v1.0.0

A big number to represent a big change! Aerial is now at version 1.0.0! But first, a bit of an explanation.

TL;DR

I took a break, came back, and now Aerial is now an independent application. Also the new videos have been added!

The Longer Story

About two years ago some things happened in my life that caused me to step a away from coding. At around the same time this project came to a standstill. The problem was that when Aerial was launched by Window's screensaver tool it often took up way to much processing power to display a simple video (see #36). Without a way to resolve this it didn't seem wise to move the application forward at the time. If I was going to build something as awesome as Aerial I wanted people to be able to use it. So, sadly, Aerial took a backseat in my mind at the same time I stepped back from coding.

Then, earlier this year, I started to do more development. Eventually my mind turned back to Aerial and I got fixated with trying to solve the issues from before. After reading through your issues and reading about alternative methods, I decided Aerial was worth another try. What you see here in v1.0.0 is that result.
To solve the high-power issues (and to future proof the app) I decided to make Aerial a standalone app that would take care of all the scrensaver launching itself. (Thank you to @richardmalone in #65 for the inspiration) After lots of hard work and failed tests I finally got it to work. Aerial is now a full application that can run on its own.

Before I start listing out the new features in this update I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed and use Aerial. I never though hundreds, let alone thousands, of people would want to use this. So thank you.

v1.0.0 Changelog

• Aerial is now a stand-alone application. It installs itself, launches itself on bootup, and launches itself after the user is idle (See #36, #65, & #80)
• Aerial also now closes itself. You can choose whether to have it blank the screens or sleep the computer after a set time. (Default: dim the screen after 30 minutes and sleep the computer) (See also #51)
• The new AppleTV videos have been added! Enjoy stunning view of the Grand Canyon, Iceland, Yosemite, and Patagonia.
• The types category for videos has been updated. Every video now has a category and the Aerial category has been split into Cityscapes and Landscapes
• Aerial now has the option to lock the screen when it quits. Let your friends see your awesome screensaver without granting them access to your whole computer.
• You can now launch Aerial by opening the app tray, right clicking on it, and selecting Start Aerial. (Not quite #71, but it's close)
• Aerial now very effectively hides the cursor when it's running. (See #78 & #96)
• Updated logic for displaying on non-16:9 monitors. (See #30) Thanks to @Ivan0xFF for writing the code!
• Added a start up message for first time users
• Redid the video choosing logic to better support the same videos on all screens and not replaying videos across screens.
• Upgraded all the behind the scenes dependencies
• Various other bug-fixes and improvements

See the version history for more detailed information

Install Instructions

Download Aerial.Setup.1.0.0.exe (or download the .zip and extract it) and run it. Aerial takes care of the rest. A configuration window will open where you can adjust the settings.

🚨Disable any other screensavers before installing, you don't need two running at the same time.