How to display saved videos titles on AppleTV using family sharing/Computer App.


As you can see below, my kids have really dove into the trailer making feature in iMovie. I have all of their videos saved to an external drive thats hooked up to my M4 Mac Mini. I use the File/Media sharing feature on my Mac's to access tv shows and movies across the house whether it be via computer or AppleTV. The feature works terrifically but with one caveat - the videos do not display their titles when being accessed on the AppleTV. They are basically loaded up as if they were photos and we are unable to differentiate which video is which (no problems playing though). I am accessing them on AppleTV through the computers app -> Videos -> The Folder I have selected to share with this feature. Is there anyway to get the titles turned on whether it be from my computer or on the AppleTV? Attached is a photo of what it looks like on the TV's. Like I said I can watch with no issues but can not tell which video I am going into. Thanks

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 18

Posted on Feb 21, 2025 12:46 PM

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Posted on Feb 22, 2025 2:31 AM

Try adding the videos to the Mac’s TV app Library, then find these in the Home Videos tab,

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Try adding meta data to the videos on Mac, to allow for a title that can be different from the filename. You can do this in the TV app, or using a specialized external app.


Then it wouldn’t organize in folders, though.

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