Using Front Row to access Video, etc. on other networked Macs.

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Using Front Row to access Video, etc. on other networked Macs.

The ability to use the new version of Front Row and Bonjour to access viedo, photos, and music on other networked Macs seems very interesting, but I have a question.
Suppose for example, I buy the new Mac Mini and set it up with my audiovisual system ... and I have other Macs in my home network (e.g.,a G4, iBook, and G5). Do the other computers have to be able to run Front Row in order for their video/photo/audio files to be accessed by the new Mac Mini and played thru my AV system?
In my case, for example, my G4, G5 (Quad) and iBook (G3) don't have Front Row and at the present time Front Row is not available for these Macs.

G4, G5, iBook Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Posted on Mar 2, 2006 12:27 PM

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Answer 1

mk14

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Mar 2, 2006 12:31 PM in response to Phillip Sheeler1

The only requirements are that the other computer (which can even be Windows or pre-Tiger) runs Bonjour and iTunes 6.0.4.

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Answer 2

Mar 2, 2006 12:32 PM in response to Phillip Sheeler1

no, you do ot need frontrow on the other macs.
you need itunes for the music and video and iphoto for the photo's.

You need the updated versions released yesterday.

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Answer 3

Mar 2, 2006 12:38 PM in response to Phillip Sheeler1

Thanks mk14 and William for your quick responses.

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Answer 4

Mar 2, 2006 3:47 PM in response to Phillip Sheeler1

Phillip,

When I was trying out FrontRow on my computer, I got access to video on my PC by simply creating an alias for the files and dropping them into the Movies folder on the mac. FrontRow will show the aliases fine and when you select them will conect to the server (if not already connected) and start playing. This is totally cool! So... you don't really need the video to be in an iTunes shared library if you dont want to go that way.

Nevermind

PS. Of course ZeroConf is pretty cool too!

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Answer 5

Mar 12, 2006 6:49 PM in response to mk14

can't seem to access shared videos on a different Mac.
I have several videos on a separate Mac in iTunes. I can see the videos in the Video Playlist on that Mac. I shared the whole library in the iTunes prefs.

However when I try to access them from Frontrow 1.2.1 on my Mac Mini Intel, I select "Shared Videos", and I can see the shared library from my other Mac. I select it, but after a while Frontrow says it couldn't find any shared video there.

K.

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