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Apple TV for Dummies

Watch your iTunes downloads on a television screen with help from Apple TV For Dummies. This comprehensive guide offers shopping tips; easy-to-understand installation and setup directions; and advanced material like content creation, troubleshooting, and optimizing network speeds.

You get the "download" on:

  • Apple TV setup and customizing
  • High-Definition video hardware
  • State-of-the-art audio hardware
  • Connecting both computer and video equipment
  • Using iTunes and the iTunes Store
  • Cataloging your multimedia library
  • Setting up a wireless network (both on the Mac and the PC)
  • Working with Front Row and the Apple TV remote control
  • Displaying photos using iPhoto and Photoshop Elements
  • Audio and video formats, including conversion between formats
  • Syncing iTunes with the Apple TV
  • Creating media for Apple TV using iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie HD
  • Customizing and optimizing your Apple TV system
  • Troubleshooting, upgrading and maintaining Apple TV

All levels of users will find this guide full of useful information, whether you're a multimedia/High-Definition beginner who hasn’t invested a cent in hardware, or an intermediate-level enthusiast who already has an HDTV and surround sound system, or an advanced electronic wizard who needs just a quick reference tool to troubleshoot a problem.

Biography

Mark L. Chambers is an author, a tech editor, and an unabashed Mac fan. He is the author of more than 30 computer books, including MacBook® For Dummies.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: The Beginning of a Beautiful Relationship.

Chapter 1: Shaking Hands with Apple TV.

Chapter 2: Installing Your New Entertainment Superstar.

Chapter 3: Configuring Your Apple TV.

Part II: Connecting Your Apple TV.

Chapter 4: Creating an Apple Wireless Network.

Chapter 5: Creating a Windows Wireless Network.

Chapter 6: Adding High-Definition and Super Sound.

Chapter 7: Introducing Your Apple TV to Your Television.

Part III: Exploring Your Apple TV.

Chapter 8: Syncing and Streaming Apple TV with iTunes.

Chapter 9: Great, Another Remote Control.

Chapter 10: Working with Internet Media.

Chapter 11: Enjoying Music and Video on Apple TV.

Chapter 12: Apple TV as a Photo Album.

Part IV: Creating Your Own Media.

Chapter 13: Creating a Photo Library Using iPhoto.

Chapter 14: Mastering Moviemaking with iMovie HD.

Chapter 15: Creating Audio Tracks with iTunes.

Part V: Apple TV Tricks and Troubleshooting.

Chapter 16: Customizing Your Apple TV.

Chapter 17: Maintaining Your Media Library.

Chapter 18: Okay, It’s Not Working . . . .

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19: Top Ten PC and Mac Performance Tweaks.

Chapter 20: Top Ten Utilities You Can’t Do Without.

Chapter 21: Top Ten Multimedia Gadgets.

Chapter 22: Top Ten Things to Avoid Like the Plague.

Part VII: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Apple TV Software.

Appendix B: Glossary.

Index.

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