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Figure 27:
Once Media Center is configured, you can AirPlay any HTML5
video with a couple of clicks.
To work around the fact that Flash and Silverlight videos aren't supported, or if you have
trouble with YouTube videos, you may need to install the
ClickToPlugin
Safari extension
(alsobyMarcHoyois)andthe
YouTube5
Safariextension(donationwarebyVerticalForest).
These extensions cause many video sites to fall back to the necessary HTML5 video format
instead of Flash or Silverlight. Open Safari's preferences and configure them in a similar
manner to how you configured Media Center.
Mirror from a Mac
10.8 Mountain Lion and 10.9 Mavericks can
mirror
audio and video to your Apple TV—that
is, whatever you see or hear on your Mac is duplicated on the Apple TV. This enables you
to give presentations, view content not available on Apple TV or iOS, or even play Mac
games—though you'll have to deal with a little lag.
To turn on mirroring, click the AirPlay icon in the menu bar and choose your Apple TV. The
iconturnsblue,indicatingthatAirPlayisactive.Alternatively,youcanturnAirPlayonoroff
in the Displays pane of System Preferences.
Note:
If you don't see the AirPlay icon in the menu bar, open the Displays preference
pane, click Display, and select “Show mirroring options in the menu bar when avail-
able.” If you can't find this checkbox, your Mac may not have the necessary hardware
to drive mirroring; read this
Apple support article
for details.
