Movies (.m4v files) that play great my Mac, not on Apple TV

I have some movies (.m4v files) that play great through iTunes on my Mac, I sync them to my Apple TV (original version), and I see them in My Movies. I try to play them but they stop after a few seconds and the Apple TV gets frozen. MP4 file types play fine as do movies purchased from iTunes. Any suggestions?

the files might be slightly out of spec for the appletv (the rule is just because something plays in itunes does not automatically make them appletv compatible).
you'll need to post more specific info about the files before a more detailed explanation can be made.

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