Catalina macOS 10.15 doesn't work

[Ge0rges]

After dragging in a file, the screen saver keeps showing "no videos". Any work around?

[packagesdev]

Possible workaround:

1. Find Craig Federighi professional e-mail.
2. 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.

[nextgenoperations]

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

[nextgenoperations]

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

[wangyu0]

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

[avelaga]

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

[brydup]

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.

[jamesymctoad]

It still doesn't work with 10.14...

[nextgenoperations]

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

[nextgenoperations]

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.

[Fnicoletti15]

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

[brydup]

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. :)

[Fnicoletti15]

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

[brydup]

xxxxxx = your user name

On Oct 15, 2019, at 3:04 PM, Fnicoletti15 notifications@github.com 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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xxxxxx = your user name … On Oct 15, 2019, at 3:04 PM, Fnicoletti15 @.***> 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 — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#11?email_source=notifications&email_token=ANPDWV5S4AEQ23UVCIFMLALQOYO6FA5CNFSM4HYOD4HKYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOEBKBMJI#issuecomment-542381605>, or unsubscribe https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ANPDWV3CSUCLIYTOBOL4P53QOYO6FANCNFSM4HYOD4HA.

Wow I feel like the biggest idiot..... i got it working... thank you so much for your time!!

[Fnicoletti15]

does anyone have issues with it not playing from the last location?

[Cordy49]

yes @Fnicoletti15 i'm also having the same problem, on top of the audio that keeps playing after the screensaver is turned off

[adam-electric]

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...

[justin1101011001]

Doesn’t seem to work on 10.15.1?

[nextgenoperations]

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

[adam-electric]

Yeah exactly how you said and it didn’t work whatsoever

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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

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[nextgenoperations]

Odd.. working for many of us... have u tried a different video file just in case ?

[adam-electric]

What do you mean different file? Video file? I been doing everything normal and following the path.. but it doesn’t seem to work.

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Odd.. working for many of us... have u tried a different video file just in case ?

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[justin1101011001]

Does it accept mp4 files?

[justin1101011001]

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!

[adam-electric]

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 notifications@github.com 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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[imchristianrojas]

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?

[justin1101011001]

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

[arthybck]

Hi everyone ! I had to reboot to make it work properly using hot corners Thanks @nextgenoperations for your help and have a nice day !

[adam-electric]

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.

[Tex-Macabre]

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'.

[adam-electric]

All i can say is for you to do everything as adam said and then reboot your mac and it should work. I was stuck in the same loop as u were..

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 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'.

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[Tex-Macabre]

I tried restarting it as well as well as shutting it down...but no dice.

I also tried via both hot corners as well as waiting for the screensaver to autostart to see if it played from where it left off and, in both instances, it restarted from the beginning of an entire video file.

Frustrating.

[adam-electric]

Did u do it by making visible the invisible folders?

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 I tried restarting it as well as well as shutting it down...but no dice.

I also tried via both hot corners as well as waiting for the screensaver to autostart to see if it played from where it left off and, in both instances, it restarted from the beginning of an entire video file.

Frustrating.

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[aidenrichhh-io]

Same thing. I can add a folder, and the preview works, but... then it doesn't. What should we do?

[adam-electric]

Are you have to do is reboot the system and actually it’ll work

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 Same thing. I can add a folder, and the preview works, but... then it doesn't. What should we do?

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[aidenrichhh-io]

@adam-electric it actually doesn't.... :(

[adam-electric]

Really? Did you open the invisible folders and did you go to the directories and if you information or did you actually transfer the files there?

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 @adam-electric it actually doesn't.... :(

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[Tex-Macabre]

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'.

I feel I'm being misunderstood.

The screensaver works. I can add films and have no problem playing them.

The problem is: each time the screensaver starts, it begins playback from the beginning of the video, instead of where it finished playing last. So I end up seeing the first 2mins of a video clip every time it plays.

[adam-electric]

Oh lol nvm i got the same issue lol idk what else to say but adam knows more about the directories

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On Dec 15, 2019, at 3:12 AM, Tex-Macabre notifications@github.com wrote:

 I tried restarting it as well as well as shutting it down...but no dice.

I also tried via both hot corners as well as waiting for the screensaver to autostart to see if it played from where it left off and, in both instances, it restarted from the beginning of an entire video file.

Frustrating.

I feel I'm being misunderstood.

The screensaver works. I can add films and have no problem playing them.

The problem is: each time the screensaver starts, it begins playback from the beginning of the video, instead of where it finished playing last. So I end up seeing the first 2mins of a video clip every time it plays.

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[MDanihy]

I display attract mode videos for coinop video games, so I took nextgenoperations' steps one further and created a new folder in "/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Application Support" called SaveHollywood and placed the videos there. As long as they reside in a folder within com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver, it should work.

I played around with links but the sandbox was not fooled.

[le0-VV]

I FOUND A WAY TO WORK AROUND!

1. Uninstall savehollywood (deleting it from preferences), and download it again, but don’t install yet
2. Shut down your Mac, press the power key to start it up again but instantly after you pressed power key, press “command" key and “R" key at the same time (recovery mode)
3. Use the terminal in recovery mode and type csrutil disable to temporarily disable System Integrity Protection (its dangerous to do it so we will enable it again later) (If you don’t know how to start the terminal in recovery mode, there're tutorials everywhere)
4. Restart back to the normal system and install savehollywood, and set up your screensaver, after that test it to make sure its working
5. Restart back to recovery mode, go to terminal and do ‘csrutil enable’ to enable System Integrity Protection again, restart back to normal system and the screensaver should work now.

I tested and the effect should still remain even if the screensaver changed, but I do not recommend changing the video. Please do comment if this method doesn’t work.

[phunkphunther]

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

tnx mate, its really works on Catalina 10.15.3 🙏🏻

[akong0080]

Guess i'm a really idiot than. I put the video in the "ByHost" it still doesn't work. It just works in the preview and after I close the Desktop and Screen Saver. It doesn't work again. I restarted the computer several times in fact. Does anyone else the same issue still or is it just me?

[jarviskroos7]

same here, it still showed "no video" but video only displayed in the small preview after the steps mentioned above, tried restarting the laptop and reinstall the screensaver, running on latest 10.15.5...

[MDanihy]

Place the video here:

/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Application Support/ and create a new folder like SaveHollywood.

Place you videos there and you can add the folder without issue to the screensaver.

[nextgenoperations]

Just FYI, the above work around still works on the beta of BIG SUR (11.0), not sure why, but during the upgrade from 10.15 my list of videos was lost, but using the drag/drop method I simply put them back and they continue to work (for me at least).

Adam

[moe-hh]

Where do I find the folder

/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Application Support/ ?

There is no such folder in the Containers/ folder on my M1 MacMini running on Big Sur, or maybe I just don't find it? Or do I have to copy the video to the ByHost folder under Preferences where at least I can find some Screensaver plists?

le0-VV, your solution didn't work for me, SaveHollywood would still not accept any video file. Any ideas?

Any help would be appreciated!

[MDanihy]

XXXXX is your username.

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Where do I find the folder

/Users/XXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Application Support/ ?

There is no such folder in the Containers/ folder on my M1 MacMini running on Big Sur, or maybe I just don't find it? Or do I have to copy the video to the ByHost folder under Preferences where at least I can find some Screensaver plists?

le0-VV, your solution didn't work for me, SaveHollywood would still not accept any video file. Any ideas?

Any help would be appreciated!

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[moe-hh]

Yeah, I know :-). But in my users name Library/Containers folder there are several com.apple... folders, but no ...ScreenSaver.Engine...

[MDanihy]

Users\XXXXX\Library\Containers\legacyScreenSaver\Data\Library\Application Support\

Create a folder in there called SaveHollywood (or whatever you like) and place your videos in there.

They just renamed it in finder, the path in the terminal is:

/Users/XXXXXX/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine.legacyScreenSaver/Data/Library/Application Support/

EDIT: Removed garbage and fixed mistakes