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   iTunes Extras Finally Come to Apple TV

   Josh Centers

   Apple must have been paying attention when Agen Schmitz wrote about the
   lengths he went to in order to watch iTunes Extras on his Apple TV (see
   '[1]Solving the iTunes Extras Streaming Conundrum,' 4 June 2014),
   because the company has, at long last, brought these bonus features to
   the second- and third-generation Apple TV.

   Before you can watch iTunes Extras on your Apple TV, you must be
   running version 6.2 or later of the system software. To make sure
   you're up to date, choose Settings > General > Software Updates >
   Update Software.

   To check if a movie has iTunes Extras, open its information page in the
   Movies app. Apple has also created a Movies Featuring iTunes Extras
   section in the store if you're looking to rent or buy a movie with
   extras. You also have the option to preview the extras before buying or
   renting a movie.

   [2][tn_iTunes-Extras-preview.jpg]

   To view iTunes Extras from your purchased movies, just play them as
   normal. If a movie features iTunes Extras, you're presented with a
   DVD-like menu before the movie plays. From here, you can play bonus
   features and, in some movies, choose scenes. What appears here will
   vary slightly with each movie.

   [3][tn_Incredibles-title-menu.jpg]

   [4][tn_Incredibles-extras.jpg]

   While it's long overdue, the addition of iTunes Extras is great news
   for Apple TV owners, who now have access to much of the same bonus
   content as disc owners. And Apple says that iTunes Extras are coming to
   iOS with the release of iOS 8 this fall.

References

   1. http://tidbits.com/article/14777
   2. http://tidbits.com/resources/2014-07/iTunes-Extras-preview.png
   3. http://tidbits.com/resources/2014-07/Incredibles-title-menu.png
   4. http://tidbits.com/resources/2014-07/Incredibles-extras.png

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