Backgrounds

Nightingale offers 7 background themes during playback, cycled with the T key.

GPU Shader Backgrounds

Five backgrounds are rendered in real-time using GPU shaders (WGSL):

1. Plasma — flowing colorful plasma effect
2. Aurora — northern lights animation
3. Waves — undulating wave patterns
4. Nebula — cosmic nebula clouds
5. Starfield — deep space star field

These run at full frame rate and adapt to your display resolution.

Pixabay Video Backgrounds

Pre-downloaded video backgrounds from Pixabay in 5 flavors, cycled with the F key:

1. Nature — forests, mountains, rivers
2. Underwater — ocean, coral, sea life
3. Space — galaxies, nebulae, Earth from orbit
4. City — urban skylines, night cityscapes
5. Countryside — rolling fields, sunsets

Videos are pre-downloaded during setup so they’re ready instantly.

Source Video Playback

When playing a video file (.mp4, .mkv, etc.), the original video plays as a synchronized background automatically. This is the default for video file sources.