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Apple TV 2.02 Just Released

AGREED! And how about the ability to sync with iMovie! I have tons of movies in iMovie that I would like to share with guests through the AppleTV. Why in the world would you not be able to access that stuff through the AppleTV? CRAZY!


I agree that this would be a GREAT standard feature. As a workaround, you can point iTunes to your iMovie events and have the clips available for viewing on AppleTV. I have many family movies available that way. Not as good as direct integration, but an option.
 
rogerm said:
You can simply press the 'Menu' and '-' buttons simultaneously for several seconds to reboot the AppleTV. No need to yank the power cord.
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Thanks for the tip!! I figured there had to be a way to reboot like that.
 
Say what?

There is no Quicktime to :apple:TV export out of iMovie........

I wish there was.

roland.g said:
Once you finish your iMovie project, which by nature is a rather large DV file still (that you can burn to DVD from that quality) simply use the export function and choose the Quicktime to Apple TV setting or create your own if you are familiar with advanced settings and add it to iTunes.

Those aren't volume buttons on the Apple remote. Common misconception, but b/c it is very unclear.
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volume

The "+" button already has a function in the latest versions of software; it is used to bring up the progress bar while you are watching a movie/TV show.
I have seen DVD players that can control their volume output, but I agree with a previous poster that it is better to leave the volume of a component at a fixed (line) level and control the volume at the amplifier instead.
This also eliminates the possibility of having your component (in this case, TV) volume turned down low and turning up the amplifier to overcompensate, which will give you a less than optimum signal that is full of hiss.
 
I'm hoping it fixes the issue where :apple:TV syncs back podcasts downloaded on :apple:TV. I want those video podcasts to remain on :apple:TV, not sync to my already low memory MacBook Pro.

My MBP crashed after I got 2.0.1. It only had 10mb left after :apple:TV finished syncing all the video podcasts over.
 
blend1976 said:
There is now a setting for 1080p. I am pretty sure that wasn't there before...but sorry if I am wrong.
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I have just updated to 2.0.2 and have a 1080p plasma attached via component video. I did not see 1080p--maybe requires a HDMI connection?

Not sure what, if any advantages would be gained from 1080p support anyway. Since my processor does not support HDMI switching, I will just stay connected via component thank you very much.
 
rogerm said:
You can simply press the 'Menu' and '-' buttons simultaneously for several seconds to reboot the AppleTV. No need to yank the power cord.
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Nope, that has never worked for me. After about a week my AppleTV consistently glitches and will only show the apple logo on my TV and it doesn't sync with iTunes. 'Menu' + '-' button doesn't reset it. Only way to get it going again is to unplug and then plug back in. Annoying, but I can live with it.
 
CatharticFlux said:
My AppleTV is still on 2.0, and iTunes won't detect that there's an update for it... :(
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Just use the "Update Software" option from within the ATV Menu itself, I've never used iTunes to update mine and don't even think you can (could be wrong, though).
 
Can anyone actually confirm any real changes with this update? Are we absolutely sure that the menu's perform better, youtube performs better, etc?

Perhaps Apple are just altering their DRM stuff, or tweaking for iTunes integration, etc.
 
electronboy said:
The update is applied from within the AppleTV menu system NOT through iTunes like an iPod. I'm not sure why Apple did this.
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They did this because it isn't necessary to own a computer if you own an  tv; you can have an  tv an no computer at all, just use it as a set-top box. For those people who have an  tv and no computer, how would they update the  tv? For purposes of keeping things streamlined, the update process is within  tv.
 
New Feature under Podcasts

Under Podcasts, it now has the Provider section. This works like Networks under TV Shows.
 
Now they just have to push some content.

I rented No Country for Old Men this weekend, and came away with a few thoughts...

1) They need a LOT more content.
2) Having to drill down to the details to see if its a rental or a buy is way past annoying. It really reinforces the feeling that there's not much content available. C'mon... they should all be available as rentals.

That said,
1) The actual experience and quality were great. It was half downloaded before I got settled to start watching
2) viewing window is actually 24 hrs + (length of movie - 1 minute)
You can fire it up a minute before expiration and as long as you don't pause after 24 hrs, you can finish.
3) NC4OM is a GREAT movie.
 
kellyrev said:
Apple really needs to separate Music Videos from general Music.

I've got 70 music videos and over 13,000 songs. Every time the menu scrolls and lands on a band that contains a music video it takes any where up to 5-10 seconds to load. Very annoying.
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I agree 100%. Luckily with this update, they atleast kept videos that you import into the Movies part of your iTunes library WITHIN this folder when sticking in a Genre such as Music Video. When I used to import my own Music Videos that I made of my own songs I wanted to tag them as Music Video, but when I did it shot it straight into my Music folder within my Library and thus I had to search under Music in my AppleTV screen to find it. Now, when you pull up My Movies within the Movies section of AppleTV you will find all of your videos you have made now conveniently sorted within whatever Genre, custom or not, within My Movies!

This was much needed and is much appreciated by me...Hopefully, they will work on your need next.
 
Is anyone else noticing a very slow UI experience when selecting 1080p as the output resolution?

It seems like it takes an extra half second for commands to register. 1080i and 720p seem to be much faster in terms of how fast menus open. 1080p might be maxing out the video capabilities of the Apple TV
 
Well I just turned on my Apple TV for the first time since I applied this update a few hours ago and it dropped the wireless STILL!!!!! :mad:
 
Cybix said:
Can anyone actually confirm any real changes with this update? Are we absolutely sure that the menu's perform better, youtube performs better, etc?

Perhaps Apple are just altering their DRM stuff, or tweaking for iTunes integration, etc.
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I can confirm that for me the update fixed the genres 15 second freezing issue as well as the Wi-Fi drop outs (knock on wood).

I can use the genre listings - this in its self make me very happy...
 
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