Do you use the photos app on your ATV?

[jwolf6589]

I use this app all the time and to me its a great way to get away from a HDMI cable that my Canons require. I don't know about you but viewing photos and videos on a large TV screen is far more thrilling than on a puny iPhone/ipad/mac screen. Most of my photography/videography is done with Canon cameras, but once in a while I will use my iPhone for the chore and I like how the media instantly transfers to my AppleTV for large screen viewing. Some say they do not need a appleTV because a smart TV has the appleTV app, but these people do not realize the full power of the AppleTV and its for far more than just watching movies and videos purchased on iTunes.

Some of these same people say that a phone is good enough. But its not good enough!! Dont you like viewing the images and videos widescreen on a large TV screen for more detail?

 

[Marco Klobas]

I use regularly Apple TV for showcasing photos. I find it convenient.

Sure, portrait photos aren't optimized for a landscape TV screen – the result depends of the TV size and distance view, though. Still, a slideshow with a bigger audience is better made on TV than having people surrounding a phone.

Usually I prefer the Computer app which loads photos locally from my Mac. Loading of photos is faster.

 

[w5jck]

Ii is okay, but it only displays photos in 8-bit color, even on a 4K HDR TV set. Apple hobbled the app for some reason. So if you have images that are 10-bit or higher color, you will likely see color banding which looks awful. I spend a lot of time post processing my photos from my Sony ILC cameras, often making HDR photos, and they look like crap on the Apple TV Photos app, but look great on any other app.

 

[Marco Klobas]

Ii is okay, but it only displays photos in 8-bit color, even on a 4K HDR TV set.

Is there a difference between Photos app and Computer app in this regard?

 

[w5jck]

Is there a difference between Photos app and Computer app in this regard?

Depends on what your computer is able to display. On my 2014 MacBook Pro 15.6”, my iPhone 13 Pro Max, and both iPads, the Photos app can display 10-bit or higher colors. So far I’ve only encountered this issue with the Photos app on the ATV. The ATV also displays your personal photos as a slideshow using only 8-bit color. The ATV 4K is clearly capable of displaying 10-bit color, so I’m not sure why Apple is hobbling it.

Granted this probably isn’t an issue for people who just take iPhone photos and video for social networking and what not, but it is an issue for anyone who prefers to put better photos and videos on the ATV 4K. In other words, if you go to the trouble to post process RAW files into 10-bit color and embed a color codex within them that will display the colors properly on most computers, devices, and TVs, then you will be disappointed in the ATV Photos app.

 

[jwolf6589]

Depends on what your computer is able to display. On my 2014 MacBook Pro 15.6”, my iPhone 13 Pro Max, and both iPads, the Photos app can display 10-bit or higher colors. So far I’ve only encountered this issue with the Photos app on the ATV. The ATV also displays your personal photos as a slideshow using only 8-bit color. The ATV 4K is clearly capable of displaying 10-bit color, so I’m not sure why Apple is hobbling it.

Granted this probably isn’t an issue for people who just take iPhone photos and video for social networking and what not, but it is an issue for anyone who prefers to put better photos and videos on the ATV 4K. In other words, if you go to the trouble to post process RAW files into 10-bit color and embed a color codex within them that will display the colors properly on most computers, devices, and TVs, then you will be disappointed in the ATV Photos app.

Yeah but what percentage of users has the knowledge that you have of photos? My guess is that 99% of ATV users like the photos app just fine.

 

[subjonas]

Depends on what your computer is able to display. On my 2014 MacBook Pro 15.6”, my iPhone 13 Pro Max, and both iPads, the Photos app can display 10-bit or higher colors. So far I’ve only encountered this issue with the Photos app on the ATV. The ATV also displays your personal photos as a slideshow using only 8-bit color. The ATV 4K is clearly capable of displaying 10-bit color, so I’m not sure why Apple is hobbling it.

Granted this probably isn’t an issue for people who just take iPhone photos and video for social networking and what not, but it is an issue for anyone who prefers to put better photos and videos on the ATV 4K. In other words, if you go to the trouble to post process RAW files into 10-bit color and embed a color codex within them that will display the colors properly on most computers, devices, and TVs, then you will be disappointed in the ATV Photos app.

I thought Marco meant the computer app in the ATV, no? Isn’t this answer about viewing photos on the computer itself?

 

[coolguy4747]

Depends on what your computer is able to display. On my 2014 MacBook Pro 15.6”, my iPhone 13 Pro Max, and both iPads, the Photos app can display 10-bit or higher colors. So far I’ve only encountered this issue with the Photos app on the ATV. The ATV also displays your personal photos as a slideshow using only 8-bit color. The ATV 4K is clearly capable of displaying 10-bit color, so I’m not sure why Apple is hobbling it.

Granted this probably isn’t an issue for people who just take iPhone photos and video for social networking and what not, but it is an issue for anyone who prefers to put better photos and videos on the ATV 4K. In other words, if you go to the trouble to post process RAW files into 10-bit color and embed a color codex within them that will display the colors properly on most computers, devices, and TVs, then you will be disappointed in the ATV Photos app.

Pardon my ignorance but how do you process your photos for 10 bit viewing? I haven't figured out how to do it with anything other than photos taken by my iPhone itself.