Apple MA464LL User Guide - Page 21

Technology Overview 21 MacBook Pro Front Row Media Experience Every MacBook Pro comes with Front Row software-with its intuitive menus, large text, and brilliant graphics-and the Apple Remote for controlling and enjoying music, photos, and videos from up close or across the room. You no longer have to be at your computer to turn up the volume on iTunes, view an iPhoto slideshow, pause a DVD movie, or play a music video. With an IR (infrared) receiver located next to the display release button, MacBook Pro works with the Apple Remote without all the fuss or clutter of external signal receivers. Keyboard controls In addition to using the Apple Remote, you can control Front Row from your keyboard. The following keys are equivalent to the buttons on the remote: • Command-Esc: Menu (launch Front Row) • Esc or Delete: Menu (menu back) • Space or Return: Play/pause • Up Arrow: Volume up, menu up • Down Arrow: Volume down, menu down • Left Arrow: Fast forward • Right Arrow: Rewind Front Row The four Front Row menus allow you to manage the following digital media. • Music. Front Row makes finding and listening to your iTunes music as simple as using an iPod. It gives you access to all of the music, podcasts, and audiobooks in your iTunes library-and even shows album art on the MacBook Pro display while your selection is playing. Use the Apple Remote to scroll through albums, artists, and playlists, select the songs you want to hear, adjust the volume, or pause a song from anywhere in the room. • Photos. Front Row gives you access to all of your iPhoto photo albums and lets you play a slideshow of the photos in any album you choose. When you select a photo album, Front Row displays a preview of three images from the album so you can decide whether to open it or choose another album. It also keeps track of the music and transition settings of slideshows created in iPhoto. If you are listening to music in iTunes and decide to watch a photo slideshow that has been set up with music, Front Row stops playing your iTunes music. • Videos. With Front Row you can easily select and play your favorite video content. Access iTunes videos, including purchased TV shows and music videos, and video podcasts. You can also watch QuickTime movies in your Movies folder as well as movie trailers. The movie trailers menu displays the most recent trailers on the QuickTime Movie Trailer site, complete with title, artwork, and rating. • DVDs. Front Row simplifies the DVD experience by giving you full control of all DVD functions through the six buttons on the Apple Remote. Bringing up the main Front Row menu while playing a DVD pauses the DVD, fades the current frame into the background, and adds a virtual chapter marker for easy access to that spot when you resume watching the movie. Now you can sit back and relax while you're watching a DVD on your MacBook Pro, instead of having to get up every time you want to pause, fast-forward, or rewind.