http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussions/feed.rss Fri, 18 May 12 06:06:01 -0400 All Discussions - iScreensaver Forums en-CA http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/134/problem-exporting-to-windows-v4.4.4.380 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:35:20 -0400 CraigD 134@/forum/discussions


cheers for any ideas



Craig]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/133/older-quicktime-version-on-windows Tue, 08 May 2012 14:45:49 -0400 Toine 133@/forum/discussions How can i make a screensaver that works on Quicktime version 7.7.1 for Windows pc's?
My movie is made in after effects and i can export it as different filetypes...
Please help!]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/132/opengl-driver-error-on-mac Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:31:30 -0400 TEIB 132@/forum/discussions
I downloaded the screensaver and unzipped it. When I clicked
"Install," I got a window reading, "OpenGL driver version 1.2 Apple-1.5.48
is installed. OpenGL driver version 1.3 is recommended. Update the GL
driver."

So I clicked the "Update" button, and it took me to a web page reading,
"Macintosh users have it easy. Simply update the system software, and all
OpenGL drivers are udpated automatically:
1. From the Apple menu, choose 'Software Update.'
2. Apply all updates.
3. Reboot the computer if needed."

So I pulled down System Software, and after searching my computer, it said,
"Your software is up to date. Software Update doesn¹t have any new software
for your computer at this time."

Please advise. Our screensaver is a simple png graphic moving on the screen (uses no flash or quicktime). We are also having clients who have Aero Glass errors on Win. ]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/129/screen-saver-error-on-pc Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:13:51 -0400 TEIB 129@/forum/discussions
Thanks!]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/131/error Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:51:24 -0400 Toine 131@/forum/discussions
..\..\..\..\Common\plugin.cpp:7371
Failure Condition: pluginEntryTable.GetEntry(entrypointName,out)
can't find plugin method BevelButton.AddSeparator

Can you please help me to fix this problem?]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/130/all-actionscript-is-being-ignored Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:43:03 -0400 graphter 130@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/121/installation-instructions Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:13:14 -0400 TEIB 121@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/120/m4v Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:59:27 -0400 Toine 120@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/98/digimarc-ing Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:23:37 -0500 flynkir 98@/forum/discussions Wondering if it is ok / useful / recommendable to Digimarc original, finished, compressed images before they are built into a screensaver?
Could you write a bit about image property protection, digital copyrights, especially in relation to screensavers that may find themselves distributed beyond original expectations?
Thanks!]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/119/center-movie-with-actual-size Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:09:26 -0400 amjoie 119@/forum/discussions
If you have included a way to change the playback size, please let me know how to access it. I'm sure it would help if I had an instruction manual. :)

If this feature is not yet possible, then please consider adding it. I had your older version of the full program, and always played the screensavers at actual size, rather than full screen. I'm hoping this personal version will soon be able to do the same thing, if it can't yet.]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/118/system-requirements-for-mac Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:10:44 -0500 TEIB 118@/forum/discussions
Also, do users need Safari 5 with JavaScript enabled for the screensaver to work? Does the screensaver need access to this browser for some reason?

Thanks for your help!]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/117/settings-panel Sat, 03 Mar 2012 07:30:20 -0500 adamadam 117@/forum/discussions
Thank you.]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/116/locking Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:31:05 -0500 TEIB 116@/forum/discussions
Pre-build Warnings & Errors:
------------------------------------------------------------
Locking Customization: Please enter the URL (Locking/Customize/Web/URL)

Locking is enabled, but there is no Unlocked Video or Audio content.


Please let us know any advice you may have. We own the Ultimate version.
Thanks!!]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/115/display-duration-user-set Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:25:48 -0500 mountman 115@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/114/exporting-as-video Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:39:59 -0500 TEIB 114@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/113/created-with-iscreensaver-overlay Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:01:42 -0500 arniworks 113@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/112/customizing-installer-and-controls Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:43:42 -0500 TEIB 112@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/111/lines-on-png-files Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:54:03 -0500 TEIB 111@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/110/eating-up-the-ramdisk-and-causing-low-memory-warnings Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:13:13 -0500 bbqdevil 110@/forum/discussions
Is there a process where the screensaver might be saving to a temp file?

From what I've read on the forum, my screensaver is optimized (all images are 1:1 in the .swf file, jpeg compression ratio of 80, low fps, etc.). What could be causing this issue?

A rapid response would be greatly appreciated as the screensavers are for floor computers in a tradeshow that is getting ready to go live.

Thanks,

Jef]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/109/swf-cuts-out-before-set-number-of-plays-windows Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:58:15 -0500 inmania1 109@/forum/discussions
Any ideas? Thanks.]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/23/using-large-images-with-iscreensaver Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:36:01 -0400 iScreensaver4 23@/forum/discussions
In some cases, the wrong size image can cause problems: slow performance, bad quality, and even crashing.

We've written a short "Best Practices" page with tips:

http://iscreensaver.com/help/notes/image_size/image_size.shtml]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/107/iscreensaver-4-incompatible-with-rightzoom-and-other-third-party-extensions Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:14:09 -0500 iScreensaver4 107@/forum/discussions
So far, we've identified the extension "RightZoom" http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/30591/right-zoom as one offending program. The solution is to remove RightZoom from your system if you plan to use iScreensaver.]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/108/iscreensaver-personel-flash-swf-dual-display-not-functioning Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:16:51 -0500 mattroon 108@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/106/long-delay-when-starting-screensaver Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:28:04 -0500 Clownsun 106@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/105/iscreensaver-personal-4.4.2-crashing Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:42:43 -0500 iScreensaver4 105@/forum/discussions
Please note that if your screensaver contains video files, and it works in Test mode but not as an actual screensaver, the problem is probably just the video codec issue.

See here http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/104/video-screensaver-exits-immediately-in-os-x-10.6-or-10.7 ]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/104/video-screensaver-exits-immediately-in-os-x-10.6-or-10.7 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:42:22 -0500 iScreensaver4 104@/forum/discussions
There is a workaround: re-export your video file in another codec. If it is H.264 then re-exporting as H.264 again will usually fix the issue. You can also try other codecs such as PhotoJPEG (large file size, but very fast and low CPU usage).

For more details, see http://iscreensaver.com/releaseNotes]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/100/can-a-video-screensaver-resume-where-it-left-off-before-the-screensaver-playback-was-interrupted Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:33:36 -0500 sara3105 100@/forum/discussions
I've created a video for a client that we'd like to have play back as a screensaver in their office. It is just a single video file that I intend on looping as a screensaver - so I will be adding only 1 video file to the iScreensaver project window.

Is it possible to have the screensaver resume where it left off before its playback was interrupted? For example:

-after a period of inactivity, screensaver is launched and starts playing from the beginning of the video
-after 2min, user is active again and screensaver goes away
-after another period of inactivity, screensaver is launched again. Can it resume playback at the 2min mark or will it start over again at the beginning of the video each time?

I'd appreciate any input on whether this is possible. And does this option exist on the iScreensaver side or on the local computer that is operating the screensaver? (The screensaver will be run on Windows XP and Windows 7 machines).

Thanks for any help!]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/99/swf-flash-size-wrong-when-used-in-iscreensaver Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:11:35 -0500 iScreensaver4 99@/forum/discussions
* It begins in the PAUSED state
* it is loaded into a window, the size of which may not match the screen exactly
* the window is adjusted in size to meet the screen
* It is given the PLAY command.

To make sure your SWF file works properly, you should do these things:

* Make sure the SWF file does not start playing immediately, and responds to the Play/Pause commands. To test this, you can load your SWF file within Adobe Flash Player. If the animation begins immediately (or the Control menu does not allow you to choose Play/Pause) then you have a problem.

* Make sure the SWF file does not start playing before the window resizes. If you notice any issues with the animation content not matching the screen exactly, you may have this issue.

The solution in either case:

* Insert some blank frames (perhaps 0.25 to 0.5 seconds worth) BEFORE the first animation frame in your SWF.
* In these blank frames, put a single rectangle that matches the size of the stage and is filled with the background color of your choice. (This is important so that iScreensaver can detect the "natural size" of your SWF animation, used for computing aspect ratios in the various stretch modes)

* Verify that you have succeeded by loading the new SWF inside iScreensaver Designer, and opening the preview window. If it works, you should see
- the animation pauses when in pause mode, and plays when in play mode
- the SWF width and height were properly detected at the correct size (to see the Width/Height values, switch to List view, or right click the item and choose Item/Media, then open the Compression tab and verify the width, height values match your file.

Additional Notes:

* do NOT attempt to enter full screen mode using [fscommand ("fullscreen", "true")] -- this will cause a security violation on many systems and may also cause the screensaver to malfunction.

* do NOT attempt to adjust the window size. Your SWF should be passive, allowing iScreensaver to set the window size.




]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/97/dual-display-timing Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:36:23 -0500 support 97@/forum/discussions
When we've created Art Gallery Image Presentations for clients, where the gallery desires to use their own Mac system sporting dual monitors (or more), we have to design our presentation around some common technical details. Please note this is for Mac OS X only, Windows only supports single monitors using Designer 4.

When using iScreensaver, multiple monitors are not designed to stay in sync. The 'easy' technical reason for this is that given the variety of video cards, video drivers, and media (images, flash, and various movie files) and the fact that the two monitors may be both different size and shape (which affects playback speed), there's really no way to keep them in sync. Any sync seen is just luck. Even sequential monitors right off the assembly line can exhibit differences from one another.

Our recommendation is to design with this in mind, and not attempt to have fully synchronized presentations on multi-monitor setups. If you truly need perfect sync, then you'll need to turn on Monitor Mirroring in the OS so that both monitors are showing the same thing. We also recommend a high-quality Solid State Drive.

How do we design around it?

We use shuffle, and purposely push the monitor displays further out of sync with having different durations for the images. Half are set to 6 seconds, the other half set to 8 seconds. Or during the opening, we use the HUD and tap the keyboard's arrow keys to push to the next item early.

"Why can't they stay in sync again?"

Short answer - computers aren't magic, they only seem that way.

If this is a screensaver meant to be used as an addon to a computer used for professional / business purposes, then the end-user needs to understand that a screensaver runs at the whim of the Operating System (OS) and has to share resources (RAM, CPU, Disk) with other processes that are running in the background. As an example, if the user is on Mac OS X, and has a Time Machine backup proceeding, the screensaver will necessarily slow down as the OS divides time between the foreground and background operations.

This is not a flaw but rather a feature.
Imagine a screensaver that caused the user's entire computer to come to a grinding halt!
Expectations need to be set reasonably based on these limitations.

]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/96/windows-screensaver-wake-up-options Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:56:27 -0500 unelma 96@/forum/discussions
I have got a flash screensaver. Could wake-up be both mouse movement and keypress?
How I can set those?

Thanks, for you help,]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/95/windows-instalation-problem Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:40:34 -0500 hospede 95@/forum/discussions
Thanks]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/94/saving-user-settings Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:29:31 -0500 adamadam 94@/forum/discussions
I have the PRO version of iScreensaver. I created a Flash screensaver with interactivity. I need the users' settings to be stored so that when the screensaver starts up again, it runs using their past settings.

Is there a way to do this? I tried using a Shared Object which works but only when the swf runs alone but not when it is embedded in the screensaver. (I've tried both "Access Local Files" and "Access Network Files" set, but neither has any effect.)]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/90/file-type Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:46:10 -0400 Tiago 90@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/83/random-motion Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:09:05 -0400 Orange October 83@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/59/license-decision Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:36:11 -0500 mountman 59@/forum/discussions
- The Maturango Museum could buy a educational license, and I could work on their software, but could they sell the resulting screensaver in their gift shop?

- Could that educational Designer software also be used to create screensavers for the Historical Society to sell in their gift shop? Would there be watermarks or something from the Maturango Museum showing?

- Or should I buy a Pro license for Sierra Odyssey?]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/30/active-directory-group-policy-silent-install Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:19:07 -0400 iScreensaver4 30@/forum/discussions
Instructions for doing a Silent Install / Active Directory scenario:

1. If you haven't done so already, upgrade to iScreensaver Designer 4 and re-build your screensaver.

2. On a test machine that you have an Administrator account, log in, and copy the installation folder to this machine.

2A. Install the saver using the EXE installer file using the "Install for All Users" option.

2B. This will put Two items (a .SCR file and a LIBS folder) into your C:\WINDOWS folder.
for example: C:\Windows\MyScreensaver.scr and C:\Windows\MyScreensaver Libs\
It will also set some registry keys.

2C. If you want to set per-computer screensaver options (such as audio volume, or the use of the HUD), then open the screensaver control panel, click "Options" and set your desired options. Close the control panel.

2D. Verify that the screensaver functions normally.

To roll out the screensaver system-wide:

3. Create an Active Directory install process which does the following things:

3A. Places the two items (the .SCR file and the LIBS folder noted above) in C:\WINDOWS (or the equivalent WIN32 folder as per your configuration). Important: do not rename either the SCR or the Libs folder, as they reference each other by name. If you need them named differently, change the name in your .ISC project file in iScreensaver Designer, and re-build the screensaver, then start over at step 1.

3B. Selects the SCR as the currently selected screensaver by setting the registry key:
HKCU/Desktop/SCRNSAVE.EXE=C:\WINDOWS\MYSAVER.SCR
Adjust the path to match your installation. note that this path MUST be the short (8.3) format path, even on Vista/Win7.

You may also want to Shadow the system.ini value as well.
See
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms815030.aspx
and
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/gp/130.asp

3C. If you want to set screensaver-specific registry values (see 2C above) then also copy the appropriate registry keys you chose into:
HKCU/Software/iScreensaver//

Additional necessary permissions:

4. The screensaver needs access to the IE8 rendering engine. JavaScript must be enabled.

5. The screensaver needs read / write access to the %tmp% folder during operation.

6. If Flash or QuickTime content is included, access to these plugins must be allowed.

7. Anti-virus software must not block the operation.

Troubleshooting? See here http://iscreensaver.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=41]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/87/broken-screensaver Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:37:50 -0400 face31 87@/forum/discussions I am using a mac and i downloaded a screensaver a while ago
All of a sudden it stopped working, when my screensaver is supposed to come up it is only a black screen
i checked the log window and these errors came up:
8:18:44 15572 3 Stage.TransitionThread: timed out waiting for load of 800_4.mp4
8:26:26 462018 3 Stage.TransitionThread: timed out waiting for load of 800_4.mp4
please help me to see how i can fix this!]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/86/overlay-not-visible-on-windows-7 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:00:05 -0400 aduffy 86@/forum/discussions
Thanks!]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/85/my-screen-turns-green-when-i-try-to-run-my-screen-saver... Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:07:13 -0400 jadavis 85@/forum/discussions I installed it but when it trys to run, my screen just turns green and nothing happens? I have quicktime and flash installed. Any other ideas? Thanks for any help you can provide!]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/84/screensaver-animation-does-not-play-on-mac Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:04:18 -0400 beezy 84@/forum/discussions
I built the screensaver using timeline animation in Flash CS5.5, and published the screensaver using Flash Player 9.

Everything works fine on this ancient little Dell laptop that I am testing on, and works partly on the MacBook Pro (screensaver image doesn't show in the installer). The main issue is that the screensaver loads after brief pause, but does not play the animation. Another issue is that there appears to be a black frame on the left and right sides of the stage, in other words the screensaver is not fully expanding to fit the screen either.

I've gotta get this fixed asap as well, the deadline is looming.

Any help is appreciated.]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/82/automatic-sizing- Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:22:40 -0400 Orange October 82@/forum/discussions http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/78/mac-os-x-10.7-and-safari-5.06-and-5.10-updates Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:44:33 -0400 iScreensaver4 78@/forum/discussions
Today Apple released Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion" as well as Safari updates : Safari 5.0.6 for Mac OS X 10.5, and Safari 5.1 for Mac OS X 10.6.

These updates cause some issues with screensavers built with iScreensaver Designer 4.

10.7 Issues:
* Issue: Screensaver may be hard to exit when using the Heads Up Display ("HUD") in addition to the security setting "Require Password after sleep or screen saver begins. Solution: disable the screensaver's HUD option and/or disable "Require Password". If you encounter difficulty quitting the screensaver, try hitting the ESC key or Apple-Q.

Safari 5.06 and 5.1 Issues under Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6:
* Flash (SWF) items may not render at all.
* Movie items may show up in a strange location onscreen.
Solution: we have identified the cause of both these issues and will have a fix available next week. In the mean time, if you can't revert back to an older version of Safari, we suggest you use a different screensaver for a few days.

Version 4.3.8, to be released next week, will fix these issues, and we are happy to report that it works well under Mac OS X 10.7.

If you encounter any issues that are not on this list, please post your question to the forums.

Thank you,
iScreensaver Support]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/81/iscreensaver-personal-4-mac-app-store-version-in-10.7-lion Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:56:12 -0400 iScreensaver4 81@/forum/discussions This version includes enhanced support for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, and for the newest version of Safari (5.1) that has been released for use with Mac OS X 10.6.8,.

It includes numerous other small bug-fixes and improvements.

As soon as Apple approves version 4.3.8, we recommend that all users upgrade via the Mac App Store, re-build your screensaver(s), and re-install them.]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/77/getting-runtime-error-message-on-pc-when-trying-to-run-screensaver Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:02:32 -0400 deansawyer 77@/forum/discussions
I'm hoping someone might be bale to help me out here, I have created a simple screensaver using iScreensaver 4 on the Mac and have delivered the 'PC.exe' version to the client.
When they install this file they get the following error message;

Runtime Error
Press OK to Continue
Press Cancel to Quit

..\..\..\..\Common\plugin.cpp:737
Failure Condition: pluginEntryTable.GetEntry(entrypointName,out)
can't find plugin method BevelButton.DeleteAllRows

I have no idea what this means, anyone care to solve my dilema?

Thanks in advance]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/9/using-flash-in-iscreensaver-4 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:32:34 -0400 iScreensaver4 9@/forum/discussions
Update for Adobe CS5 users -- please note that you should always publish your SWF content using the Flash 9 Player settings. Publishing as Flash 10 can cause issues when trying to use the content within iScreensaver.

Note that this refers only to the SWF publishing settings. For the Flash plugin itself, version 10.1 (or later) can be used and is recommended for performance and security reasons
***

Please refer to our user manual for help with Adobe/Macromedia Flash (SWF) content:
http://iscreensaver.com/help/flash.shtml]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/76/screensaver-only-visible-in-top-left-hand-quarter Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:36:32 -0400 scyldb 76@/forum/discussions
i have a client who says their installed screensaver is only visible in the top left hand quarter of their screen on two of their computers. (the rest is black) is this a problem you have come across? it installed and plays fine on the rest of their machines (all PC's).

any ideas?]]> http://iscreensaver.com/forum/discussion/75/iscreensaver-personal-4-mac-app-store-version-damaged Fri, 27 May 2011 20:10:44 -0400 iScreensaver4 75@/forum/discussions Version 4.3.6 has been approved on the Mac App Store and should fix this issue. Please upgrade.


--- Older info ----

If you are trying to use version 4.3.5 of iScreensaver Personal, and getting a message "iScreensaver Personal 4. app" is damaged.

We have identified two possible ways this can happen:

1. You are running from a case-sensitve filesystem. In that case, you can either wait for the 4.3.6 update (coming soon), or as a temporary work-around, run the app from a non-case-sensitive filesystem (such as a DMG created with Disk Utilities).

2. Your system is not reporting that it has a main Ethernet MAC address. You can either wait for the 4.3.6 update, or : Open System Preferences, choose "Network" and make sure you have an active Ethernet interface. If you don't have one, use the [+] button to add one. You may need to plug in an active ethernet cable to make it active. Then launch the app again, and it should validate properly.

Both of these items will be fixed in 4.3.6 which we are submitting to Apple for review.]]>