Hi Peta Video/movie clips will normally have to be imported into iTunes for AppleTV to access them. I do not believe It can access or play video clips that are stored within iPhoto.
Regards Daniel Forsdyke -- An Apple iPhone4 creation On 13/07/2011, at 16:04, Daniel Kerr <dan...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote: > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: peta <petabelczow...@me.com> >> Date: 12 July 2011 7:40:32 PM AWST >> To: WAMUG Mailing List <wamug@wamug.org.au> >> Subject: Apple TV slide shows >> >> >>> >>> >>> Hullo All Happy Apple TV Users >>> >>> At the urging of my brother and my son, I bought an Apple TV, not sure if I >>> really needed such a gadget. >>> >>> Wow, I have had so much fun! >>> >>> So far I have used it happily and basically as a powerful MP3 player and >>> listened to my music - fantastic! >>> >>> My main interest however is in the Photo side, particularly slide shows etc. >>> Just a little fiddling around, not too technical at this stage and I have >>> been so happy. >>> >>> Usually, working from iPhoto, each time I receive or download a batch of >>> photos from (e.g.) Birthdays, Christmas, Holidays, I make my own Slideshows, >>> with the music and effects of my choice. >>> >>> The Apple TV has been good with this, because when I choose to watch a >>> slideshow on my TV, the slideshows I have already made appear in >>> alphabetical >>> order. Then I click on the one I want to watch. So I am able to watch, >>> perhaps the 100 favourite photos of Christmas 2010 that I have chosen to use >>> in my slideshow, not the actual number of 250 photos listed under "Photos" >>> for Christmas 2010 which include photos that I do not want to appear in my >>> slideshow. >>> >>> >>> So far so good. >>> >>> >>> A small disappointment is that the music and effects that I have chosen to >>> use in a particular pre-made slideshow on the Mac do not transfer to the >>> Apple TV, and I have to re-choose the music and effects - this is not a >>> biggie, so that is okay. >>> >>> When I have used, within my own slideshow made on iPhoto, various small 45 >>> second, or 1 minute movies, taken by - e.g. an underwater camera, or iPhone >>> 4, these shows work out beautifully on my Mac. >>> >>> HOWEVER, when I choose a slideshow to play through my Apple TV, either from >>> the Photos Library, or from the slideshow I have made from iPhoto, these >>> little short movies do not show up at all on the Apple TV menu, NOR of >>> course >>> do they appear within my slideshows. >>> >>> I suppose perhaps I have to save/convert my iPhoto slideshows as a Movie. >>> Or >>> do I have to save or change or add a file extension to the end of ... what? >>> ... Hmm, I am stumped. >>> >>> Has anyone actually worked with this and have any suggestions I can use to >>> work around this problem? >>> >>> Many thanks for any help or advice anyone can offer, >>> >>> Peta > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
