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#SW/macOS/SystemSettings #SW/macOS/Finder
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# macOS Ventura 13.5
^[Installed as of 230830Wed]
## macOS System Settings
### SHORTCUT
Use Spotlight to jump to any of the following System Settings panes:
- [ ] ⌘Space > Type Desired Settings Pane > Select as req'd > Return
### APPEARANCE
> [!Checklist]+ APPEARANCE
> - [ ] Appearance: ☑️ Auto or ☑️ Dark ^[Crucial for the wellbeing and chrono-regulation of students who spend inordinate lengths of time in the Edit Suites and Labs]
> - [ ] Show scroll bars: 🔘 Always
> - [ ] Click in the scroll bar to: 🔘 Jump to the spot that's clicked^[Thank you Orlando!]
### CONTROL CENTER
> [!Checklist]+ CONTROL CENTER
> #### CONTROL CENTER MODULES
> - [ ] Display
> - [ ] Always Show in Menu Bar
> - [ ] Sound
> - [ ] Always Show in Menu Bar
> #### OTHER MODULES
> - [ ] Accessibility Shortcuts
> - [ ] Show in Menu Bar: ☑️ ENABLE
> - [ ] Hearing
> - [ ] Show in Menu Bar: ☑️ ENABLE
> #### MENU BAR ONLY
> - [ ] Clock: ☑️ Clock Options...
> #### DATE
> - [ ] Show date: Always
> - [ ] Show the day of the week: ☑️ ENABLE
> #### TIME
> - [ ] Style: 🔘 Digital
> - [ ] Use a 24-hour clock: ☑️ ENABLE
> - [ ] Flash the time seperators: ☑️ ENABLE
> - [ ] Display the time with seconds: ☑️ ENABLE
### DESKTOP & DOCK
> [!Checklist]+ DISABLE or HIDE HOT CORNER SHORTCUTS
> - [ ] Sel Desktop & Dock
> - [ ] ☑️ Hot Corners... (Bottom Right of Settings Pane)
> - [ ] ☑️ – DISABLE
> - [ ] Or, these may be combined with any combination of modifier key(s): ⇧⌃⌥⌘
### DISPLAYS
> [!Checklist]+ DISPLAYS
> - [ ] Select Built-in Display (iMac 5K)
> - [ ] Use as: Main display
> - [ ] ☑️ Default (Text Sizing)
> - [ ] Brightness: 50%^[Where is 100 Nits for Rec.709?]
> - [ ] Automatically adjust brightness: 🚫 DISABLE
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> - [ ] Select External Display (VG2239 Series)
> - [ ] Use as: Extended Display
> - [ ] 1080 x 1920 (Default)
> ***
> - [ ] Color profile: VG2239 Series
> ***
> - [ ] Refresh rate: 60 Hertz
> ***
> - [ ] Rotation: 90º (Counter-Clockwise)
> - [ ] ☑️ Confirm
>***
> - [ ] Arrange... (Top Left)
> - [ ] Reposition External Display as req'd
>***
> - [ ] Night Shift...^[Location Services > On?]
> - [ ] Schedule: Sunset to Sunrise (Ideally, or...)
> - [ ] Schedule: Custom
> - [ ] From: 4:43PM to 7:48AM^[According to Winter Solstice Sunlight duration - https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/canada/toronto?month=12]
> - [ ] Color Temperature: More Warm
### ENERGY SAVER
> [!Question]+ ENERGY SAVER / LOCK SCREEN
> - [ ] Current & Max Durations?
> - [ ] User Screen-Lock ⌃⇧⏏
> - [ ] Auto Log-out
### KEYBOARD
> [!Checklist]+ KEYBOARD
> - [ ] Press fn key to: Start Dictation (Press fn Twice)
> - [ ] Keyboard navigation: ☑️ ENABLE
> - This accessibility function enables a user to quickly ‘tab’ & ‘shift-tab’ between controls in most apps, and execute controls with the spacebar-- Dramatically speeding-up repetitive user operations.
> - [ ] Keyboard Shortcuts...
> - [ ] Launchpad & Dock
> - [ ] ☑️ Turn Dock hiding on/off ⌥⌘D
> - [ ] Accessibility
> - [ ] ☑️ Invert colors ⌃⌥⌘8
> - [ ] Function Keys
> - [ ] ☑️ Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys
> - Req'd for AVIDMC and BMDResolve to function correctly
> - When enabled, the Fn key becomes a modifier to access macOS brightness, volume, etc.
>#### Text Input
> - [ ] Input Sources: ☑️ Edit...
> - [ ] All Input Sources
> - [ ] Show Input menu in menu bar: ☑️ ENABLE
> - Provides access to special characters and symbols, often a requirement for graphics, design, VFX and subtitling.
> - [ ] Correct spelling automatically: 🚫 DISABLE
> - [ ] Capitalize words automatically: 🚫 DISABLE
> - [ ] Add period with double-space: 🚫 DISABLE
> - [ ] Use smart quote and dashes: 🚫 DISABLE^[When enabled, auto spell check significantly interferes with intended text input]
> ##### Dictation
> - [ ] ☑️ ENABLE
> - [ ] Shortcut - Press Fn (Function) Key Twice
### MOUSE
> [!Checklist]+ MOUSE
> - [ ] Mighty Mouse Settings...
> - [ ] Left: ☑️ Primary Button
> - [ ] Middle: ☑️ Button 3^[For Center Track-Ball (Imperative for full DaVinci Resolve Functionality)]
> - [ ] Right: ☑️ Secondary Button^[It’s the 21st Century, Apple!]
> - [ ] Squeeze: ☑️ Off
> - [ ] Scrolling: ☑️ Vertical & Horizontal
## macOS FINDER Configuration
### DOCK
> [!Checklist]+ DOCK SHORTCUTS
> - [ ] ☑️ Turn Dock hiding on/off ⌥⌘D
> - [ ] Include Applications & Downloads Folders
> - [ ] APPLICATIONS (Folder) ⇧⌘A:
> - [ ] Sort by: Name
> - [ ] Display as: Folder
> - [ ] View Content as List^[FMCAtech - Please display as list, an alternative to Launchpad's iPad-esque icon view]
> - [ ] DOWNLOADS (Folder) ⌥⌘L:^[FMCAtech - Please add to Dock]
> - [ ] Sort by Name
> - [ ] Display as Stack
> - [ ] View Content as Fan
> - [ ] LAUNCHPAD (.APP):
> - [ ] Icon View
### ![[FINDER - Settings]]
### ![[FINDER - Desktop Icons - View Options]]
### FINDER WINDOWS
#### DEFAULT VIEW MODE
> [!Checklist]+ FINDER WINDOWS - COLUMN VIEW
> - [ ] Open new Finder window
> - [ ] Navigate to Desktop ⇧⌘D
> - [ ] View > Show View Options ⌘J
> - [ ] ☑️ Always open in column view
> - [ ] ☑️ Browse in column view
>
> ![[macOS Finder 13-5 - Finder Window - View Options.png]]
### ![[FINDER - Window View Options]]
### FULL POSIX FILEPATH in FINDER TITLE BAR
> [!Checklist]+ TERMINAL COMMAND^[defaults-write.com - 120921 by Mr. R - [Display full posix path in OS X Finder title Bar](https://www.defaults-write.com/display-full-posix-path-in-os-x-finder-title-bar/)]
>
> - [ ] Terminal: defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true
> - [ ] Terminal: defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool false
## WEB BROWSER Configuration
^[FMCAtech - Please assist in configuring the following for LB136, LB139, LB115 and all edit suits, both sound and picture.]
### SAFARI v16.6
> [!Checklist]+ SAFARI v16.6 > Settings... ⌘,
> GENERAL TAB
> - [ ] Homepage: https://mediacheckout.ca/patron#!/
> - [ ] File download location: Ask for each download
> - [ ] 🚫 DISABLE: Open "safe" files after downloading
>
> BOOKMARKS
> - [ ] https://mediacheckout.ca/patron#!/
### CHROME v116
> [!Checklist]+ CHROME v116 > Settings... ⌘,
>
> ON STARTUP TAB
> - [ ] 🔘 Open a specific page or set of pages: https://mediacheckout.ca/patron#!/
> DOWNLOADS TAB
> - [ ] Ask where to save each file before downloading: ☑️ ENABLE
> - [ ] Show downloads when they're done: ☑️ ENABLE
>
> BOOKMARKS
> - [ ] https://mediacheckout.ca/patron#!/
### FIREFOX v116
> [!Checklist]+ FIREFOX v116 > Settings... ⌘,
> HOME TAB
> - [ ] Homepage and new windows: https://mediacheckout.ca/patron#!/
>
> GENERAL TAB
> Files and Applications > Downloads
> - [ ] ☑️ Always ask you where to save files
>
> BOOKMARKS
> - [ ] https://mediacheckout.ca/patron#!/
# DMT / DIT Kits
- [ ] ShotPut Pro 2023.1.3
- [ ] Activated
- [ ] BMDResolve 18.5.1
- [ ] MS Excel
- [ ] DIT Spreadsheet Template
- [ ] Safari
- [ ] Ask for each Download
- [ ] Disk Speed Test Software
- [ ] Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
- [ ] AJA System Test
- [ ] Compressor
- [ ] Apple ProVideo Formats
- [ ] Canon XFAVC
- [ ] Canon Raw Development
- [ ] Adobe Premiere
- [ ] Adobe Media Encoder
- [ ] OBS
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# Priority Workstation Config Checklist
# macOS
- [ ] BUG: Cannot use keyboard navigation to approve an input/output permission prompt
# System Settings...
- [ ] Display
- [ ] Rotate 90º
# Audio MIDI Setup
- By default, most workstations route audio and system sounds to the VG2239 Series Displays
- [ ] Right-Click Built-in Output
- [ ] Use This Device For Sound Output
- [ ] Play Alerts and Sound Effects Through This Device
- [ ] Configure Sample Rate for Motion-Picture work
- [ ] Select Each System Input & Output
- [ ] Format: 48,000 Hz 2 ch 24-bit Integer
- [ ] Check Volume ≈ 50%
# ProTools 23.6
- [ ] Launch ProTools
- [ ] Enable Audio Input via System Microphone
- [ ] Select Audio Device (Playback Engine) as req'd
- [ ] Pro Tools Aggregate I/O
- [ ] Scarlet 2i2
- [ ] Grant Diagnostics Permissions
- [ ] Create Test Project
- [ ] ???? Interleaved?????
- [ ] New Track Shift CMD N ENTER
- [ ] Select Range
- [ ] Gen Tone CTRL ALT 3
- [ ] Playback Engine
- Device
- [ ] Playback Engine: (Alternate Method)
- [ ] Pro Tools Aggregate I/O
- [ ] Scarlet 2i2
- Settings
- [ ] H/W Buffer Size: 1024 Samples
- [ ] Video Engine: Enable
- Wait for the Video Engine to launch...
- !!! Changing Volume during tone playback seems to cause an error.....
^[Extracted from [[230905Tue]] on 230905Tue @ 21:09]
# No-Go Settings
- These req FMCAtech authorization
- Otherwise, they reset and reboot.
- [ ] Clock
- [ ] Menu bar shortcuts (all)
- [ ] Character Viewer
- [ ] Displays
- [ ] Accessibility
- [ ] Desktop item view options
- [ ] Finder settings!
- [ ] Dock shortcuts
- [ ] Appearance
- [ ] Web Browser Downloads
- [ ] Safari
- [ ] Chrome
- [ ] Firefox
^[Extracted from [[230905Tue]] on 230905Tue @ 21:09]
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