Home movies (*.mov) not syncing?

I've got a bunch of home movies, all in *.mov format, that refuse to sync to my AppleTV (1st gen). Some were shot with a digital camcorder, some were shot with my iPhone 4. All of them play just fine in iTunes on my Mac, but they won't sync to the ATV.
What's more annoying is that I have a bunch of home movies in the exact same format that are already synced up and play just fine; just seems to be the last dozen or so that won't appear in the play list.
Anybody have any idea what's going on here?

Not as simple as that. Just because it plays in iTunes doesn't mean it will play on apple tv. Have a look at the compatible specs below.
1. 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
2. iTunes Store purchased video: 320 by 240 pixels, 640 by 480 pixels, 720 by 480 pixels (anamorphic), or high-definition 720p
3. 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

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