How to create a screensaver?

acollinsacollins
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
I'm interested in creating a screensaver. I have an iMovie project that I'd like to turn into a looping screensaver. Ideally, I would set up a transition so that it cross-faded from the end back to the beginning. The overall objective is to run this screensaver as my desktop using Backlight.



I found a program called iScreensaver, but when I made the screensaver and ran it in Backlight, it covered up my whole screen and forced me to reboot.



Any ideas?

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    merovingianmerovingian Posts: 436member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by acollins

    I'm interested in creating a screensaver. I have an iMovie project that I'd like to turn into a looping screensaver. Ideally, I would set up a transition so that it cross-faded from the end back to the beginning. The overall objective is to run this screensaver as my desktop using Backlight.



    I found a program called iScreensaver, but when I made the screensaver and ran it in Backlight, it covered up my whole screen and forced me to reboot.



    Any ideas?



    You could install the developer tools and write one in Xcode, but that would require learning Objective-C and grasping the required frameworks.



    It's the only idea I have... m.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    bigbluebigblue Posts: 341member
    Try the Screentime app http://www.screentime.com/. Cross-platform and you can make screensavers out of Flash, Quicktime, Photo's and even Powerpoint !

    Very easy, too. Not much more than drag and drop.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by BigBlue

    Try the Screentime app http://www.screentime.com/. Cross-platform and you can make screensavers out of Flash, Quicktime, Photo's and even Powerpoint !

    Very easy, too. Not much more than drag and drop.



    AWESOME! I can finally make the Blue Screen o' Death screensaver that I've been dreaming of making!
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