clicks. While altering these might be simply done, users unfamiliar with the terminology might find it difficult to customize and the default settings will be disappointing, so understanding is a must. The program's most interesting feature is a direct link from each image that allows you to edit the photo in the Paint program. While not necessary, it is a fun way to make your pictures more unique.
The program's trial includes a reminder screen as well as distribution limitation. With its deep command options that must be understood to fully utilize this program, it is only a good option for experienced computer users.
Publisher's description
From Alchemy Mindworks :AMC Screen Saver Construction Set will build distributable multimedia Windows screen savers of your family, your corporate logo, advertisements for your products, desktop themes or your most inventive fantasies. You can assemble screen savers with your choice of pictures, sounds and text. Easily import your graphics in the most popular formats, including JPG, PCX, TGA, BMP and PNG, and add sounds from WAV and MIDI files.
AMC Screen Saver Construction Set comes with ANIMAL, a powerful and easy-to-master applet programming capability that is fast, flexible and easy to use. You can password-protect your screen savers to keep your work safe, create professional Windows installers and distribute your screen savers with no run-times or DLLs to lose.
Extensive documentation will get you up to speed quickly. We invite you to download a fully-functional evaluation copy and try it out. Design screen savers to display just about anything you can imagine. Version 2.0a.43 fixes display problem under some builds of Windows, fine-tuned some GDI things.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.0a.43 fixes display problem under some builds of Windows, fine-tuned some GDI things.
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