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stevefe74
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Q: AVI on AppleTV?

why wont avi files playing on my computer play on Appletv via airplay?

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Posted on Mar 24, 2012 6:58 PM

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stevefe74

Q: AVI on AppleTV?

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  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Mar 24, 2012 7:23 PM in response to stevefe74
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    Mar 24, 2012 7:23 PM in response to stevefe74

    Welcome to the community.

     

    AVI files are not supported on the Apple TV.

     

    Video formats

    • H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
    • MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
    • Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

    Audio formats supported

    • HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through

    Photo formats

    • JPEG, GIF, TIFF

  • by Miss William,

    Miss William Miss William Aug 1, 2013 7:50 PM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Aug 1, 2013 7:50 PM in response to Winston Churchill

    Yes,AVI is not playable on Apple TV, if you want to play AVI on Apple TV (Apple TV 3 included), you can convert AVI to MP4 or MOV for playback, refer: how to play avi on Apple TV 3