Can i play music directly from time capsule?

can I play music accessed from time capsule so that I don't have to use up room on my computer?

If you want to move your itunes library to the TC we recommend you don't.. the TC is designed as a backup target for Time Machine.. it might appear vaguely like a NAS but it has zero ability to backup files.. and fails with surprising frequency. and is slow.. and what happens when you corrupt your itunes library.
If you just want to put individual files and play from there.. well neither is it a media player. Basically TC fails at anything and everything except being a TM backup target.

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Can iPad play files directly from time machine?

I want to be able to play my movies and music on my iPad and apple tv without plugging in my laptop and external hard drive. I figured I could load my files on time machine and then play them using iTunes home sharing. Does this work? Any experience would help. Thanks.

If you want to move your itunes library to the TC we recommend you don't.. the TC is designed as a backup target for Time Machine.. it might appear vaguely like a NAS but it has zero ability to backup files.. and fails with surprising frequency. and is slow.. and what happens when you corrupt your itunes library.
If you just want to put individual files and play from there.. well neither is it a media player. Basically TC fails at anything and everything except being a TM backup target.

Can I play music direct from my iPhone to my stereo via AirPort Express?

Rather than using my iPhone as a remote control for my MacBook Pro music, can't I just play the music on the iPhone wirelessly through my new AirPort Express to my stereo? If so, how?

Assumng your on the same wireless network youu should be able to.(I've done it with mine, and a even a friends iphone)
While playing a song select the little upward facing triangle in a box then select your Airport Express...
For further/better info on the topic you want to search for is AirPlay... from Apple's general support (or maybe even the older version AirTunes)

Can I stream music directly from my Ipod Touch 4g to my airport express?

Can I stream music directly from my Ipod Touch 4g to my airport express?

If Airplay is avaialble on your iPod Touch and it should be, and your AE is connected to a stereo system or to some speakers, yes.

Can I play music wirelessly from my Imac to my hi fi?

Can I play music wirelessly from my Imac to my hi fi?
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Yes, AUX in jack. Radio shack may be required to make sure your connectors are compatible. For example, you may need a standard RCA splitter to mini-RCA. The mini-RCA (3.5mm) is for the airport express while the dual (red-black) for your AUX in. Hard to say without seeing the connectors.
Itunes on Mac sends music to airport express (you select it in iTunes), the airport express sends the music out via the mini-RCA, your CD player auxillary input converts the RCA signal to sound.

How can I restore my iPhone from time capsule (OSX and ios5)?

How can I restore my iphone (ios5) from time capsule (OSX).

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Can i stream music directly from ipad 2 to an airport express

Hi i currently am looking for a solution, is it possible to send music directly from my iphone4 and ipad2 directly to an airport express which inturn will be connected to my home hifi via the optical out.
I am getting confilicting info from the web with some suggestions that i will have to have my pc switched on and use the iphone/ipad as a remote and the music coming from my pc.
I'm not keen on this as i dont want to have my pc switched on to play music.
Thanks
Karl

If you notice in the instructions for the recent software update instructions, apple asked everyone to reset all settings first before updating the apple tv software. If you missed this step, this is the reason why you are getting this error.
The solution is annoying but it works. You need to go into general settings and choose to reset all your current settings. Doing this will reset your apple tv and allow the recent software update to fully take effect. You just need to enter your original setup information for apple tv the same way you did when you first installed your apple tv unit.
Hope this helps....

Can I transfer music directly from an iPod touch 4th generation to an i-Phone 4?

Hello,
I would like to know if I can transfer music directly from an iPod touch 4th generation to an i-Phone 4. All the music I have is in this iPod, since I had my music stored in a portable hard drive that broke.
Thank you

All the music I have is in this iPod
Sorry no, but if you have synced your iTunes purchases from the iPod to your computer, connect the iPhone. From the iTunes menu bar click File / Transfer Purchases From iPod...
iOS: Syncing with iTunes
Or, if you are a resident of the U.S., have iTunes 10.3 or later, and iOS 4.3.3, you can re download the music directly to the iPhone.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

Is there a file browser which can play DVD contents from Time Capsule?

Using File Manager (free Zheng) app I can reach all my files on the Time Capsule (3TB) from my iPad Air2 (64GB). Also I am able to play video content MP4. So far so good.
However I have also several DVD VOB files of homevideo. These I can play on my iMac using DVD player or VLC.
Is there a way to play the DVD content just as easy as the MP4 files do on my iPad? Most file browser do not support this.
I have read a solution to perform it via a server via my iMac. However this is not to my liking.
Should it be possible to re-direct a file URL to lets say VLC player like Stratospherix filebrowser can do?
Is there a good file browser which can play VOB DVD contents?
Can anybody help me before buying several apps and perform the trial and error method ?

I'd recommend File Explorer (orange icon on the iOS app store) - find your NAS with it and try and play your media. It has a video decoder built in so should be able to handle your MP4s. If not, Plex is very good - but would require £2.99 and your Mac to be on when you wanted to watch on your iPad. Let me know how you get on.

How can I play MP3 files with time capsule on a stereo set?

Hello,
Can anyone offer ideas/suggestions how to play my mp3 files (itunes) from a Time Capsule device? I use a plain Philip 5.1dts set. I would like to be able to select music with either my iphone, ipad ir macbook.
thanks, Anton

You will need to add an Apple - AirPort Express to be able to stream your iTunes data to your amp/speaker setup.

Streaming direct from Time Capsule (without a PC on)

This question may have been put forward a number of times and apologies if so. Is it possible to stream directly from a Time Capsule (or equivalent) to the Apple TV without a computer acting as an intermediary?
If so, how is this done, and if not, is it on the Apple's functionality roadmap?

No, iTunes play a key role in syncing/streaming data.
AppleTv probably does not know the location of media files, only the media type and metadata, so when selected for streaming it asks iTunes to stream the file.
I agree it would be nice to have a standalone server but they'd have to make it cost effective for anyone to buy one rather than a small computer which might be more flexible if prices were equivalent.
The NAS products out there which puport to have in-built iTunes servers are ok for sharing with iTunes on the network, but are not fully AppleTV compatible due to the need to set iTunes up with a numerical code to work with AppleTV.
Feedback can be sent here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/appletv.html
AC

Playing media files from Time Capsule hard drive

Hello folks,
I am using my 3TB Time Capsule to host all of my video files, most of which are MKV files. I also have an external hard drive connected to the USB port on Time Capsule and there are few video files on it as well.
I am using Time Capsule as a router sitting between the cable modem (WAN) and my locan network (LAN). I have an Argosy HV355T digital media player hooked up to my home theater and TV via HDMI. It is connected to Time Capsule via Ethernet.
On Argosy media player, I am able to connect to Time Capsule (login is successful) but I can neither see the hard drives nor their contents.
When I connect the external hard drive to the USB port on Argosy, the hard drive is recognized and files from it can be read and played. Thus I have ruled out the possibility of Argosy being unable to read Mac formats.
I try to use uPnP on Argosy to connect as uPnP client to Time Capsule, but nothing happens. I thought uPnP is turned ON by default on Time Capsule.
Why am I not able to see the Time Capsule hard drive from my media player?
What am I missing in my setup?
Do I need to install a media server device to read files from hard drives and storage, and stream to media player (Argosy)?
How are you folks using Time Capsule to play video from its hard drive on to TV?
Thanks.

I try to use uPnP on Argosy to connect as uPnP client to Time Capsule, but nothing happens. I thought uPnP is turned ON by default on Time Capsule.
Why am I not able to see the Time Capsule hard drive from my media player?
What am I missing in my setup?
Do I need to install a media server device to read files from hard drives and storage, and stream to media player (Argosy)?
How are you folks using Time Capsule to play video from its hard drive on to TV?
The TC has no upnp.. no Apple device does.. Apple refused to join and went off in a huff, sat in the corner and created their own.. NAT-PMP.. which as you can imagine.. doesn't work with anything else but Apple stuff.
So first issue.. no upnp but that isn't a biggie.
SMB file protocol which the rest of the world uses.. has rules which Apple also breaks.
Make sure your TC is setup with all short names. no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
On the file sharing page of the airport utility.. (you may need to use 5.6 from Mac or Windows), ensure that you set a workgroup.. generally now WORKGROUP. And make sure you turn on the guest account to full read and write permissions.
It would be good to ensure a normal windows computer can access the TC..
In windows explorer type in the address bar
\\TCname or \\TCIPaddress (where you replace with actual name or IP).
I do not know the Argosy player but I will look it up.
My hacked ATV1 can see and play files from the TC. That is running XMBC of course.

Can you stream iTunes library from Time Capsule to a MacBook if you're connected to the internet anywhere in the world?

I want to buy a MacBook Air but the flash storage means not enough space for all my movies and music. Instead of carrying around an extra harddrive, I'd rather make the Time Capsule my external harddrive. Most of the time when I access it it will be from my house, but say I'm just out and about and connected to the internet...assuming my Time Capsule is on, can I use it as basically a cloud device and stream my iTunes movies and music to my computer?

Probably not unless you have a super speed internet connection.. most people on adsl have 1mbit upload connection or less. you cannot stream movies over 1mbit.. I doubt you can even stream music. Actual throughput is only 800kbit/s...
That is why you store things in the cloud.. you download speed from cloud is much high than upload to it.
That is unless you have a super high speed, fibre connection to your home??
It is certainly possible.. if you have enough bandwidth.. 99.999% of people don't.

Wait a minute... play music directly from ipod?

I just received a replacement ipod mini and i just restored it. Heres the thing, i used to be able to play the music that i had on my ipod directly from the ipod (it didnt have to be in itunes) but now i cant do that, all the songs are the faded-light-gray color. Can i get it back to how it was before? Does it have something to do with the new version?
intel pentium 4 2.66, 1gb ram, 250gb wd, msi mb Windows XP

Could we get to the point at hand despite this users computer preferences...
Is there a way that I can play my iPod directly through my Computer because I have a few computers one that I use at work and one at home. Until recently I could play my iPod mini through iTunes. Now it only shows the songs that are in the Library.

Working directly from time capsule

Does any one have any experience working on files located on a Time Capsule through the ethernet connection? Especially with video software.
We are adding a second work station to our small video company. A simple and cheap way for two people to have access to the same file to work on is to locate the file on a Time Capsule and have each computer connect to it via the ethernet connections. Projects don't need to be edited simultaneously, just person A edits the file, saves, then person B can work on the file and save.
I have edited on external drives with FW 800 before, but never with ethernet. Just wondering if there is likely to be any problems with this set up?
Thanks!

You do not need a router. But if you don't use a router how are you getting internet connection??
How did you expect to connect to the TC?
If you are using a system where internet is via wireless and you want to connect the two computers for high speed by ethernet that is fine.
The difference not having a router makes is you must set IP address yourself on both computers.. you must fix everything so the network between the two computers doesn't mess with the internet connection.
I would still buy and use a switch.. you can get a 5 port gigabit switch for $30-40.. the reason it is worth it is handling connection is generally done better by a switch.. but you can directly connect two computer using gigabit with a straight ethernet cable. Remember to set ip in a different range to that used by your router..
So with direct connection by cable or via a switch.. this is the setup.
Lets say you have a router that is set to 10.0.1.1 ie apple type.
Then set ethernet port to 192.168.1.10 on one computer and 192.168.1.11 on the other computer.
If the main router was actually 192.168.1.x then use 10.0.0.x on the computers.
Set the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0
Do not set a gateway (router in applespeak) or DNS..
The two computers can then find each other without the computer getting messed up with wrong gateways.
BTW if you simply plug the two computers together they may actually create a self discovery network using 169.254.x.x but that can be sloppy and slow the computers boot and connection, as everytime it starts it has to go through the discovery process.. it is much better to use a fixed IP which you control.

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