I have approximately 140 movies that I can access on my AppleTV from the my computer folder. I have been adding more movies to itunes that are converted to mp4 format. Problem is that they are not showing up on my appletv under my computer library page. Is there a limit on how many movies you can have in there. Or what else can I do so I can start watching all my new movies again?
PC Windows 7-OTHER, iOS 6.1.4
I don't have an answer but this interests me. How do you get your movies to show up on your ATV? I am having the same sort of problem where my videos stopped showing up on my ATV after I updated my ATV box.
Highlight the movies in iTunes > Command-i > Options > Media Kind: Movie
Urban Shocker..... What do you mean by the command step?
Didn't see you're using a PC. Probably Control-i on your keyboard. Or right-click > Get Info.
Urban Shocker..... So i noticed that some of them are under home videos. So switching them to movies should allow me to play them right?
ok that looked like it worked. thank you urban shocker.
DVX. the reply urban shocker gave worked for me. so give it a try.
There shouldn't be any reason you can't play them as home video, they just appear on the Apple TV under home video rather than movies. of course if you want to change them you should do so.
I have TV recordings of broadcast TV movies set as movies, but video I take myself I like to have as home video.
@grdianangel
Yup I posted a similar question in another thread and @Urban Shocker pretty much helped me through it and I was finally able to see my videos now. The only thing thats confusing is my library is not always showing up in the Computers tab. What I have to do is turn Home Sharing off, then turn it back on again then go back to the Computer tab and my content is usually there. Now last night I had to turn home sharing off/on twice before I could get my library to show up. I am not sure why I have to do that.
How come this whole thing with the Computer tab and streaming your own content from your library is not found in the manual? I have been trying to get my own content to show up on my Apple TV since the summer time.
Intermittent problems are often a result of interference. Interference can be caused by other networks in the neighbourhood or from household electrical items.
You can download and install iStumbler (NetStumbler for windows users) to help you see which channels are used by neighbouring networks so that you can avoid them, but iStumbler will not see household items.
Refer to your router manual for instructions on changing your wifi channel or adjusting your multicast rate.
There are other types of problems that can affect networks, but this is by far the most common, hence worth mentioning first. Networks that have inherent issues can be seen to work differently with different versions of the same software. You might also try moving the Apple TV away from other electrical equipment.
The following article(s) may help you.
Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
Wifi Diagnostic Software (for Mac users)
AppleTV will not adding movies
