Can watch movie on computer but NOT on ATV

Hi there,
So I downloaded an MPEG-4 and dumped it into itunes. The movie plays fine on my computer, but won't play on ATV. It starts and plays for 2 or 3 seconds where the audio sounds fine but the video frames freeze and skip, then eventually the audio and video freeze and ATV restarts itself or just stays frozen and I have to restart it manually. I've gone back and re-synched the file but still get the same result. Any ideas? All my other movies/TV shows within itunes play fine both on computer and TV...
Thanks in advance.
Message was edited by: donros

can be lots of things..
movies can play in iTunes that won't on appleTV (remember files on the computer are local so less restrictions can be placed on these files than the ones that need to get transmitted throught the air to an appleTV)
1) is the movie in spec for appleTV?
Video formats supported
H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): Up to 5 Mbps, Progressive Main Profile (CAVLC) with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels at 24 fps, 960 by 540 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
iTunes Store purchased video: 320 by 240 pixels, 640 by 480 pixels, 720 by 480 pixels (anamorphic), or high-definition 720p
MPEG-4: Up to 3 Mbps, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 720 by 432 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
2) i experience a problem similar to this and i had a failing hard drive.. movie would stop playing and iTunes would become unresponsive
3) is the movie synced on the appleTV or are you streaming it... if you are streaming to the appleTV over WiFi it could be interference from microwaves, cordless phones, other nearby WiFi networks etc... does the problem still happen if the movies is on the appleTV?

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