Screensaver Cycling Time: How To Make Longer ?

[Robert4]

Hello,

I'm fairly sure there is, but if so, I just can't locate how to do the following. Old age problem.

I use the Mac Screensaver that pulls up images from a file. Running Monterray.
Works fine.

But the cycling time is only about a second or two.
Would like to enjoy the images a bit more before it goes automatically to the next one.

Any way of changing the setting for the Screensaver to have it cycle perhaps one image
ever 10 seconds ?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[usagora]

System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver >

 

[Robert4]

Hello,

Thanks for help with this. Appreciated. Running Monterray.

Your image is for the Desktop.

I want to change the image changing time for the "Screen Saver"

There does not seem to be any way of doing this for the Screen Saver. Only for the Desktop.
Is there ?

Regards,
Bob

 

[MacCheetah3]

🤔 You are correct, Screensaver Options is not available for the screensavers that allow photos as a source.

If you’re willing to put in a little extra time and effort:

How to change slideshow duration times in OS X

Apple's slideshow effects for screensavers offer limited configuration options, but you can adjust some relevant settings if needed.

www.cnet.com

Some up-to-date and suggested instructions:

1. Get BBEdit (formally TextWranger)
2. Go to Finder > Go (menu) > Go to Folder… > paste the path below into the text input box then press Enter:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Slideshows.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Content
—Optional-- Copy then paste EffectDescriptions.plist into a different folder (e.g., Desktop) to create a temporary backup file
3. Right click EffectDescriptions.plist > Open With > BBEdit
4. Scroll down until you see <key>JustASlide</key>
5. Scroll further into the indented lines until you see <key>mainDuration</key> followed by <integer>3</integer>
— JustASlide should be on line 117 and the value you want to change should be in line 139, at least is so for me.
6. Change the 3 to a higher number (e.g., 15)
— You may need to Unlock the file to make changes
7. Save the file
8. Test the screensaver

 

[Robert4]

Hi,

Quick thanks for taking the time to help me out with this.
Very appreciated.

Will give it a try.

BTW: are you familiar with "Artsaver" screen saver ?

Regards,
Bob

 

[MacCheetah3]

BTW: are you familiar with "Artsaver" screen saver ?

I am not.

 

[Robert4]

Hi

Take a look at Artsaver.
Free, really well done screenSaver, with lots of options.

Think you'll like it.

Bob

 

[bobbyO]

🤔 You are correct, Screensaver Options is not available for the screensavers that allow photos as a source.

If you’re willing to put in a little extra time and effort:

How to change slideshow duration times in OS X

Apple's slideshow effects for screensavers offer limited configuration options, but you can adjust some relevant settings if needed.

www.cnet.com

Some up-to-date and suggested instructions:

1. Get BBEdit (formally TextWranger)
2. Go to Finder > Go (menu) > Go to Folder… > paste the path below into the text input box then press Enter:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Slideshows.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Content
—Optional-- Copy then paste EffectDescriptions.plist into a different folder (e.g., Desktop) to create a temporary backup file
3. Right click EffectDescriptions.plist > Open With > BBEdit
4. Scroll down until you see <key>JustASlide</key>
5. Scroll further into the indented lines until you see <key>mainDuration</key> followed by <integer>3</integer>
— JustASlide should be on line 117 and the value you want to change should be in line 139, at least is so for me.
6. Change the 3 to a higher number (e.g., 15)
— You may need to Unlock the file to make changes
7. Save the file
8. Test the screensaver

I tried to update my file as above and everything proceeded as expected, but when saving the file I got "Permission denied (application error code: 100013)" Any ideas on what steps I missed? The CNet link is no good.
Mac mini 2018 w/ OS 14.1.2.

 

[MacCheetah3]

I tried to update my file as above and everything proceeded as expected, but when saving the file I got "Permission denied (application error code: 100013)" Any ideas on what steps I missed? The CNet link is no good.
Mac mini 2018 w/ OS 14.1.2.

Y-e-a-h… 🤔

I wasn’t thinking about how old the article is and the extra security of more modern/recent macOS versions (as well as Apple Silicon). More specifically:

Role of Apple File System

Apple File System (APFS) is a proprietary file system that was designed with encryption in mind. It works across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch.

support.apple.com

Most importantly:

In macOS 11 or later, the system volume is captured in a snapshot. The operating system boots from a snapshot of the system volume, not just from a read-only mount of the mutable system volume.

Put simply, I’m not sure the modifications like the one I linked to are even/ever possible.

My bad.