如今，寻找好的屏幕保护程序似乎相当令人生畏，因为要么您找不到您喜欢的东西，要么您找到的东西充满了恶意软件。所以，让我们向您展示一个不同的方向，我们帮助您用自己的照片创建一个出色的屏幕保护程序。在Windows中，可以借助名为IrfanView的免费图像查看器应用程序从图像（个性化屏幕保护程序）创建SCR文件。这个应用程序的额外好处是您可以将幻灯片保存为独立的屏幕保护程序，即使在其他计算机上也可以使用。继续阅读以了解如何创建自己的屏幕保护程序。
注意：(NOTE:)在本指南中，我们将向您展示如何使用您自己的图像创建SCR文件。(SCR)如果您不知道什么是屏幕保护程序，请先阅读以下内容：什么是屏幕保护程序，您应该使用它吗？(What is a screensaver and should you use one?). 此外，如果您正在寻找一些已经制作好的屏幕保护程序，那么您可能会对这篇文章感兴趣：Top 12+ best free screensavers for Windows。
步骤 1. 下载并安装IrfanView
如果您的计算机上没有安装IrfanView，您可以从IrfanView 官方主页(IrfanView Official Homepage)下载。运行您获得的可执行文件：它具有简单的安装功能，并且不捆绑任何其他软件。
步骤 2. 使用IrfanView从图像创建幻灯片
要使用IrfanView(IrfanView)制作屏幕保护程序，您首先必须创建幻灯片。当然，您必须先打开IrfanView图像查看器应用程序。这是它的样子：
为了创建幻灯片，请选择您想要的图像。在IrfanView中，打开文件(File)菜单并选择缩略图(Thumbnails)。或者，按键盘上的字母T。
将打开一个对话框，在左侧窗格中，您应该会看到一个目录树。使用它导航到包含要包含在IrfanView屏幕保护程序中的照片的文件夹。当您选择一个文件夹时，右侧窗格中会填充在该文件夹中找到的图像的缩略图。
当您决定要在幻灯片中包含哪些图像时，请按键盘上的Ctrl，然后单击或点击要选择的每个图像。如果要选择文件夹中的所有图片，请使用Ctrl + A键盘快捷键。
选择完图片后，在缩略图浏览器中，转到文件(File)并单击或点击“将所选文件另存为当前幻灯片”。("Save selected files as current slideshow.")
这就是您创建个性化屏幕保护程序所需的幻灯片所需要做的一切。如果您想确保幻灯片符合您的要求，您可以通过转到同一缩略图浏览器中的“文件(File)”选项卡，然后选择“使用选定文件开始幻灯片放映”来预览它。("Start slideshow with selected files.")
步骤 3. 微调IrfanView幻灯片
在创建自己的屏幕保护程序之前，您可以对新保存的幻灯片的配置参数进行一些微调。要访问幻灯片的配置区域，请返回IrfanView主窗口，然后单击或点击幻灯片按钮(Slideshow button)（左上角的第二个按钮）。
您也可以通过使用IrfanView主窗口中的File - > Slideshow路径或按键盘上的字母W来访问(W)幻灯片(Slideshow)配置菜单。
新打开的窗口包含许多选项，可让您微调幻灯片的所有特征。在开始配置之前，请知道您可以借助“播放幻灯片”(Play Slideshow)按钮跟踪所做的所有更改。此按钮可让您预览幻灯片在任何给定时间的外观。
回到幻灯片选项窗口，在左上角的窗格中，您可以选择图像更改的速度以及它们在幻灯片中出现的顺序（自动或随机）。
下一个区域“幻灯片选项(Slideshow options)”提供了一系列复选框，可帮助您自定义幻灯片本身的内部工作方式。您未来的屏幕保护程序的一个重要更改是让光标保持可见，因此您应该取消选中“隐藏鼠标光标”("Hide mouse cursor")复选框。您还应该取消选中显示文本(Show text)框。这使您可以隐藏图像附带的任何信息：名称、EXIF 数据(EXIF data)、位置等。
一个非常有趣的功能是您可以将 mp3 音频文件添加到幻灯片中，并为您的屏幕保护程序创建背景音乐，这些音乐会自动添加到SCR文件中。尽管此功能是一个很棒的附加功能，但在选择要播放的音乐时要小心。永远循环播放的响亮而烦人的歌曲可能会在某些时候让您感到紧张。
幻灯片(Slideshow)窗口右侧提供浏览选项，可帮助您在自定义幻灯片中添加或删除图片和 mp3。在该区域的下部，您可以看到当前正在使用的图像列表。
此外，在浏览区域，您可以搜索 mp3 文件并将其添加到屏幕保护程序中。为此，您必须在“文件类型”("Files of type")下拉菜单中将常用图形文件(Common Graphic Files)的选择更改为All files (*.*)mp3 文件不会出现在幻灯片文件(Slideshow files)列表中，但请确保将它们添加到幻灯片中。
仔细自定义和微调幻灯片，使其具有您想要的屏幕保护程序的所有特征。使用所有可用的设置，直到你喜欢你所看到的，并在播放幻灯片(Play Slideshow)按钮的帮助下检查一切是否正常。完成后，请注意不要关闭“幻灯片放映(Slideshow)”窗口。
步骤 4. 创建您自己的屏幕保护程序（或如何创建SCR文件）
根据您的喜好调整幻灯片后，转到幻灯片(Slideshow)窗口的左下角，然后按"Save Slideshow as EXE/SCR"按钮。
在新打开的窗口中，您可以选择文件类型：可执行文件 (.EXE) 或屏幕保护程序 ( .SCR )。由于您要创建自己的屏幕保护程序，请选择“创建 SCR 文件（屏幕保护程序，'.scr'）”。("Create SCR file (Screensaver, '.scr').")然后，选择要保存屏幕保护程序的文件夹，当然还要命名文件。最后，按下Create按钮并允许IrfanView构建您的新屏幕保护程序。
从您选择的图像创建SCR(SCR)文件所需的时间取决于您放置在其中的文件数量及其大小。该过程完成并保存SCR文件后，您会收到一条确认消息。只需(Just)按下OK按钮，您的IrfanView屏幕保护程序就准备就绪。
步骤 5. 安装您创建的屏幕保护程序
要使用新创建的屏幕保护程序，请转到保存它的文件夹。在这里，您可以重新测试或安装它：右键单击或按住SCR文件。然后，在上下文菜单中，如果您想查看屏幕保护程序的外观，请选择“测试(Test)”，如果您希望它成为当前主题的默认屏幕保护程序，请选择“(current theme)安装(Install)” 。
您可以在本教程中找到有关使用和配置屏幕保护程序的更多信息：如何在 Windows 中设置和自定义屏幕保护程序。
注意：(NOTE:)如果您切换到另一个桌面主题，请小心，因为您刚刚安装的屏幕保护程序将不再使用。这种情况与每个Windows主题都有自己的背景、声音方案，当然还有屏幕保护程序有关。如果您打算更改主题并仍想使用新创建的屏幕保护程序，则必须再次选择它并将其设置为默认值。
您是否创建自己的屏幕保护程序？
IrfanView是一款出色的图像查看器应用程序，易于安装和使用。正如我们在上面看到的，它还提供了一种创建自己的屏幕保护程序的简洁方法。此外，IrfanView能够将幻灯片另存为屏幕保护文件 (.SCR)，可以复制到其他计算机，让您可以与家人和朋友分享您的创作。因此，如果您想免费创建自己的自定义屏幕保护程序并使用所有仅占用硬盘空间的精美图片，IrfanView非常适合您。试一试，然后回来告诉我们一切是否正常。
How to create a screensaver with IrfanView, in Windows
The qυest to find good screensaverѕ seems to be quite daunting these days because either you cannot find something you like or the things you find are full of malwаre. So, let us show you a different direction, in which we help you crеate a grеat screensaver with your own photos. In Windows, it is possible to create an SCR file from images (personalized screensaver) with thе help of a free imаge viewer application namеd IrfanView. The added bonus of this app is the fact that you can save the slideshow as a standalone screensaver that works even on other computers. Keep on reading to learn how to create your own screensaver.
NOTE: In this guide, we're showing you how to create an SCR file using your own images. If you don't know what a screensaver is, read this first: What is a screensaver and should you use one?. Also, if what you're looking for is some already made screensavers, this article might interest you: Top 12+ best free screensavers for Windows.
Step 1. Download and install IrfanView
If you don't have IrfanView installed on your computer, you can download it from the IrfanView Official Homepage. Run the executable file that you get: it features simple installation, and it doesn't bundle any other software.
Step 2. Use IrfanView to create a slideshow from images
To make a screensaver with IrfanView, you first have to create a slideshow. Of course, you have to open the IrfanView image viewer app before anything else. This is what it looks like:
In order to create a slideshow, choose the images that you want it to have. In IrfanView, open the File menu and select Thumbnails. Alternatively, press the letter T on your keyboard.
A dialog box opens, and, in the left pane, you should see a directory tree. Use it to navigate to the folder that contains the photos you want to include in your IrfanView screensaver. When you select a folder, the right-hand pane fills with thumbnails of the images found in that folder.
When you've decided which images you want to include in the slideshow, press Ctrl on your keyboard and then click or tap on each image that you want to select. If you're going to select all the pictures in the folder, use the Ctrl + A keyboard shortcut.
After you're done selecting the pictures, in the thumbnail browser, go to File and click or tap on "Save selected files as current slideshow."
This is all you need to do in order to create the slideshow necessary for your personalized screensaver. If you want to make sure that the slideshow meets your requirements, you can preview it by going to the File tab in the same thumbnail browser and then selecting "Start slideshow with selected files."
Step 3. Fine-tune the IrfanView slideshow
Before creating your own screensaver, you can do some fine-tuning for the configuration parameters of the newly saved slideshow. To access the configuration area of the slideshow, go back to the main IrfanView window and click or tap on the Slideshow button (the second button on the top-left corner).
You can also access the Slideshow configuration menu by using this path File - > Slideshow in the main IrfanView window, or by pressing the letter W on your keyboard.
The newly opened window contains a lot of options that allow you to fine-tune all the characteristics of the slideshow. Before you start configuring, know that you can track all the changes you make with the help of the Play Slideshow button. This button gives you a preview of what the slideshow looks like at any given time.
Coming back to the slideshow options window, on the top-left pane, you can choose how quickly the images change and the order in which they appear within the slideshow (automatically or randomized).
The next area, Slideshow options, offers a series of checkboxes that help you customize the inner workings of the slideshow itself. An important change for your future screensaver is to leave the cursor visible, so you should untick the "Hide mouse cursor" checkbox. You should also uncheck the Show text box. This lets you hide any information that comes with the images: name, EXIF data, location, and so on.
A really interesting feature is that you can add mp3 audio files to your slideshow and create background music for your screensaver, which is automatically added to the SCR file. Even though this function is a great extra, be careful when choosing the music to be played. Loud and annoying songs placed in an eternal loop might get on your nerves at some point.
The right side of the Slideshow window offers browsing options that help you add or remove pictures and mp3s from your customized slideshow. In the lower part of this area, you can see the list of images that you're currently using.
Also, in the browsing area, you can search for mp3 files and add them to the screensaver. To do this, you have to change the selection of Common Graphic Files to All files (*.*) in the "Files of type" drop-down menu. The mp3 files don't appear in the Slideshow files list but be sure that they are added to the slideshow.
Carefully customize and fine-tune the slideshow to feature all the characteristics you want for your screensaver. Play around with all the available settings until you like what you see, and check if everything works with the help of the Play Slideshow button. Once you are done, be careful not to close the Slideshow window.
Step 4. Create your own screensaver (or how to create an SCR file)
After tweaking the slideshow to your liking, go to the lower-left corner of the Slideshow window and press the "Save Slideshow as EXE/SCR" button.
In the newly opened window, you can choose the file type: executable (.EXE) or screensaver (.SCR). Since you want to create your own screensaver, select the "Create SCR file (Screensaver, '.scr')." Then, select the folder where you want to save the screensaver and, of course, name the file. Finally, press the Create button and allow IrfanView to build your new screensaver.
The time needed to create the SCR file from the images you've selected depends on the number of files you've placed inside it and their size. When the process is completed, and the SCR file is saved, you get a confirmation message. Just press the OK button, and your IrfanView screensaver is ready.
Step 5. Install the screensaver that you've created
To use the newly created screensaver, go to the folder where you've saved it in. Here, you can retest it or install it: right-click or press and hold on the SCR file. Then, in the contextual menu, select Test if you want to see how your screensaver looks, or select Install if you want it to become the default screensaver for your current theme.
You can find more information about using and configuring screensavers in this tutorial: How to set and customize screensavers in Windows.
NOTE: Be careful if you switch to another desktop theme, as the screensaver you have just installed will no longer be in use. This is a situation that is connected to the fact that each Windows theme has its own backgrounds, sound schemes, and, of course, screensavers. If you plan to change a theme and still want to use the newly created screensaver, you have to select it again and set it as default.
Do you create your own screensavers?
IrfanView is a great image viewer application that is easy to install and use. As we have seen above, it also offers a neat way of creating your own screensavers. Moreover, IrfanView's ability to save slideshows as screensaver files (.SCR), that can be copied to other computers, allows you to share your creations with family and friends. So, if you want to create your own customized screensaver for free and use all those beautiful pictures that just occupy your hard drive's space, IrfanView is perfect for you. Give it a try and come back to let us know if everything worked well.
