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Figure 86:
To export iPhoto images as a slideshow for the Apple
TV, choose File > Export and then make your Export dialog look
like this.
4. From the Format pop-up menu, choose High Definition (1080p) (if you have a
second-generation Apple TV, it will play back just fine).
5. Select “Automatically send slideshow to iTunes.”
6. ClickExport,andthenchoosethefolderyouwouldliketosaveitto.Thedefault,
iPhoto Slideshows, is fine.
7. Click OK.
The export process may take several minutes—or longer—depending on how many files
you've selected for the slideshow.
After the export finishes, the slideshow appears in your Home Videos collection in iTunes.
If you've turned on Home Sharing, you can access it on the Apple TV in the Computers app.
Look under Home Videos.
The iMovie Theater App
Earlier,in
HomeSharingPhotos&HomeMovies
,
welookedathowtheAppleTVcanaccess
home movies stored on Mac using Home Sharing. And earlier in this chapter, we looked
at sharing home movies through the photo-sharing component of Home Sharing. That's all
fine, but for iMovie buffs, there's another option—the iCloud iMovie Theater, which works
for movies that are 15 minutes in length or shorter.
Sharing to iMovie Theater couldn't be easier:
