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View Photos & Home Movies
Nothing says “Party!” like 700 vacation photos! All kidding aside, if you want to display your
photosandhomemoviesonthebigscreenwithaminimumoffuss,theAppleTVcan'tbebeat.
And, you can easily AirPlay photos and home movies from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
PerhapsyoulikestoringyourbestphotosontheWeb?Noproblem,sinceyoucanaccessyour
iCloud Photos and
The Flickr App
on your Apple TV. You can even rate iCloud Photos and
view comments.
Ialsoshowyouhowtousephotosfromanyofthesesourcesto
CustomizetheScreenSaver
or
to
Make Slideshows
.
Note:
Since the current versions of iPhoto and Aperture can share the same library,
everything I say about iPhoto in this chapter also applies to Aperture.
HomemoviesareequallygreatontheAppleTV.Iexplainhowto
AirPlayPhotos&Videos
dir-
ectly from your iOS devices and even view iMovie projects in
The iMovie Theater App
.
The iCloud Photos App
The iCloud Photos app lets you view your Photo Stream photos and videos from iOS devices,
as well as streams shared with you by others. You can “like” or comment on photos right on
the Apple TV.
To view photos taken on an iOS device in the iCloud Photos app, on the iOS device, tap Set-
tings >iCloud>PhotosandturnontheMyPhotoStream switch. Copiesofnewphotostaken
with the device's camera appear in the stream.
To view your iCloud photos on the Apple TV, open the iCloud Photos app. If it's your first
time, you may be asked to sign in to iCloud or whether you'd like to use the currently signed-
in Apple ID. Keep the Remote app or a keyboard handy, because even if you use the current
Apple ID, you have to re-enter your password.
Next, you may be asked if you would like to use iCloud Photos as your screen saver. I recom-
mend choosing no here, because you probably don't want a screen saver of every receipt, cup
of coffee, or parking spot you randomly photograph. In
Customize the Screen Saver
, I tell you
all about screen savers.
