Front Row in Mac OS X Lion?

I was about to go see what movie trailers were new in Front Row. However, when I pressed the shortcut (command+esc) nothing happened.
Can anyone tell me, does Lion get rid of Front Row? I used it alot and I would be quite upset if that were the case.

Hey Guys,
I know Apple dropped Front Row app from Lion, and it ***** to live without it.
Now, I found Squire and works even better than Front Row.
It's not at its prime yet, but the Alpha version finds your movies, and tv shows across your network, and then somehow it link back once you're out of your network.
Squire mapped my movies and tv shows, both from my NAS and MacBook Pro.
And today, at the office, my MacBook Pro is able to playback movies that are stored at home.
It's amazing!
Can't wait for the developers to have Squire move on to Beta, and eventually Official Release.
Thank you Sylion guys!

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Front Row on mac mini: We need some fixes

Been having fun playing with my mac mini and trying it out as a home media center, to network and play all my shared media that's on my iMac G5 and enjoy it on my 32" LCD TV and stereo system.
There are three major glitches that keep this from working perfectly, and hopefully Apple will have a fix for these soon:
1. When you want to view your shared pics as a slideshow, Front Row is not able to remember and use the music settings that you have assigned to your albums in iPhoto. It can only use music for the slideshows that originates on the mini. There is no choosing from the Shared Music in the slideshow preferences, and therefore no option to, like on an iPod, to have your slideshow music setting set to "From iPhoto".
2. Front Row keeps insisiting and changing even saved settings for slideshow playaback, always reverting back to using Jesu Joy...from the Sample Music folder, and displaying images with the Ken Burns effect. I have tried changing these setting on both computers's iPhoto settings, and yet Front Row resets them, if not immediately, upon the next opening.
3. I cannot get any movie that I did not purchase off of iTunes to play through the networked connection. It seems that it cannot stream anything much longer or bigger than an iPod sized music video or movie trailer. I couldn't even get the TV show episodes I have in iTunes to work. Trying to play a full length movie resulted in FrontRow hanging forever and me having to Force Quit or restart. Many of the full length movies I had ripped from DVDs to mp4s I did at a larger size than the 320 iPod screen size, so that when I played them back on a large display they would look better. These movies are formatted right and do play in iTunes as well as on my iPod, and from my iPod to TV with the AV cables, but not through the wireless networked mac mini.
If we can get these things straightened out, it is a pretty great home media device.

Jim,
Isn't Front Row awesome and full of promise! I just needed a new mini and got this to play with in the mix. Looks like I need two mini since this one is going under the TV.
Now to your glitches. Remember front row is simply an agent that listens for remote commands and sends them to other applications to do the heavy lifting/dirty work.
1. I think this is really a problem with the version of iPhoto that has the photos. I'm not a guru of iPhoto, but I know of no way to change the defaults for a new slideshow. All the shows I create (either in iPhoto or via front row requesting a slide show on the fly) initially default to Automatic Ken Burns and the Jesu.... soundtrack ( a great piece of music no doubt, but woefully overplayed at the moment for my tastes.) I have no problems once I go into iPhoto and set the slide show prefernces the way I like and quit/re-start iPhoto. I don't know if there is another way to save the settings for a slide show, but quitting seems to do the trick for me.
2. I'm not catching anything new here. Are you sure your settings were saved - (i.e. could you start iPhoto on "source" computer and play the slide show immediately and get the music and settings you changed?) Sorry to question you but I just can't think anything else here. Front row is simply asking iTunes (either locally or remotely) to play the show or create one if it does not exist. Perhaps the way it is asking is different for you - I have a weird mix of software levels (iPhoto 5 on my remote mac and iPhoto 6 on my mini) - but I cannot reproduce the symptom you mentioned to try to see what happened.
3. This could be a network issue (or a too much stuff to fit in the sock.) What is the data rate for one of the movies that causes you issues? Is that rate more than your network will allow? Front Row doesn't seem to be that graceful at the moment when network pauses or fails. It will wait a long time to time out the operation and I get to watch that circular throbber a lot. Open up the Activity Monitor (it's in Applications / Utilities folder). Play the movie locally from a hard disk. Look at the Disk Activity tab at the bottom. It will give you an idea of how much data needs to be read from disk to play the movie. Then change to the network tab. Go to the other computer and play the movie. Return to the first computer and see how much data manages to get sent. (It's best to quit all other applications when measuring - this tool shows all activity on the mac - not just the movie...) I have a lot of movies that have way too much data to send wirelessly. I'm going to upgrade my home switch to gigabit and wire things to that to serve my needs.
Good luck - let me know if I misunderstood anything - but I'm guessing front row already does what you want and there are some workarounds or other issues of learning how to set things up to give you that pretty great home media device you want.

Front row on Mac pro?

I'm just not sure if front row is available on Mac Pros or if there is any ways to have it on a Mac Pro?
Can I have Front row on a Mac Pro with Apple Remote?

I'd recommend trying remote buddy and Wii remote. It works beautifully! The Wii remote is cheaper than an Apple remote and uses bluetooth so you don't need an IR sensor, which also means you get a lot better range and line of sight isn't neceessary. Of course it means you don't have to mess around with getting Front Row to open either. Once you have remote buddy and a bluetooth remote working, Front Row works perfectly. You can also control any other app with remote buddy.
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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.

How do I install Front Row for my MacBook Air with Lion OS

I need to know how to simply install Front Row onto my MacBook Air with Lion OX 10.7.4. Please help.

Front Row is indeed "gone." There are alternatives, but first look at these links:
How to Install Front Row on Mac OS X Lion 10.7
Front Row Enabler for Lion - Mac-Hatter Consulting, LLC.
Get Front Row for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Plex - A Complete Media Solution

Front row after installing lion???

Today i installed LION
nice
before installing Lion my Remote control was working wel on Mac mini and front row also .
after instalation of lion remote control dont work anymore and frontrow is no longer on my mac mini
whats happening???
how to get back
thanks
best regards dirk

Front Row is indeed "gone." There are alternatives, but first look at these links:
How to Install Front Row on Mac OS X Lion 10.7
Front Row Enabler for Lion - Mac-Hatter Consulting, LLC.
Get Front Row for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Plex - A Complete Media Solution

I recently upgraded to OS 10.7, I would like to know what happened to Front Row?

I recently upgraded to Lion & I realized Front Row isn't accesible anymore. Why? Is there an alternative?

Front Row is indeed "gone." There are alternatives, but first look at these links:
How to Install Front Row on Mac OS X Lion 10.7
Front Row Enabler for Lion - Mac-Hatter Consulting, LLC.
Get Front Row for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Plex - A Complete Media Solution

Front row with a mac pro . . .

hi im just trying to figure out how i cn use front row with my macpro? has anyone figured out a way , or know how to do it? i would prefer if i didnt have to buy a remote but i will if i have to. thanks heaps
luke

Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Right now, Apple only supports Front Row on Macs that have a built-in infrared receiver and shipped with an Apple remote. However, when Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is released, it will include Front Row for all Macs that are compatible with Leopard (like your Mac Pro). You can use the keyboard to run Front Row (Apple-esc opens it, for example), so you'll have an option if you upgrade when it's released.
If you want to use similar software now, you can install .
-Doug

Where is the Front Row icon in Lion?

I downloaded the lastest version of Lion and it went smoothly. However I don't see the Front Row icon that i had when using Snow Leopard. What happened to my Front Row icon?

Front Row has been discontinued with Lion. Plex is an alternative

Lion OS does not have Front Row

I have MacMini connected to HDTV and use it for entertainment. So I really love Front Row because it can be all managed by remote control, gives good previews of theatrical movies, loads DVDs, picots and music with full-screen beautiful app. I upgraded my laptop to Lion and I love it, but do not want to upgrade MacMini, because it is missing Front Row. Does anybody knows if Apple is planning on reviving Front Row as an app in AppStore? I really want it. Or is there anyway to get it for Lion?
Please, no cussing in comments I ask real question and do not want to get into argument.

Does anybody knows if Apple is planning on reviving Front Row as an app in AppStore? I really want it. Or is there anyway to get it for Lion?
As you have found out Front Row has been dropped for Lion and there is no way of installing it. Per the Terms of Use we all agreed to we cannot speculate on Apple's future plans or their decisions so that's about all that can be said. If you would like it brought back then post a comment at www.apple.com/feedback.

I have lost front row when os lion installed

I have recently installed OS lion and since then lost front row. Howdo we get it back?

Front Row is not compatible with Lion. In the early days, there was a way of getting it back, but I don't know if it still works, see the link on my post here:
http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/07/26/how-to-make-front-row-work-in-lion/
Alternatively, try XBMC (also linked on that page).

What has happened front row app on lion

what has happened to front row app on lion?

Front Row has been dropped from Lion. Other posters have reported success in copying the Front Row application from a Snow Leopard system and having it work, but there may be undiscovered issues.
Regards.

Front Row on an ibook

I am using an 14" ibook G4. Do anyone know how to enable or install Front Row to an ibook G4?

Your iBook does not meet the Front Row requirements. It is not Front Row enabled.
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.4.5 or later
Front Row enabled Mac
However, from Douglas McLaughlin:
"Front Row is included for all Macs if you install Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). Note that Mac OS X 10.5 requires an 867MHz or faster G4 processor. It's possible, if you have the first model iBook G4, that you only have an 800MHz processor. If that's the case, then Leopard is not compatible with your iBook. But, if you have any other newer model iBook, you should be fine. I would be sure to max our your RAM for the best performance.
Since your iBook doesn't have an IR receiver, you'd have to buy a third party remote control. The Keyspan RF Remote for Front Row is specifically designed for use with Front Row. It's "radio" frequency rather than infrared so you don't need any line of sight between the remote and the computer. But, it does have a USB dongle."

Front Row with iPhoto '08

Hello everyone, I recently purchased a Macbook and am trying to figure out how to use all the iLife features. One quirk I have ran into into with Front Row is the fact I can't get it to sync with my music playlist I set in iPhoto. If I play the slideshow using iPhoto, the music playlist plays just fine, but as soon as I get to Front Row, my music does not play. If I put a single song though, it works :S
I have tried googling everything and cannot figure out what to do
Currently I have my music running off of my Windows XP Partition (NTFS), so I can't change the ID tags as someone else suggested.
Thanks all
(Btw im loving OSX lol)

Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
There is currently another active topic about this exact subject going on here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1561425
It doesn't work for me either right now. I think we're going to have to wait for an iTunes/iPhoto/QuickTime/Front Row or Mac OS X update.
-Doug

Displaying Front Row on TV Instead of Computer

I've connected my computer to my HD TV using a DVI-to-HDMI cable, however, even when I set the TV to be the main monitor, when I launch Front Row, it comes up on my laptops screen. How do I make it come up on my TCV screen?

You must have a third party hack like "Insomnia" installed. According to Apple, when you close the lid of a portable Apple computer, it should go to sleep. However, if you have an external keyboard (USB or Bluetooth) attached/paired, AC power plugged in and an external monitor connected then you can wake the computer.
If you have AC power and an external monitor plugged in, you should be able to wake the computer with the Apple remote. This is not documented by Apple, but people here in this forum have had it work.
In addition, people here have reported that they must restart after moving the menubar to the TV to make it the "main" screen before Front Row in Mac OS X 10.5 will recognize this configuration.
-Doug

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