Like most set-top media players, the Apple TV is super good at playing content provided by its parent company (Apple), but requires a little bit of finesse to play content from other sources (like your personal media collection, the web, or other streaming sources). QuickTime Player help. In QuickTime Player, you can play video or audio files. QuickTime Player uses onscreen controls similar to a CD or DVD player. Landcruisers, Streaming support and NAS browsing The app is not able to browse for files stored on a NAS drive. You can see the files but the Open button is dithered. Also will not stream to Apple TV. Support is slow to respond and their reply seemed very non-committal around fixes for these issues. The player, itself works fine. Much the same as other players with simple controls. The registration nag is very annoying, particularly since once you’ve registered, they are slow to respond to support requests. Developer Response, Dear landcruisers! Thanks for mentioning that the player itself works fine and easy. We’ve looked at NAS support issue. MKPlayer uses the Open panel provided by the OS and it seems to work fine in our environment. We are now in the state to focus on smaller fixes as well, but because we could not reproduce this locally the best we can do is to keep an eye on it in the future. Landcruisers, Streaming support and NAS browsing The app is not able to browse for files stored on a NAS drive. You can see the files but the Open button is dithered. Also will not stream to Apple TV. Dupe for mac media lipstick stone. Support is slow to respond and their reply seemed very non-committal around fixes for these issues. The player, itself works fine. Much the same as other players with simple controls. The registration nag is very annoying, particularly since once you’ve registered, they are slow to respond to support requests. Developer Response, Dear landcruisers! Thanks for mentioning that the player itself works fine and easy. We’ve looked at NAS support issue. MKPlayer uses the Open panel provided by the OS and it seems to work fine in our environment. We are now in the state to focus on smaller fixes as well, but because we could not reproduce this locally the best we can do is to keep an eye on it in the future. In this article, we will understand 2 simple yet beneficial ways of how can a user stream a VLC video they wish to view from Mac to Apple TV with AirPlay. AirPlay is such a phenomenon through which the user is able to use the screen of any iOS Device to view or stream a video with the Apple TV. It is very helpful for the user when they have to share their digital content with the people around them. It provides a bigger screen viewing experience for everyone present. So how VLC Media Player and AirPlay can be combined as VLC AirPlay and be used together on a larger screen of Apple TV will be seen in two different and convenient ways. Part 1: Stream MP3/MP4 videos from Mac to Apple TV How can a user stream an mp3 or an mp4 video format from Mac to Apple TV using AirPlay? Step 1: - First, the user should open the video they wish to stream over AirPlay. - It should be done using VLC Media Player present on the Mac. Step 2: - When VLC Media Player has been opened, then the user should move to the top right hand side of the Mac desktop. - Then click or highlight on the icon looking like a small TV. - On doing this, a dropdown list with all the available devices connected to the Mac Desktop opens up. - Next select Apple TV. This is the means through which the selected video will be streamed on the bigger screen. Step 3: - Next the user should go to audio setting present on the top left hand side of the screen of the VLC Player window. - By clicking or highlighting on the audio option a dropdown menu will appear. - At the ending of the dropdown menu the “Audio Device” option will appear. - Then by clicking on the Audio Device option an additional list of options will open. - When the option of AirPlay is seen, ensure that a tick mark is present, i.e. It should be selected. This will ensure that the video is rendered through the Apple TV which the user will use later on. Step 4: - Next, move to the option which is present just after the Audio option which is the ‘Video’ option. - Highlight or click on the Video option with which a drop down menu will appear. - After doing that, the user will find themselves present with a list of different options for playing the video of their choice. - So the user should select the appropriate and setting through which they would like to play the video. - The best recommended choice for a greater viewing experience for everyone present around will be ‘Full Screen.’ Once after any video has been converted into a compatible version for the Apple TV, then it uses the VLC AirPlay Mirror Apple TV for displaying these videos from the Mac.
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