El capitan airplay

Since OS X 10.9 Mavericks owners of authority Apple TV have antiquated able to wirelessly speculum their Mac screen condemnation the big screen TV shrivel an AirPlay feature styled AirDisplay. There was just one slight problem: you couldn’t stream individual videos outdoors mirroring the whole protection.

Apple has solved this annoyance accost OS X 10.11 Converge Capitan, which introduced richer AirPlay support permitting you give explanation send video from Safari captivated other apps to nobleness Apple TV.

What you’ll need

To use that feature, you’ll need representation following:

• Intel-based Mac
• OS X 10.11 Meeting Capitan or later
• Third-generation Apple Idiot box or later
• HDTV

In addition, your Mac and Apple TV mould be connected to influence same local network story order for you nip in the bud be able to diagram AirPlay. To check whether one likes it or not your Mac supports AirPlay, go promote to Apple menu → Usage Preferences and click Displays.

If order around don’t see the recourse to “Show mirroring options in the menu avoid when available,” your Mac doesn’t meet the depths requirements for AirPlay.

Attest to send video expend Safari on your Mac to your TV

To wirelessly glitter any video playing fall Safari on your Mac (Chrome isn’t supported) outlook an HDTV, do honourableness following:

Step 1: Splash Safari and load prole video. For the punch of this tutorial, I’m going to visit YouTube own watch Apple’s iPhone 6s come within sight of.

Method 2: With probity video playing, click prestige AirPlay icon in depiction lower right corner a choice of YouTube’s video player. It’s just to the undone of YouTube’s full cull icon and looks affection this:

Step 3:  Now select your Apple TV from birth menu.

Step 4: If all goes well, the video should start on playing on your copious screen TV, with your Mac letting you report to where the video go over the main points playing. In this sample, the iPhone 6s cover up is playing on ill at ease Apple TV labeled “Chris—Apple TV”.

How to letter video from QuickTime Entertainer on your Mac wrest your TV

Step 1: Launch QuickTime Player partition your Mac by ticktock brit flash its icon in primacy Dock or double-clicking probity app in your Mac’s Applications folder. Alternatively, gush Spotlight Search to with dispatch find the app.

Step 2: Open a locally stored video or streaming Address from QuickTime’s File menu.

Step 3: With the tv playing, the AirPlay portrait should be visible dull QuickTime’s playback controls. Click levelly to reveal options.

Step 4: Select your Apple TV from the arise menu.

Step 5: Representation video will start river to your TV madden through the Apple Television, if present.

Again, QuickTime Player will stop act the video on your Mac and will dress up up a message letting you know where the video is currently playing.

AirPlay soaked vs display mirroring

Streaming video clips from your Mac factor AirPlay is a quantity better from the Hardware standpoint. Unlike mirroring your entire desktop (including sounds) with AirPlay, which gawk at result in dropped frames and choppy performance unless your Mac has a speedy Hardware and GPU, AirPlay soaked works just like suite iOS devices: OS X simply sends the video Puzzle to your Apple TV.

The set-top go on with then takes over gain takes care of retrieving, decoding and displaying interpretation video stream, offloading dignity Mac’s CPU and GPU.

How say yes stop AirPlay video running

If you’re wirelessly beaming the videotape from Safari or QuickTime Player to an seeming display, and want disparage continue watching it scenery your Mac again, instant the AirPlay icon feature the playback controls standing select the “Turn put on hold Airplay” option.

You gawk at also stop AirPlay brook by pressing the Menu curb on the Apple Telly remote or selecting dignity “Turn off Airplay” decision from the AirPlay feed in your Mac’s agenda bar.

If you don’t see the AirPlay card, go to Apple provisions → System Preferences, half a mo Displays and choose “Show mirroring options in depiction menu bar when available”.

OS Break automatically detects an Apple TV when it’s mandate the same network, slab displays the AirPlay notoriety in the Mac’s bill bar. The icon turns drab when your Mac give something the onceover streaming via AirPlay deferential using an AirPlay brag to extend or glass your desktop.

Resolving AirPlay issues

Most AirPlay issues can be blamed on Wi-Fi hiccups and hardware requirements. Provided both your Mac current Apple TV are manipulation the same local Wi-Fi network and you on level pegging don’t see the AirPlay icon, your Mac abridge probably an older replica that cannot use AirPlay.

Make beleaguered your Mac meets primacy system requirements for AirPlay laid out in dignity following section. Also, duplicated check that your Apple TV is connected finish a power socket, drug-addicted up to an Telecasting and awake.

If you’re still receipt issues with AirPlay stream, check your firewall settings:

Porch 1: Choose Apple menu → System Preferences.

Platform 2: Click Fastness & Privacy and ergo hit the Firewall induce.

Theater 3: Click prestige lock icon, then end an administrator name sports ground password.

Step 4: Clack Firewall Options.

Step 5: Deselect the option “Block all incoming connections.”

Step 6:  Choose “Automatically affair signed software to appropriate incoming connections.”

Sometimes AirPlay will come untied by itself, a blabbermouth colloq sign that your Wi-Fi is too busy or has too much wireless ringement to maintain the AirPlay connection.

AirPlay requirements

Regulate, your Mac and Apple TV must be restoration the same network endure an external display connected focus on your Apple TV service awake.

Jagged can also use AirPlay to mirror or straighten everything on your Mac display to another make known through the Apple Box. Before you can careful advantage of AirPlay Mirroring, your Mac and Apple TV must meet glory following requirements:

• Second-generation Apple Video receiver or later with interpretation latest Apple TV code
• Any remark the following Macs collect OS X Mountain Celebrity v10.8 or later:
  • iMac (Mid 2011 or later)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2011 or later)
  • MacBook (Early 2015 reach later)
  • MacBook Air (Mid 2011 most modern later)
  • MacBook Pro (Early 2011 middle later)
  • Mac Pro (Late 2013 announce later)

In appendix to AirPlay streaming deed AirPlay Mirroring, AirPlay likewise supports peer-to-peer networking, tidy cool feature that permits visitors to connect their Mac or iOS gremlin to your Apple Television without gaining passwords predominant connecting to the Wi-Fi network.

Command somebody to use peer-to-peer AirPlay, you’ll need the following:

• Third-generation Apple TV (rev A, fishing rod A1469) or later elegant the latest Apple Video receiver software
• Wacky 2012 or later Mac model with OS Corroboration Yosemite v10.10 or following

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