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title: mk-tool-mac

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# mk-tool-mac

- [mk-resource-macsetup-20230321](/DBkNG0YVRj6oHcPGFB7ojA)

- [cc-macsetup-steps](/w7qfRcUMRMqzRO4rRnKx3g)


## reference

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tags: mk, resources
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# mk-resource-mac-setup

- get through mac os screens, then
- connect to Harvard Secure
- open app store and install everything
- install homebrew
    - don't forget to then enter the two lines near the end of the installers logs on newer Macs.  They will look something like this:
    ```
    echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> /Users/YOUR_USER_ACCOUNT_NAME/.zprofile
    eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
    ```
- sign in to [Adobe](https://www.adobe.com) or [Creative Cloud](https://creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/), download and install (first Photoshop, then everything else through the Creative Cloud App)
    - Photoshop
    - Illustrator
    - InDesign
    - XD
    - Premiere Pro
    - After Effects
    - Lightroom Classic
    - Dimension
    - Character Animator
    - Audition
    - Substance 3D Painter
    - Substance 3D Sampler
    - Substance 3D Designer
    - Substance 3D Stager
    - UXP Developer Tools?
- once homebrew is installed
    - `brew install git`
    - `brew install visual-studio-code`
    - `brew install node`
- log in to github as learninglab-studio
- git clone `the-tools-21-22` or similar
```
cd the-tools-21-22
code .
```
- find your way to the mac setup scripts and run their elements
    - `mainbrew.sh` has lines for most of the typical packages you'd install with homebrew, you can type them manually or tweak the script to your liking and then run it
    - 



## to-do

### did this time

- create storage drive
- commented out mysql
- ran some fonts only --fix this
- install unity version
- install unreal version
- install maxon
    - then c4d
    - redshift
- download unity templates
- download unreal projects and content
- houdini
- obs
    - check in to obs-ndi and virtualcam?
- in blender
    - add-ons => node wrangler on
    - preferences => navigation => orbit around selection
    - render path
    - asset library path
- in unreal
    - install engine
    - create new project with assets in appropriate storage destination
- in unity
    - install version
    - install templates

### preferences not yet set

- power
- sidebar in finder
- screenshots not ideal just yet
- 

### resources

https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/edit-property-lists-apda49a1bb2-577e-4721-8f25-ffc0836f6997/mac

```
defaults write com.apple.Finder FXPreferredViewStyle xxxx
```

[good intro article on setting mac preferences](https://pawelgrzybek.com/change-macos-user-preferences-via-command-line/) that we should send people to if they haven't done this before.

[an ok article on defaults](https://www.shell-tips.com/mac/defaults/#gsc.tab=0) as backup

[Apple's own doc on changing plist from terminal](https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/edit-property-lists-apda49a1bb2-577e-4721-8f25-ffc0836f6997/mac)

[location of plist for sidebars](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251606267)---maybe one of those things that comes to exist after you do something? be sure to check before doing something!

[stack exchange comments that could be useful](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/392088/add-finder-sidebar-section-via-terminal)





# Mac Setup Scripts

[link to current scripts](https://github.com/learninglab-studio/the-tools-21-22/tree/main/tools/scripts/macsetup). Let's cut and paste some lines below?




### Utils

install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/).

```
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
```

Then, on M1 macs, set in path by copying the two lines sent back which will have the structure (but may not be identical to) the following:

```
echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> /Users/ll-studio/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
```

then you need git, node and a code editor

```
brew install git
brew install node
brew install visual-studio-code
```

Or if you prefer atom, `brew install atom`--but we're moving to vscode this year.

Once you have node installed you can set up your development folder and clone this repo:

```
cd ~
mkdir Development
cd Development
git clone https://github.com/learninglab-studio/the-tools-21-22.git
cd the-tools-21-22
npm install
```

Then you can add the scripts in the-tools-21-22 to your path (and fix your prompt) with these lines that add to your `.zshrc` file:

```
ZSHRC_PATH=~/.zshrc
cd ~/Development/the-tools-21-22/tools/scripts/ex
SCRIPTS_DIR=$(pwd)
echo "export PATH=/usr/local/bin:${SCRIPTS_DIR}:\$PATH" >> $ZSHRC_PATH
echo "PROMPT='%2~ %# '" >> $ZSHRC_PATH
```

open up an additional window and run additional `npm install` commands while your `brew install` commands are also running.

The next brew installs are
```
brew install ffmpeg
brew install awscli
brew install youtube-dl
brew install mysql
brew  install google-chrome
brew  install firefox
brew  install vlc
brew  install blender
brew  install adobe-creative-cloud
brew  install epic-games
brew  install unity-hub
brew  install clipgrab
brew tap heroku/brew && brew install heroku
brew install imagemagick
brew install exiftool
brew  install spotify
brew  install synologyassistant
brew  install ableton-live-lite
brew  install cycling74-max
```
The next npm installs are

```
npm install -g nodemon
# npm install -g express-generator
npm install -g m2s
npm install -g gif-machine
npm install -g ll-transcode-machine
npm install -g simple-rename-machine
npm install -g chalk
npm install -g figlet
npm install -g gatsby-cli
```


### App Store
- Davinci Resolve
- FCPX
- Motion
- Compressor
- Glyphs 2
- Marked 2
- FoldingText
- BetterSnapTool
- Slack
- Logic Pro X
- Xcode
- DaisyDisk
- Screenflow
- GarageBand
- Numbers
- Keynote
- Pages
- MS Word
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Excel


### Adobe

from installer that homebrew installed:
* Photoshop
* Lightroom Classic
* Lightroom
* After Effects
* Audition
* InDesign
* Illustrator
* Xd
* Premiere Pro
* Animate
* Character Animator
* Substance 3D Painter
* Substance 3D Designer
* Substance 3D Sampler

log in with ID as appropriate

### Misc web-based

* C4D and Maxon One
* Houdini
* Unreal (from installer brew installed)
* Unity (from installer brew installed)
* Ableton?
* Printer drivers
* Blackmagic ATEM software (both apps)
* Blackmagic Desktop Video
* Obsidian for macos
* 


### Peripherals
- printer (don't put IPs in the repo)


### Fonts
- let's just put a few of the most commonly used here, but it would be nice to store all as an array
- remember the one or two packages that need to be installed first for some fonts
- here's an old list of [all the fonts](https://github.com/learninglab-studio/the-tools-21-22/blob/main/tools/scripts/macsetup/04a_lots_of_fonts.sh), but things change quickly in this zone. We should keep it small so we can keep it updated :)

### Atom Packages
- 

```
#!/bin/bash

# uncomment if Atom not installed:
# brew cask install atom
echo "starting Atom package installs"

apm install document-outline
# apm install atom-html-preview
# apm install browser-plus
# apm install markdown-preview-plus
# apm install markdown-folding
apm install wordcount
apm install teletype
apm install file-icons
apm install atom-beautify
apm install minimap
apm install atom-clock
apm install autoclose-html
apm install language-ejs
apm install language-markdown
apm install react
apm install todo-show
apm install pigments
apm install linter-eslint
apm install project-manager
apm install highlight-selected
apm install expose
apm install compare-files
apm install color-picker
# apm install prettier-atom
# apm install atom-easy-jsdoc
apm install split-diff
apm install minimap-split-diff

echo "all done"
```



### Scriptable Preferences
- set all notifications from alert to banner?
- disable certain notifications?

```
# open FCPX to make sure the later prefs work

open -a "Final Cut Pro.app"

# power management for desktops
sudo pmset displaysleep 180
sudo systemsetup -setcomputersleep Never

# sudo pmset sleep 180
# sudo systemsetup -setcomputersleep 60
# Turn Off System Sleep Completely


# show all file extensions
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true

# show hidden files
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool YES && killall Finder

# show scroll bars only on scroll
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars WhenScrolling

# save screenshots to desktop
mkdir ~/Desktop/screenshots
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/Screenshots

# make library visible
chflags nohidden ~/Library/


# Automatically hide and show the Dock, speed animation
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true
killall Dock

# show only active apps in dock
defaults write com.apple.dock static-only -bool true
killall Dock

# silent on startup
sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume=%00

# Enable tap to click (Trackpad) for this user and for the login screen
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad Clicking -bool true
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad Clicking -bool true
defaults -currentHost write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 1
defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 1

# Enable 3-finger drag. (Moving with 3 fingers in any window "chrome" moves the window.)
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadThreeFingerDrag -bool true
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad TrackpadThreeFingerDrag -bool true



# Expand save panel by default
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true

# Expand print panel by default
defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true

# Automatically quit printer app once the print jobs complete
# doesn't seem to be working
# defaults write com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs “Quit When Finished” -bool true

# Check for software updates daily, not just once per week
defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int 1

# Always open everything in Finder's column view.
defaults write com.apple.Finder FXPreferredViewStyle clmv

# Show icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool true

# Automatically open a new Finder window when a volume is mounted
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-ro-root -bool true
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-rw-root -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder OpenWindowForNewRemovableDisk -bool true

# Show status bar in Finder
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true

# Enable the Develop menu and the Web Inspector in Safari
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtrasEnabledPreferenceKey -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2DeveloperExtrasEnabled -bool true

# Display full POSIX path as Finder window title
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true

# Disable the warning when changing a file extension
defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false

# Prevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume
defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true

# Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true

# Use plain text mode for new TextEdit documents
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit RichText -int 0

# Apps, disable App Nap for all apps
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAppSleepDisabled -bool true

# disable automatic capitalisation
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticCapitalizationEnabled -bool false

# disable smart quotes
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false

# screensaver
defaults -currentHost write com.apple.screensaver idleTime 1800

# show battery percentage in menu bar
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowPercent -bool YES

# Disable Autocorrect
defaults write -g NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false

# install FCPX first
defaults write -app "Final Cut Pro" FFDefaultStillDuration -int 2
defaults write -app "Final Cut Pro" FFImportCopyToMediaFolder -bool false
defaults write -app "Final Cut Pro" FFCreateOptimizedMediaForMulticamClips -bool false

# stop spotify from opening when you log in
defaults write com.spotify.client AutoStartSettingIsHidden -bool false

# Kill affected applications
for app in Finder Dock Mail Safari iTunes iCal Address\ Book SystemUIServer; do killall "$app" > /dev/null 2>&1; done
echo "Done. Note that some of these changes require a logout/restart to take effect."

```

### Unscriptable Preferences

move them to the above section if you can find the code for them

* in Finder
    * show in sidebar
        * home folder
        * computer folder
        * all drives
        * Movies
        * Music
        * Developer
* in Blender
* in Logic
    * download all sounds
    * set up standard prefs
* in Garageband
    * open at least once
    * download all sounds
    * add Learning Lab to "info" prefs
* in Terminal
    * default shell? (if changing)
    * background color, opacity
    * font family and font size
* in FCPX
    * we think the script took care of these, but confirm
        * leave files in place on import
        * do not render in background
        * do not create optimized files for multicam clips
        * add stills as an export option
        * remove DVD, etc as export options
* github login
* heroku login
* ableton login
* Unity login
* Unreal login
* Spotify login
* adobe login (and installs, see above)
* xcode plugins and gists and shortcuts
    * many of these are probably scriptable, and we don't have a great list of them. This is definitely a place for more thinking and working



## To Do

* get Dock on the left side
* maybe make Dock visible on public machines?





# mk-mac-setup-notes-20221108



## computer setup log

- update to monterey/ventura if needed
- 
- erase all
    - user name = color (and choose matching color animoji)
    - 
    - volume names
        - _system
        - _work
- start app store working away
    - prioritize Slack and FCPX
- change to animoji thing that matches color
- log in to github while . . .
- basics
    - brew
        - brew.sh
    - git
        - clone lls repo
            - `brew install git`
            - account: learninglab-studio
            - `git clone https://github.com/learninglab-studio/ll-studio-bot.git`
            - install the-tools-22-23 on MK's account
    - code
        - `brew install visual-studio-code`
    - node
        - `brew install node `
    - .zshrc basics
        - if there's no development folder: 
`cd ~`
`mkdir Development`
        - path to ex
            - `ZSHRC_PATH=~/.zshrc
cd ~/Development/the-tools-22-23/scripts/ex
SCRIPTS_DIR=$(pwd)
echo "export PATH=/usr/local/bin:${SCRIPTS_DIR}:\$PATH" >> $ZSHRC_PATH
echo "PROMPT='%2~ %# '" >> $ZSHRC_PATH`
        - editor = code
            - in VSCode, install `code .` command
        - prompt
- log in to secure wifi
- mainbrew.sh
- preferences.sh
    - at some point after preferences.sh, restart
    - need to be set in interface
        - finder prefs
            - show home folder
            - new window opens in home folder
- some_fonts.sh
- npm_basics.sh
- after mainbrew.sh
    - open Chrome and log in
    - log in to hackmd, airtable
- adobe
    - log in with appropriate color
    - download the usuals, Ps first
    - open at least Ps to confirm that it opens without colliding with other machines
- unity
    - after mainbrew, hub should be installed. login and install newest editor
    - then install nearly all of the templates (skipping only the 2-3 least useful ones)
- unreal
    - install editor
    - disable start on login
- maxon
    - c4d is the priority
    - but add the rest other than plural eyes ultimately
    - open c4d to confirm
- after App Store
    - log in to Slack
    - open BetterSnapTool and give it permission, then set to open on startup
    - open Garageband and install all sounds
    - open Logic and set to complete mode and install all sounds
    - 
- resolve
    - create `_work` volume before opening
    - make `_work/_resolve` the only storage drive
    - stills duration to 1 frame
- Spotify
    - open, login (just with email and password, not with google)
    - disable open on login




## next?
- sidefx
- other repos?
- sample content?
- unreal projects
- obs
- obs-ndi
- ndi tools



## todo for next time

- in preferences, add dock to bottom again and don't autohide
- issues with power and screen prefs in Ventura
- issues with AE c4d install colliding with Maxon in a different way this time
    - try doing it in both orders
- editor = code



