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Applescript | Photos | SlideShow

How to I start a slideshow with applescript?

tell application "Photos"
start slideshow using folder "Monday"
end tell

This dosen't work

Solution

  • From the Photos dictionary:

    folder (noun), pl folders A folder. A container that holds albums and other folders, but not media items

    start slideshow (verb) Display an ad-hoc slide show from a list of media items, an album, a folder, or a moment (from Photos Suite)

    Although the description of the command start slideshow suggests that you can display a slideshow from a folder, it doesn't work.

    You have to get the list of media items of an album in a folder.

    tell application "Photos"
    set mediaItems to media items of album "myAlbum" of folder "Monday"
    start slideshow using mediaItems
end tell