macOS Automator: Loop a MP4 file in full screen

[Blackstick]

Hi Folks,

Got a Mac Mini the company wants to use to loop a 1 minute Keynote turned slide-video, I want to play the on the Mac's display full-screen on a loop-- kind of like in a kiosk mode.

I have Automator Get Specified Movies, and then Play Movies... but it never plays them in QuickTime 10. I'm not sure what I'm missing here. thanks for your help

 

[kryten2]

Hi Folks,

Got a Mac Mini the company wants to use to loop a 1 minute Keynote turned slide-video, I want to play the on the Mac's display full-screen on a loop-- kind of like in a kiosk mode.

I have Automator Get Specified Movies, and then Play Movies... but it never plays them in QuickTime 10. I'm not sure what I'm missing here. thanks for your help

The easiest solution would be to convert your MP4 file to a MOV file. Selecting a MOV file in the Get Specified Movies action will play it in the Play Movies action.
You can also try this :

Automator :

1. Get Specified Movies (MP4 file)
2. Run AppleScript action with the following :
   
   

   on run {input, parameters}
   	(* Your script goes here *)
   	tell application "QuickTime Player"
   		activate
   		set movieDocument to open first item of input
   		set movieDocument's looping to true
   		play movieDocument
   		present movieDocument
   	end tell
   	--return input
   end run

 

[Blackstick]

Wow, that works perfectly! Thanks so much!!