<s>
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
media	O
center	O
software	O
application	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
for	O
navigating	O
and	O
viewing	O
video	O
,	O
photos	O
,	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
and	O
music	O
from	O
a	O
computer	O
,	O
optical	O
disc	O
or	O
the	O
Internet	O
through	O
a	O
10-foot	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Kodi	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
relies	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
an	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
or	O
the	O
keyboard	O
function	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
was	O
removed	O
and	O
discontinued	O
in	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2005	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
iMac	O
G5	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
built-in	O
iSight	O
camera	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Photo	B-Application
Booth	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
billed	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
interface	O
for	O
playing	O
and	O
running	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
,	O
DVD	O
Player	O
,	O
and	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
(	O
Internet	O
radio	O
stations	O
could	O
play	O
by	O
adding	O
the	O
station	O
into	O
a	O
playlist	O
in	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
incarnation	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
software	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
complete	O
,	O
stand	O
alone	O
application	O
that	O
played	O
content	O
directly	O
from	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
features	O
added	O
were	O
more	O
prominent	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
and	O
TV	O
show	O
menus	O
,	O
trailer	O
streaming	O
,	O
a	O
settings	O
menu	O
,	O
streaming	O
content	O
from	O
computers	O
on	O
the	O
local	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
album	O
and	O
video	O
art	O
for	O
local	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
an	O
update	O
adding	O
streaming	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
with	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
v10.5	I-Application
(	O
Leopard	B-Application
)	O
,	O
version	O
two	O
of	O
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
included	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
viewer	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
different	O
opening	O
transition	O
,	O
ending	O
AirTunes	B-Operating_System
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
launcher	O
application	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Command+Escape	O
keyboard	O
shortcut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
2	O
has	O
an	O
undocumented	O
plug-in	B-Application
architecture	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
various	O
third-party	O
plugins	B-Application
are	O
now	O
available	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
reverse-engineering	O
the	O
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
it	O
uses	O
QuickTime	B-Application
to	O
render	O
video	O
,	O
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
can	O
utilize	O
any	O
codec	O
installed	O
in	O
QuickTime	B-Application
,	O
including	O
DivX	B-Application
,	O
Xvid	B-Algorithm
and	O
WMV	B-Device
,	O
and	O
play	O
DVD	O
images	O
copied	O
to	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
use	O
QuickTime	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
it	O
lacks	O
support	O
for	O
certain	O
codec	O
features	O
like	O
Sample	O
Aspect	O
Ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
an	O
update	O
branded	O
"	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Take	O
Two	O
"	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
prominent	O
addition	O
of	O
direct	O
downloads	O
for	O
movies	O
,	O
TV	O
episodes	O
,	O
and	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
,	O
movie	O
rentals	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
online	O
photos	O
from	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
or	O
iCloud	B-Application
(	O
branded	O
.Mac	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
stream	O
audio	O
to	O
AirTunes	B-Operating_System
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
did	O
away	O
with	O
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
in	O
which	O
content	O
was	O
organized	O
into	O
six	O
categories	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
square	O
box	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
upon	O
startup	O
(	O
movies	O
,	O
TV	O
shows	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
and	O
photos	O
)	O
and	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
menu	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Settings	O
"	O
option	O
for	O
configuration	O
,	O
including	O
software	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
with	O
the	O
July	O
2011	O
release	O
of	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
(	O
v	O
10.7	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
possible	O
to	O
reinstall	O
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
by	O
copying	O
the	O
frameworks	O
and	O
application	O
into	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
v	O
10.4	B-Application
on	O
22	O
July	O
2011	O
broke	O
compatibility	O
,	O
causing	O
those	O
who	O
updated	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
to	O
lose	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
music	O
through	O
Front	B-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
