

In 10.15 Catalina, you’ll need to give QuickTime Player permission to access the camera in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Camera.

In macOS 10.14 Mojave and earlier, a window opens, showing your webcam by default. Nowadays, all that’s necessary to capture the Apple TV’s output in QuickTime Player is that the Apple TV and the Mac be on the same Wi-Fi network. With the Apple TV HD (also known as the fourth-generation Apple TV), you had to connect it to your Mac with a USB-C cable, but the Apple TV 4K lacks a USB-C port. Apple subsequently built this capability into QuickTime Player. When I wrote the first edition of Take Control of Apple TV, I had to use an expensive and awkward Elgato capture box to take screenshots. There are two main reasons you might want to do this: to capture screenshots or video for documentation, or so you can give a remote presentation that involves the Apple TV.
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How to Mirror Your Apple TV to Your Mac for Screenshots or PresentationsĪ reader recently emailed me to ask how to mirror an Apple TV on a Mac.
