Questions tagged [front-row]

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How can I force Front Row to show me *single* artwork instead of *album* artwork?

Is there a hidden preference for Front Row that will force it use the artwork for the mp3 it is actually playing, instead of the artwork for the album it belongs to? Obviously I could retag my whole library to delete the album metadata for each…
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How can I get Front Row to play on second monitor

I've got a Macbook Pro running the current version of OS X (10.5.7) and I'd like to be able to plug it into my TV and control movie playing etc with the Apple remote, unfortunately I can't work out how to get Front Row to output to the second…
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Get more trailers in Front Row

At trailers.apple.com I can see many more recent trailers compared to what I get in Front Row. How can I load more trailers into Front Row automatically? I don't want to download each one of them manually from the website and then go watch them in…
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Consolidated queue for video on demand?

It's great having lots of video on demand options, but actually choosing something to watch is turning into a mess - I have to jump from one website or application to another. I'd like to have a single queue where I can add and prioritize movies…
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Make Front Row act more like it did on Tiger (OS X 10.4)

I used to use Front Row all the time on Tiger. When I walked away from the computer, I could hit the "menu" button on my Mac's remote to get a full screen interface for iTunes that I could easily read from across the room. When I came back, I…
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Is there any reason to assign multiple album covers in iTunes?

I'm ultra-meticulous about my iTunes cover art, but one thing still remains a mystery to me: iTunes has long supported multiple covers, which can be assigned from anyplace in the interface a single cover can. If I have multiple covers assigned to…
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How can I disable the Command+Esc shortcut for opening Front Row on Mac OS X?

I am constantly pressing Command+Esc on accident and whenever I do, Front Row opens. Is there any way to keep this from activating Front Row?
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Why does VLC has interlacing Problems on my mac while Front Row and Quicktime play without?

When playing a DVD with my 27" iMac, there was never an issue with Front Row, I think it upscales quite nice. Today i tried playing the same DVDs with VLC, there are severe interlacing artefact on the screen. How does this come? Why doesn't Front…
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How can I pair an Apple remote with my Mac mini?

I’ve got a Mac mini that I’ve repurposed as a media centre thingy. I’m using its Apple remote to control it. I’d like that remote to be the only remote that controls it, which I think means I have to pair the remote with the Mac mini. How can I do…