{"id":45637,"date":"2018-08-28T12:19:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T17:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=45637"},"modified":"2018-09-04T14:28:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T19:28:55","slug":"quick-tip-setting-a-live-photo-as-a-mac-screen-saver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/45637-quick-tip-setting-a-live-photo-as-a-mac-screen-saver\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set a Live Photo or GIF as a Mac Screen Saver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/giphy.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-45644\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"152\"\/><\/a>A few weeks ago, we showed you how easy it is to <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/45479-quick-tip-set-a-live-photo-as-your-iphone-wallpaper\" target=\"_blank\">set up a Live Photo or animated GIF as wallpaper on an iPhone<\/a>. In today&#8217;s Quick Tip, you&#8217;ll learn how to bring some of that animated fun to your Mac in the form of a screen saver.<\/p>\n<p>Now if you think your screen saver is going to be Retina Display-worthy eye candy, you can lower your expectations; it&#8217;s going to be a little more low-resolution. This is a really fun way to display your favorite family Live Photo when your Mac&#8217;s screen saver kicks in, and perfect for annoying or amusing co-workers with the latest internet meme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Setting a GIF as a Mac Screen Saver<\/strong><br \/>\nCome on now, who <i>hasn&#8217;t<\/i> wanted to have&nbsp;the classic 2011 meme&nbsp;&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyan_Cat\">nyancat<\/a>&#8221; as a screen saver? After a quick trip to the universal repository of all things GIF &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/Giphy.com\">Giphy.com<\/a> &#8212; I was able to locate the original &#8220;cat with a pop-tart body&#8221; nyancat GIF and download it to my Mac. You can see this classic in all of its animated pixelated glory above.<\/p>\n<p>It can sometimes be difficult to download a GIF as a GIF file &#8212; particularly on Giphy! The GIF service has many ways to download files, usually as MP4 movie files. If you run into the issue of not being able to download your GIF as a GIF file, do a search for the meme using Google or your favorite search engine, then right-click on the GIF displayed and select &#8220;Download Image as&#8230;&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Easy-peasy, right? Now comes the hard work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Waitsnake\/AnimatedGif\/releases\/\" target=\"_blank\">Download the Animated GIF Screensaver from Github<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> Open your Downloads folder (or whatever folder you have set to save downloads from your browser), right-click the file and select Open<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> You&#8217;ll see the following warning dialog:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45638\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_96.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45638\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_96.png\" alt=\"You'll be warned that the screensaver file is from an unidentified developer. Click Open\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_96.png 480w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_96-262x120.png 262w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_96-284x130.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_96-190x87.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_96-190x87@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(You&#8217;ll be warned that the screensaver file is from an unidentified developer. Click Open.)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong> As noted in the screenshot above, click Open to open the file. Next, you&#8217;ll be asked if you wish to install the file for the current user only or for all users. If you&#8217;re the only user of the Mac, go ahead and select &#8220;Install for all users of this computer&#8221; (see screenshot below), then click Install.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45639\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_97.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45639\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_97.jpg\" alt=\"Choose whether the screensaver is installed for just you or all users of the Mac\" width=\"480\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_97.jpg 480w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_97-284x114.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_97-190x76.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_97-190x76@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(Choose whether the screensaver is installed for you or all users of the Mac.)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>5)<\/strong> At this point you&#8217;re asked to enter your administrative password, since you&#8217;re making a change to the operating system. When the installation is complete, open System Preferences &gt; Desktop &amp; Screen Saver, then click on the Screen Saver&nbsp;tab (see screenshot below):<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45641\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_98.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45641\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_98.png\" alt=\"Click on the GIF Screensaver to select it\" width=\"640\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_98.png 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_98-144x120.png 144w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_98-284x237.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_98-190x159.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_98-144x120@2x.png 288w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_98-284x237@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_98-190x159@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(Click on the AnimatedGIF&nbsp;Screen Saver to select it.)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>6)<\/strong> Now we need to select the GIF to use as our screen saver. Click on Screen Saver Options, and this dialog appears (see screenshot below):<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45640\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_99.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45640\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_99.png\" alt=\"Click &quot;Select File or Directory&quot; to choose your GIF (or directory of GIFs)\" width=\"480\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_99.png 480w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_99-117x120.png 117w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_99-284x292.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_99-185x190.png 185w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_99-117x120@2x.png 234w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/screenshot_99-185x190@2x.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(Click &#8220;Select File or Directory&#8221; to choose your GIF or directory of GIFs).<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>7)<\/strong> This dialog allows you to set the animation rate of your GIF, set a background color, and even fill a directory with GIFs that the screen saver will randomly display at a pre-set interval. Choose the individual file or directory, then click OK. I find that previewing the screen saver provides a good check on whether or not a particular GIF was a good choice. Here&#8217;s what nyancat looks like on my MacBook Pro (see photo below):<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45642\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1487.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45642\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1487.jpeg\" alt=\"Behold the awesomeness that is nyancat on a MacBook Pro!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1487.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1487-160x120.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1487-284x213.jpeg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1487-190x143.jpeg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1487-160x120@2x.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1487-284x213@2x.jpeg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1487-190x143@2x.jpeg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>(Behold the awesomeness that is nyancat on a MacBook Pro!)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re extremely impressed, perhaps a bit jealous of this incredible animated screen saver. That&#8217;s should be your inspiration to go out and turn your favorite internet meme into an animated screen saver.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Converting&nbsp;a Live Photo to a GIF for use as a Mac Screen Saver<\/strong><br \/>\nThe following instructions detail how to turn a Live Photo from your favorite iOS device into a GIF that can be used with the Animated GIF Screensaver. These are shamefully copied directly from our previous post on using a Live Photo or GIF as iOS wallpaper:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> Launch the Photos app<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> Tap on the Live Photo you wish to convert to a GIF<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> Swipe up on the center of the screen to view animation effects. For GIFs, it\u2019s best to use the Loop effect, which plays the Live Photo over and over again. There\u2019s also a Bounce effect, which works like Instagram\u2019s Boomerang. The other effect, Long Exposure, merely turns&nbsp;all of the&nbsp;individual&nbsp;frames of the Live Photo and puts them into one image, so it\u2019s not appropriate for GIF creation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong> Once you\u2019ve changed the image into a Loop, the word \u201cLoop\u201d appears in the upper part of the Photos app screen and you\u2019ll see the image looping over and over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5)<\/strong> Tapping that Loop button actually did the trick! To find your GIF, tap on Albums in the Photo app, then find the Animated album. Your file is looping away in there, and with a tap on the Share button you can send it via&nbsp;Messages, Mail or your favorite social network. Note that if you use AirDrop to share the file, it is actually sent as a .MOV movie file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, we showed you how easy it is to set up a Live Photo or animated GIF as wallpaper on an iPhone. 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