AirVideo Server and Apple TV?

I have lots of videos that I have converted to "itunes format" but I have numerous home videos from when I used to be on Windows that won't play in itunes. I know I can convert them but I am running AirVideo Server on my Mac desktop and it allows me to "convert on the fly" and watch those videos in their native format on my Touch.
Does anyone know if there is a way of using AirVideo Server to allow me to watch those videos on my TV through Apple TV without first having to convert each one of them?
TIA (thanx in advance)

Birdman325 wrote:
I am running AirVideo Server on my Mac desktop and it allows me to "convert on the fly" and watch those videos in their native format on my Touch.
doing this requires
(a) the server software on your Mac and
(b) a client app on the mobile device
so, some kind of app would need to be running on TV and that's currently not possible. however, who knows what's gonna be possible if and when Apple decides to open an TV app store ...
meanwhile, have a look @ [Airflick|http://www.tuaw.com/2010/12/20/airflick-turns-macintosh-into-an-airplay-data-se rver>.

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