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3rd party application to stream (AirPlay) MKV/AVI videos from Mac to ATV

Hello,

Now that using AirPlay to stream videos from iTunes to a new Apple TV works I wonder if there is any way to stream AVI/MKV/other movies from Mac to the new Apple TV without the need to convert them to H.264 first and without adding to iTunes library.

To acomplish this one would have to come up with an AirPlay compatible Mac application that can *convert videos on-the-fly* and start streaming to ATV BEFORE conversion is completed - something that iTunes can't.

Does anyone have any idea if this is possible at all?

MacBook Alu (2009), 24" iMac (2008), Mac OS X (10.6.5), GeForce 8800GS, Polish language, no viruses :)

Posted on Nov 25, 2010 1:15 AM

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Dec 14, 2010 11:35 PM in response to vazandrew

Let's try this one:

1. AVI movie file that plays in QuickTime - saved as reference movie file using QT 7 Pro
2. Reference file added to the iTunes library plays the avi movie in iTunes from it's original location without any problems

Can I AirPlay it to Apple TV?

If yes then I'm ready to buy Apple TV, if not then I'll go for WD player.

Anyone knows the answer?

Dec 15, 2010 1:02 AM in response to Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller wrote:
Let's try this one:

1. AVI movie file that plays in QuickTime - saved as reference movie file using QT 7 Pro
2. Reference file added to the iTunes library plays the avi movie in iTunes from it's original location without any problems

Can I AirPlay it to Apple TV?

If yes then I'm ready to buy Apple TV, if not then I'll go for WD player.

Anyone knows the answer?


No, I have tried this and it doesn't work.

Dec 25, 2010 10:02 AM in response to gitarzysta

Just convert the files using Handbrake (free) to thw h.264..... this will also pass through DD 5.1 to your ATV2. they will also have to be loaded into the iTunes library. It's easy and will run in batches queued to run. See the ATV2 website and support for a list of supported file types. None of this will change or damage the original file.

I do not know of an app to stream an incomplete file except iTunes itself.

3rd party application to stream (AirPlay) MKV/AVI videos from Mac to ATV

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