Music streaming via Apple TV

While using my Apple tv to stream music, it all the time jumps back to the internal speakers of my Mac book. Anyone knows how to solve this?

Hi Jouk,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. This article has steps to try if you are seeing issues with AirPlay between your computer and Apple TV:
iTunes: Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5209
Troubleshooting performance issues
Wi-Fi Connection
If you are experiencing intermittent playback or significant network lag with AirPlay, it could be due to a weak Wi-Fi connection, interference, or the distance between the Wi-Fi router and your AirPlay-enabled device.
Ensure that other devices aren't trying to stream to the same Apple TV at the same time.
Ensure that your Wi-Fi router is set up with the recommended settings for the best performance.
Certain external devices, such as microwave ovens and baby monitors, may interfere with a Wi-Fi network. Try moving or disabling these devices.
If your wireless and wired networks are the same, try connecting your Apple TV to the router via Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi.
Use the Wi-Fi network troubleshooting guide to resolve interference and other issues.
Cheers,
- Ari

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iI then decided to switch my photo stream on, on my iPhone 5 and see if I could stream the photos i want, this has not worked either I get a message that there is no activity and a 0 shows next to my photo stream on the iCloud app on my Apple tv.
I am extremely fed up now as I have wasted so much time trying to sort this out. Is my apple TV box broken or is it just a load of rubbish and does not do as Apple advertise it to do.
HAs has anyone else experienced the same problem?

Have you deleted these photos from your camera roll or from the photo stream album. You need to delete them from the photo stream album for them to disappear from the Apple TV. However if you have opted to use the new iCloud photos on your mobile device it's all a bit complicated during the transition period (indeed some go so far as to describe it as a mess )
iCloud photos and photo stream are different things. If you are using iCloud photos, new photos will be added to iCloud photos which behind the scenes will also be added to photo stream, however when you delete photos from iCloud photos they aren't automatically deleted from photo stream. But you can do this from your Apple TV.
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Music streaming using Apple TV

I have a new "man pit" (room in the new extension with ps3, xbox, etc. ) and I have a new Denon amp. At the moment I am streaming the music using airplay and apple remote on my iPad . I can tell the sound quality is not that good. Will an Apple TV allow me to stream the music at the original bit rate in iTunes to the Apple TV and the Denon amp? I presume that I can also use the remote I am currently using?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
I haven't noticed any difference between AirPlay audio and that played from the Apple TV. And while I suspect it's not like true HD audio (I personally can't tell), I would say that if you think it sounds bad that something is wrong.
The Apple TV outputs 16 bit audio at 48 KHz.

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I have recently set up my Mac so I can play music from iTunes through my stereo in my lounge using Airtunes.
I would like to be able to play music via Airtunes when streaming it over the internet (eg BBC iPlayer or an internet radio station).
Is there a way this can be done?

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I'm pretty sure you can't do it with the basic OS X software.
You can do it with some third-party software though:
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/

Is it possible to use airtunes to play music streamed via the internet?

I have recently set up my Mac so I can play music from iTunes through my stereo in my lounge using Airtunes.
I would like to be able to play music via Airtunes when streaming it over the internet (eg BBC iPlayer or an internet radio station).
Is there a way this can be done?

I don't have airtunes so I am speaking from a theory perspective. It looks like airtunes works with itunes and I know many streaming stations can also be played through itunes so I would think it could be done at least to some extent. You might have to save a link to the stream and then open the link file in itunes to get it to add it to your list (I have done this with a streaming station).
For other stations I don't know if you could select airtunes as a sound output option for general computer sound output in the sound control panel.

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I try to stream music via the AEBS to the AX.
If I use a NO cable connection everything is working fine, but when iMac and AEBS are connected with a network cable no music will be streamed to the AX.
Normally it should be working, to use the new 802.11n standard with an "old" iMac (I know that the AX does't support the "n" standard).
The question is:
If I use 2 AEBS (1st one is connected with a network cable to the iMac - and the 2nd one is the MUSIC client) will it be possible?
Thanks for help!
Mac OS X (10.4.9)

If I use a NO cable connection everything is working fine, but when iMac and AEBS are connected with a network cable no music will be streamed to the AX.
Using the AirPort Utility, in Manual setup, connect to the AirPort Express Base Station (AX), and then, make this change...
Music tab
- Enable AirTunes over Ethernet (checked)
If I use 2 AEBS (1st one is connected with a network cable to the iMac - and the 2nd one is the MUSIC client) will it be possible?
No, the AEBSs do not provide audio output.

How can I listen to music from iphone 4s via apple tv whilst doing a phone call at the same time?

How can I listen to music from iphone 4s via apple tv while doing a phone call at the same time?
When I take a call on the iphone, iphone stops streaming the music to apple tv until I finished the call.
thx!
Claus
PS: did ask the same question to apple hotline in germany. Answer: we don´t know... funny

Welcome to the Apple Community.
As far as I know you can't, which sort of makes sense, it seems logical to pause whatever you are doing while you take a phone call, which after all is the primary function of a phone.

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Hi all. I've been converting my DVDs, HD-DVDs, and Blu-rays to MP4, using MakeMKV and then Handbrake 0.9.9.5530 64-bit for encoding. I have been intending to play the files on my iPad, both transferring to the device and streaming via Home Sharing. I also want stream these via Apple TV (3rd gen, Model A1427) in the house via Home Sharing.
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MP4s from DVDs that won't stream: Ocean's Eleven, Escape from New York, Galaxy Quest, Robocop (Criterion). Shaun of the Dead, Team America World Police
Again, these were all converted on the same PC with the same software and same settings. If there's a common thread among the source material of the MP4s that will play and won't play, I don't know what it is, but I figured it would not hurt to list it.
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Someone suggested I simply change the file extension to M4V, so I tried it, but that did not fool any of the stream devices.
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- Is there a way to repair these MP4 files without completely starting over with a fresh MKV?
- If I have to start from scratch, should I go with Constant Quality over Average Bitrate?
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I wonder if something in the header of these files is corrupted or a flag is set incorrectly or something along those lines, as the data appears to be fine -- it's just not "handshaking" with my streaming hardware and/or the Apple Home Sharing code that powers it.
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