http://electricsheep.googlecode.com/files/electricsheep-2.7b34.dmg
Download, open the DMG, then double click to install (requires OSX 10.4 or better). It should select itself as your current screensaver, and also put an icon for the application on the desktop. If not, open the System Preferences / Desktop & Screensaver and choose "Electric Sheep" from the list on the left (not "ElectricSheep" without a space, because that's the old version).
Recent versions have a bug where if you run the app before the screensaver starts, it fails. This should be fixed in the upcoming v2.7b34 but until then you can use one of these workarounds:
- Set the content folder manually to the "~/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep" folder. There is only a pain on 10.7 where the ~/Library folder is not visible by default in Finder so regular users can not select it easily.
- Or remove the "~/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep" folder manually (again problem with invisible Library on 10.7) then run screen saver at least once.
If you have trouble, see the help page.
Content folder is not working. Downloading disabled.
Result of this command: ls -alR ~/Library/"Application Support"/ElectricSheep
~ gLab$ ls -alR ~/Library/"Application Support"/ElectricSheep
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 6 gLab admin 204 Oct 21 2011 .
drwx------+ 41 gLab admin 1394 Feb 17 20:56 ..
--w------- 1 gLab staff 0 Oct 21 2011 .instance-lock
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 1997 Mar 4 17:29 ElectricSheep.cfg
drwxr-xr-x 2 gLab admin 68 Oct 21 2011 Logs
drwxr-xr-x 6 gLab admin 204 Oct 21 2011 content
/Volumes/IDPro-OSX1058/20121016-Home Folder/Users/gLab/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep/Logs:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 gLab admin 68 Oct 21 2011 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 gLab admin 204 Oct 21 2011 ..
/Volumes/IDPro-OSX1058/20121016-Home Folder/Users/gLab/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep/content:
total 392
drwxr-xr-x 6 gLab admin 204 Oct 21 2011 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 gLab admin 204 Oct 21 2011 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 gLab admin 68 Oct 2 12:08 jpeg
drwxr-xr-x 895 gLab admin 30430 Oct 2 11:48 mpeg
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 200000 Oct 2 12:11 play_counts.244
drwxr-xr-x 5 gLab admin 170 Oct 2 12:08 xml
/Volumes/IDPro-OSX1058/20121016-Home Folder/Users/gLab/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep/content/jpeg:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 gLab admin 68 Oct 2 12:08 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 gLab admin 204 Oct 21 2011 ..
/Volumes/IDPro-OSX1058/20121016-Home Folder/Users/gLab/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep/content/mpeg:
total 4090000
drwxr-xr-x 895 gLab admin 30430 Oct 2 11:48 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 gLab admin 204 Oct 21 2011 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2093300 Oct 27 2011 00244=42487=42487=42487.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2020944 Nov 29 2011 00244=47107=47107=47107.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2701082 Oct 21 2011 00244=51669=40658=40647.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 3195376 Oct 21 2011 00244=51762=51756=40656.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2638518 Oct 21 2011 00244=51871=51565=40656.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2200078 Oct 21 2011 00244=51872=40644=51566.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2390246 Oct 21 2011 00244=51886=40653=51882.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2574784 Oct 21 2011 00244=51898=40650=51897.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2398326 Oct 21 2011 00244=51917=40653=51908.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2585954 Oct 21 2011 00244=51941=40678=40676.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2539840 Oct 21 2011 00244=51945=51937=40664.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2239528 Oct 21 2011 00244=52042=40655=51882.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2302820 Oct 21 2011 00244=52175=42463=42461.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 90600 Oct 21 2011 00244=52265=52265=52265.avi
...
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2120968 Sep 14 00:05 00244=67645=66720=65842.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 2106036 Sep 14 00:05 00244=67646=66711=65852.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 1759480 Sep 14 00:07 00244=67656=66716=67655.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 1254712 Sep 14 00:06 00244=67659=65758=67658.avi
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 1572224 Sep 14 00:05 00244=67660=67658=65842.avi
/Volumes/IDPro-OSX1058/20121016-Home Folder/Users/gLab/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep/content/xml:
total 120
drwxr-xr-x 5 gLab admin 170 Oct 2 12:08 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 gLab admin 204 Oct 21 2011 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 35024 Oct 2 12:08 cp_0.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 11712 Oct 2 11:48 list_member.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 gLab staff 12131 Nov 20 2011 list_none.xml
IDPro-Shoot:~ gLab$
Just want it to work again. Why if someone keeps their user folder on a separate disk, does this throw your application through a loop?
~jbm
it should work. there's
it should work. there's probably a permission problem (the folder is owned by someone other than you) or the disk is readonly, or not mounted when the screensaver is running or something.
Can't find ElectricSheep.cfg or "Library" folder?
to find the Library folder and the ElectricSheep.cfg file within, start with this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTGVNH7N7uk
it actually seemed to correctly describe exactly how to open the Library (Command-Shift-G then type ~/Library and press return). Then look in there for "Application Support".
another way to do it is to open the "Go" menu in the finder and press the Option key, and a "Library" item will appear.
Higher Definition
Hi I would like to know how to get a higher resolition on my 27" imac? Can anyone help with this.. The mpgs that I have so far all seem not to be very high resolution. I would pay for higher resolution and I bet I am not the only one!
Thanks ahead of time for your help!
thanks. yup the 720p gold
thanks.
yup the 720p gold sheep should be out soon (for a subscription payment).
in the meantime the iPad version is 1024x768 (and more frames per sheep, like the gold sheep) which is close.
thanks
Great thanks for the help! Do you happen to know how much the subscription will be? I have the ipad version beautiful man! well done!
thanks. we haven't decided
thanks. we haven't decided pricing. the gold sheep is even higher quality (compression) than the ipad version.
download snaggles - help?
This sofware looks very exciting to me - have tried downloading 1/2 dozen times - read your note above. - Even after a window that says "installation successful" - I continue to get "no sheep downloaded yet..." screen, when I try to open the program.
Any suggestions for me??
Press F2 and see if it's
Press F2 and see if it's trying to download or reporting an error or what.
Downloading disabled?
Whenever I try to run electric sheep it gives me this error: "Content folder not working. Downloading disbaled." Anything I can do?
My laptop has MAC OS 10.7. I used to run electric sheep on my old computer, really would love to get it back.
Nikita
make sure you have the most
make sure you have the most recent version and if it still doesn't work then delete ~/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep/ElectricSheep.cfg
still no bueno
i'm having the same issue of the content folder not working. i have the latest version and i deleted Electric Sheep and then reinstalled. any further ideas?
thanks!
Did you try to remove
Did you try to remove the ~/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep folder completely? Make a backup before if you need the data inside. It should be recreated again by the screen saver itself. If it doesn't please make sure you have correct permission on the parent folder.
If the folder gets recreated and ElectricSheep.cfg is created inside but you still get the message, please send me a result of this command:
ls -alR ~/Library/"Application Support"/ElectricSheep
make sure you copy the double quotes as well... You can redirect it to a file and send that to me to the dasvo [at] planeta [dot] cz email address. You can attach your ElectricSheep.cfg file as well.
Thanks,
Daniel
wont let me sign in
when i try to sign in from the system preferences in the desktop and screen saver menu, it wont let me sign in. help?
2 display's
im un able to get it to go on my 2 display's
if you can help contact me at dutcher.leland@gmail.com
2.7b34 released.
2.7b34 released. changelog:
- fixed issue where launching standalone application before screen saver just after installation corrupted content directory path and subsequent download attempts were failing on low disk space. - blacking out non-primary monitors during full screen mode in standalone application can be now set in preference dialog. - fixed issue where attribution image would have mixed up color palette. - fixed possible stutter in some rare cases - some other minor improvements.- plus all other fixes shared with Windows version
Stand alone mode will not open
Can you tell us, what version
The problem with standalone application is maybe related to the wrong 64-bit build. Can you please try to check "Open in 32-bit mode" in Finder Info dialog for the application and try to run it again? It would be officially fixes in the next beta. If it doesn't work, can you please send me the crash log to dasvo [at] planeta [dot] cz?
On the 2007 Macbook Pro, do you use Little Snitch program? If not, can you try to compress/remove/rename the ~/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep folder and try running the screen saver again? There is maybe a corrupted sheep in your content folder. In the past it could happen, it was fixed later on, but maybe some old files could cause the freeze.
Thank you, Daniel
I have the exact same problem.
Only my MBP's a 2.5ghz (last release before unibody), also still running 10.5.8 - probably virtually identical machines. The screen saver and application are the latest version, downloaded today. Checking the 32 bit mode box fixes the problem and makes it run, for me.
No sheep!!!
please see
to run on desktop background
heard on twitter by razorfrog http://twitter.com/#!/razorfrog/status/33264284750323712
2.7b29 released
- added auto-update using Sparkle framework (update download works in preference pane and standalone application)
- updated flame3-animate tool to the newest version 3.0.1
- improved handling of sheep-to-download list (list.xml) in some rare server overload situations
- fixed issue leading to possible dead-lock when skipping to next sheep using right arrow
- fixed issue where cursor was not hidden in full screen view in standalone application
- added missing Edit menu in standalone application (Copy & paste is possible again)
- possibly fixed the rest of the "frame tearing" issue. Now the animation should be "seizure" free on all supported machines, even on iMacs.
... and these other modifications from Windows version are included as well ...
- fixed authentication
- 50/50 random choice delete oldest sheep vs most played
- do not go to half speed on battery power
- no sheep are deleted on low disk space (put a warning on the F2 page instead)
- read flock recursively from folders under mpeg folder.
Thank you Daniel and our whole dev team!
not downloading
You need to free up some disk
But I have plenty of free disk space!
I have over 280 GBs of free space and its still says that for me as well. Any other ideas of what could be causing this or how to solve the problem? I want some sheep in my life!
the solution is described
the solution is described here
Your Sheep not working ?
2.7b28 released
1) new playback algorithm is the default.
2) lots of polish in UI and network behavior.
3) avoid CPU conflict (disable rendering if another process is active).
Music listening sheeps
you are very welcome, glad
something is definitely possible. :)
Problem running Sheep on Snow Leopard
get some sheep packs.
2.7b27 released
this has the new configuration options to control playback evenness as described http://electricsheep.wikispaces.com/Config+File+Settings
For example, try setting AutoMedianLevel to true, PlayCountDecayZ to 50, NormalInterval to 60, and RandomMedianLevel to true. Or some subset of these. We are very interested in hearing what works for you.
There are a bunch of improvements to the status overlays.
it also fixes a bug when "avoid sheep played most often" is on "never" causing no sheep to be played.
unable 2 play sheep
Exactly what and where did
Can you write example of one .avi file, where it is installed and how it is named?
All files from flock should be named as "XXXXX-YYYYY-ZZZZZ-TTTTT.avi" and should be installed at:
"/Users/<your username>/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep/content/mpeg"
unless you specified otherwise in your Options... panel.
Hope this helps.
Misc
I noticed with this version, b24, my "playcounts" have reverted to zero. I mean, either that or it's not reading the logfile or whatever, correctly - it's saying "Played for the first time" for things I know I've played many times before, such as sheep #244.05157. The weird thing is, after having installed it yesterday, it's not even saving the fact that I've played certain sheep *since* then. So something is off here. My prior version was b22; I'm running it on a Mac.
Secondly, I like to choose when to send my fan into overdrive, not have ES kick in everytime the lappy is inactive; thus I've chosen a very lo-CPU screensaver -- I mainly these days run ES in standalone mode. So... when I install ES, I would call this a bug, the fact that the ES installer doesn't check to see if I already have it installed - I think it should, and then if I do, *leave alone* my pref of having a different system screensaver. In other words, *don't* set ES as my default screensaver. (but for peeps installing ES for the *first time*, then *do* set it as default screensaver, since, well, they're newbies, bla bla, that's kind of expected behavior, etc.).
Lastly, is there a better method of reporting bugs / enhancement requests than making posts here, or is this the desired way of doing so?
Thanks again! -- Oh, ps, I just read the release notes more completely - it didn't put an app alias on my desktop.
if you turn off rendering it
There was a change in
Also when all play counts are reset to zero. The zero times played sheep (all in your case) have priority playing, therefore first you'll see "first time" sheep played and if one of them connects to already played one, you'll have different play count displayed. This could be sparse. But by renaming the file above, you should get rid of this situation.
For the installer issue, yes you are right, we should ask about setting the screen saver as default. But by itself it is difficult to say if a user intentionally set the screen saver to something else. We are presuming that if somebody launches installer of Electric Sheep he/she wants to see how it works, therefore we set the screen saver for him/her. You have still the choice to not to install the screen saver by unchecking the package in custom installation options. You'll have only the app installed. But I'll see what can I do about the default-screen-saver-setting user confirmation.
2.7b24 released
+ added generation number to playcounts file.
+ hides cursor even when itunes is the active app.
+ moves status displays to lower left corner and improves them.
+ do not crash when median Level is set at 100.
2.7b22 released
1) fix loop detector and improve variety of sheep played.
2) improve and expand info overlay (F2-4).
3) fade in at beginning.
4) add config file setting for the MedianLevel (see below).
5) add timestamps to the log.
6) don't render with all cores, leave one for display.
7) fix installer bug for just one user.
You can now set the MedianLevel in the config file. This is a value from 1-100 which controls what percentage of the flock is selected to be played. It excludes the sheep with the highest playcounts (if you set this at 80, the default, then the 20% of the flock with the highest playcounts are not played). The ranking is recomputed every 20 minutes.
I would recommend setting this lower than the default. We are still experimenting with this feature, but my current guess is if you have a full 2GB flock then 15 would be good. If 1GB then 30, etc. If you mess with it please let us know what happens.
Standalone Mac app: Y-height (off by 10 pixels)
Which leads me to a feature request. At least in the Mac standalone app (if not when running as a Mac OS X screensaver) - can there be an option -- even a hidden one -- to maintain aspect ratio, at all times? This would allow me to drag-resize the window, while keeping the aspect ratio constrained. Would also make the Toggle Fullscreen command add in pillarboxing if running on a 16x9 or 16x10 aspect ratio display. Or, in rare instance, add letterboxing if running on a 'portrait display'. If this is implemented (first) for the standalone app only, and not the screensaver - the preferences UI could be kept clean by making this pref take the form of a command-line argument like:
defaults write org.electricsheep.standalone preserve-aspect-ratio -boolean YESdefaults write org.electricsheep.standalone preserve-aspect-ratio -boolean NOSorry, I am not sure I
How did you calculate the 800x14 size?
About the aspect ratio, I think it will be implemented in the future releases as the general option for application and screen saver as well.
Typo.. and my mistake
tell application "System Events"get size of window 1 of application process "Electric Sheep"
end tell
And... right you are -- my bad! Minus the titlebar, which is 22 px tall, the window content height is 592, exactly the height of the rendered sheep, as it should be - as you point out. I started off on a faulty presumption, which was that the sheep were in 4x3 aspect ratio, thus 800x600... I trust there's some programmatic explanation for why they're 4x2.96 (800x592).
In any case, re: user option to specify preservation of aspect ratio - whether by pillarbox/letterbox, or by cropping - glad to hear that's still in the works.
Thanks again :)
592 is 0 mod 16 which helps
prerelease 2.7b21b
kernel panics fixed?
prerelease 2.7b21a
Sheep do not release screen
Same problem - no display refresh