Applies to
4th Gen Apple TV
Carousel for Apple TV 1.0+
Media Playback Constraints
Carousel for the Apple TV allows for the playback of up to four simultaneous videos at one time on a channel. YouTube bulletins are not supported on AppleTV. The following formats are supported by tvOS upon which Carousel for Apple TV runs:
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