Front Row Movie Player Problem

I have lots of movies that are all in .avi format. I watch them regularly on my computer with VLC, but I can not seem to get them to play in Front Row. I can find the movies that I want to watch, but when I click to play them the screen is blank and there is no sound. The length of the movie, however, does appear and it acts as if the movie is being played. Is there any way to use VLC as the movie program in Front Row?

Try the Front Row forum http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1164

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Front Row video tearing problem - please post your config here

Reopening the thread because the previous one is locked!!!
IEnumVariant Mac OS X (10.4.4) IErrorInfo
Click here for the details http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=346352&tstart=15

I recieved my 20" iMac today and am having the same issue.
Specs:
As stock except with 256MB VRAM and 1GB RAM (factory installed).
Ordered 25th Jan.
Recieved 3rd Feb.
Problem appears with Front Row, Real Player, iCal and possibly others I haven't tried. I'm reluctant to install software and migrate data from my Mac mini because of this issue.
I've run the hardware test. Passed.
I've left the iMac unplugged for 30min.
I've reset the PRAM by unplugging the iMac, waiting 1min, then plugging it back in while holding the power button.
Nothing has worked. I haven't called Apple yet but I plan to.
iMac 20" Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Does Front Row DVD player have any options and preferences?

Are there any preference options for watching DVD's in Front Row?
I have been watching DVD's on my Mac through the DVD Player which has lots of useful options like Zoom and De-Interlace etc. But DVD player leaves the mouse pointer on screen and Front Row seems to be a better way to watch films.
My problem with Front Row is when I play a DVD like West Wing it needs to be zoomed to fill my 17inch screen and it needs to be played De-Interlaced. I can't find any way to access options in Front Row DVD player to do this. With no mouse pointer I can't get a drop down menu so is there a short cut key that would give me some options?
Thanks
Phil Carr

Welcome to the forums!
But DVD player leaves the mouse pointer on screen
Not if you drag it to the bottom of the screen.
Front Row seems to be a better way to watch films.
Debatable for the reasons you mention!
I much prefer VLC to DVD Player:
You should definitely consider having the free VLC Player from http://www.videolan.org/ in your armory, as this plays almost anything that DVD Player might not.

Front Row Movie Trailers don't work on Airport Network

I can't view Front Row movie trailers when using an airport network. However, I can see the movies if I bypass the Airport Base Station and connect my iMac straight to my DSL modem via ethernet.
I can access all other internet services via Airport - but not the movie trailers. I would imagine there is some firewall issues with the Airport Base Station - but I don't know how to fix it.
Anybody able else able to see movie trailers on an Airport network?
Andrew Montague
Intel iMac dual 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.5)
Intel iMac dual 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

There is a large discussion of this problem here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=3605
21&tstart=15
Some people have reported that removing their router
and connecting directly to the ADSL modem fixes the
problem (similar to your experience) while others
(myself included) have found that removing the router
has no effect. I suppose there is a possibilty that
some ISP's block certain ports as well.
Yes that thread gave me a fix:
" I have got it working!
Try the following:
1 - Go to "Sharing" on the System Preferences and
turn ON the Firewall
2 - on the right on the Firewall pane select "New"
and choose "Quicktime"
Voila, it works. (Even if you turn OFF the firewal)l
it still works.
Let me know if this solution works for more people.
Cheers!"
Thanks WebSailor for pointing me in the right direction.

How do I keep the screen from dimming in Front Row DVD Player

Nothing against the standard DVD Player program, but when I'm using the remote Front Row has more functionality. When I use it plugged in, there is no problem, but on battery power the screen auto-dims like normal and then brightens again and dims again...on and on. It proves to be very distracting.
Is there any way anybody knows to keep the screen from dimming like that while im in front row DVD player?
Newmac

Go to System Preferences > Energy Saver and change the time for screen dim in your prefs for battery operation. You can always change the setting back to the existing setting later, if you like.

Front Row DVD Player settings

I would like to have the front row dvd player use the settings from my Apple DVD Player but it seems the current version of front row does not use those settings. On my TV, a 1080p sony display, the image quality is highly depended on these settings.
On previous versions of Front Row, this was not the case. There is no Apple documentation that I was able to find outlining why this limitation is in place nor any workarounds. I was also not able to find a way to downgrade to the previous version to restore functionality either.

You can't view cover art with the DVD Player. You never specified that you're using Video_TS folders, how could we have anticipated that? Maybe you should have provided that information up front. You will need a mouse. If you don't have a mouse and a keyboard and Front Row is not the solution for you, maybe the Mac mini is not the right option for your media needs? Perhaps you could turn on sharing via VNC and remote control your Mac mini from one of your other "many" Macs? There probably are solutions/options available to you, but if we don't understand the original situation, we're not going to be able to provide you with solutions.
-Doug

Front Row - Movies Without Sound

I have imported a good portion of my DVD library using different software packages. The imported movies play fine on my iPod, in iTunes and everywhere else I have tried to play them, however, I hear no sound when playing them through Front Row. What would prevent the sound from being heard only in Front Row even though the volume is set all the way up?

My Quicktime Player is version 7.2.0 and Front Row is version 1.3.1. Front Row was actually updated yesterday and I was hoping that the update would have fixed it. I actually have all of the updates downloaded and on my system.
I set up a new test user, as you suggested, to help determine if it is just some configuration issue. The test user, however, still had the same problem in that Quicktime and iTunes could play the movie with sound bu Front Row could not.
Please let me know what I can do from here. Would you like for me to send a portion of the movie file to you so that you can test it out on your end? Let me know.

Front Row movie trailers -- not connected to internet message?

I'm new to Front Row, even though it's been on my laptop for a while! Anyway, when I click on Movie Trailers, I get a message saying I'm not connected to the internet, even though I am (via Airport). I looked at Network Diagnostics as both the message and Apple Support site suggested, and everything is reported as fine (as I knew it would be; I can get to the internet with no problem). The only other thing I found in Support was for machines with more than 1 Ethernet port, which I don't have.
Is there something special I need to do to get Front Row to see I'm connected to the internet? Thanks for any suggestions!

I believe you've encountered a bug with Front Row. If you can, try plugging in an Ethernet cable even if it's not actually connected to the Internet itself. Sometimes Front Row looks only for an Internet connection through the Ethernet port even if the port, itself, is not connected to the the Internet. I think the trailers will play through the AirPort connection anyway...
-Doug

Front Row .mov - audio only

Hi guys, i've been trying to watch some .MOV files in Front Row and it has issues with some only playing audio.
As far as i can deduce, with basically nil knowledge about computing, the common theme with files played in Front Row, playing audio only, is that they have been filmed on iphone with the iPhone upright and hence the format described by QTime Inspector as the video's 'normal size' is 720x1280 but the displayed/played format is 1280x 720.
I've played with all settings in Movie Properties (there were only a small handful of links to discussions with folks experiencing similar issues) to no avail.
It isn't essential that i can see these movies in Front Row, but i would like to be able to.
any help would be ace, thank you.

Hi.
Have you tried loading Perian (www.perian.org)? That will provide you with many additional CODECs which SHOULD solve the problem...

Front Row Slideshow Music Problem

Hello:
I have been unable to change the Photo Slideshow music in Front Row. I go into iPhoto, select SlideShow and select my music, but it does not seem to save it to Front Row. I've even tried making my selections as "default" but it doesn't work.
I've tried repairing permissions on my disk, and there do seem to be problems with Front Row. However, no matter how many times I repair, the permissions still persist. Log file below
Can anyone offer any tips to a newbie (recently switched from a PC.)
Thanks,
Dan
2009-05-06 15:36:08 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:08 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/DVD.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:08 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSettings.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:08 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSources.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:08 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Movies.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:08 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Music.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:08 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Photos.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:08 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Podcasts.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:08 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/TV.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:08 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:12 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:15 -0700: Permissions differ on "Library/QuickLook/iWork.qlgenerator/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:26 -0700: Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:26 -0700: Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Frameworks/InternetUtilities.bundle/Contents/ CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:28 -0700: Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/CodeResou rces", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
2009-05-06 15:36:50 -0700: Group differs on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, group is 26.
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iLifeMediaBrowser.framework/Versions/A/CodeRe sources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/CodeResourc es", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/BlackAndWhiteEffect.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/CubeTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/DissolveTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/DropletTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/FadeThroughBlackTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/FlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/MosaicFlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/MosaicFlipTransitionSmall.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/PageFlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/PushTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/RevealTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/SepiaEffect.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/TwirlTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:46 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/WipeTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-06 15:38:47 -0700: ACL found but not expected on "Applications".
2009-05-06 15:38:47 -0700: ACL found but not expected on "Library".
2009-05-06 15:38:51 -0700:
2009-05-06 15:38:51 -0700: Permissions verification complete

Thanks; that's a relief, though the permissions that are referenced in the thread you pointed out (that can be safely ignored) seem to me mostly related to iPhoto Access and not Front Row (I seem to have both Front Row and iPhoto permission problems.)
So, can anyone offer any suggestions on how to change my music in Front Row's Slide Show?

Front Row - movie trailers

When I try to view a movie trailer in front row I get a "movie trailer server" error. I have done some research and it appears that I am not the only one with this problem. Is there a fix to this?

No, you are not the only one with this problem....
See this topic for more info.
"D"

Front Row movie trailers internet connection

Hello,
I have search everywhere and I haven't found a solution to my problem.
When I open Front Row to watch movie trailers online, it tells me I'm not connected to the internet. But, I am connected to the internet !
In many discussions (and it also seems to be Apple's answer) I read that the problem seems to be solve by plugging an ethernet cable even if you're using a wireless connection (airport).
The thing is, I'm not using a wireless connection. My modem is plug in my computer with an ethernet cable.
Can someone has experienced this and has solve it ?
Thank you !

i just opened my new macPro last night (Version 10.6.1). the first thing i did was use an ethernet cable to move my apps from my macbookPro (Version 10.5.8).
after a while of playing around with the new macpro i discovered that when i went into front row for movie trailers, it would not connect to the internet, or says im not connected (which i am). normally i dont think i would give a hoot about something so silly but is a brand new out of the box $6,000 system and its nice to know that it works like it should.
im connecting to the internet using airport wireless thru a buffalo router and cable modem.
Anyway, i randomly tried hooking up the ethernet wire from my macPro to my macbookPro and went into front row. it worked!! ????? so whats up? does anybody have some thoughts or ideas about this? i just spent over an hour on the phone with a mac tec, trying various maneuvers and nothing has been resolved.
thank you all
ps, this is my first discussion post ever!

Front Row movie trailers not working

Hi all,
Is anyone else experiencing trouble with the movie trailers on Front Row?
Whenever I select Movie Trailers I immediately get the message "The movie trailer server is not responding" instead of the list of movies.
This happens immediately as though Front Row hasn't actually bothered to look for the server at all but has simply decided that it isn't available.
The situation is the same for all users on the machine.
I've trashed com.apple.frontrow.plist but this didn't help - not surprising really as the only data I've seen stored in there is the last selected Front Row mode (movies,music,etc)
While researching this problem I found out that the actual address of the movie server is http://www.apple.com/trailers/home/xml/current.xml and sure enough if I access this address in Safari it works absolutely fine.
Any ideas?
Many thanks in advance, I really miss those trailers!
Ian
Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Hi Ian,
Just curious, but you have downloaded the Front Row update.

Front Row and itunes problem

Just got my new Macbook Pro and migrated my stuff over from my Powermac Quad G5. Problem when I try to run itunes from Front Row saying that my library is empty and no songs could be found. I have re - set the music folder in i-tunes but that hasn't corrected it.....I have around 3000 songs in the library which work ok when I open from the itunes icon.
I photo works just fine, but also getting the server problems when trying to load movie trailers.

Same here. I just got my new MacBook Pro two weeks ago, and I tried to use Front Row this week, and it claims that my iTunes library is empty. However, I have 228 songs, and when I launch iTunes normally, it is fine. Front Row launches iPhoto, movie trailers, and DVDs just fine. Any ideas?
Thanks!

Front Row & movies

I loaded up the movies folder with some QT movies, .dv movies, mpeg4 movies etc, about 10 differnt movies in all. I activated FR with my remote, went to the movies section worked over the movies and the little icon just spins & spins. I force-quit FW took some movies out of the movie folder and same result. Finally, I left 1 movie in the folder & FW played it. Is this a ram issue? Apple Chat web support said it might have to do with my user account, multiple accounts?

You know, I thought, just for the heck of it, I decided to perform a clean install of the OS & start fresh. After the install I loaded my movies into the iTunes video section. I dragged my movies in one by one just to see if iTunes would accept & import each one. It would not accept 2 of them - A-HA! After that procedure I repaired permissions (which you should do after every software install?) I then fired up Front Row & everthing worked as it should. I put it through its paces in all sections and it performed beautifully. I am very happy, it seems most times that I have a problem with Apple software, it's usually operator error. LOL.

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