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Q: As far as I can tell, this article is not correct, for a MacBook Pro.

As far as I've been able to discover, on a MacBook Pro, iTunes will not send audio from a movie/video to an Airplay device. (I can do it with my iPad, but not with the MacBook). Or is there some way to get it to work?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9), Airplay device: Airport Express

Posted on Dec 9, 2013 7:55 AM

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Q: As far as I can tell, this article is not correct, for a MacBook Pro.

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  • by varjak paw,

    varjak paw varjak paw Dec 9, 2013 8:26 AM in response to Qbits
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    Dec 9, 2013 8:26 AM in response to Qbits

    The article is correct. Have you tried the troubleshooting article linked from that page?

     

    This is the iTunes for Windows forum, by the way.

     

    Regards.

  • by Qbits,

    Qbits Qbits Dec 9, 2013 9:42 AM in response to varjak paw
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    Dec 9, 2013 9:42 AM in response to varjak paw

    Yes, I've gone through the troubleshooting and nothing works.

     

    I have no problem sending music to the Airplay device, but when I play a movie, there is no option to send the audio to an airplay device (the Airplay icon disappears). There are many web pages that say this is not just me, but is the way the MacBook iTunes works (or fails to).

     

    Strange that this got posted to the windows forum. I only commented on the article. There's nothing in the article that says it is specific to Windows.

     


  • by varjak paw,Solvedanswer

    varjak paw varjak paw Dec 9, 2013 9:59 AM in response to Qbits
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    Dec 9, 2013 9:59 AM in response to Qbits

    Sorry, I missed that being what you wanted to do. There's a workaround here you can try:

     

    http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/mountain-lion-using-audio-only-airplay-mi rroring

     

    I haven't tried it myself so I don't know if there will be any lag that would drop the sound track out of sync, but you can give it a go. I also don't know if it will work with an AirPort Express as well, though I can't see why it wouldn't.

     

    Regards.