Media Playback Constraints
The Carousel Cloud Player app for Apple TV allows up to four simultaneous videos at one time on a channel
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Since Apple TV’s do not contain a web browser, they will:
Only display snapshots (static images) of any web-based content
Skip YouTube bulletins during playback
Additional player feature support information
Streaming and Audio Formats Supported by tvOS
Streaming Video Formats
H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.2 or lower
H.264 Baseline Profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
HTTP Live Streaming (HLS)
Audio Formats
HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Plus 7.1