Further Apple TV / Photo Streaming Issues..?

Hi Folks
I seem to have had ongoing issues with my Apple TV since the day I got it, but have just kind of soldiered on and ignored them. From a quick perusal of these forums it seems like others have experienced similar problems, but I've yet to find a resolution.
Whilst I can view selected libraries streamed to the Apple TV from my iMac, it's always been hit-and-miss as to whether they will appear as part of the screensaver. On the odd occasion that the DID appear it was almost always as a simple slideshow. Once or twice they appeared as Floating Pictures (which is my preference) but I've never been able to DELIBERATELY set this up; it's always been a fluke and I've never known how I've activated it. Oddly, the Apple TV has never – until now – had a problem with displaying Album Art as Floating Pictures.
However, now I don't seem to be able to view anything as a screensaver apart from the default Apple Photos, and that includes Album Art.
Whilst it's nice to look at random pictures of flowers and the like, it's not really what I want...
I did wonder whether by simply copying the desired photos and/or albums directly to the Apple TV I could get around the problem, but I don't seem to have that option in iTunes, despite what iTunes Help tells me.
I'm beginning to get a bit despondent about this now (although it could be the effects of yesterday's festivities..!) and would really appreciate any help, tips or suggestions.
Cheers!

The selection for sync/stream library is done in iTunes.
Changing the sync library will delete content already on AppleTV giving a clean slate for a new sync.
You may need to remove the current streaming option in iTunes - right click on AppleTV and choose Turn Off Streaming.
Now check AppleTV Settings>Computers.
The top entry is usually the sync computer, if greyed out it isn't set up or avaialble.
If the stream iTunes library is still listed highlight it and remove it via AppleTV.
Then go to the top and choose to add the library as a sync library. You'll need to enter a 5 digit code in iTunes again - this library will automatically sync stuff, so you may want to select custom sync to narrow down what you want to copy over.
Stuff not synced will also stream from this library when iTunes is running.

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