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Figure 84:
Look for screen saver options in Settings > Screen Saver.
TotelltheAppleTVwhichphotostodisplayinthescreensaver,selectPhotosandoneofthe
following:
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Built-in photo collection:
Listed first in the Choose Photos menu, these col-
lections come with the Apple TV. Trailers displays posters for upcoming movies
(yay, ads!).
•
Flickr and iCloud Photos:
Any album or collection that you can see in these
apps can be displayed in your screen saver.
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Computers:
If you've turned on photo Home Sharing (described in
Home
Sharing Photos & Home Movies
) and the computer is awake and connected
to the local network, you can pick any shared folder or album. (The computer
doesn't have to stay awake while the screen saver is playing on your Apple TV.)
Tip:
To show the album art from your music library in the screen saver, pick Cascade
(Covers) or Floating (Covers), further down in the Screen Saver menu.
To choose a visual presentation for the screen saver, pick from the Screen Savers list. Some
emphasize small images, which work well for photos from a phone camera, while others
lean toward displaying large images, which is great for photos from mirrorless cameras and
DSLRs, but awful for most phone pictures. Here's a quick description of each:
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Random:
For people who can't decide, Random uses an assortment of any of
the below.
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Cascade (Photos):
Thisanimatedgridworkswellfordisplayinglotsofphotos
at once, and it is ideal for lower-resolution photos taken with mobile devices.
