Apple TV

Samsung1963

Hi Guys
Is there any legit software I can get (freeware preferrably) to convert any videos (avis etc) to is it mpg4 format ?that i can use on my my mac
I want to do this so as I can stream it to my Apple tv
Apologies if this has been asked before
Thanks in Advance
Garth

adox

Samsung1963 wrote: »

Hi Guys
Is there any legit software I can get (freeware preferrably) to convert any videos (avis etc) to is it mpg4 format ?that i can use on my my mac
I want to do this so as I can stream it to my Apple tv
Apologies if this has been asked before
Thanks in Advance
Garth

You an use Handbrake to convert.

Another option is to jailbreak and install XBMC and you can stream avi without converting(SD)

musiknonstop

Try Handbrake http://handbrake.fr/

BanjoB

Is it an apple tv2??.if so, just jailbreak your apple tv and buy atv(black) software. It comes with an installable media player that will play most video formats. I'm Streaming all my movies directly from my Iomega nas straight to the apple tv. Works great and you don't need your pc or Mac on at the same time.

adox

BanjoB wrote: »

Is it an apple tv2??.if so, just jailbreak your apple tv and buy atv(black) software. It comes with an installable media player that will play most video formats. I'm Streaming all my movies directly from my Iomega nas straight to the apple tv. Works great and you don't need your pc or Mac on at the same time.

No need to buy software. XBMC is available for free.

Samsung1963

Thanks Guys:)
Might try handbrake first as I'm a bit of a dummy in the jailbreaking department
Is there a dummys guide or site you might recommend??
Garth

adox

Samsung1963 wrote: »

Thanks Guys:)
Might try handbrake first as I'm a bit of a dummy in the jailbreaking department
Is there a dummys guide or site you might recommend??
Garth

Have a look on youtube for a guide. Im in no way a tech expert but managed to jailbreak my Apple TV, install XBMC, learnt to SSH into it, install repos etc all through googling/youtube.

mel123

BanjoB wrote: »

Is it an apple tv2??.if so, just jailbreak your apple tv and buy atv(black) software. It comes with an installable media player that will play most video formats. I'm Streaming all my movies directly from my Iomega nas straight to the apple tv. Works great and you don't need your pc or Mac on at the same time.

just bought an apple tv, so im trying to get all the info on what it can do etc. why would you hook ur iomega up the apple tv, can you not just hook it directly up to ur tv and watch movies that way?? sorry if it sounds stupid :-)

120_Minutes

mel123 wrote: »

BanjoB wrote: »

Is it an apple tv2??.if so, just jailbreak your apple tv and buy atv(black) software. It comes with an installable media player that will play most video formats. I'm Streaming all my movies directly from my Iomega nas straight to the apple tv. Works great and you don't need your pc or Mac on at the same time.

just bought an apple tv, so im trying to get all the info on what it can do etc. why would you hook ur iomega up the apple tv, can you not just hook it directly up to ur tv and watch movies that way?? sorry if it sounds stupid :-)

If you want to rent them from the iTunes store then yes, that's all you have to do. Or you can stream your own media across your home network provided its in a compatible format. Jailbreaking will remove this criteria, and you can do much more too...

The Rook

Alternatively if you don't feel like jailbreaking your Apple TV you could just download the AVC App from the Mac Appstore, connect your Mac to the TV using the HDMI cable and use AVC to watch your AVI files...that's what I do.

Also given that Mac mirroring is supposedly coming quite soon it'll be even easier and will make my HDMI cable redundant!!

kjl

Can you even jailbreak the ATV2 at the moment?

I would have thought that most of them for sale now would have the latest firmware on them which is not currently jailbreakable.

Eoin

Was wondering the same, and found this tutorial earlier today:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/10/how-to-play-divx-and-xvid-on-your-apple-tv/

gingernut79

Think I just jailbroke my apple tv, and ssh'ed it and did all sorts of things I didnt know how to do this morning. Great fun!

Gerry1995

Try AirVideo app for iphone, I use it. You run server app on pc and configure iPhone app with movie folder. It will convert on the fly any video and you can play through youe Apple TV. http://itunes.apple.com/app/air-video-watch-your-videos/id306550020?mt=8

crosstownk

iSquint.

princemuzzy

gingernut79 wrote: »

Think I just jailbroke my apple tv, and ssh'ed it and did all sorts of things I didnt know how to do this morning. Great fun!

can u point me in the right direction i have jailbroken the fecking thing stuck there tho want to install xbmc and plex