Create a Mac screen saver from a GIF in 10 steps
You will need Quartz Composer. This is for some reason not the easiest thing to get, but its possible through apple’s dev store (I think). The template below provides the tools needed to add a gif file and adjust the speed.
1. Download the template here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9qrheqntlc16xdp/screen_saver_template.qtz?dl=0
2. Click the “giphy” patch.
3. Go to Editor > Show Patch Settings
4. Import your gif.
5. Click the “x” patch
6. Adjust the “Operand #1″ value to smoothen the video. (If you can’t see the image, you’ll have to figure out how to show the “viewer.”
7. To save, go to File > Export and choose a name. It’s easiest if you place this somewhere easy to navigate to in Terminal.
8. Open terminal and `cd` into the directory you saved the qtz file
9. Type `sudo mv [filename].qtz ~/Library/Screen\ Savers/`
10. Enter password and hit enter.
Now when you open your Screen Saver preferences (close/reopen if it was already open), you should see the screen saver near the bottom of the list.
