Re: Home Movies on Apple TV

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject	Re: Home Movies on Apple TV
Date	2015-08-23 01:02 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2015-08-23, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2015-08-22 11:48, gtr wrote:
>>
>> This is a fine work-around, but it doesn't allow storage and
>> organization in a convenient location for all your video where you can
>> poke around and watch what you want from the comfort of your livingroom
>
> The hell it doesn't.  Finder locates any video very quickly and plays it 
> quicker.  Nothing is more convenient than Finder.

Huh? It's far simpler and faster to use a remote control on my TV with
an Apple TV connected (four button presses: Computers > My Computer
> Movies > Play) than it would be to log into a computer, open a folder
(possibly navigating around for a bit), double-click a movie, and play
it through AirPlay.

> Using Spotlight or 
> CMD-F I can find 90% of videos in less than 1 s.  The rest are hard 
> because they are older files with bad names and no keywords tagged to them.

Meanwhile, I've already started my movie with the remote. : D

> iTunes is more and more of a sickening spaghetti morass of shit than it 
> ever was - and it was a sickening spaghetti morass of shit 5 years ago.

To the contrary, iTunes Home Sharing makes media consumption quite
effortless in this house. It's available wherever I need it with nice,
easy-to-use interfaces.

>> any time you like.  iTunes is great for that, but you do have to get all
>> the video in question into iTunes.
>
> That's half the battle of stupid, useless time wasting idiocy that Apple 
> foist upon us ...

Hasn't presented any obstacles to me. Maybe you are allowing yourself to
be defeated too easily. ; )

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Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-21 18:05 +0000
  Re: Home Movies on Apple TV nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-21 16:36 -0400
    Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-23 18:40 +0000
      Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-24 12:04 -0400
        Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2015-08-28 11:56 -0400
          Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 14:07 -0400
  Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-22 10:12 -0400
    Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-22 08:48 -0700
      Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-22 22:10 +0000
        Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-23 00:42 +0000
          Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-23 01:42 +0000
            Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-23 02:11 +0000
              Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-23 22:34 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-24 01:04 +0000
          Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-23 13:09 -0700
      Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-22 20:20 -0400
        Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-23 01:02 +0000
          Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-23 09:29 -0400
            Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-23 14:51 +0000
              Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-24 12:02 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-24 16:17 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-24 17:57 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-25 01:07 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 11:52 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-25 09:05 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 12:15 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-25 01:08 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-24 21:55 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 11:57 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-25 09:20 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-25 13:50 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 14:23 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 16:46 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-26 16:06 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:13 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-26 16:04 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:11 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-27 00:53 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 07:53 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-27 18:15 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 10:17 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-28 10:08 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 14:03 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 14:08 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-28 14:28 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 16:42 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-26 16:09 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:20 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-27 18:17 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 14:06 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-28 14:36 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 22:01 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-28 22:31 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-29 07:46 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 11:53 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-25 19:31 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-25 18:29 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-25 18:58 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-26 07:39 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-26 16:12 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 20:19 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-25 13:59 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 11:58 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-25 19:30 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 16:47 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-26 07:37 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:10 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-27 14:10 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-27 01:00 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 08:36 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-28 23:19 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-28 17:52 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 22:02 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-25 21:28 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:09 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-25 13:57 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 11:57 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-25 21:28 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:09 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-27 14:15 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-27 18:12 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 17:32 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-28 00:23 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 20:25 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-28 00:38 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 14:02 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-28 12:36 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 22:00 -0400
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-28 19:18 -0700
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-28 08:36 +0000
                Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 17:30 -0400
          Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-23 18:31 +0000
            Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-23 13:14 -0700
            Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 17:29 -0400
        Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-23 13:12 -0700
          Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-24 12:07 -0400
            Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-24 11:04 -0700
              Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-24 17:59 -0400
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    Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-23 18:38 +0000
      Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-23 13:06 -0700
        Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-24 23:15 +0000
          Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-24 16:54 -0700
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