Beamer is a fantastic application that takes care of send any video file from your Mac to your Apple TV, and play it fluently and without any cuts, as if it were AirPlay, but with the advantage that any video is compatible: avi, mkv, m4v ... you don't have to convert the files to a format compatible with iTunes . How does the application work? There is nothing to configure, your Mac and your Apple TV connected to the same network, via WiFi or Ethernet, run Beamer on your Mac and it will directly detect your device.
Now in finder find the file you want to play, and drag it to the Beamer window. Automatically, after a few seconds, playback will start on your Apple TV. Simpler impossible. In addition, you will be able to control playback using the Apple TV command: forward, backward, pause ... The supported video formats are almost all: avi, mkv, mov, m4v, wmv and flv. It also supports subtitles, both integrated and in separate files.
What are the differences with Mirroring? Many Macs, since the Mountain Lion outlet, can Mirror directly to Apple TV. If you have ever tried to watch a movie using this method, the result is not good, especially with "very heavy" films. Have you tried doing it using AirPlay? The result is fantastic. Beamer is like using AirPlay, but with the advantage of not having to convert your movies a formatos compatibles con iTunes y compartir tu biblioteca de iTunes en tu red de casa.
Beamer is not available in the Mac App Store, because obviously all this that I have told you breaks Apple's strict rules on its applications, but for that reason it has the great advantage that you can download the application and test how it works, because it allows you to play 15 minutes of movie without buying it. If it convinces you, its price is 15 euros, and you can download it from the Official Site.
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It really works very well, I'll be happy to pay the € 15. Thanks for the info!!!
The amazing thing is that in 2013 you buy the @Beamer_app application, in 2014 it stops working and the update is solely and exclusively for the beamer 2, which is better and blah, blah, blah and they force you to pay 9 bucks !!! It is a favor that they do us, ONLY 9 TURKEYS, that the application costs 15: what nice ... !!!
Of course, the beamer 1 ceases to exist, as well as all kinds of updates and support ... A robbery, a scam, a bird, a plane? No, it's Beamer !!