How Do I Create a Screen Saver That Uses Shared Photos??

I have a pretty simple request here, or at least I think it should be pretty simple. My family uses a shared photo stream so that we can all see what everybody is up to without sending a bunch of individual messages.


I'm going to use a screen saver that displays photos but the tricky part is...I'd like the family's shared stream to be the source for all the photos.


Previously, I went into iPhoto and just selected all of the photos from the stream, dragged them into a desktop folder, and set this as the source for the screen saver. The only problem with this method is that whenever a new photo is added, it won't show up in the screen saver (obviously). That's why I'd like to set the shared photos as the source.


Is there a simple way to do this and set the shared photos as the screen saver source?? I would even settle for doing the alternate method that I described in the last paragraph, but I can't even figure out how to do this with the new "Photos" app...


PLEASE HELP!! Thanks in advance...


Pete

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.5ghz, 750gb, Anti-glare screen

Posted on Apr 14, 2015 7:37 AM

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Apr 14, 2015 10:09 PM in response to peter andreev

Pete, setting the screensaver is a matter of patience, the menus are very slow, if you just set up the system and the spotlight index has still to be recreated.


But you should be able to it this way:

  • Open the Desktop&Screensaver System preferences, select the Screensaver tab.
  • In the left pane select a screensaver template for slideshows.
  • In the right pane select the Source menu.
  • Now wait and have a cup of coffee, while "Loading is showing"
  • Then select the last item "Photo Library".

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  • Wait again, until your current photo libraries are shown.
  • Select the Photos library,
  • Select the Shared section and your shared family stream.

Like this:

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-- Léonie

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