# \[Solved\] Video Screensaver Exits Immediately in OS X 10.6 or 10.7

**URL:** <https://forum.iscreensaver.com/t/solved-video-screensaver-exits-immediately-in-os-x-10-6-or-10-7/406>\
**Category:** QuickTime\
**Created:** [January 12, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.iscreensaver.com/t/solved-video-screensaver-exits-immediately-in-os-x-10-6-or-10-7/406 "2012-01-12T11:42:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![iScreensaver](https://forum.iscreensaver.com/user_avatar/forum.iscreensaver.com/iscreensaver/32/24_2.png) [@iScreensaver](https://forum.iscreensaver.com/u/iScreensaver)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.iscreensaver.com/t/solved-video-screensaver-exits-immediately-in-os-x-10-6-or-10-7/406/1 "2012-01-12T11:42:22Z")

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There is a long-standing bug in Mac OS X 10.6 and later which causes video screensavers to exit immediately. This problem affects all screensavers, not just iScreensaver and it is truly a bug in the OS.

There is a workaround: re-export your video file in another codec. If it is H.264 then re-exporting as H.264 again will usually fix the issue. You can also try other codecs such as PhotoJPEG (large file size, but very fast and low CPU usage).

For more details, see [http://iscreensaver.com/releaseNotes](http://iscreensaver.com/releaseNotes)

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**Author:** ![JLG](https://forum.iscreensaver.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b5ac83/32.png) [@JLG](https://forum.iscreensaver.com/u/JLG)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.iscreensaver.com/t/solved-video-screensaver-exits-immediately-in-os-x-10-6-or-10-7/406/2 "2012-07-28T00:59:34Z")

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Handbrake is a great (free) app to use for re-encoding videos, to avoid the black-screen bug. It also makes it easy to downsize videos for smoother playback on older hardware. Visit [http://handbrake.fr](http://handbrake.fr) for more info.