Apple TV Won't Access Photos in Home Sharing -- Music, Internet OK
I just tried to update the iPhoto pictures I use for my Apple TV screen saver. No luck. The ATV tells me to turn my Home Sharing On even though it is already On.
I like having a screen saver of my photos from iPhoto. From past experience I:
* have an album in iPhoto with the pictures I want on the screensaver (I call it "Apple TV" and it has 119 photos)
* I tell iPhoto to use that album
* I turn home sharing on
* On the Apple TV I choose the library that has my name under computers on the "Choose Photos" screen of "screen saver"
* and to update with new photos (I just went from 118 photos to 119) I have to "trick" the ATV by choosing one of the stock collections -- say the national Geographic -- and once I have lions and tigers dancing across my screen I go back and tell it to get my photos.
I just did that and when I try to access my photos I get the message:
On my computer in iTunes home sharing is on and when I click on the "Choose Photos To Share With Apple TV" I get:
In iPhoto that "Apple TV" album exists and has the 119 pictures.
The ATV is working as it picks up my music library, shows the album artwork, and lets me play my music, Internet Radio, Netfilx, YouTube, ... The network connection is the full five boxes strong.
I've rebooted the ATV and my computer ... no luck.
My ATV is running 6.1.1 (6698.99.19)
My OS X is 10.9.3
iTunes is 11.2.2 (3)
iPhoto 9.5.1 (902.17)
I just upgraded my OS and have had a few hiccups and wonder if this is one of those.
So what am I missing?
Any ideas?
Thanks
UPDATE
I went in to iPhoto and created a new album -- called "TV Screen Saver" and copied the photos from the old album that would not load.
Told iTunes to use that album for home sharing.
Told Apple TV to use that album for the screen saver.
Et Voila!
Must have been something in the various updated softwares that disn't like something from before.
Who knows.
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