Itunes library not showing up on apple tv

my itunes library is not showing up on my apple tv

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ITunes movies not showing up on Apple TV

I'm having some trouble with my movies not showing up on Apple TV.
The movies I am missing are not purchased from iTunes but I have converted them using Handbrake. I've double checked the format and they seem to be what's required from what I've read in other threads.
I've also made sure they are in the "movies" category and not "home movies."
I'm not the most computer savy person... most of what I know is just from reading threads. Can someone help?
Here is the format of a movie that's not showing up:
H.264, 720 x 304, Millions
AAC, Stereo (L R), 48.00 kHz
Movie FPS: 23.98
Playing FPS: 23.98
Data Size: 1.24 GB
Data Rate: 938.58 kbits/sec
Normal Size: 720 x 304 pixels
Current Size: 720 x 304 pixles

RogerOut makes some good points and this feels to me like a ham fisted attempt by Apple to take control of my media in a way that I don't want. The stuff it is choosing to call "home movie" is 100% legit movies, but not ones I bought through the itunes store. So I load a movie and then it mysteriously does not show up in my Apple TV because it has defaulted to "home movie".
What I still fail to understand is what the heck is the purpose of this apart from annoying users who's stuff now does not appear on ATV without explanation or warning. So glad to have this forum to help me, but why should I have to do this to figure out how to overcome a stupid thing that Itunes is doing to my movie (it is a movie!)?
As I say though, what possible benefit is it for a users media to be labelled in this way and anyway, why does calling it a home movie make it unreadable in ATV?

Itunes store not showing up on apple tv?

after several weeks of working fine, the itunes store now does not show up on apple tv. any ideas why? and how can i get it back?

Same here. It's been working just fine for months and suddenly last night (01/05/12) I no longer have any access to iTunes Store or Netflix from the main menu. My only choices are Internet, Computers, and Settings. And according to the settings, it still indicates that I am still signed-in to iTunes.

Why do my iTunes playlists not show up on Apple TV?

Apple TV does not appear to show playlists created in iTunes? How do I create and play a playlist on Apple TV?

Must admit I'm a bit confused with this. I have Home Sharing etc enabled and run the ATV remote on an iPhone and an iPad. Now, when I have the MacBook on I can access the full iTunes library on that device along with ALL the playlists etc.
However, when that source is not available I can still access music (presumably the library on my phone because a lot of the stuff I can play from it is locally ripped CDs, not cloud material) BUT it only shows the Smart Playlists on my phone, not any that I have created. same with the iPad.
This brings me to another query. Obviously I can access my playlists through the regular iPhone Music app and then use AirPlay to listen through the Apple TV. So it's likely a quicker solution. What I wonder though is whether the sound quality is any different. Being somewhat naive with regard to how this stuff works (bit like beer really, I like it, but don't know how it works) I'm assuming the sound quality would be no different given that it would presumably use the same protocols etc. to stream the data.
Odd that I can't see device playlists when using the devices only??

ITunes Library Not Showing Up

So I moved my iTunes library to an external hard drive using these instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
I then proceeded to delete the old folder on my mac that had all of the iTunes files etc., but now when I open iTunes I have an empty library. My external hard drive is plugged in, and when I look at it in finder it shows that it contains all of my music. How can I get iTunes to show my music and playlists without going to the trash and restoring everything? That that would defeat the purpose of moving it to the external hard drive (I want to have more space on my computer). Thanks in adavance!

So I moved my iTunes library to an external hard drive using these instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
That copies the *iTunes media folder* in /Music/iTunes/.
I then proceeded to delete the old folder on my mac that had all of the iTunes files etc.
So you deleted the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder?
You need the iTunes folder which contains the library files (not necessarily the media files).
If you have a backup, you can restore /Music/iTunes/ without the /iTunes media folder inside.

ITunes does not show up on apple tv 1st gen.

i have a 1st gen apple tv with the 160 gig HD. recently, it will not show the itunes site. Under teh movies tab there are my movies and trailers and that's it. Does anyone know how to get the itunes store back on apple tv?

Known issue currently, you'll need to wait for the fix.

Films in itunes library not showing as available to sync?

I have around 8 films listed in my itunes library but 6 of them are not showing up as available to sync to my ipod touch. I have bought all the film through itunes with the latest only the other day; it is this film and the previously bought film that are the only ones showing up as available to sync. I have successfully synced film and TV before to my ipod but out of the blue seem to be having trouble this time.
In saying the only 2 are seem to available to sync when I do try to sync them they are not showing up on my device, even though the memory bar of the ipod shows that a number of GB of data has been added; they are there but they're not no matter how much I search my device or tick and untick 'sync' and 'unsync'.
Can anyone help me find out why the films I do 'seem' to be syncing aren't showing up on my ipod touch and why none of my films in my library are showing up for syncing anymore?? Thanks.

- Have yo used the Spotlight search on the iPod. Maybe yu just can't find them
- Do the non-syncing ones play in iTunes on the computer?

Song in itunes library not showing up when opening itunes.

Computer crashed. Had to install itunes again. My songs Library do not show in itunes. But if I search for them I can see the folders.

I have this issue as well. Just installed my Windows 8 Machine and went to look for all my CD's and iTunes purchases in the iTunes store and can't find them to download to the new PC.

Can anyone help with iTunes library not showing on iOS devices?

I cannot view my iTunes library on my iOS devices. The tabs that used to be at the bottom of both the music and video apps are no longer there. My appleTV sees it just fine though. I have tried turning home-sharing off and back on againon both the computer and iOS devices. Quitting apps on the iOS devices, and exiting iTunes on my mac, and restarting them again. Nothing has worked so far. All I get when I bring up either app is "No Content" and the store button. This started before the iOS 7 update. Has anyone seen this yet? Is there a fix for it? Thanks!

I used to see that in iOS6 once in a while. Close the apps and reboot the iPad and then look in the apps again. You know how to close the apps so close them first.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

ITunes library not showing everything on my disc

I have iTunes 11.0.4.4 and I just notived my library is about 1/3 of what it should be. I also found at least one song under the wrong Album. If I look on my hard drive, I see all the proper albums & songs but iTunes does not. I also notice I all of a sudden of a sudden have a lot of songs with the cloud icon next to them. If I go to play them, I have to wair for iTunes to get them from the cloud. I don't get this because I have never had any action where I have saved songs to the clouds. Any ideas on what is going on here?
Just to get a final rant in, I have been thoroughy disgusted with iTunes since verion 11 first popped up. I take it this is just more crap from this version.

I did some looking around and found some files & need to understand how I can repair this. This is what I found:
1. iTunes Library.itl 234K 9/17/2013
2. iTunes Library(Damaged).itl 1,219K 7/04/2013
3. iTunes Library.xml 1248K 9/17/2013
4. iTunes Library 2013-05-28.itl 1200K
I know the last one is a back up & I can probably just rename & move it, then redownload anything I purchased since then. Before I do that I wanted to know if there is a way the damaged file could be repaired? Or can the data in the xml file be considered valid & is there any way to extract that.
Thanks

Imovie 10.0.5 itunes library not showing in browser

First time using iMovie on MacBook Air... I'm able to add pictures and transitions to a movie, but when I try to add background music, I click on Content Library, iTunes, and all i see in the browser is the contents of your iTunes library will display here... Can't get the music to display.. How do I fix this?

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Itunes playlists not showing up on Apple TV.

just got the new apple tv. i have sharing set up and all my music from itunes shows up on the apple tv. in preferences in itunes, the box checked to "share entire library." yet there are no playlists showing up under the "playlists" selection on the apple tv. i just get a blank screen.
all the music shows up and can be selected by album, artist, genre, etc....the playlists just don't show up.
any ideas why?

If you have a large number of Playlists, it may take several minutes for them to appear on AppleTV.
I’m finding that AppleTV doesn’t stay reliably linked to Playlists; they come and go. And it is troublesome to get them to reappear without stopping the play of the current song. If you to to the Playlists screen, ATV quickly reverts to the screen displaying the song. So it is necessary to pause the song, go the Playlists, and wait for the sync to happen again.
I find it essential to have access to Playlists because, with 1336 Artists in my collection, accessing music in the Artists mode is tedious to the point of useless.
My iMac is about 15 feet from the ATV in direct line-of-sight.

Movies I have purchased through Itunes show up on my computer, but do not show up on Apple TV

Latley I have notices that movies in my Itunes library are "missing" from my apple TV's. I have checked under get info "type", checked show in windows explorer, but certain movies just are not in the purchased catagory on the apple tv.

Sign out of the Apple ID on the ATV and sign back in.
Honestly not sure why it matters, if they are on the computer, play them via the Computers option on the ATV to avoid streaming them over the Internet.

Movies in my iMac's iTunes do not show up Apple TV(1st Gen)

So frustrated. Movies in my iMac's iTunes do not show up on my Apple TV(1st Gen) in the Shared Movie area. I've done the Media Type fix to "movie." I've re-started and re-booted and changed the Apple TV from ethernet to wireless and re-connected iTunes. Renamed the library. Everything's up to date. Grrr.

I have now restored Factory Settings on the Apple TV. Looked promising until iTunes hangs everytime I tried to enter the podcast page of the sync options. And I get errors that my newest movies, created in Final Cut Pro X with the Share with 720p Apple Devices export settings are not compatible with Apple TV.
Unbelievable.

CD's not purchased from iTunes but uploaded to iTunes do not show up in the music folder on Apple TV! How can I fix this?

CD's purchased from iTunes but uploaded to iTunes do not show up in the music folder on my Apple TV! How do I fix this?

You would need to make sure you're accessing the Computers icon. If you are under the Music icon, that will be accessing the cloud and only show iTunes purchases (unless you subscribe to iTunes Match)

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