Iphoto Library Screensaver Mac

Apple has brought Photo Library with its latest OS X update 10.10.3. Unlike the iPhoto Library, Photos app has more user-friendly features to let you manage your photos in an all-new way. The best part is that the Photo Library is almost identical to that of iOS 8’s regarding functionality.

  1. See your iPhoto library or other photos fly around the screen, forming interesting three dimensional shapes, such as a city block with buildings. MovingPhotos3D The MovingPhotos3D screensaver sends your photos flying around in three dimensions.
  2. The iPhoto Library did NOT appear as an option for the desktop wallpaper or the screen saver. NB: Still running iLife '06. Attempts to solve: I tried many things that I found recommended on many forums. I erased plists, I reinstalled the combo updater, I reinstalled iPhoto, I copied a new iPhoto Library from another Mac, etc.
  3. I enable iCloud Photo Library and let the entire library be stored primarily in iCloud. That's far more useful for me than having the flat files backed up. You could export them and store the exported files, but I use Time Machine or anther tool, (Carbon Copy Cloner and SuperDuper!

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iPhoto screensaver for Mac OSX iPhoto Users

News

Not Compatible With Mountain Lion (OSX 10.8)
2012-07-30

I upgraded to Mountain Lion and discovered that the screensaver doesn't work anymore. Some research and I found the answer: there is no more automatic garbage collection in screensavers starting with OS 10.8.
That sounds minor, but that's a MAJOR change, and a lot of the code assumes garbage collection is present. I am not sure why Apple made this change for screensavers, but anyhow I am not sure how long it's going to take me to go and make this thing work. Sorry everyone.

Version 2.0 released!
2011-08-03

To celebrate the release of The gridFrame for iPad, we've released the 2.0 update to iPhoto gridSaver. Details on iPhoto gridSaver 2.0 are below, but really we're giving it away for free just to get you to buy The gridFrame for iPad. So now, a word from our sponsor.
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Details

You're probably familiar with the iTunes Artwork screensaver. There was no equivalent screensaver for iPhoto, until now!

To download, click here. To install, just double click the iPhoto gridSaver.saver in the .zip file.

New in Version 2.0:

After lots of work, iPhoto gridSaver now supports MULTIPLE MONITORS!
The iPhoto album used for the screensaver can now be selected! Or you can still choose to use your entire library by selecting 'Photos' (the first album listed).
The iPhoto Library can now be located outside of your home folder. So multiple iPhoto libaries can be used. iPhoto gridSaver uses the same library currently in use by iPhoto.

iPhoto GridSaver 2.0

Requirements:

  • OSX 10.5+
  • iPhoto

Features:

  • Uses entire iPhoto Library of the current user
  • Users can set the number of rows between 2 and 8
  • Users can set the delay between flips
  • Multiple monitors
  • Select which iPhoto album to use
  • iPhoto Library can be located anywhere

Known Issues:

NONE!!
In theory, this code should work with any version of iPhoto, however, it has only been tested on iPhoto 8 (iLife '09). Use at your own risk!

License:

This software is free but not open source.


About the author:

He's handsome and charming.

I also wrote a plug-infor QuickSilver users who also use SJPhone. You can view it here.


If you'd like to download the older version of iPhoto GridSaver, you can download them below:

Copyright 2009-2011, Kevin Murphy (MY CONTACT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND INT THE README FILE INCLUDED WITH THE SCREENSAVER)

Mac

The Photos app on Mac is a highly versatile tool. Not only does it store and organize your images, you can also set it as your screensaver. Setting a Mac screensaver photos slideshow provides a personal touch to your display because of the special memories represented by the pictures. You can select a set of images from Photos and set them as your screensaver .

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This article will teach you how to set up your Mac screensaver using the Photos album with just a few clicks. So when your Mac is not being used, your Mac screensaver photos slideshow will turn your screen into a digital picture frame.

Screensaver

Follow this step-by-step guide to set your Photos library as a screensaver:

  • Click the Apple logo and choose System Preferences from the dropdown menu.
  • Click Desktop & Screen Saver.
  • Go to the Screen Saver tab where you can choose the type of screensaver that you want and the images you want to include from the Mac screensaver photos album.
  • In the Screen Saver window, choose the animation you want from the left-side menu. You can choose Floating, Flip-up, Reflections, Origami, Shifting tiles, Sliding panels, Photo mobile, Holiday mobile, Photo wall, Vintage prints, Ken burns, Classic. The last five screensaver options (Flurry, Arabesque, Shell, Message, iTunes Artwork, Word of the Day and Random) do not use images.
  • In the right-side column, click the dropdown arrow next to Source to choose which images you want to use. You can choose Recent Photos Events to load the most recent pictures added to the Photos app, or you can click Photo Library.
Iphoto Library Screensaver Mac
  • When you click Photo Library, you’ll be asked to choose a set of photos to be used for the screensaver. You can click individual photos, Moment, Collection, Place, Year, Face, Album or Shared iCloud album.
  • Tick off the Shuffle slide order box if you want the screensaver to cycle through your chosen photos in random order.
  • Click Start After at the bottom left of the window to set up the time when the screensaver should start. You can choose from 1 minute to 1 hour from the dropdown menu. Your screensaver will only start playing when your computer has been idle for the time specified here. So if you set the screensaver to start after 30 minutes, your screensaver will only play after your computer has been idle for 30 minutes.
  • If you want to show the time when the screensaver is being played, tick off the Show with clock box.

You can see a preview of your screensaver in the upper-right of the window so you have an idea how it will look like.

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If you want your screensaver to be activated whenever you reach one of the screen corners with your pointer, click the Hot Corners button on the lower-right of the screen. Choose the corner you want to use and then click Start Screen Saver from the pop-up menu.

For security purposes, you should set your computer to require a password after your Mac has gone to sleep or your screensaver has been activated. You can set this up by heading to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General. This will require you to enter your account password after the specified time has passed to protect your computer from unauthorized access.

How to Display Screensaver at the Login Window

The login screen can be boring, but you can prompt your Mac to display a screensaver to add a personal touch to your login window. This feature is available for Macs running OS X v10.6 and later, but your Mac needs to be in a workgroup for this to work.

The screensavers you can use are also limited to Apple screen saver modules, Arabesque, Shell, Spectrum and .slideSaver bundles. Photo-based screensavers, such as Photos album Mac screensaver, won’t work because the Photos library and other photo sources are unavailable when you’re not logged in.

You can set the screensaver for your login window using the OS X Server Profile Manager, the OS X Server WorkGroup Manager, or via Terminal. You can find the complete instructions here, but take note that the page has been archived and is no longer updated by Apple.

Mac Photo Screensaver Not Working

Sometimes screensavers fail to start or won’t load your images even though the Preview shows a perfectly working screensaver. If your screensaver doesn’t work, here are some steps you can take to resolve the issue:

  1. Restart your Mac by clicking the Apple logo and selecting Restart from the dropdown menu.
  2. Try other photos. Select a different batch of photos from your library to be used as screensaver.
  3. Check for processes or apps that prevent your screensaver from starting. To see which process is causing this, open Activity Monitor by accessing it from the Utilities folder. Click the CPU tab and right-click on the Process Name, then select Preventing Sleep from the right-click menu. This will create a new column labeled as Preventing Sleep. Scroll through the list of processes here and when you see the word Yes in the Preventing Sleep column, it means that that particular process or app is preventing your screensaver from running. All you need to do is quit the app and your screensaver should now work.
  4. Delete your junk files and optimize your Mac. Trash files can cause issues and affect the performance of your computer. You can use an app such as Outbyte MacRepair to totally get rid of junk files, resolve issues on your computer, maximize your RAM, and boost your Mac’s performance.

Conclusion:

Displaying a screensaver is a good way of customizing your screen and making it less boring. We hope that this guide will help you in setting up your personal screensaver using your most treasured photos.

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