How to Convert Video to Apple TV on Mac OS X
As other Apple products like iPad, Apple TV has its own format supported list. On which, H.264 video in M4V, MP4, and MOV file formats, MPEG-4 video in M4V, MP4, and MOV file formats, and a particular AVI media file are mentioned. In other words, you are only allowed to play video files matching these. But generally speaking, there are numerous media files online and offline are above these. For instance, you are likely to download FLV video files from some video-sharing sites including YouTube, record video in 3GP with your cell phone, shot video clips in AVCHD by camera and so on. So what if you wanna play these video on your widescreen TV set through Apple TV?
The answer is simple: convert video to Apple TV. This article is a step by step guide showing you how to convert video to Apple TV on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard included). And as to keeping the video quality and having a quick video to Apple TV Mac conversion, a professional yet easy-to-use Apple TV Video Converter for Mac is used. This smart Apple TV converter for Mac has a broad support for formats which enables you to convert video in any popular format to Apple TV compatible ones. And even, it supplies an optimized preset for the device, say, Apple TV, so that you don’t need to set the figures of the output files by yourself. Here comes the detailed guide (BTW, converting video available for Apple TV to other format like AVI is also supported):
Install the Apple TV converter for Mac and add videos
Drag the downloaded installation file to your application, install it, then launch it. After that, directly drag and drop your video files into the Apple TV converter Mac, or up to "File" menu then choose "Add Video Files". This professional Mac app also helps you to convert several video files at one go for saving your time, that’s to say, it offers batch conversion function at the same time. By the way, you are able to convert Apple TV video to other video file like AVI file
Select the proper output format
As to convert video to Apple TV on Mac OS X, you are offered an optimized preset for this device so that you can directly choose it out from “Apple Device” when you open the format list to set the output format for file. And if you are about to convert Apple TV video to other file, you can choose the suitable output format under “Video Formats” section or other presets offered by the smart Apple TV video converter Mac.
Start the Apple TV video conversion on Mac
Click “Convert” in the main interface of Apple TV Mac Video Converter and then let the application finish the rest automatically. works perfectly on iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air running Mac OS 10.5 and above.
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