Bouncing DVD Logo Screensaver
The bouncing DVD logo screensaver sends the famous standby logo drifting across the screen, flipping to a new colour every time it hits an edge. The whole internet has waited for it to land exactly in a corner — when it does here, the screen celebrates. It's free, runs in your browser, and goes fullscreen with one click.
How the Bouncing DVD Logo screensaver works
The logo is a single moving rectangle with a horizontal and vertical velocity. Every frame the saver adds those velocities to its position, then checks each of the four screen edges.
When the logo's edge crosses a wall, the matching velocity is flipped — hit the right wall and horizontal speed reverses; hit the floor and vertical speed reverses. That simple reflection is the entire bounce. On each bounce the saver also picks a new colour, which is why it changes hue wall to wall.
A 'corner' is just the rare moment both walls are crossed on the same frame — the horizontal and vertical bounces line up. Because the logo travels at a fixed speed and the screen has a fixed size, whether and when this happens depends purely on the starting position and angle, which is why people can watch for many minutes.
The cornerFlash option watches for that simultaneous double-bounce and triggers a celebratory full-screen flash when it lands. Speed scales both velocities and size sets how large the logo is, which subtly changes how often corners are possible.
A worked example
Imagine a 1600×900 screen with the logo moving 3 pixels right and 3 pixels down per frame. It travels at 45° and reflects off each wall. Because 1600 and 900 share common factors, the bounce pattern eventually revisits a corner — but it can take thousands of frames, i.e. several minutes, which is exactly why the wait is so suspenseful. Increase speed and the same pattern simply plays faster; change size and the effective bounce box shrinks by the logo's width and height, shifting where corners can occur.
Settings & tips
- Turn cornerFlash on so you don't miss the legendary perfect-corner moment.
- Leave changeColor on for the authentic hue-on-every-bounce look.
- Lower speed to draw out the suspense, or raise it to see more bounces per minute.
Frequently asked questions
- Will the DVD logo ever hit the corner exactly?
- Yes — on a fixed screen it eventually lands a perfect corner, but it can take a long time depending on the starting angle and position. Turn on the corner flash so you don't miss it.
- Why does the DVD logo change colour?
- It picks a new colour on every bounce off a wall. That's a stylistic touch from the original standby screens, and you can switch it off in the settings.
- Is this bouncing DVD logo screensaver free?
- Yes, completely free and browser-based. There's nothing to install — just open it and press Run fullscreen.
- Can I make it bounce faster or slower?
- Yes. The speed control scales how fast the logo moves, and the size control changes how big it is, which affects how often corners are possible.