
Then exit, this will create a hidden file in your home directory which you will need to editĪt the end of the list of screen savers add "ATV4-2k" atv4-2k \n\ 2k I've recently re run this on Ubuntu 22.04 and the library location changed.įor the 2K video version run cp atv4-2k.sh /usr/libexec/xscreensaver/atv4-2k & chmod +x /usr/lib/xscreensaver/atv4-2kįor the 4k video version run cp atv4-4k.sh /usr/libexec/xscreensaver/atv4-4k & chmod +x /usr/lib/xscreensaver/atv4-4k Getting it up and running is pretty simple.įor the 2K video version run cp atv4-2k.sh /usr/lib/xscreensaver/atv4-2k & chmod +x /usr/lib/xscreensaver/atv4-2kįor the 4k video version run cp atv4-4k.sh /usr/lib/xscreensaver/atv4-4k & chmod +x /usr/lib/xscreensaver/atv4-4k

When the display is told to sleep by xscreensaver, whatever video is currently playing will finish and another will NOT get called until the display is active again After that, the queue will reset and continue playing in a random fashion. No movie should repeat until all of the respective movies have cycled through once. The day movies will play between the hours of 7 AM and 7 PM while the night movies will play thereafter. It seems that the creator of the service has also thought about what has been createdĪn xscreensaver that randomly selects one of the Apple TV4 HD aerial movies and plays it using mpv.
