#MAC OS SCREENSAVER APPLE TV FULL#

There are two main advantages to this setup: To test your slide show, click your way back to the main screen and wait until the screen saver starts (5 minutes by default but can be changed in Settings). Since iTunesВ is the app that speaks directly to the Apple TV, by selecting your custom-made album from the list and checking the appropriate box, the Apple TVВ will be able to find it on the network.ДЇinally itвЂ™s time to move to your television and, in the Apple TV interface go to: Settings > Screen Saver > Choose Photos > Computers > Albums. You probably guessed вЂ“ youвЂ™ll have to open iTunes and under the AdvancedВ menu, select Choose Photos to ShareвЂ¦ вЂ“ youвЂ™ll see something like this: I recommend sharing the specific album so that Apple TV will use only those photos for the screensaver (see below).ДЄt this point you might be thinking that weвЂ™re all configured and itвЂ™s time to go to your television and crank up the Apple TV. I named the album Apple TV SlideshowВ but you can create any name you like.ДЄlso, while youвЂ™re in iPhoto вЂ“ verify that your album will be shared. I wanted to display only photos from this year, so I chose New Smart AlbumвЂ¦В from the FileВ menu and used theДate > is after option and typed in.

LetвЂ™s step through the setup and see if we can clear up some confusion: The SlideShow Album

Oddly, though the photo album is created and managed within iPhoto, the configuration requires iTunesВ which acts as anВ intermediary between the library you create and the way Apple TV displays it.

#MAC OS SCREENSAVER APPLE TV FULL#

After nearly a year of enjoying the slideshow on my new HD TV, it wasnвЂ™t until I created a custom album and tried to view it, that I realized I hadnвЂ™t gained full control over the Apple TV settings as I thought I had.

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