SCREENTIME V3 Details
How to make screen savers for both Mac and Windows
Features -- Screen Saver Builder
- SCREENTIME for Flash
creates screen savers for Mac OS X. - SCREENTIME for Flash
creates screen savers for 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, and Vista. - Simplified build process - Create a professional screen saver in 3 steps. Just drag and drop your screen saver swf onto SCREENTIME, name your saver, and press build. Create more sophisticated screen savers with a few extra steps.
- WYSIWYG interface (Windows) - SCREENTIME "workspace" panel shows you how your project will look before you build it. See the screen saver's control panel, settings window and installer - without leaving SCREENTIME for Flash.
- Preview screen saver - View your screen saver full-screen as it will actually appear before you build it - without leaving SCREENTIME for Flash.
- Screensaver Project File - Save content and configurations for every screen saver you build for later use.
Features -- Screen Saver
- Full Flash AS2.0 Support - Anything you create in Flash will play as a Mac or Windows screen saver. AS# support is coming soon.
- Full Screen Saver API Support - All Mac and Windows OS screen saver interfaces are customizable with Flash.
- NEW STF Classes - Cross-platform commands that give you powerful access to the Mac and Windows desktop API. These new functions expand what is possible with Flash-based screen savers, with the ability to download files, set custom wallpapers, read, write, copy and delete files, detect if a computer is connected to the internet and much more - all from within Flash, using ActionScript.
- Interactivity Support - Allow the user to move the mouse and/or press keys and include games, links, user preferences, etc.
- Runtime Debugging - Trace commands to a log file during screen saver playback.
- Support for external files - Include and install additional images, XML, swf files.
- Expiration support - Create expiring demo screen savers.
- Multiple monitor support - Your screen savers play over multiple monitor configurations.
- Customizable Icons - Your screen savers can have your own custom icons.
- Advanced Hibernation Support (Windows) - Computer vendors implement hibernation in a variety of ways. We support them all.
- Customizable Icons - Your screen savers can have your own custom icons.
Features -- Control Panel
- Customizable Preview Monitor - Use any Flash swf in the Windows Display Properties for your screen saver. The Mac will display your screen saver.
Features -- Settings Window
- Customizable Settings window - Include an additional swf file that can control variables in your screen saver.
- Optional Mute check box - Allow end users to turn your screen saver's sound on and off from the Settings window. On the mac this is done in your Settings Window swf.
- Optional Web site hyperlink - Define a button to launch a Web page from your screen saver's Settings window. On the Mac this is done in your Settings Window swf.
Features -- Installer
- One-Click installer - SCREENTIME creates a self-contained installer.
- Customizable interface - Include an additional Flash swf that will play during your Windows screen saver installation. The Mac version enables you to customize the installer window with a PICT image.
- Customizable Icons - Use custom icons for your screen savers installer.
- Open Display Properties after install - Automatically open the screen saver Display Properties control panel after the installation is complete.
- UltraSqueeze compression - Built-in file compression makes your installer file smaller - down to 1 MB.
- Quiet installer option - In the Quiet mode, your installer will not display any messages - but your screen saver still becomes the currently selected screen saver.
- Optional license - Display your own license text file with accompanying Accept and Decline buttons.
- Optional ReadMe - Include an additional text file with your screen saver.
System Requirements
Developing Your Screen Saver
The Windows version of SCREENTIME requires:
- Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Vista.
- A 486 processor or faster.
- A SWF created by Adobe Flash 3.0 or later.
- Adding STF commands to your SWF requires Flash MX 2004 or later.
The Macintosh version of SCREENTIME requires:
- Mac OS X (10.2 or later) computer.
- A SWF created by Adobe Flash 3.0 or later.
- Adding STF commands to your SWF requires Flash MX 2004 or later.
Playing SCREENTIME screen savers
Requirements for playback on the end user’s computer vary depending on the version of Flash used. Check your Adobe Flash documentation for System requirements for the Flash Player.
How to make screen savers for both Mac and Windows
1) Create your content using Adobe Flash on either Mac or Windows. Publish your content as a SWF file.
2) Run your SWF through SCREENTIME on the platform you wish to create the screensaver for.
- Screentime for Mac runs on the Mac and makes Mac OS X screensavers.
- Screentime for Windows runs on Windows and makes Windows screensavers.
Licensing/Pricing
License
Screentime includes an distribution license that enables you to create and distibute as many screensavers as you need, many SCREENTIME screensavers are running on millions of computers worldwide.
SCREENTIME End Users License Agreement (EULA)
Upgrade Pricing
If you purchased SCREENTIME for Flash in the last year, you are entitled to a free update to the current version. Get a free update.
If you purchased more than a year ago, you can upgrade to the latest version for $99. Buy an update now.
