Importing Photos and Videos

Making a screensaver using Photos and Videos from Photos.app

iScreensaver 6 will automatically import the original unedited full-resolution images when you drag & drop from Photos.app to iScreensaver.

Staring with version 6.3, you can also import Live Photos automatically (requires macOS 10.13 or later).

Drag & Drop | Custom Export | LivePhotos

Drag & Drop from Photos.app to iScreensaver

The easiest way is to simply Drag & Drop your files from Photos.app into iScreensaver.
Note: this will give you the original, unedited files at full resolution. If you want to use edited files, Do a Custom Export first.

Open the Photos.app
Find your images and movies.
If you want to edit metadata (such as Title or Description) do that first.
Select one or more images or movies.
Drag & drop the selected items directly onto the iScreensaver Designer sequence editor window.
[Alternatively, you can Copy and Paste - this gives the same results]
Designer will scan your photos library. Be sure to grant permission if the OS asks for it.

Exporting images or movies from Photos.app on macOS

When you drag & drop from Photos.app to iScreensaver, you will get the original high-resolution unedited files. In some cases you may prefer to get files that include edits you made within Photos.app. In this case, simply export the files first:

Open the Photos.app
Select one or more images or movies.
From the File menu, choose Export.... You will have a choice of Export Unmodified Original as well as Export.
Choose Export and you will have a choice of resolutions.
Photos:
- Photo Kind: JPEG
- JPEG Quality: High
- Size: Custom, Max Width of 4096.
Movies:
- Quality: 1080p
Once the export is complete, drag & drop the folder directly onto the iScreensaver Designer sequence editor window.

Importing Live Photos to make a Screensaver

iScreensaver version 6.3 or later will automatically import LivePhotos

To import Live Photos [macOS 10.13, 10.14, or 10.15 with iScreensaver 6.3 or later] :

In Apple's Photos.app, select desired Live Photos images,
Drag and drop thes selected items directly into iScreensaver Designer Sequence Editor window
[Alternatively, you can copy from Photos.app and Paste into Designer, which has the same results]
Designer will scan your photos library. Be sure to grant it permissions if the OS asks for it.
For each LivePhoto found, one image (either JPEG or HEIC) and one video (MOV) file will be imported

To import Live Photos [on macOS 10.12, or when using iScreensaver 6.2 or earlier] :

In Apple's Photos.app, select desired Live Photos images, press and hold the Option key, and drag the images to the Finder Desktop or desired folder. The small red number badge shown during the drop will show double your selected images.

The .JPG and .MOV assets will be created in your dropped location. These JPG and MOV files are now ready for importing into iScreensaver Designer.
Do one of the following:
- From your dropped location, drag the .MOV files into the Video tab's Sequence editor.
- Click the [+] button on the Project window, and select with the Open File browser window.

The .MOV assets will be automatically added as new items in the Sequence area.

To import Live Photos on Windows :

For more information, also see Apple.com: Import Photos

Using macOS Photos
- Connect your iOS device to your Mac.
- Import your photos into the Photos application.
- Select the Live Photo you wish to export.
- Use File > Export > Export Unmodified Original to export to your file system.
Using macOS Image Capture
- Connect your iOS device to your Mac.
- Select the Live Photo you wish to import from your device to your local file system.
- Choose the destination folder and click on Import.
Using Windows 10 File Explorer
- See also Apple.com: Import Photos
- Ensure that iTunes for Windows is installed. You can download it from here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
- Open File Explorer. This can be opened by pressing the Windows Key and E at the same time.
- Connect your iOS device to your PC.
- You should see your iOS device in the "This PC" folder.
- Navigate to the following folder: (your device) > Internal Storage > DCIM and look for the Live Photo you wish to import.
- Your Live Photo will be stored as a pair of files: a JPG file and a MOV file.
- Drag the pair of files to your local file system.

Live Photos Tips:

For that Floating Memory feeling, select all, and change the Dissolve duration to 2 seconds.
Some Live Photos' movies are much shorter than 3 seconds, use the project's List View to sort by clip length to decide upon the shortest you want to support.
Audio from the video clips will also dissolve up and down. Authors can preset the user's volume levels either by-asset or overall upon installation.