Static "Scene" Wallpapers

[Kohev]

I downloaded a background from the workshop and it works fine, and the standard "shimmering" wallpaper is working as well.
The wallpapers which are anything other than "video" don't want to work for me and are just static images. When I reselect the wallpaper, it moves for a split second then becomes stationary again.
This has been mentioned a few times in the discussions regarding videos, but after running a video wallpaper for a while it doesn't go "black" necessarily, it just flashes back to my windows-set wallpaper for a second or two, then the video loops round.

I am currently running;
Windows 10 (on latest update)
i7 6700K
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070
16GB GDDR5 RAM
Windows installed to 250GB SSD
Wallpaper Engine installed to 1TB SSHD


I would just like to say that this is a fantastic idea and piece of software with a completely respectable price tag. It's understandable to have issues such as this so early on and some people may be upset because they don't realise how new this is. Good job guys, you have my support!

EDIT: I forgot to mention that I am running 2 monitors at 1920x1080 if that makes any difference.

[Biohazard]

Thanks for your support :)

Regarding the static wallpaper issue, could you switch to the beta branch http://steamcommunity.com/app/431960/discussions/2/350544272219415004/ ? It does have some changes that may fix this, but I am not sure yet.

If this does not help, would you mind following these steps and check if they help with the 'scene' wallpapers:

• Make sure Wallpaper Engine is closed.
  
• Go to \steamapps\common\wallpaper_engine on your harddrive (where Wallpaper Engine is installed).
  
• Delete the file config.json.
  
• Start wallpaper engine and close the welcome dialog.
  
• Right click on the tray and open the settings.
  
• Click on the general tab.
  
• Click the checkbox 'enable advanced settings'.
  
• Now below that, change the 'Graphics API' to 'DirectX 9'.
  
• Click OK.
  
• Now open any scene wallpaper and check if they work better.

If anything is unclear let me know, I can also take pictures tomorrow that may help.

[Biohazard]

Sorry for the spam, but there's another update on beta now that should fix the static wallpapers.

If it doesn't help, can you try changing all 'playback' settings to 'keep running' like so: http://i.imgur.com/lJL7SRc.jpg ?

I got some direct assistance from someone with the static wallpaper issue debugging this and it turns out that my application detected some of Windows 10's hidden metro windows as 'maximized'. This caused some wallpapers to stop.

[Kohev]

Followed your first solution but seemed to not help out.
Followed your second solution and it helped, which has left me feeling like an idiot.

As I was changing the background of my second monitor, through the Wallpaper Engine window on my first monitor, it wasn't letting the background "run" as it was technically, in the background.

Changing all the settings to "keep running" in the performance tab sorted everything out for me, thanks again!