The default OS X Lion galaxy wallpaper is gorgeous, but there’s something fun about this pixelated version of it that makes it a joy on a desktop too.
This is quite literally the default Lion wallpaper for Mac OS X Lion but it’s run through a pixel tool so that it is very pixelated, looking a bit 8 bit yet still modern. It looks great as a wallpaper on any Mac (or Windows too).
Click the image above or the link below for a full sized version of the background.
Are you bored with the Mt Fuji and Space wallpapers from Lion? Try out this 8-bit rendition of the default Mac OS X Snow Leopard Aurora wallpaper. OK so it's probably not quite 8-bit in terms of colors, but the pixelation brings back that retro feeling. Combine it with PixelSafari…
You guys asked for it, so here it is; the awesome space galaxy wallpaper from Versions in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Developer Preview. Click here or the image above for the full 1920x1080 version. If you're wondering, the original filename is "NSRevisionsBackground.png" and it's from the Versions package, unlike…
Apple has a special knack for picking fantastic looking desktop pictures... and I know I wasn't the only one drooling over the newest Mac OS X Lion space wallpaper shown throughout the WWDC 2011 keynote. This one is fresh out of WWDC & Lion Developer Preview 4 and shows the…
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For scaling the TIFF down in GraphicConverter, the Lancoz 3 transform worked best. And for converting to JPEG (only for /System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg), the Progressive codec with 4:4:4 subsampling.
Um, I don’t enjoy people who throw out negative vibes but I can’t really help myself in this case. The original galaxy wallpaper was a pretty boring choice at best. The “pixelated” version pretty much puts me to sleep. Kind of like staring out at an empty ocean. Zzzzz…
I prefer to go the other way…
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2004/07/image/a/warn/
…10,000 galaxies, 13.3 billion light years away.
For scaling the TIFF down in GraphicConverter, the Lancoz 3 transform worked best. And for converting to JPEG (only for /System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg), the Progressive codec with 4:4:4 subsampling.
Um, I don’t enjoy people who throw out negative vibes but I can’t really help myself in this case. The original galaxy wallpaper was a pretty boring choice at best. The “pixelated” version pretty much puts me to sleep. Kind of like staring out at an empty ocean. Zzzzz…
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I dig it
um… are you guys 12?
i prefer this one http://lukeedee.deviantart.com/art/Andromeda-Mod-255618830
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Always love a new desktop pic, thanks
Why post this…. ju.. just why? Ridiculously slow news day???
Just a fun wallpaper that some people might enjoy, not meant to be news :)