AirPlay (formerly called AirTunes) is Apple’s technology for streaming media over a local (usually in-home) network. It lets you stream audio from any Mac. Get the full picture on Apple TV 4K. More than a remarkable way to use AirPlay, Apple TV 4K. Cisdem Video Player for Mac. Cisdem Video Player is an incredible program playing a vast.
Media Playback
AirPlay lets people stream media content wirelessly from iOS, macOS, and tvOS devices to Apple TV, HomePod, and AirPlay-enabled TVs and speakers. If your app provides media playback, support AirPlay streaming—not just mirroring—for the best user experience.
AirPlay DVDs with VLC When it comes to playing videos, in most cases VLC is the answer. Go to “File Open Disc” in VLC and open your DVD. (Here is how to stream DVD to VOB for Playback on Mac via VLC, also you can sync iTunes video with VLC). Make sure that your devices meet the requirements for using AirPlay.
To support media playback and AirPlay, apps should adopt the following frameworks:
- AVFoundation, for media playback
- AVKit, for the built-in media player, which offers a standard set of user controls and supports features like chapter navigation, subtitles, closed captioning, and AirPlay streaming
Use the system-provided media player. The built-in media player accommodates the needs of most media apps and provides a consistent playback experience across the system. It's familiar, easy to implement, and adopts new features and improvements automatically. Custom players with unfamiliar interfaces can be confusing and frustrating to people. Design a custom video player only if your app’s needs aren't met by the system-provided player. For developer guidance, see AVPlayerViewController.
Provide content in the highest possible resolution. Your HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) playlist should include the full range of available resolutions so that people can experience your content in the resolution that's appropriate for the device they're using (AVFoundation automatically selects the resolution based on the device). If you don't include a range of resolutions, your content will look low quality when people stream it to a device that can play at higher resolutions. For example, content that looks great on iPhone at 720p will look low quality when people use AirPlay to stream it to a 4K TV.
Entering AirPlay
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Provide an intuitive way to enter AirPlay. Clearly display the control for entering AirPlay within your custom player UI.
Use Apple-provided icons on controls that initiate AirPlay. When you use the system-provided media player, the correct AirPlay icon displays automatically. If necessary, you can adjust the size and tint of the icon to match the appearance of your app. For developer guidance, see AVRoutePickerView and MPVolumeView.
AirPlay audio
Position the AirPlay icon correctly. In a custom player, match the icon positions used in the system-provided media player. Specifically, display the AirPlay icon in the lower left corner when the device is in portrait orientation and in the lower right corner when the device is in landscape orientation.
Don't hide the AirPlay icon in a submenu or require people to use a control to see it. If your app includes a control for initiating AirPlay, the system-provided icon should be visible on the control. Also, make sure the AirPlay icon is visible within the player UI.
Ensure that custom controls for entering AirPlay are intuitive and behave as people expect. Strive to match the appearance and behavior of the system-provided buttons, including distinct visual states that indicate when playback has been initiated, is occurring, or is unavailable.
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During Playback
Support remote control events. When you support remote control events, people can choose actions like play, pause, and fast forward on the lock screen, and through interaction with Siri or HomePod. For developer guidance, see Remote Command Center Events.
Don't stop playback when your app enters the background or when the device locks. For example, people expect the TV show they started streaming from your app to continue while they check their mail or put their device to sleep. In this type of scenario, it's also crucial to avoid mirroring, because people don't want to stream other types of content without explicitly choosing to do so.
Don't interrupt another app's playback unless your app is starting to play immersive media. Although people can choose to play all new content, your app should not interrupt current playback by default. For example, if your app plays a video when it launches or auto-plays inline videos, you should play this content on only the local device, while allowing current playback to continue. For developer guidance, see AVAudioSessionCategoryAmbient.
Provide an interface for controlling media playback. Your app should give people controls for performing common tasks during playback, like pause, play, skip, scrub, and exit. By default, the system-provided media player displays a screen that includes standard controls, and indicates playback is occurring on another device.
Let people use other parts of your app during playback. When AirPlay is active, your app should still be functional. If the user navigates away from the playback screen, make sure other in-app videos don't begin playing and interrupt the streaming content.
Stream only expected content. Disable streaming of content like background loops and short video experiences that make sense only within the context of the app itself. For developer guidance, see usesExternalPlaybackWhileExternalScreenIsActive.
Apple Airplay allows wireless streaming of audio, video, and photos, together with related metadata between devices. With airplay, all of a sudden, your great photos, the perfect party mix and wonderful movies are on the big screen and the best speakers. (Read How to use AirPlay on iPhone or iPad and watch Amazon Prime on Apple TV using AirPlay)
In this article, I will show you how to immediately stream DVDs to your Apple TV with the help of AirPlay Mirroring.
The problem with DVDs and Apple TV
Many people have a lot of DVDs (technically, the specification is called DVD-Video). You probably know the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders with the VOB files. The problem is: This format is not compatible with your Apple TV and can’t be streamed directly via AirPlay.
Solution 1: Rip DVD to Apple TV
So you have to re-encode it first (for instance with Handbrake, an open source video transcoder).
Apple Airplay Mac
And to cope with protected DVDs, you can turn to Pavtube DVDAid for Mac or BDMagic for Mac to help you easily convert DVD files to playback on Apple TV on Mac with just a few clicks so that you can play DVD freely without any external tool.
But since re-encoding takes some time, needs software & know-how and eventually some space on your hard disc, here is another solution. Streamclip for mac os x.
Solution 2: Playing DVDs with AirPlayMac with DVD drive
Here’s my hardware. Just a common Macbook Pro with the Superdrive (an external USB CD/DVD drive). But you can use any another Mac with DVD drive, as long as it is compatible with AirPlay Mirroring (Mac requirements for AirPlay Mirroring).
Apple DVD Player Software won’t work
The first thing that comes into your mind is probably using the DVD Player Software that usually opens when you insert a DVD. But this won’t work and will just show you the error message “The viewer could not be moved to selected screen.” Why? Seems like a copyright thing that it’s just not legally allowed and therefore suppressed by Apple.
AirPlay DVDs with VLC
When it comes to playing videos, in most cases VLC is the answer. Go to “File > Open Disc…” in VLC and open your DVD. (Here is how to stream DVD to VOB for Playback on Mac via VLC, also you can sync iTunes video with VLC)
Enable AirPlay Mirroring and make sure that you see the VLC window on your TV. Double Click in the video window for fullscreen and start your movie. Here we go… video and audio is streamed to your TV.
Silver efex pro download. Just in case if there are any performance troubles: Here are some Tips for improving AirPlay Mirroring Performance.
And what about the legal thing? Seems like the combination of open source software and French law helps us here because software is not recognised as patentable in France/EU (details see If VLC can ship a free DVD player, why can’t Microsoft?) Camtasia for mac tutorial download.
I haven’t tried this for Blu-Ray disc (because I neither have a drive nor discs) but I think this should work for Blu-Ray, too.
Install Airplay On Mac
I would say that this is a great solution which will replace my Phillips DVD Player (saves some space in the living room). What do you think? Crazy, eh? Now, pass the popcorn, the movie’s about to get really good…