Sharing Photos to Apple TV

Before updating to Photos I was able to share my pictures from iPhoto to my Apple TV. Now, with the new Photos installed, my pictures are no longer available on Apple TV. I have not changed any settings, and I do not see how to share Photos to Apple TV.

Ok, it looks to me like you MUST have your photos shared to the cloud in order to access them on Apple TV. And with the size of my library I would need to buy 200Gb of cloud storage to hold all my photos. Am I correct in this conclusion?
I don't want my photos in the cloud to be honest, and if this is truly the case, I think it's terrible of Apple to make this change. I sure hope I'm wrong! If not, this makes me sad.

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
Obviously not, the Apple TV 2 can only output 720p.

Home Sharing Photos on Apple TV 2 Not Staying in Sync

I have successfully shared photos from my PC to my Apple TV via iTunes, by going to Advance > Choose Photos to Share. Slide shows work GREAT!
However, when I add new photos to that folder, they do not appear on my Apple TV. I have to go back into iTunes and re-select the folder to share in order to see them on the Apple TV.
Is there a way to allow the folder to stay in sync?
If not, can I specify how frequently the Apple TV checks for new photos?
This seems like a bug! Please help.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
The following article(s) may help you.
Troubleshooting Homesharing
Troubleshooting WiFi Networks

Sharing photos to apple tv 2

I have set advanced sharing in itunes and the photosdo not show in apple tv: I get the message to 'choose photos to share' in itunes which I have done?????
GH

Yes, iTunes.

Sharing photos with Apple TV

Since updating to iTunes v.11.3 I have been unable to share my Aperture photos with my Apple TV. After Home Sharing has been turned on I try to choose which photos to share. The Photos Sharing Preferences window opens and the little gear begins to turn and turn and turn and turn... It never shows my photos lists.
I've tried repairing permissions, rebooting my computer, quiting and restarting iTunes, and quiting and restarting Home Sharing.
Any ideas!

I've solved the problem.
In Photos, Select Preferences. In the General Tab, make sure that the path to your external Photos library shows in the Library Location. Then click on the Use as System Library Photo Library button.
In iTunes 12.1.12, you will now be able to select your specific albums as before.
I updated my Apple TVs to the latest updates.
The specific photo albums can be accessed in Apple TV now.

Trouble sharing photos on Apple TV 2

I'm having problems accessing my iphoto library from Apple TV 2. I get a message on the Apple TV asking me to "Choose photos to share" from the Advanced menu in iTunes. I've already done this but to no avail.
Strangely, the screensaver on the Apple TV is already using my iPhoto library.
Also, in the Photo Sharing Preferences screen on iTunes the Revert and Apply buttons are greyed out.
Any ideas?
P.S. I've got iTunes 10.2.2 installed.

I am having the sma eproblem and am on the phone with Apple as I write this. They don't have an answer so far. What I've noticed is that the Photo Sharing preferences in iTunes has a lot of options greyed out.
Our iTunes/iPhoto are running on a MacMini Server.
Latest versions of all OS's and software.

Shared photo streams in iPhoto and Apple TV

Why is this proving so difficult for Apple to get right?
All I want to do is create private albums that I can share with family and have them sync back to my Mac so that all I need to do is organise my photos ONCE (i.e. on iPhone or iPad) and see these albums in iPhoto where they are also backed up locally.
I've created a shared photo stream album, shared it with my wife... she can see it on her phone... great.
I look in my iPhoto and there is no sign whatsoever that I've ever created a shared album. Just the main photo stream mess as usual.
Also, I go to my Apple TV and the same thing, just the same "every photo ever" mess.
I've recently taken to using Vimeo because this provides exactly what I need for home video. Create edited video in iMovie for iPad or Mac, then upload it to Vimeo, and share it only with family. I can then view them back on Mac, Apple TV, iPad etc.

http://www.appletvhacks.net/2012/09/24/apple-tv-software-update-5-1-ios-6-releas ed-for-apple-tv-2-and-apple-tv-3/
Apple has just updated the second and third-generation Apple TV software to version 5.1 (build 10A406e). The biggest changes include support for Shared Photo Streams, the ability to switch between iTunes accounts and to send audio content from Apple TV to AirPlay-enabled speakers and devices.
If you still think like updating to 5.1, here are the direct download links:
AppleTV2,1_5.1_10A406e_Restore.ipsw
AppleTV3,1_5.1_10A406e_Restore.ipsw
And here is the full list of new features in Apple TV 5.1:
Shared Photo Streams — Accept invitations for Shared Photo Streams, browse photos and comments, and receive notifications of new content.
AirPlay — Send audio content from Apple TV to AirPlay-enabled speakers and devices (including AirPort Express and other Apple TVs). Also includes the ability to require an onscreen code to use AirPlay with your Apple TV.
iTunes account switching — Save multiple iTunes accounts and switch quickly between them.
Trailers — Search movie trailers. In the United States, see show times for local theaters.
Screen savers — New Cascade, Shrinking Tiles, and Sliding Panels screen savers.
Main menu— Reorder icons on the second page by holding down the select button on the remote.
Subtitles — SDH support for the deaf and hard-of-hearing as well as improvements to viewing and selecting subtitles.
Network configuration — Support for setting up advanced network options using configuration profiles.
Stability and performance — Includes general performance and stability improvements.

I used to look my photos in my tv using apple tv, now i can't when i access through apple tv/ computer/ my library photo option is not available, i check home sharing and which photos i'm sharing from my mac/itunes but i still can share photos w/apple tv

I used to look my photos in my tv using apple tv, now i can't when i access through apple tv/ computer/ my library photo option is not available, i check home sharing and which photos i'm sharing from my mac/itunes but i still can share photos w/apple tv

Morning JJFH,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
If after setting up Home Sharing, you cannot access your shared iTunes library over your home network from your Apple TV, take a look at this article:
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2972
Best of luck,
Mario

Spill water on my Iphone and I want to recover photos on my Ipad The pictures on the Iphone were not shared with other apple devices is it possible get my photos from the iCloud ?

spill water on my Iphone and I want to recover photos on my Ipad The pictures on the Iphone were not shared with other apple devices is it possible get my photos from the iCloud ?

Had you set your iPhone up to use Photo Stream?
Had your performed an iCloud backup of your iPhone before it was damaged?
If you did neither of the above, then your photos are not in the cloud, and they are gone.
If you performed an iCloud backup, then it would contain the photos in the iPhone's Camera Roll (taken on the iPhone) at the time of your last backup. You could restore this iCloud backup to a device.
If your iPhone used Photo Stream, those photos are immediately accessible to your iPad if you set it up to use the same Photo Stream.

TS4526 Can't access shared photo stream videos on my Apple TV, ?

I have an Apple TV that is a couple of years old and can't access shared Photo Stream videos. Is this something that only the third generation Apple TV can do? I don't have any problem using an iPad 3, iPhone 5 or 5S to access these videos so I suspect it is a limitation with the older Apple TV. My cousin has a newer Apple TV and can view these videos but I can't see them.

Have your husband check to see if he can view those 9 photos in full view or the edit mode.

HT201077 I changed my apple id and now I don't have access to my shared photo streams.

I thought they were gone, but I got an Apple TV for Christmas and can see the shared photo streams on there, along with all of the pictures. How can I get the shared streams back on my phone and iPad? I'm signed in with the same (new) apple id on the tv, iPhone, and iPad. I want to add pictures to the stream and not lose all the comments already placed and have to re-invite people.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Photostream in the cloud only keeps photos from the last 30 days (subject to a 1,000 photo limit). When photostream syncs the photos to your device they will stay there until deleted, which means you may well have more photos in your photostream album on your device than there are in photostream in the cloud.
The consequence of this is that if you turn photostream off and on again on your device (or enable it for the first time), it will only be populated with photos from the last 30 days, which may not be all the photos that were previously in the photostream album on that device.

Apple TV3 - Home Sharing Photos

Hi all,
I would like to share photos with apple TV3 via iTunes "privat release".
On apple TV3 the option is available to take photos.
It tells that it has to be configured via iTunes/Erweitert/Fotos für Bereitstellung auswählen.
I marked the folders with the photos to share, but unfortunately the access via applte TV3
is not possible.
Is there anybody with an idea?
Thanks in advance
chees
jj

It's a standard JPEG file. It's bizarre - I copied that file alone to iPhoto and changed my Apple TV photo sharing preferences to point at the iPhoto application. Worked fine.
Reverted the sharing settings back to the original folder location with all my 5,000 or so photos in and it also worked fine. Seems that a simple 'reboot' of the settings has resolved the problem.

My iPad mini, can only access camera roll photos. When posting on facebook. I can not access shared photos from my apple devices.

problem with iPad mini and iPhone 5c and Facebook app. I can only access camera roll, when posting photos, I can not see shared photos. Which I could before the previous 3 updates. I did speak to Apple support but they said Facebook was behind. i think over 6 months later I still have the same problem!

Thank you. Do you have any idea about the 5c, which is only 2 weeks old. Before this I had an iPhone 4, and you could choose which collection you wanted to post from,
but my 5c is also only showing camera roll, pehich is rather annoying to say the least!

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Welcome to the Apple Community and a merry Christmas.
Start here, and reset your security questions, you will receive an email to your rescue address, use the link in the email and reset your security questions.
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HT201317 View shared photo streams on Apple TV

I have an appletv but cannot see Shared Photo Streams that I am subscribed to. Is there a setting in the Apple TV itself or in the photo stream sharing that must be enabled in order to view the shared photos? How are they supposed to show up?

On this page
http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/photo-stream.html
it says
Make your photos a big deal with Apple TV.
With Photo Stream and Apple TV, you can view your recent photos and Shared Photo Streams on your HDTV for some truly entertaining reality television.2 And the Photo Streams your friends and family share with you appear on your Apple TV automatically, so you can check out their latest pictures, view comments, and even “like” photos with a click of your Apple TV remote.
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