Disable Splash Screen Advertisement

mdfrancois · 04-01-2010, 10:11 AM

How do I disable the Serene Screen Marine Aquarium 3 Splash Advertisement that comes up when the screen saver starts? I can't find a setting for that anywhere ...

Mike

Jav400 · 04-01-2010, 10:47 AM

Welcome to the forums.

As to the splash screen, you can't.

It's pretty much the only product branding or advertisement that Jim uses. It's there to stay.

Jim Sachs · 04-01-2010, 11:17 AM

That screen masks the loading of the program data. If it wasn't there, the screen would be blank for a long time, resulting in a lot of Customer Service emails.

mdfrancois · 04-01-2010, 02:22 PM

Ok. In my machine, that screen is only there for about 2 seconds. I guess I have just never been a fan of splash screens.

I love the aquarium, however, and have been a long time user, on both mac and pc.

feldon34 · 04-01-2010, 03:06 PM

It depends a lot on the system you're running Marine Aquarium 3 on. Some computers will show the logo for 10 seconds or more as the textures are loaded and uncompressed.

Jim Sachs · 04-01-2010, 06:23 PM

Yes, it all depends on the speed of the machine.

Nicki · 04-01-2010, 08:41 PM

1 1/2 seconds for me on my modest laptop.

Rick Simon · 04-02-2010, 06:23 AM

Let me see how it does on my systems......

1.5 seconds on my older laptop (1.7GHz Pentium M)

~1 second on the media system (2.2GHz Athlon 64 3500)

~5 seconds on the Vista system (2GHz Athlon 2900)
(if I close the sidebar down it drops to ~ 2 seconds)

2-3 seconds on this system (2GHz Athlon 64 3000)
(this system has a lot of other apps running at the same time)

These are all older, single core systems.

04-01-2010, 10:11 AM	#1
mdfrancois Registered Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2	Disable Splash Screen Advertisement How do I disable the Serene Screen Marine Aquarium 3 Splash Advertisement that comes up when the screen saver starts? I can't find a setting for that anywhere ... Mike

04-01-2010, 10:47 AM	#2
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Welcome to the forums. As to the splash screen, you can't. It's pretty much the only product branding or advertisement that Jim uses. It's there to stay. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-01-2010, 11:17 AM	#3
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	That screen masks the loading of the program data. If it wasn't there, the screen would be blank for a long time, resulting in a lot of Customer Service emails. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-01-2010, 03:06 PM	#5
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	It depends a lot on the system you're running Marine Aquarium 3 on. Some computers will show the logo for 10 seconds or more as the textures are loaded and uncompressed. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-01-2010, 06:23 PM	#6
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Yes, it all depends on the speed of the machine. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-01-2010, 02:22 PM	#4
mdfrancois Registered Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2	Ok. In my machine, that screen is only there for about 2 seconds. I guess I have just never been a fan of splash screens. I love the aquarium, however, and have been a long time user, on both mac and pc.

04-01-2010, 08:41 PM	#7
Nicki Sugar Plum Fairy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,267	1 1/2 seconds for me on my modest laptop. Run you clever boy. And remember...

04-02-2010, 06:23 AM	#8
Rick Simon Registered Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 93	Let me see how it does on my systems...... 1.5 seconds on my older laptop (1.7GHz Pentium M) ~1 second on the media system (2.2GHz Athlon 64 3500) ~5 seconds on the Vista system (2GHz Athlon 2900) (if I close the sidebar down it drops to ~ 2 seconds) 2-3 seconds on this system (2GHz Athlon 64 3000) (this system has a lot of other apps running at the same time) These are all older, single core systems.