Random non AppleScript question

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#1

So this is not really an AppleScript question, but…

Does anyone here know of a terminal command to decrease your screen brightness intensity? I frequently remote into my work iMac from home and when I do the screen comes on and activates my security camera. My camera sees the change in light and thinks it is movement. I have my camera to start emailing me images once it detects movement. It is a bit annoying.

I would like a terminal command I can send my iMac to dim my screen via ARD before logging in. This way my camera no longer freaks out.

Thanks for your time.

#2

Try my display brightness control AppleScript. It call brightness tool from github in its bundle.

http://piyocast.com/as/archives/8821

You can download and compile brightness by yourself, too.

https://github.com/nriley/brightness

#3

Here is my workaround to control brightness of the screen.

  1. Go to Keyboard preferences and set the checkbox Use F1,F2,etc. as standard function keys.
  2. Run this:

tell application "System Events"
	key down 63 -- holding Fn key
	repeat 5 times
		-- gradually decreaze the brightness
		key code 145 -- to increaze, use 144
	end repeat
	key up 63
end tell