ATV Syncing & Streaming Together?

After Syncing photos from iPhoto, I choose to stream my music from iTunes, but can't play a slideshow with music. How can I combine synched photos with streamed music?
As an aside, I solved my last post. I thought the photos were synched, but they were only streaming (with music from streaming iTunes)!

To play music with synced photos you need to sync the music you want to play with the slideshows.
However if you've synced your photos, you are also streaming them, if you change libraries from 'tv' to 'my itunes library' and watch a slideshow (by streaming), from there you can play any of the music that you stream.

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OK, I can't get my ATV to stream from my iTunes. when I initially set up the ATV, it synced to my iTunes. I actually don't recall any option to sync or stream, but makbe I missed it.
Anyway, the help says the following:
"Playing your iTunes library on your TV using Apple TV
If you have an Apple TV, you can stream items from your iTunes library to your TV. You can also sync your Apple TV with your iTunes library so that content is automatically loaded onto your Apple TV.
Syncing your Apple TV with iTunes
If your Apple TV is synced with an iTunes library, it is already set up for streaming. You can also stream items from an iTunes library that isn't synced with your Apple TV. You can stream from up to five iTunes libraries, plus the library the Apple TV is synced with.
To set up your Apple TV for streaming:
Make sure the computer you want to stream from is on, and iTunes is open.
On your Apple TV, choose Sources, choose "Connect to New iTunes," and make a note of the passcode displayed.
In iTunes, select the Apple TV with "Click to set up" next to it, and enter the passcode.
While content is being streamed, the computer must remain on and iTunes must remain open. If you stream content while Apple TV is syncing, the sync pauses until streaming stops.
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Now, here is the problem:
1. It says "If your Apple TV is synced with an iTunes library, it is already set up for streaming." NOT. No where do I see any stream or share selection. Only sync.
2. It says "You can stream from up to five iTunes libraries, plus the library the Apple TV is synced with." Again, not that I can see.
3. It says "On your Apple TV, choose Sources, choose "Connect to New iTunes," and make a note of the passcode displayed." I don't have a "Sources" option anywhere in ATV. How am I supposed to select it?? All I have is a "Computers" selection, which shows me my current selected computer for synching, and another option to share a library, with a new passcode. But, only to a second computer, not my main one (where all the files are!).
I don't understand. It's like it's referring to some other device, with different menus. Now, I have ver 2.0 of ATV, and 7.6 of iTunes. WHAT IS GOING ON?
I purchased this thing to take advantage of streaming, for photos and video. I only bought the 32 GB unit, but even the 160 would not be bug enough to have all my photos and HD video. So, streaming is a must. But, it would be nice to also sync the music files so I can listen to them without having the computer on. If the thing functed like the manual says, I would be happy. But, it doesn't.
HELP!!

Good news- this is all so much simpler that you think. (I know because I too struggled with it for days.) It turns ou that you have to do NOTHING to set up streaming with 2.0. Once you have synced your computer, just leave your computer running and on your TV using ATV you will see whatever movies you have imported into iTunes in the movie menu even if you have not synced them. The only way that you can tell that they are not synced is that when you select them to play the streaming bar will appear briefly at the bottom of your TV screen to indicate that it is being synced. If you turn your computer off the movie that you have chosen would not even appear in the menu.
Hope this helps- it is too bad apple doesn't give more info about using ATV!

Moving purchases done on an ATV in streaming mode to my PC

I have chosen to use my ATV in streaming mode as I had many issues in Sync mode. Would appreciate some hints on the following challenge:
I have purchased movies using my ATV. These purchased movies are not showing up in iTunes on my PC. How do I move these across to my PC in order to ensure I have a backup and be able to transfer them to my iPod Touch?

you need to have sync mode turned on for items to auto-sync back to itunes from appletv.
turn it on, but then choose "custom sync". this will allow items to sync back to itunes, but will keep the 100% stream that you require.
this is how mine is set up.

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I recently just purchased "The Bourne Legacy" from iTunes Store. This is the first time I purchased movie and I did it with my computer, through iTunes (10.7 (21). When the download was done, I could watch the movie in my iMac through iTunes but I just couldn't find a way to sync/stream the movie to my AppleTV 1st Generation.
What I've tried:
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- Restored factory setting of my AppleTV - set my AppleTV to pair with iTunes - all my movies are there EXCEPT the purchased movie. I wouldn't stream.
Could please anyone help me? Any tip/suggestion would be much appreciated. I want to see this movie in my tv. Thanks.
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Does the file play back fine in iTunes?
Sync the problem file to test if it plays ok from the hard drive.
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=========================================================
Video formats supported
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Audio formats supported
* AAC (16 to 320 Kbps); protected AAC (from iTunes Store); MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps); MP3 VBR; Apple Lossless; AIFF; WAV
==========================================================
It might be that your converted file is close to these specs but just a bit too high a bitrate for streaming to work ok - what are the encoded m4v file bitrates and other parameters?
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Why am I having trouble keeping my itunes and ATV synced?

After syncing my Itunes with Apple TV, everything, movies, music, photos, etc. shows up on my apple tv under My Movies, etc. First question is, Are my movies, etc, now on the hard drive of the apple TV? Next question, With the material on the hard drive of the ATV, do I need to have my MacBook open for syncing. What is happening is after I sync, and close my MacBook, when I go to my movies, ATV tell me I have no movies. Once I open the MacBook and go to Itunes, it syncs up again and my movies are there. Am I wrong in thinking once I have synced and the movies, music, photos should be ready to pull without my MacBook on or open.
If I take my MacBook to work, and my wife wants to watch something, how do I keep everything loaded on the ATV hard drive.
Any help is appricated, Thanks

It sounds like you have your ATV set to "stream" from you Macbook instead of sync. Check the settings (On the ATV) and make sure (If the Macbook is synced, it will show a chainlink icon.).
Once you have the ATV synced, your music, movies etc. are saved on its harddrive. Thereafter, the Macbook only needs to be on when you want to add new material.

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I just successfully synced my new ATV with my entire iTunes and iPhoto events libraries. It took an entire day to sync it through wireless (couldn't find my ethernet cables). Since this initial sync I have taken more pictures and wanted to sync them over to the ATV. Made the mistake of going to the photo tab and checking the sync last import box. I was worried that if I tried to sync all events again that it would take all day. So of course it erased all my other photos and now I have my lone most recent event on the ATV.
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As long as you are putting the new photos in the same folder (or a sub-folder in that folder) that you have already synced, it will only add the new photos on the next sync. If you change the folder in the "Sync photos from" box, it will erase those synced from the previous folder. This is the same as with an iPod.

ATV sync hogs my wireless network

Is there any way to schedule the wireless sync so that it only happens at night? ATV sync really eats up my wireless network's bandwidth during the day....
Caveats:
1. Turning off iTunes is not an option
2. Ethernet connection to ATV is not an option
Thanks!

I will mark as "answered" and close the issue, but I think there should be a feature that allows you to set a sync time for the night (or a window of time that is convenient when you do not need the wireless network). Syncing even 2 movies can take more than an hour and suck up a lot of the wireless bandwidth.

Syncing, streaming and reaching my atv limit of hd space

Hi,
I am using my atv with Netopia router, no ethernet connection, hanging off latest itunes version running on XP laptop.
Very pleased with the solution for my music needs but now I have reached the capacity of my atv hd space. I want to continue to build up my itunes library but when I sync, ~72 songs have not been passed to the atv due to lack of space.
The problem is that when I look for the songs via the atv with my laptop/itunes on, the songs do not appear to be available. When I look for them on my laptop they are there and I can listen to them.
Assuming that my synced library will also stream I thought that those songs that did not get passed to the atv hd would be streamed, and I can continue to build up my music library.
Is this assumption correct and if so what diagnostics & approach should I apply to correct the situation.
If not what strategy should I adopt to enable me to continue to build my itunes music library beyond the limits of my atv hd.
Finally is there anywhere I can find out the criteria itunes/atv uses to determine what goes to the hd of the atv and what does not?.
Thanks
P
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Hi Winston C
I have gone to the atv selected source and got the
pass number for the stream.
When I return to the laptop all I see is the normal
Apple TV device and no option to set up the stream.
I am using the my itunes libray as the source.
P
Issue corrected by changing the name of my master itunes library, as the old library name on my laptop was the same as an ipod device that I normally do not use.
So changed the name and now works fine. Now I can proceed with building my itunes library which exceeds the hd limit on the atv and now it is transparent to me what tunes are on my atv and what is streamed.
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ATV - sync music and stream movies

sorry if this question has been asked before, but i've searched high and low and haven't been able to sort my particular issue...
i would like my itunes music to be synced with my ATV but i would like to stream the same itunes' movies. is this possible?

Content (tv shows by way of example) which is streamed from a primary library is listed under my tv shows not shared tv shows, content streamed from a secondary library is listed under shared tv shows.
(Please excuse my unsupported nomenclature)
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ITunes 8.1, AppleTV 2.3.1 -- aTV remains in Devices list, won't sync/stream

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*My problem:*
I have the smaller aTV so I really only use it to stream movies/music from the computer into the living room. The other day, I added a couple of movies to my iTunes library expecting to be able to go watch them today. When I sat down and tried to find the movies, I realized that several movies that I've recently added didn't appear on the aTV, though I was able to find/watch them on the computer. I don't know when the aTV stopped seeing additions to my iTunes library (it seems to be right about the time that I "upgraded" iTunes) but none of my recent additions appeared.
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Update:
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Good Evening - I have a silly noob question that I can't believe I can't find the answer to on my own: I have been trying to determine if it is possible to sync and stream from the same library simultaneously.
I purchased the 40GB aTV and it has been syncing just fine with my Windows iTunes. I told it not to sync a few albums I never listen to so I wouldn't have issues with other songs or movies. I am upgrading to a new iMac and I am am going to re-rip many of my existing CD's to get them into a consistent audio quality of 192 AAC or above. This is going to push my library size to well over the 40GB limit in just music, not including any movies or TV shows I choose to pull in.
The manual does not make it obvious (or I am not reading clearly) what happens to items that don't sync over - I assume they are still playable but will have to stream. Is there anyway to mark "preferred" albums or artists that should get synced and not streamed in case the iTunes library is unavailable for whatever reason?
Also, when I change libraries is the aTV going to completely re-sync even though the music is must going to be migrated?
Thanks for taking the time to answer these silly questions.

That's not quite what I was looking for.
My question remains, what happens to the items that can't be synced from my main library to my aTV? My library is just a smidge bigger than the available space on the aTV and not everything syncs over. Does that mean I won't be able to play those items not synced from my main library...
As my library grows I don't want to have to choose what does and doesn't get synced from my library by mood. For example, every year my wife buys new christmas music - right now I could exclude it and everything else gets copied over, but come thanksgiving that stuff better be there for her and I don't want to choose other music or movies to remove.
I guess I will just have to play to try it out.

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