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Originally Posted by Russic
If the limitations get to you, there is a product called aTV Flash that'll let you view movies straight off of a rip, in addition to other file formats. It will also let you read media off of an external HD. I stayed away from it just because I like having all my media in a format that is readable by my wife's iPod Touch, my iPhone and my future iPad. If it interests you though it might be worth a look. |
I'll take a look at that. I am not too worried about other file formats as I am basically starting from scratch so I will be able to convert everything from that format. But some of those other features might be handy. I think the Apple TV core function should be enough for me, but it's good to know there is other options out there.
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As for album art I have found Get Video Artwork to be invaluable. Most movies have several versions (including itunes versions). Anytime I can't find it there I find it at cdcovers.cc. cdcovers is pretty extensive. They'll have every dvd cover you can think of ... sometimes 10 versions from different regions around the world. The only problem is they are all hi res and they include the back page of the dvd, so I often used took screen grabs.
I find on my big screen an image around 500 pixels in height or width tends to look quite nice. You don't need it to be a huge file at all, but a little thumbnail will display poorly.
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Thanks for the links. I have just been google image searching and it's a little inconsistent in terms of size and quality. I really like the Get Video Artwork site. I like how they remove all that extra text and accompanies the DVD cover. Looks much cleaner. Is there an aspect ratio that you need when it comes to the album art for movies? Or does the Apple TV stretch it accordingly?