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Catalina macOS 10.15 doesn't work
After dragging in a file, the screen saver keeps showing "no videos". Any work around?
Possible workaround:
- Find Craig Federighi professional e-mail.
- Send him an e-mail explaining the issue and that Apple has not been able to fix the issue in a year.
Because apparently, filing bug reports does not work to get bugs fixed.
With Beta 9 now out, is there any motion to get this working with Catalina... I would very much like to continue using it ...
Thanks
Ok, I have it working in 10.15 now... the trick was (due to the sandboxing I believe) was to put the video file in the actual folder where the plist resides.... (new folder in 10.15).... which is:
/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Preferences/ByHost
Once I placed the video in this folder, I 'dragged and dropped' it into the config for savehollywood and it works fine...
Perhaps not a solution, but at least a workaround...
@packagesdev I am guessing this it most likely a permissions issue with the new sandboxing for 3rd party screeen savers...
Adam
Ok, I have it working in 10.15 now... the trick was (due to the sandboxing I believe) was to put the video file in the actual folder where the plist resides.... (new folder in 10.15).... which is:
/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Preferences/ByHost
Once I placed the video in this folder, I 'dragged and dropped' it into the config for savehollywood and it works fine...
Perhaps not a solution, but at least a workaround...
@packagesdev I am guessing this it most likely a permissions issue with the new sandboxing for 3rd party screeen savers...
Adam
it worked! thank u
Ok, I have it working in 10.15 now... the trick was (due to the sandboxing I believe) was to put the video file in the actual folder where the plist resides.... (new folder in 10.15).... which is:
/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Preferences/ByHost
Once I placed the video in this folder, I 'dragged and dropped' it into the config for savehollywood and it works fine...
Perhaps not a solution, but at least a workaround...
@packagesdev I am guessing this it most likely a permissions issue with the new sandboxing for 3rd party screeen savers...
Adam
bless you
This fix works in Catalina (10.15), too, if you drag and drop the movie into the following folder:
/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Preferences/ByHost
but the "+" to add movies to the screen saver preferences tab doesn't work, so you have to manually drag and drop the film to add it to the SaveHollywood movie list.
This fix works in Catalina (10.15), too, if you drag and drop the movie into the following folder:
/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Preferences/ByHost
but the "+" to add movies to the screen saver preferences tab doesn't work, so you have to manually drag and drop the film to add it to the SaveHollywood movie list.
The '+' won't work currently, in 10.15 a 'plugin' like a screensaver (savehollywood) doesn't have the required entitlements to use the 'file open dialog' or NSOpenPanel.
Other 3rd party screensavers like Ariel also have the same issue..
As long as you place the files under the legacy screensaver container and continue to use the drag/drop method, it should work..
Adam
It still doesn't work with 10.14...
in 10.14 I managed to leave my videos in the download folder (pure laziness). The '+' button did not work, but 'drag and drop' the video into the savehollywood config worked for me....
A.
Hey guys, I am not ashamed to say that I am a noob when it comes to computers..... I just updated to 10.15 and my SaveHollywood also stopped working. I read that I must put my .mp4 file into: "/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Preferences/ByHost"
The only issue is that I dont know how:/
pls help
Hey guys, I am not ashamed to say that I am a noob when it comes to computers..... I just updated to 10.15 and my SaveHollywood also stopped working. I read that I must put my .mp4 file into: "/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Preferences/ByHost"
The only issue is that I dont know how:/
pls help
First thing to do is 'show invisible files'. Use the finder to navigate to the Users/XXXX folder then press: Command + Shift + Period That should instantly show the hidden files. Just remember, there's a reason those files are hidden, so don't go changing stuff willy nilly. After you drag/drop your videos into the folder press Command + Shift + Period to hide the files again.
If you want to do it old school, open the terminal app and use the following command to show invisible files: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
You can probably guess the Terminal command to hide the folders again. :)
Hey guys, I am not ashamed to say that I am a noob when it comes to computers..... I just updated to 10.15 and my SaveHollywood also stopped working. I read that I must put my .mp4 file into: "/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Preferences/ByHost" The only issue is that I dont know how:/ pls help
First thing to do is 'show invisible files'. Use the finder to navigate to the Users/XXXX folder then press: Command + Shift + Period That should instantly show the hidden files. Just remember, there's a reason those files are hidden, so don't go changing stuff willy nilly. After you drag/drop your videos into the folder press Command + Shift + Period to hide the files again.
If you want to do it old school, open the terminal app and use the following command to show invisible files: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
You can probably guess the Terminal command to hide the folders again. :)
Thank you very much for your response, however i still cant seem to get it....
I successfully was able to show the hidden files, but i could not find the actual "users/xxxx" folder. I searched for it via finder, however it said that there was nothing there.
Im sorry i am so bad at this, i am used to windows because this is my first Mac computer
thank you
xxxxxx = your user name
On Oct 15, 2019, at 3:04 PM, Fnicoletti15 [email protected] wrote:
Hey guys, I am not ashamed to say that I am a noob when it comes to computers..... I just updated to 10.15 and my SaveHollywood also stopped working. I read that I must put my .mp4 file into: "/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Preferences/ByHost" The only issue is that I dont know how:/ pls help
First thing to do is 'show invisible files'. Use the finder to navigate to the Users/XXXX folder then press: Command + Shift + Period That should instantly show the hidden files. Just remember, there's a reason those files are hidden, so don't go changing stuff willy nilly. After you drag/drop your videos into the folder press Command + Shift + Period to hide the files again.
If you want to do it old school, open the terminal app and use the following command to show invisible files: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
You can probably guess the Terminal command to hide the folders again. :)
Thank you very much for your response, however i still cant seem to get it....
I successfully was able to show the hidden files, but i could not find the actual "users/xxxx" folder. I searched for it via finder, however it said that there was nothing there.
Im sorry i am so bad at this, i am used to windows because this is my first Mac computer
thank you
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Wow I feel like the biggest idiot..... i got it working... thank you so much for your time!!
yes @Fnicoletti15 i'm also having the same problem, on top of the audio that keeps playing after the screensaver is turned off
Actually I did all the directory files path and did exactly how you guys discussed in the forum but for me yet not working whatsoever it doesn't work for me at all...
Doesn’t seem to work on 10.15.1?
It should, did you copy the video file as above.. and then only use the 'drag/drop' method to add the video to the list ? The '+' button will not work...
Adam
Yeah exactly how you said and it didn’t work whatsoever
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On Oct 31, 2019, at 7:23 PM, nextgenoperations [email protected] wrote:
Doesn’t seem to work on 10.15.1?
It should, did you copy the video file as above.. and then only use the 'drag/drop' method to add the video to the list ? The '+' button will not work...
Adam
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Odd.. working for many of us... have u tried a different video file just in case ?
What do you mean different file? Video file? I been doing everything normal and following the path.. but it doesn’t seem to work.
On Oct 31, 2019, at 7:27 PM, nextgenoperations [email protected] wrote:
Odd.. working for many of us... have u tried a different video file just in case ?
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Doesn’t seem to work on 10.15.1?
It should, did you copy the video file as above.. and then only use the 'drag/drop' method to add the video to the list ? The '+' button will not work...
Adam
Nvm it worked😂😂😂 Thank you!
Mmm weird to me it just doesn’t seem to work on my end i really wonder why... maybe a mini clip or vid can help me understand clearly thanks!
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On Nov 1, 2019, at 6:11 AM, justin1101011001 [email protected] wrote:
Doesn’t seem to work on 10.15.1?
It should, did you copy the video file as above.. and then only use the 'drag/drop' method to add the video to the list ? The '+' button will not work...
Adam
Nvm it worked😂😂😂 Thank you!
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Doesn’t seem to work on 10.15.1?
It should, did you copy the video file as above.. and then only use the 'drag/drop' method to add the video to the list ? The '+' button will not work... Adam
Nvm it worked😂😂😂 Thank you!
does it accept mp4 files?
Doesn’t seem to work on 10.15.1?
It should, did you copy the video file as above.. and then only use the 'drag/drop' method to add the video to the list ? The '+' button will not work... Adam
Nvm it worked😂😂😂 Thank you!
does it accept mp4 files?
Yes
Hi everyone ! I had to reboot to make it work properly using hot corners Thanks @nextgenoperations for your help and have a nice day !
It works thanks for explaining everything ADAM and I appreciate it.. I had some problems due to the reason that I never restarted my computer... Since I restarted it the problem is gone.. now it works completely fine. Thank you.
does anyone have issues with it not playing from the last location?
Has anyone been able to resolve this issue? Each time my screensaver starts, it begins at 00:00:00 of the video clip instead of starting to 'play from last position played'.
