Re: [WAMUG] Movie format for Smart TV?

2022-05-01 Thread Stephen Chape
Good idea Pete. I also have an account with Syn.com ( a Canadian company). I can upload up to 5GB to my account for no charge (more than Dropbox) Then from Sync.com I send an email to a recipient with a link to download. This works really well as I have relatives in UK and in Dubai. > On 1 May

Re: [WAMUG] Movie format for Smart TV?

2022-05-01 Thread Pete
Yes, I’d have thought .mov or if that fails try mp4. Alternatively, is there a way via Sending the files via a cloud service (like Google Drive) for the recipient to grab at their end by their smart tv? Regards Pete > On 1 May 2022, at 2:28 pm, Stephen Chape wrote: > > Hi Rod. > I have

Re: [WAMUG] Movie format for Smart TV?

2022-05-01 Thread Stephen Chape
Hi Rod. I have always used MOV for that purpose. Only ever had one TV that would not speak that language. > On 1 May 2022, at 12:00 pm, Rod Blitvich wrote: > > Hi Folks > I am sending some movies on a USB drive to someone who wishes to view on > their smart TV. > Will .mov on a standard USB

Re: [WAMUG] Movie format for Smart TV?

2022-05-01 Thread Rod Blitvich
Thanks everyone I think I will go .mp4 I’ve got 10 movies to send and have compressed them from 4k to 2.7k, each one is still 2 or 3 gb cheers Blitto Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rb...@iinet.net.au > On 1 May 2022, at 3:34 pm,

[WAMUG] iPhone connectivity

2022-05-01 Thread John Thompson
For some unknown (to me) reason, my Calendar appointments are not being shared with my iPhone 13 Mini. All was originally working fine but now is not. What am I missing? I would also like to have my wife’s iPhone 12 Mini interact with the calendar info on the Mac. Have been trying for some

Re: [WAMUG] Movie format for Smart TV?

2022-05-01 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi Blitto, thanks for the additional detail there. With preparing and sending 10 movie files, is there a way to confirm with one file up front to confirm file type compatibility prior to going to all that effort? Also, perhaps if we know the make/model of Smart TV for the recipient, we can do