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[Dennis Dean]

How to you prep for Apple TV playback? Just output a 24fps/720p QuickTime? (In the process of migrating to HD so still uncertain about many fundamentals.) thanks!
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Dennis Dean

[Eric Susch]

[Dennis Dean] “Just output a 24fps/720p QuickTime?”

That’s pretty much it. An H.264 quicktime will look the best. Then throw the file into iTunes and sync with the AppleTV. The video specs are on this page:

https://www.apple.com/appletv/specs.html

If you use compressor it’s really, really easy because there are AppleTV presets.

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Eric Susch
http://www.LetsKnit2gether.com
http://www.ElectronicSprocket.com

[Dennis Dean]

Fabulous! Thanks very much and TO ALL who responded to this thread (my first, here). All responses have been very helpful.

DD

Dennis Dean

[Steve Wargo]

Whoa Walter, I was being complimentary in a semi sarcastic way. Nothing but complete respect intended.

Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!

Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1.

[Larry Melton]

We have had great success playing back from PC using Windows Media HD at 720p. It’s very simple, and looks great. And no special equipment for the client to buy.

We’ve done a couple of trade shows and set this up playing back on a 50″ plasma monitor, from an off the shelf PC with an HD-capable video card. Program Windows Media to repeat and the results are really outstanding. And the compression is so good that the file size can easily fit on a flash drive. You can carry that video around with you and show it to almost anyone, anywhere on your laptop or their office PC.

Larry Melton
Triangle Productions Inc.
Grand Rapids MI

Larry Melton
Triangle Productions Inc

[Glenn Grant]

Glad to know it looks good. I wasn’t sure how it would look, the bit rate seems kinda low for HD.