Movie would not stream to ATV

There is a few DVD that I ripped to be able to listen to them on my ATV. They always work fine. However I have an issue with the last few movies that I have ripped
- They work perfectly fine in iTunes
- They work perfectly fine if I stream them to my iPad 2 using Home Sharing
- They keep buffering and NEVER play when I stream them to my ATV using Home Sharing.
Why would those movies works everywhere else besides my ATV?
Thanks!

Discussion of techniques of DVD conversion is against Apple's forum rules and mentioned in the T&Cs.
The moderators often delete posts containing such discussions.
In general though if a movie file doesn't play it's useful to inspect the file info for bitrate and other parameters to see if it's within AppleTV2 specs - apps like MediaInfo and VideoSpec on a Mac can help with this.
It may not be the encoding however as AppleTV often says it cannot play the file if it's listed but actually incompatible for some reason.
Assuming other titles still play consider itunes library issues - it can get garbled- maybe try the file from a different itunes library in same or different user account.
AC

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I have a similar or the same problem... Rip all my movies with Handbrake Tv setting!
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