Agreed in principle, but teachers have been showing videos purchased by them or through their schools for decades. So such restrictions, insofar as for educational purposes, is a step backwards, not forwards. Christine
On Jan 28, 2014, at 3:22 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > It looks like they’ve changed some things around a bit or I’ve got some > things backwards. When the movie is downloaded, you are correct in that it > only shows the versions of HD available. If the movie is up in the Cloud,, > that is, it's not yet downloaded, the SD version is available in the Video > Quality menu. So, you could either stream it from the Cloud or download the > SD version and see if that works through the projector. I’m surprised that > other digital movie providers do not have some sort of DRM restricting this > as well. The license agreement says that the movie is for personal use only, > thus, this was a method of restricting the ability of users to project to > larger audiences. > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jan 28, 2014, at 6:06 AM, Christine Grassman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> It appears to be downloaded. Other movies in the cloud have a download >> button next to them, while this one does not. Perhaps it is because it was >> originally purchased on the iPhone? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 28, 2014, at 0:01, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is the video downloaded to the local machine or still in the Cloud? When >>> iTunes downloads the video to the local machine, it downloads both versions. >>> >>> Later… >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On Jan 27, 2014, at 6:47 PM, Christine Grassman <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> When I go into the video quality submenu, it is only offering two HD >>>> versions: Default HD 1080 P and High Definition 720 P >>>> Christine >>>> . >>>> >>>> On Jan 27, 2014, at 5:59 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I’ve seen this with HD movies purchased from iTunes. There are threads >>>>> on the Internet talking about it that I browsed sometime during last >>>>> Fall. Supposedly, if you view the SD version instead of the HD version,, >>>>> iTunes will allow many of the projectors to show the content. All >>>>> Movie/TV purchases downloaded from iTunes also include the SD (Standard >>>>> Definition) version along with the HD version. To access the SD version, >>>>> navigate to the Movie or TV show, press VO-shift-m to bring up the >>>>> Contextual menu and go to the Video Quality item. Select SD from there >>>>> and see if it works. Not promising anything, just recall reading this >>>>> somewhere. >>>>> >>>>> Later… >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 27, 2014, at 2:40 PM, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sounds a bit odd. What was the connection from your MacBook to the >>>>>> projector? I know there is a bag of hurt around HDMI and HD video DRM >>>>>> but if you were using the analog VGA connection that shouldn't have had >>>>>> anything to do with it. >>>>>> >>>>>> CB >>>>>> >>>>>> On 1/27/14 2:28 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: >>>>>>> Hello all. In the past, I have been able to connect my MacBook to a >>>>>>> projector and play any movies in my iTunes library. However, (and it >>>>>>> has been months since I did this), today it did not work. The movie >>>>>>> would play on the computer itself, but as soon as the projector was >>>>>>> connected, it would stop. (The projector is not broken; it plays when >>>>>>> connected to other devices.) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I had two tech-savvy individuals try to get it to play, using >>>>>>> mirroring, VLC, and connecting to an Apple TV in our building's media >>>>>>> lab. However, I am told that: >>>>>>> 1. Because of the Motion PIcture Association of America, Apple has >>>>>>> placed new restrictions on movies downloaded from the iTunes store, and >>>>>>> it is no longer possible to connect them to a projector and play them >>>>>>> easily. (This makes no sense, since from what I understand from others, >>>>>>> movies bought through Google, Amazon, Hulu, etc., play just fine when >>>>>>> connected to a projector.) >>>>>>> 2. The Apple TV must be one that I myself can log onto; essentially, I >>>>>>> cannot use any but my own Apple TV to play my movies. >>>>>>> 3. My only other option is to get an Apple projector. >>>>>>> Is this all accurate? 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