Front Row Error

For some weird reason when I'm on my iMac conceded to my Airport Express, I can't access Movie Trailers. But whenever I switch to my neighbors network it works fine. What's up with that?

I am having trouble with my front row too. I can play music in iTunes (both songs I just bought and music that I imported from an old computer via my iPod) but when using front row, only the songs i just bought, or songs I am actually playing in iTunes will play. Once the song that I started in iTunes is done, Front Row says there are no more songs to play.. What the heck?

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Front row error with IPhoto 6

When i'm using front row, and finish watching a slide show that I made with IPhoto, then select Library to see the slidshow of all my photos, it causes an error. It says "IPhoto is not responding. Press the play/pause button to return to the desktop". And when i return to the desktop, IPhoto opens, and the Library is selected under source on the left, but on the right it's trying to show a slideshow, but the image preview is black, and there are no thumbnails of the photos in the slideshow up top. So i click on Last Roll, or another album, but it is still showing the same black preview with no thumbnails. But when i click on the slideshow I last played, the preview loads, and all of the thumbnails are back, and basically it goes back to normal.
I provided all the details i could, if you need more info, just ask. This is the first problem i've had with my macbook, im still so glad i bought it.
MacBook2,1 Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Try deleting the Front Row preference file, com.apple.frontrow.plist.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

In Front Row - error connecting

Sometimes in Front Row, when trying to play music is says error was encountered when communicating with iTunes.
Anyone know why?
Yes, iTunes was open
Thanks
Rich

This message appears if you are trying to play a track that Front Row can't find. Here is a Help article about this:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302533

An Error Occurred - Photos on Front Row

Hi, I really hope someone can help me....
Whenever I try to show photos on Front Row, the message comes up "an error occurred" Press play/pause to exit front row.
I think I must have some corruption in my iPhoto library so I have tried the following:
Re-building the library, thumbnails etc.
Deleting the last 10 events (since the problem occurred)
Emptying trash
Deleting all albums and slideshows
All to no avail.
I have tried creating a new user account and opening the library in that and using Front row to confirm it wasn't user account settings, same problem again. But if I create a new library with just a few photos in it, it works fine in Front Row on both user accounts.
This has all started happening since I moved from a mac mini to a 27" iMac, the photo library is on an external drive and worked fine like that with the mini but not the iMac. I have tried copying it onto the iMac hard drive in case it was the external drive causing the problem but that doesn't seem to have made any difference. I did change to snow leopard around the same time, would this have anything to do with it maybe?
I have over 16000 photos in my library and have spent hours tagging them, geo-tagging, updating faces etc so I really don't want to have to rebuild the library from scratch manually.
Any clues?
Thanks

Well given that the problem doesn't occur in the new Library it does point the finger solidly at some form of corruption in the main library.
What format is the external disk?
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

Moved front row to trash and deleted in error. How do I get front row back on?

Front row was moved to trash and deleted trash in error. How do I get front row back?

Front Row is one of the awesome applications that require an OS reinstall to get back.
Or if you don't want to do that you can always use Pacifist. http://www.charlessoft.com/
It essentially lets you pull out specific information from your install disc so you don't have to reinstall everything, just what you need.
Can you still open it with Command+Esc though? You may not have fully removed it.

Hi ! guys i've recently upgraded my macbook pro from snow leopard to lion.....now my front row app. is missing........is this a lion upgrade or a error.....pls help!!

i've recently upgraded my mac book's os from snow leoopard to lion.......nd i've noticed that front row app. is missing........i miss its liquid graphics of displaying entertainment stuff.........is this an os upgrade or error ....

No. There is no Front Row as part of Lion. But you might like to visit: Install Front Row on Lion.

Front Row has an error finding iPhoto library

I recently transferred files from my old iMac to my new one. It runs Leopard and everything works on FR except Photos. I updated everything when got the new computer. iPhoto works fine and the iPhoto library is where it should be. When I choose photos on fR it states that "An error has occurred" What gives and please help.
Thank you

Read the instructions and found the AlbumData.xml file, but couldn't get my browser to tell me where the error was (step 2)
"The solution…
1.Close iPhoto…
2.Locate where in the AlbumData.xml file the invalid data is (the error [in your web browser] should report at what line the invalid XML is
3.Open the AlbumData.xml file with an application like TextWrangler and go to the specific line with the error - in my case the problem was with one of my keywords (i.e. “List of Keywords”);
4.Open iPhoto and highlighting the offending data - re-enter it thereby replacing the invalid data;
Close iPhoto
5.Delete AlbumData.xml
6.Re launch iPhoto - make a change (e.g. create a new folder or album) [this last step forces iPhoto to republish the AlbumData.xml file]
NB
the error could have been, I assume, in any part of the file not just the keywords;
you can’t edit the AlbumData.xml file directly since iPhoto never reads the file - only writes to it, so any changes will be overwritten.
A word about the AlbumData.xml file
iPhoto generates the AlbumData.xml file (inside its library folder). This file is only used by other applications, such as Front Row and Aperture (iPhoto never reads this file), so that they can locate photos and albums in the photo library. In other words the file is not used by iPhoto rather it is created by iPhoto to aid integration.
The fact that there are cases where iPhoto will write out malformed XML to the AlbumData.xml file, causing other applications to be unable to read the file correctly seems perverse - iPhoto should never be allowed to do this."
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Front Row/iPhoto Communication Error

I've got a new MacBook Pro and I've updated to OS10.4.6, iPhoto 6.0.2 and Front Row 1.2.1 Whenever I try to access the iPhoto library or any album through Front Row, it hangs and I get the following message: "An error was encountered while communicating with iPhoto". Has anyone else had this problem?

Yeah... it happens every time. I have absolutely no problem with iPhoto. Slideshows and all work perfectly. Front Row works as expected with everything except iPhoto. mmmmm.... Maybe I should re-install iPhoto.

Front Row communications error with iPhoto

FR (1.2.1) refuses to run slideshows for me even though I can see changing thumbnails on the left-hand side of the screen. I keep getting "communications errors". Rebuilding my library hasn't helped. Can anyone help, please?
17 Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Yes, I'm having the same problem. Everything updated via Software Update, and Front Row works properly with everything except iPhoto.
I get the communication error message when trying to view photos, even though it can 'see' all the iPhoto folders, and also displays preview photos on the menu screen.
Would love to know if anyone has a fix yet.
MacBook Pro 2.16Ghz 2Gb RAM 100Gb 7200rpm Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Front Row doesn't shows my photos - error message

I'm having problems with front row when I try to show images. When I choose this option, front row shows an error message similar to this: Front Row encountered a Problem, press play to continue. When I press play, it exits the program.
I reinstalled the MacOs and it kept the problem. I created a new user, and on this front row is working.
Any help??
Tks

No help.
I assume you're using Aperture ?
Even Aprture 3,1,1 doesn't fix this problem.

Front Row Causing Errors

Hi all... My FrontRow keep crashing on me, I only just got my iMac 2 days ago... Should I take it back? Also I watched a DVD on FrontRow and that was fine, half way through I stopped it turned off the computer and went away... Anyway coming back I turned on the computer and DVD Player opened up to play the DVD, now If I go into FrontRow it see's there is a DVD in the computer, but doesn't play it... I click play the screen goes black for about a minute and then FrontRow quits... Any ideas anyone?

Same here, I use a Mac Mini as a media centre with Elgato EyeTV and Front row, it's great, but for the bugs, there were plenty in Tiger, and plenty in Leopard too. The DVD playing in front row is terrible as it plays through quicktime/tunes, It would be better if it uses the DVD player software. The DVD menus rarely work correctly with the Apple remote in Front Row, I reported this as a bug ages ago.
I have also had one crash of Front Row, especially after waking from sleep.
Try removing the com.apple.frontrow.plist file from your Library/Preferences folder in both the main Library folder of the hard disk, and your Home Directory. Also, Delete the Caches folder of your Home Directory/Librray folder and reboot. Good luck!

Front Row Scrolling Error

When scrolling the Front Row menu screens with my Apple Remote, the
every other line is skipped. I've had this problem for several years
with my iMac (iSight) 20 " and have been unable to get any leads
regarding the solution of the problem.
Any insights greatly appreciated,

It went down or up two at a time with no pause while it behaved normally when using the keyboard. After pruning my hard drive of little used applications and files prior to migrating to my new iMac 27" i7, this aberrant behavior stopped and the problem on the iMac G5 is now resolved. Unfortunately, I don't know what the conflicting app was. Thanks for your response Watanabe-san.

Front row in Lion 10.7 issue (-70012) and video_ts not playing issue -solved

Hi all,
thought I just post my solution to the front row issues in 10.7. I looked for a solution for days, and when I found it, I thought it would make other peoples live easier if I combine everything in one post.
I actually had a couple of issues:
PROBLEM:
first front row stopped playing VIDEO_TS files in 10.6.
the second issue occurred when I thought upgrading to 10.7 would solve the issue; Front row still couldn't play the VIDEO_TS, because FRONT ROW was gone...
SYMPTOMS:
both issues always showed the same symptoms:
when a dvd-back folder was selected, front row would show a black screen, and then, caused by my frantic pushing the ESC button, front row would give me the dvd player not valid -70012 error.
CAUSE:
so what happened? I chose to buy my MBP 17" with the smallest HDD (yep sorry, was cheap-s-ing). Then later that year, I decided to buy the HDD caddy and switch my internal superdrive for a SSD. I ended up placing the original HDD in the hdd caddy, which I then put in the Superdrive's slot, and I placed the SSD in the slot where the original HDD was residing first. I now had a MBP 17" late 2011, with vertex3 SSD. I forgot, I also put in 16 GB, replacing the 8 GB.
So, when I back-upped all my favorite DVDs as VIDEO_TS files, (no I did not download dvds through usenet), grabbed the popcorn, and started Front Row, the disappointment began. No VIDEO_TS file would play, always the same -70012 error message. So after a lot of internet research I stumbled upon a guy who said: yeah, you have to upgrade to 10.7. After the upgrade my FRONT ROW was gone.
SOLUTIONS:
In 10.6:
As Apple's DVD player is always looking for the internal dvd player as a prerequisite to start, Front Row, which uses Apple's DVD player as video player, will throw up the -70012 error. 'Cause it finds the HDD in the HDD Caddy instead of the SuperDrive. So in 10.6 (and in 10.7 also) you can use the following solution:
(I got this solution partial from http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20070591-263.html)
1: modify the DVDPlayback framework that the DVD Player uses so that it will recognize external drive as a valid DVD playback device. (The HDD Caddy came with an external casing for the SuperDrive)
2: download a hex editor (I used Hexedit 220 from http://hexedit.sourceforge.net/ )
3: Go to the folder /System/Library/Frameworks/ and back up the file "DVDPlayback.framework."
4: Open Hexedit_220 and use it to open the following file:/System/Library/Frameworks/DVDPlayback.framework/Versions/A/DVDPlayback.
5: Using the editor's find&replace through COMMAND-F, replace "Internal" with the text "External" and save the file. Note that Hexedit also saves a backup automatically.
6: Close the file once saved, and then run a permissions fix on the boot drive using Disk Utility. Then restart the system and you should now be able to play DVDs off the external drive using DVD Player. That is, If you use an external dvd player (which I don't use).
7: I inserted a very small USB stick in the MBP with no data on it, and Front Row and Apple DVD Player accepted this. I could now play my backupped DVDs.
ofcourse, I still wanted to upgrade to 10.7, so here's the solution to 10.7
10.7:
upgrading was a simple click with the mouse, worked like a charm, Office still worked, and some minor updates installed through software.
Front Row however, gone...
I used the steps outlined in http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/21/front-row-for-mac-os-x-lion/ to get Front Row back:
- first get the package from Madhatter: Download the free package installer by MacHatter
- install, or customize the install
- all done.
Then I used the steps from step 3 through 7 outlined above in solution 10.6.
Catch:
So I did not find a solution to fooling the DVD Player / Front Row with the USB stick. So everytime I watch VIDEO_TS in Front Row the USB stick must be inserted. But, the good news, I can still use my remote control for something.
Hope I helped some guys out there with this solution.
Regards,
Johnno

The issue has previously hit Apple TV owners. I think people came to the conclusion that it was a HDMI handshake problem. Basically the process where the device and TV greet each other, make up some rules about communicationg and what their secret key is and so on.
I haven't tried this yet, but my local service center says that basically I can do one of two things:
- Downgrade to 10.7 and then download the 10.7.1 update from Apples website. To do this without having a Mac OS X Lion disc, you can hold down CMD + R when the computer boots to be able to access the recovery partition on newer Macs that come without the OS disc.
or..
- Put something in between the computer and TV. For example, if you're using an amplifier as a part of your home theather set up, this will probably work. The service guy said he has his Mini connected to the amplifier, which in turn is connected to speakers and a projector. The inverted colors still appear, but only once per night (i.e. after the first problem is reset by resetting the link then it's fine).
For now, I'll do my little dance of changing the source on the TV from HDMI 1 to HDMI 2 and then back again to reset the link... But, I'll probably try downgrading in a few days.

Front Row issues with MacBook Pro?

I just bought my MacBook Pro today and transferred all my files from my old Mac via firewire. I run Front Row, and it says "an error has occurred" every time i try and play any playlist OTHER than the playlists of stuff bought from iTunes... any ideas?
Also --- how do I NOT make it shuffle?
Thanks!

ohhhh
No, actually, I leave my folders somewhere else. That must be why, because my downloads ARE there!
Another question then...if you guys know...I reinstalled Entourage, and I'm now told that I can't access that identity with this version of Entourage!
Thanks, you guys are awesome.

New iMac install problem with Front Row

Hi I just got my imac yesterday, the desktop intel core duo with mac os x tiger. It comes with front row but when I clicked on it to open, it said I needed to install, so I followed the instructions to the letter, and when it starts to install front row, it says: "there were errors installing the software. Please try installing again." Which I did repeatedly, plus restarting. No go. Can anyone give me a tip on what I should try next? Thanks. you can email me [email protected]

Normally to activate Front Row you press the Menu button on the Apple Remote that came with your Mac or you can use the keyboard shortcut of Command(Apple) + Escape.

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