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Offline originalbryan

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App prevents displays from sleeping
« on: April 30, 2017, 11:32:53 AM »
Hello,

I am running Photo Mechanic Version 5.0, build 18359 (5034d39) and I run Mac OS X 10.12.4 (16E195) on my Intel-based Mac. My monitors never sleep when the app is running. It's the one app that shows up in Activity Monitor as "Preventing sleep". As soon as I kill it, my displays sleep again.

Is this a feature of Photo Mechanic? Are there plans to make this an option? Or any workaround?

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Re: App prevents displays from sleeping
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2017, 11:31:48 PM »
I am running Photo Mechanic Version 5.0, build 18359 (5034d39) and I run Mac OS X 10.12.4 (16E195) on my Intel-based Mac. My monitors never sleep when the app is running. It's the one app that shows up in Activity Monitor as "Preventing sleep". As soon as I kill it, my displays sleep again.

Is this a feature of Photo Mechanic? Are there plans to make this an option? Or any workaround?

That's odd.  Photo Mechanic 5 on my system does not prevent sleep, nor is it listed as "Preventing sleep" in the Activity Monitor.

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Re: App prevents displays from sleeping
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2017, 11:36:47 PM »
This is the build from my system (it is not publicly released, but please try it)

http://www.camerabits.com/download/PhotoMechanic5R18491.dmg

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Re: App prevents displays from sleeping
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2017, 01:02:47 AM »
Kirk

I can confirm that activity monitor displays PM as Preventing sleep

Version 5.0, build 18040 (9e75cf5)
MacOS Sierra v 10.12.4

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Re: App prevents displays from sleeping
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2017, 08:43:02 AM »
Peter,

I can confirm that activity monitor displays PM as Preventing sleep

Version 5.0, build 18040 (9e75cf5)
MacOS Sierra v 10.12.4

Please try the new build.

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