Browsing photos on ATV [Archive]

akadmon

Feb 12, 2008, 10:37 PM

I know you can see your iPhoto photos as slideshows, but can you browse the iPhoto library the same as you would on your Mac? I would love to be able to do this on my HDTV and would buy an ATV in an instant if it could to this.

imlucid

Feb 13, 2008, 12:06 AM

I know you can see your iPhoto photos as slideshows, but can you browse the iPhoto library the same as you would on your Mac? I would love to be able to do this on my HDTV and would buy an ATV in an instant if it could to this.

Not in this release.

Kevin

akadmon

Feb 13, 2008, 08:14 AM

Not in this release.

Kevin

Why of why?!:confused: If you can browse your iTunes library, you should be able to do the same with iPhoto. Can't be that hard to implement, can it?

Not buying it until this feature is added.

RumMunkey

Feb 13, 2008, 08:58 AM

Why of why?!:confused: If you can browse your iTunes library, you should be able to do the same with iPhoto. Can't be that hard to implement, can it?

Not buying it until this feature is added.

By that logic, I "should be able to" browse the internet, check my mail, and download torrents on my tv because I can on my Mac!

It's not designed to do that. Maybe one day they will add that, but I don't think it's a show stopper for most people (even if it os for you personally).

harcosparky

Feb 13, 2008, 10:56 AM

Why of why?!:confused: If you can browse your iTunes library, you should be able to do the same with iPhoto. Can't be that hard to implement, can it?

Not buying it until this feature is added.

OK ... I think I have a 'workaround', but if your library is as big as mine it's a lot of work.

We have our photos organized into EVENTS such as " Timonium Motorcycle Show 2008 ".

Now on Apple TV I cannot see this event unless, I create an ALBUM within iPhoto.

Create an ALBUM for each event and you should be able to browse the albums when STREAMING only .... of course the only way to STREAM photographs to the ATV is to turn off SYNCing to it.

I guess you could create a single album and place all photos in it, but darn I now have over 11,000 photos in iPhoto.

And of course you could SYNC all those ALBUMS to the ATV, if you have the room. SYNC all the Albums and Stream the other content.

levitynyc

Feb 13, 2008, 11:14 AM

Why of why?!:confused: If you can browse your iTunes library, you should be able to do the same with iPhoto. Can't be that hard to implement, can it?

Not buying it until this feature is added.

Yeah, its really stupid.

akadmon

Feb 13, 2008, 01:48 PM

OK ... I think I have a 'workaround', but if your library is as big as mine it's a lot of work.
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I guess you could create a single album and place all photos in it, but darn I now have over 11,000 photos in iPhoto.

Why is that a problem? Assuming scrolling through the thumbnails is fast, I could settle for this.