Can I turn my iMac into an airplay speaker?

I have several ATV's and a few airplay speakers around the house but I would like to stream from my iphone or ipad to my iMac computer (which has speakers attached to the computer). Is there a way to airplay from my iOS device to my computer?
I have an Intel iMac running 10.8.4.
Thanks for any help.

"AirFoil Speakers for Mac"
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/speakers.php (third product)
It works but costs 25$
I don't know other solution

Similar Messages

Upgrading to a Macbook Pro and Turning my iMac into a Hardrive

My old PowerPC iMac G5 is running Final Cut Pro really slow. Rendering about 10 seconds of clip take like 40 to 60 seconds to render. I dont think that is normal because my dad's Powerbook Pro or what the old MacBook Pro, renders faster when my iMac is only a year old while his is 3 years old I think.
Anyways, would it be wise to move to a Macbook Pro 17" because I want a mobile workstation I can take with me to school and such not. I am planning on turning my iMac into a hard drive with my LaCie.
My last question. If I turn my iMac into a external hardrive can I hook up my LaCie into my iMac and then acess it from the MacBook Pro? or will I have to hook the LaCie directly into the MacBook Pro?

Er, wow.
Something is running, that's for sure. Limewire is a type of bittorrent, yes, and would be pulling network activity like that. Try quitting both, so only Activity Monitor is running.
To be honest, its outside the scope of a video editing board to help you trouble shoot your computer (sorry if that seems like a brush-off), but Activity monitor should tell you what you need to know. I'll answer a few more posts though.
Show the Activity Monitor Window, and in the top drop down option, select 'All Processes' and tell me what the top hit is, when sorted by % CPU column, for me, it's Activity Monitor itself, averaging about 5%-10% of my much slower computer than yours. Typical Idle %'s are 85%-99% when not doing anything other than looking at the Activity Monitor.
Talk to who else uses or set up the computer - perhaps they have some background tasks running.
Another alternative is to create a new user, log out of this one, use the new user log in just to edit video, don't do anything else with that user account. Be aware, you can't use the other users files from the new user though.

Can I turn greenscreen video into video with transparent background (instead of default black backgr

Can I turn greenscreen video into video with transparent background to overlay on another video in another program. probably export as avi. I know I can in after effects but comfortable with premiere. basically want to turn the greenscreen from a black to transparent background ppro cs6 windows
[ email address removed by forum host ]

Harm is correct. It would be better to edit in the program where you keyed out the green. However, if you really must ...
DPX is one file per frame. While you may not be able to open it from Windows, it is only because Windwos has not been told to open them in Photoshop.
The whole point of the DPX file is to have a visually lossless storage of your frames that is designed to be used between applications (just what you want to do): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Picture_Exchange
However, if you prefer to use another option that you are more comfortable with, you can use PNG.
Or...
If you insist on a single video, use the Animation codec for Quicktime.
In any case, you need a picture format or video CODEC that can store an Alpha Channel.
Or.....
Export the video with the black and use a Luma key in the next application.
Or ...
Export the video with the black, and then export a video of just the alpha channel as a blabk and white image where black is transparent when used as a track matte, and then in the next application use the video of the alpha channel as a track matte.
Since you haven't said what the other application is or why you want to use it, we are having a little trouble offering a specific solution.

Can I turn .wma files into mp3 (or something I can use in itunes)?

....

Cov99 wrote:
Can I turn .wma files into mp3 (or something I can use in itunes)?
iTunes for Mac can't handle WMA files, iTunes for winsloth can.
if you have access to a PC, use iTunes there to convert the files. alternatively, you can get EasyWMA and use that app.
the files need to be unprotected in both cases.
JGG

Can I turn a video into a picture with Photoshop?

Can I turn a video on my computer into a photo?

Yes, any frame of the video can be saved as a still image.

If I get a 3GS, can I turn my iPhone into an iPod Touch?

I bought the original iPhone when it came out and I want to buy a 3GS when they are available. When I do, I'd like to use my old iPhone to run Remote to control iTunes running on my music server. Can I turn off the phone part of the iPhone but still have Wifi and run apps like Remote?

Hi,
Yes, you can use the original iPhone without a service plan.
This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3406 provides more details.
Just leave the SIM that was last used with in the iPhone in it, so you can easily update and restore the iPhone.
Message was edited by: Jason L

How can I turn mac mini into wifi access point for iPhone?

Hi,
I do not have a wifi router.
I want my iPhone to be able to use my broadband internet instead of the slow EDGE internet.
The simple solution would be to buy a wifi router whih would enable my iPhone to access the wifi home network.
*What if I could turn the mac mini into a wifi access point?* That would save me from the hassle of buying a wifi router.
Any idea how to do this??
Message was edited by: d00by666

I did this.
I think I am doing something wrong. I am doing something wrong in this setting *from ethernet to airport*.
see attached screenshot.
To start Internet sharing on a computer using Mac OS X:
1. Open System Preferences, click Sharing, and then click Internet.
2. Select how you would like to share your Internet connection, and then click Start. You
can choose to share your Internet connection with AirPort-enabled computers,
computers with built-in Ethernet, or both.
Note:
If your Internet connection and your local network use the same port (built-in
Ethernet, for example), contact your ISP before you turn on Internet sharing. In some
cases (if you use a cable modem, for example) you might unintentionally affect the
network settings of other ISP customers, and your ISP might terminate your service to
prevent you from disrupting its network.
3. If you want to share your Internet connection with computers using AirPort, click
AirPort Options to give your network a name and password.
----------------------------------------------------

How can I turn captured video into a DVD

I am a premiere newbie. Can anyone tell me the basic steps to take captured video (already can do..) and turn it into a DVD which can be read on a regular TV-DVD player.? Even a few basic starter steps to send me down the right road would be helpful and VERY appreciated. I can capture to Premiere (Pro CS4), but then what? Thank you!!

OK, you've got your material Captured from your camera. It should appear in your Project Panel. At this point, your Timeline will be empty. This is where the editing comes in. I'll keep it simple, as there are a couple of ways to do this.
1.) from the Project Panel, drag each Video Clip to the Timeline's Video Track 1. The accompanying Audio wll come in with it, and should go to Audio Track 1, below that little "beltline," that separates your Video (above) and Audio (below).
2.) you can alter the Duration of your Clip by click-dragging on the Head, to shorten it there, or from the Tail, to shorten it there. If you have material that you wish to remove from anywhere but the Head or Tail, look in the Toolbox, usually to the lower-right, but it can be moved. There is a Razor icon. Place the CTI (Current Time Indicator - that little triangle with a red line, that moves when you hit the Spacebar) where you wish to Cut with the Razor. Click with the Razor selected and both Video and Audio will be sliced. Move to where you wish this extra footage to end, and do the same thing. Rt-click on this new "Clip" and Choose Ripple Delete. This will remove that segment and close up the other parts of the Clip. Repeat for all of the rest of your media Assets.
3.) add any Transitions, music, etc.
4.) when done, you will Export this to Adobe Encore for DVD authoring. There are several ways to do this, but Adobe Dynamic Link is probably the easiest way.
5.) in Encore (if you use DL all selected Timelines will come into that program w/ Audio and Video), you create your navigation with Menus (Encore has a full Library of these).
6.) Check Project
7.) when done, chose File>Burn to DVD.
Note: use good media, like Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden and burn at the slowest possible speed.
Done and good luck,
Hunt
PS remember that there are many ways to do the steps above. The manual and the Help files will go into a lot more detail, and you might find that you like another way better. Read, and then experiment.

TS3742 My apple after the startup and holding p+r + control+ option goes to a screen with a locked padlock and a space for me to type I've entered my admin password but nothing seems to happen and it can't get my iMac into safe mode or anything this is al

My iMac at start up goes to the apple logo with the spinning symbol under neath it.
After a while it goes into a screen with a prohibited symbol.
I can't boot it into safe mode or single user mode only thing I can do is press the control, option and p,r keys and that leads me to a locked screen with a bar under neither it for me to type a password or something I've tried my admin password many times and nothing happens
WHAT DO I DO

Sounds like you have a firmware password set.
As you can't do that accidentally, you surely must know the password (which is different from your admin password)?

Can you turn an iPhone into an iPod touch when no longer used as a phone?

Can anyone help with turning an iPhone that is no longer in use into an iPod touch?

If it is your old one and is already activated in your iTunes software, Just keep using it. You don't need to do anything to it. Without an cellular service account linked to it anymore, it is now, effectively, an iPod touch (although if you leave the SIM card in it, it could still be used for emergency calls, at least in the USA).
If this is one that you do not have, or never had, activated in iTunes then follow the instructions here - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3406 to activate it in iTunes so you can still sync it and so forth.

IMac connected to TV, can I turn the iMac screen off?

Hi,
I connected my Intel (white 20") iMac to my TV and I'm using the TV screen as the main screen with the menu bar and all that. But the iMac screen is always on, until you launch Front Row or Hulu..etc. then the iMac screen turns off. Is there a way to make the iMac screen to stay off permanently?
Thanks
Gene

On the MacBook, you can wake it while the lid is closed, and the built-in display will not be used. You can then open the lid, and the built-in display should still stay off. At least, that's how it worked with my older PowerBook. So the MacBook design is capable of doing it without any additional software; Remote Buddy just takes a short cut, which is why it is kind of cool, like it does to change the "Main display" from one to the other, or "Toggle mirroring," without opening System Preferences Displays pane Arrangement tab.
I was exactly where you specified in the Remote Buddy menu. The brightness control can adjust the brightness exactly like the built-in control, but even the lowest setting is not an OFF setting.

How can I turn "pages" files into a bound book?

Hi,
I am putting together a portfolio for tenure and promotion at my college. I'd like to create the manuscript using Pages2 so that I can add photos of my students in the practicum setting, etc. Then, I'd like to print my book through Apple's iphoto. Is that possible? I would love to know how to do this.
(I did find an online company, but they post the books online too, and I can't do that because of permissions -- many of my photos were taken in public schools.)
Thank you,
Anne
Mac Book Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) Powerbook G4

iPhoto has a very good yearbook template. Simply add your photos to iPhoto and select the photos and click on the 'book' icon on the toolbar. Assemble your book from there and then print it to a pdf or send it to Apple's publisher. This is really the easiest way to do it.
While I think this is cool for beginners, I personally like using Pages because I can play with the formatting more.
To make a booklet in Pages use the free CocoaBooklet. This neat app takes individual pages and imposes them in the correct order in a pdf document booklet. It is indispensable for long, extended projects.
Since pdf's are cross platform you may be able to bring a CD with the pdf into a printing company and have them bind the book for you. You can also do it yourself with Book Binding Equipment. I saw a fairly inexpensive set up at Staples.
For my booklets I have created two different custom paper sizes in my print dialogue:
Letter half (5.5x8.5)
Legal half (7x8.5)
I put my Pages docs in one of these sizes and work on the pages one at a time until I am done. Then I use CocoaBooklet to make them into a pdf booklet.
To create these custom page sizes so they are available in every doc:
1. Open Pages and select a blank doc.
2. Open the Inspector and click on the tab to the far left to open the page setup dialogue.
3. Click on the Page setup button.
4. In the top pull-down menu (Pages Attributes) select 'custom page size'.
5. Click on the 'new' button
6. Create your new custom size by entering the measurements in the boxes provided and then name the size.
7. Click o.k
Now this size will appear anytime you go to page setup.
Kurt

How can I turn dropped text into .txt instead of .textClipping files?

I like the idea of being able to select text, drag it and drop it, and have the finder save it as a file. But I don't like the .textClipping files that it creates by default. Is there a preference or a .plist flag I can set somewhere to tell it to just use good old plain text instead?

Nope. That's the way it is. However, you can select the clipping, open it, select all, and paste it into a TextEdit or other text editing program.

How can I turn my company into a skype participati...

I work in a company that is interested in becoming a skype participating network operator. The city we are located at (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) only has one skype wifi place.
Searching through the website I couldn´t find a link to answer this question so I would appreciatte it if someone can help me out with this.
Thanks a lot.
Ana
www.vuela.bo

On your iMac visit System Preferences>Sharing>Internet Sharing
If your iMac is wired to your internet connection simply share your Ethernet connection to computers using Airport.
Set up Airport/WIFI coming from your iMac by visiting AirPort Options in bottom right corner of Sharing... Choose your name, channel, WEP password...hit OK. Close sharing preferences.
Jump on your iPad and under settings choose your iMac wifi that you had just configured.
Obviously your iMac needs to be on for your iPad to continue using wifi...and these quick steps apply to your iMac only if you are connected via Ethernet and not already wifi.

How to turn your imac into just a external monitor

Hi I was told I could use my IMAC 27" late 2009 as a external monitor for my Mac Book Pro I just got. I bought a thunderbolt cable but it doesnt work. Is there a command I need to use on the imac to act as a external monitor ?

Hi, not sure a TB cable works or not...
To use an iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) or iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) in Target Display mode with another computer as the source:
Make sure both computers are turned on and awake.
Connect a male-to-male Mini DisplayPort cable to the Mini DisplayPort on each computer. The 27-inch iMac will enter Target Display mode and display content from the source computer.
Note: If you are connecting two 27-inch iMacs, connect a Mini DisplayPort cable to each computer and press Command + F2 on the 27-inch iMac keyboard that you will use as an external display.
To leave Target Display mode, press Command + F2 on the keyboard of the 27-inch iMac that is in Target Display mode. To return to Target Display mode, press Command + F2 again.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924

Can I turn my iMac into an airplay speaker?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for