Playing home movies on Apple TV

Apple TV seems to have changed. I create my movies in Final Cut Pro and share them in itunes. When I go to play them on my TV from Apple TV, I now get a "buffering bar" across the bottom of the screen. As my movie is approx 30 minutes long, it buffers, then plays a bit of the movie, then stops to buffer again. So to watch my 30 minute movie will take more than an hour as I have to wait for it to buffer all the time.
Is this normal, and is there anything I can do to speed it up?
Thanking you in anticipation,
alanfromgawler east

Hello alan
Check out the article below to troubleshoot the connection between the computer and the Apple TV.
Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation): Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4546
Regards,
-Norm G.

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