Concept for Plasma Wallpaper Plugin

The underlying code for this idea already exists. Unfortunately, I do graphic design and not development. This video will demonstrate my concept …

https://jumpshare.com/share/fWfS7VnrJ8KecjF7Wxk4

The idea is to create a plasma wallpaper plugin. The plugin will ask you to select an underlying video or image and a mask. The mask will use the system’s accent color for a green screen effect. Kdenlive already has this and calls it a Blue Screen (Color to Alpha) effect.

I can design the images so I am looking for someone to implement the code. Of course any image using fully or partially the accent color would work.

This project would be under the GPLv3.

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love this concept.

could be distracting if you have something open and still see it being animated in the applications themself.

if this ever is gonna be possible i might use it, (just because the vibe is really something else) would prefer that the animation can be set slower on open apps and/or static/non-animated when maximised.

could be better than a wallpaper engine, but what about the ressource usage, how much would this feature affect battery-drain and more.

i absolutely would love seeing this feature being done.

The level of distraction would be totally dependent on the underlying video. Subtle movement = no distraction.