Can we stream music and photos from two Apple computers (different Apple IDs) to home theater?

Purchased Apple TV last week; both computers are running most recent versions of iTunes and Apple Aperture. Apple TV connected via HDMI to AV Receiver.
Computers are macbook pro and iMac. Bot running most recent (10.9.1) version of operating system.

We discovered that it was easier to keep one iTunes ID in Apple TV and have the second iTunes ID join using Airplay through an iphone or ipad. The switching of user IDs in Apple TVs seemed a bit clunky to us, especially with the awful interface using the Apple TV remote. We did not want to have the second iTunes ID password saved in the Apple TV since several of our kids use that TV, and wanted to prevent large iTunes bills.
Thanks again for the information.
We like the Apple TV. However, we have discovered that the wifi is the Aquilles Hill of this devise. Our ISP offers 50 mbps download speeds from the internet (i tested it using one of the internet speed measuring sites) And the router at home supports 802 g and n proptocols. The transmission of photos from Macbook Pro to Apple TV was incredibly slow. Most likely the problem is caused by having the Apple TV near the floor and next to a fireplace; wireless signal has to travel through a physical firewall. We solved the problem by buying an adaptor that connects to the wall and the router using ethernet cables; signal travels through the electric outlets to another adaptor that is connected from an electric outlet to the Apple TV via ehternet as well. This improved the experience with this devise quite significantly.

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