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Edit Tiger's slideshow transitions

qtz_composerHere's a cool trick from Hardmac. Tiger allows you to view a slideshow of images directly from the Finder. Just select the images you'd like to view, control click (or right click) on them and choose "Slideshow" from the contextual menu. A slideshow begins, with a cross dissolve transition. Wouldn't it be fun to change that transition? Now you can.

Using Quartz Composer, you can edit the transitions that Tiger uses when you launch a slideshow in the Finder. First, make a copy of SlideshowTransition.qtz (but you knew that, right?) which lives in /System /Library /PrivateFrameworks /Slideshow.framework /Versions /A /Resources. Open that file with Quartz Composer and get to it. Let us know what you come up with.

Hardmac also notes that you can do the same with Photo Booth by modifying Photo Booth.app/Contents/Resources/Video.qtz.

[Via MacBytes]
 

Here's a cool trick from Hardmac. Tiger allows you to view a slideshow of images directly from the Finder. Just select the images you'd...
 

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ElGrowZone

Unfortunately opening the Photo Booth .qtz brings up some errors!? Anyone the same experience or even suggestions for a fix? (Using Quartz Composer 2.1)

December 03 2005 at 3:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Matt

What I'd really like to do is have the iTunes artwork screensaver but instead have it show pictures from my iPhoto library... that would be cool

December 02 2005 at 11:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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