No video on macOS 10.15

[LordMurillo]

After upgrading to macOS Catalina (10.15), it shows me "no videos". When I check the preferences, the list of directories is empty, and if I try to add a new directory, when I click on "+", it does nothing.
SaveHollywood version is 2.5 (9)

[nextgenoperations]

See my post on the other thread referring to 10.15:

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

[LordMurillo]

I don't quite understand what you're saying.
Do I have to copy the videos on the path /Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Preferences/ByHost?

[nextgenoperations]

Yes.

[LordMurillo]

It doesn't work for me.

[nextgenoperations]

Did you place the video In the folder ? Once done, did you ‘drag and drop’ the video into the savehollywood video field (the + button doesn’t work) This is what I did and others have managed to get it to work .... I am not the developer so anything more I can’t really help... Adam

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[LordMurillo]

It's working!
I didn't understand you correctly
Thank you very much

[nextgenoperations]

Good news !!

[hclyatt]

See my post on the other thread referring to 10.15:

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

I stored my videos in:

/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/ApplicationSupport/SaveHollywood

I had to create the folder SaveHollywood myself. I feel this may be a more appropriate location for the files than Preferences and is the same location Aerial uses.

I was then able to drag and drop the files into the SaveHollywood screensaver preferences as suggested and everything works.

Hank

[nextgenoperations]

See my post on the other thread referring to 10.15:
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

I stored my videos in:

/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/ApplicationSupport/SaveHollywood

I had to create the folder SaveHollywood myself. I feel this may be a more appropriate location for the files than Preferences and is the same location Aerial uses.

I was then able to drag and drop the files into the SaveHollywood screensaver preferences as suggested and everything works.

Hank

Agreed that this location is probably better, after some reading on the Apple Dev site, anywhere under the screensaver.legacy container is valid as savehollywood will be able to read the file...

A.

[Lastofthefirst]

Thanks, this worked for me.

[CodeSorryMaker]

Not support 4k video？

[AraHaan]

Not working on MacOS 11.3 Beta?

[153957]

Note that Aerial also supports showing your own local videos, and works on Monterey: https://aerialscreensaver.github.io

[MDanihy]

Note that Aerial also supports showing your own local videos, and works on Monterey: https://aerialscreensaver.github.io

Not well, I get crashing and just black screens. Error loading files.

[AraHaan]

I wonder if something like this can be made for Windows and Linux as well for fun 🤔.