Streaming music from Time Capsule to Apple TV

I own an Apple TV and just bought a Time Capsule, I was wondering whether i could stream music from my Time Capsule to my Apple TV without having any computer/mac turned on, is this possible?

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Streaming movies from Time Capsule to Apple TV without opened iTunes Library

Hello !
It is possible to streaming movies from my Time Capsule without using Mac or iPhone like streaming device
For example ( I am using Time Capsule for movies Libary, Apple TV for streaming movies, but when i have MacBook Pro off, my iTunes Libary is off and i can't streamimg my movies directly)
It is possible streaming Movies on my Apple TV without opened iTunes on my Mac ? I mean if it is possible streaming directly from TC to Apple TV, when Libary it on TC.
Thank you for your answears.

Hi,
you can stream from the Time Capsule, but must always have a player in the middle, either an iOS device or a mac compatible with video airplay.
If you want to use an iOS device, you can get the app FileBrowser. This allows your device to stream videos from the timecapsule, play them, and play on the AppleTV.
As erfurtivo said, O!play works perfectly with the TimeCapsule, if you don't want more devices in-between.
Hope this helped

How stream music from Time-Capsules hard drive via iPhone and AirPlay without any computer turned on?

Is there a possibility to stream music stored on my time-capsules hard drive directly to my iPhone and then ask the iPhone the send the music (in real-time) via AirPlay to my AirPlay compatible speakers, without having ANY computer turned on? I know that the Sonos system managed this simple task, but Apple? Any news in iOS 4.3 or 5 maybe.

As Chris says... but if the media is on an external drive as above then you also need to make sure the external drive has the same drive letter on the system you are moving to or iTunes won't be able to find the files.
You might also find this topic useful: Make a split library portable.
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Slow Streaming From Time Capsule to Apple TV

Hi,
I have several movies and tv programmes stored on my Time Capsule..... When I stream from the time capsule to Apple TV it is very slow and is constantly buffering. How can I get around this as at present the films / programmes are un-watchable.
Thanks
mbchunky

Thanks for describing your current network configuration for streaming.
In your current setup, QuickTime will first have to access the media files from the TC over a wireless connection. From there it will send the stream back to the TC. The TC will then send the stream to the Apple TV. As you can see there are a number of potential Wi-Fi interference issues along this overall path. Interference is not just from other Wi-Fi operating nearby, but also includes microwave ovens, portable phones, baby monitors, etc. Very importantly, it also includes the type of building material used along the path the wireless signal must travel through.
I would suggest that you do a bit of testing to determine what exactly the data throughput you are getting. Once you understand those values, we should be able to determine where the bottlenecks are and try to eliminate them if possible.
Please take a look at the following AirPort User Tip for details on taking throughput measurements.

Can't stream Music from iTunes to my Apple TV

I bought an ATV for the sole purpose of being able to stream music from my PC iTunes account to my Samsung smart TV. As it turns out, that is the one thing my ATV will not do. I have had my ATV for about three months and have never been able to stream music to it from my PC. I do not see my ATV as a device in iTunes and I do not have the airplay icon visible in iTunes
Gear
3rd generation ATV
PC running Windows 7
Here are some things which work fine on the ATV:
Netflix works perfectly e.g., it sees my wifi network
Youtube works perfectly
Under Music I can see the 2 songs my wife purchased from the iTunes store – I purchase all my music from Amazon.
Things I have done
Turned Home Sharing on and am using the same account in iTunes and on my ATV
Reinstalled iTunes – 11.0.2.26
Updated ATV to latest software
Rebooted my computer – several times
Rebooted my router – several times
How do I resolve this issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I tried a new approach and unplugged my ATV brought it over to my computer and connected it to my router via ethernet. This caused the airplay icon to show up on the transport bar in iTunes. I could select the ATV as an output. I disconnected the ethernet cable and reconnected the ATV to my TV. The airplay icon remains in iTunes but the ATV is no longer there as an option - only my computer speakers. Any ideas?

Streaming from Time Capsule to Apple TV

I'm considering to purchase the Time Capsule. My purpose is to have a wireless HD with my complete iTunes Library on it and tstreming music and video to ATV.
Does anyone have exprerience with this set up?

I am assuming that you currently have the existing model of the Apple TV and not the latest just announced by Apple ... correct?
If so, you are already aware that the Apple TV can either "duplicate" your iTunes Library or can accept streams from an iTunes host. If your goal is to use the new Time Capsule (TC) as the location of the iTunes Library, this should work, but bandwidth performance will be critical, especially for streaming HD video.
To stream, you will need to take into consideration the path that the stream will be required to take to get to the Apple TV. For HD video, you will want this path to be Gigabit Ethernet wherever possible ... so ideally (but not necessarily practically) that would mean that the iTunes host and the Apple TV would need to be connected to the TC by Ethernet. That is because, the iTunes host must first contact the TC to access its iTunes Library. The TC will stream the data to the iTunes host and, in turn, the host will stream it back to the TC, and finally, the TC will stream it to the Apple TV. The path taken, of course, will change depending on the connection types (wired or wireless) ... and if you have configured the Apple TV as an iTunes speaker.
(ref: Gigaom: Using Time Capsule as a Media Drive)

Stream from Time Capsule to Apple TV without having the Mac on.

Is it possible to move my movie content to the Time Capsule and stream to Apple TV without the Mac being on?

Only if the TC is jailbreaked.. otherwise it is dependent on itunes.. and TC is a dumb hard drive without media server or smarts of any kind.
You can buy a WD live or lots of other media players.. but Apple locked ATV to the itunes environment.. to ensure you pay.

Streaming from time capsule to Apple tv using iPad

Playing movies I understand you do with iTunes over game computer or PC or iMac.
I have a Time Capsule 2T wired to router.
No wires to my TV where I have a Apple TV.
On the second floor in the house I have a PC.
I also have a iPad.
Is it possible to place a movie on my TC and play this using the iPad and apple TV ?
Thanks in advance I'm not a computer expert.

I also am not a computer expert. I have a similar setup to you except I have a macbook instead of pc.
I downloaded an app called file browser on my ipad from the app store. it cost about $5-6 australian. In the app store it has a picture of a blue folder with FB written on it.
It is pretty easy to use.
Once opened, go into locations and click on the + button then put in the name of your time capsule. follow from there. I am not associated with the company, but I have been using it for a couple of months.
It has meant that I don't have to put the tv shows or movies on my macbook anymore, which was using up so much of my memory. Now everything is on my time capsule and i can play it on my ipad or through my ipad with airplay, play it on my apple tv. And I don't have to have my computer on to use it.
I have been stuck at home recently and have used it almost constantly. I'm sure there are other apps out there that can do the same this is just the one I found and it works.
I made files on my time capsule named - movies, tv, and aperture (for my photos). For tv shows I then made sub folders with the names of shows and then a further sub folder with seasons for each show. Mainly, because I can be a bit pedantic about filing but it also just makes it easier to find things.
This all comes up on the app when using it.
So short answer is yes you can place a movie on your TC and play using the ipad and apple tv.

Can you stream movies from time machine to apple tv

Can you stream purchased movies from Apple Time Machine to Apple TV?
I have both an Apple TV and an Apple Time Machine. Both great devices BUT my internet connection is not great and apparently, the telephone exchange needs to be upgraded in order for it to improve and right now, the phone company has no plans to upgrade the exchange . So, I've bought movies from Apple TV and have downloaded them (using Apple TV) and watched them. They seem to stay on Apple TV for a few days before they need to be downloaded again if I (actually my kids) want to watch the movie again. Problem is, it takes about 15 hours to download a regular movie due to the poor internet connection. My kids don't have that much patience. I know I can download a movie onto my Mac and stream it from there to Apple TV but that means I have to have the Mac available. Since I work at an office and take my MacBook to use at work, it isn't always there for the kids to get their daily Frozen hit. See the issue I face? Apple TV and Apple Tme Machine are great devices. Can they be used in conjunction with one another?
So, what I was wondering, is it possible to stream from Apple Time Machine to Apple TV, i.e. use Time Machine to store your movies for Apple TV?
Thanks
Philip

Philip Craig wrote:
Can you stream purchased movies from Apple Time Machine to Apple TV?
No.
Time Machine is an application.
Time Capsule is hardware (what you have).
As suggested, you download them to iTunes and they will work fine on the AppleTV.
So, what I was wondering, is it possible to stream from Apple Time Machine to Apple TV, i.e. use Time Machine to store your movies for Apple TV?
Yes but you need a computer running iTunes.

Airport Express streaming iTunes from Time Capsule

This may seem redundant to other topics, however I have tried the solutions listed without relief. I bought and installed a Time Capsule. My internet connection comes into it and my iMac accesses it wirelessly. I have an Airport Express which I want in the living room to stream music.
I have hard reset to the default settings on the AE. My TC is set for "extend a network" and my iTunes is set-up to look for remote speakers. When I use Airport Express to set the AE to access the TC network, I get the confirmation that the AE has been reconfigured and that I can wait for the AE to restart. The Airport Express dialog box never gets past that point, leaving me looking at a spinning status wheel.
From the default settings, my Airport Utility can see both devices, but clicking on the AE dismounts the TC and vice versa. The status bar on the Airport toolbar sees my TC network and not the AE, which I assume would be normal if the AE joined the TC network. Everything up and running, my iTunes cannot see the AE and I do not get the remote speaker dialog box in iTunes.
It seems to me there should be a simple process to walk through such a generic situation. What am I missing?

I have hard reset to the default settings on the AE. My TC is set for "extend a network" and my iTunes is set-up to look for remote speakers. When I use Airport Express to set the AE to access the TC network, I get the confirmation that the AE has been reconfigured and that I can wait for the AE to restart. The Airport Express dialog box never gets past that point, leaving me looking at a spinning status wheel.
If your goal for the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) is just for streaming iTunes, then you want to configure it to "join" the TC's wireless network ... not to extend it. So enabling "extend a network" on the TC would not be necessary.
To configure the AX to join the TC's wireless network and for AirTunes, please compare the following settings to those currently enabled on the AX:
AirPort Utility > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless tab
o Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network
o Network Name: <existing TC's wireless Network Name>
o Wireless Security: <select the encryption type of the existing wireless network>
o Wireless Password: <enter the existing wireless network password>
o Verify Password: <re-enter the existing wireless network password>
Music
o Enable AirTunes (checked)
o iTunes Speaker Name: <enter desired speaker name>
o iTunes Speaker Password: (optional)
o Verify Password: (optional)
o Click Update to write the new settings to the AX
In iTunes:
iTunes > Preferences... > Advanced > General
o Look for remote speakers connected with AirTunes (checked)

Streaming direct from Time Capsule (without a PC on)

This question may have been put forward a number of times and apologies if so. Is it possible to stream directly from a Time Capsule (or equivalent) to the Apple TV without a computer acting as an intermediary?
If so, how is this done, and if not, is it on the Apple's functionality roadmap?

No, iTunes play a key role in syncing/streaming data.
AppleTv probably does not know the location of media files, only the media type and metadata, so when selected for streaming it asks iTunes to stream the file.
I agree it would be nice to have a standalone server but they'd have to make it cost effective for anyone to buy one rather than a small computer which might be more flexible if prices were equivalent.
The NAS products out there which puport to have in-built iTunes servers are ok for sharing with iTunes on the network, but are not fully AppleTV compatible due to the need to set iTunes up with a numerical code to work with AppleTV.
Feedback can be sent here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/appletv.html
AC

Work around for streaming movies from time capsules/attached external HD

Can someone tell me how you can stream movies to iPhone/iPad/ATV3 from external HD attached to time capsule via an app or other method ?

This is just a general comment.. There are no apps for TC.. it is not a media player, so it cannot stream to anything.. if you store media files on the TC there has to be a player.. So you have to use a computer.. or possibly the ipad.. which will need a file browser app and a player app, but you do not stream to it.. you stream from it.

Can you watch videos/listen to music from Tim Capsule through appletv?

Would like to use Time Capsule to save movies and play them back through my appletv. Can anyone let me know if this is possible? Thanks.

On a standard ATV no, you cannot easily do it because of the link to itunes.. that means itunes has to have its main library on the TC and that is playing with fire.. The TC has no backup and no ability to stream.. it has no media servers. If you have a JB ATV (so not the newest one) and it can find and play files, yes, it would be possible. But again, as a storage location, you need to understand a failed TC is a locked up device.. where Apple will not recover your files, and so you will need to do manual backups to another drive anyway.

Can the new iPad stream data from time capsule?

I recently purchased a time capsule (2tb), I am able to access my shared data on time capsule via my mb air but I wish to access the movies and pictures on time capsule through iPad as well as iPhone 4s. Is that possible?

it can if time capsule support upnp if you get an app that support connecting to upnp nas servers

HT1551 Streaming music from iPhone 4 to apple tv

I can stream videos and photos no problem from my iPhone but can't seem to play music. I can select the button which gives you a choice of iPhone or apple tv but just seems to play silently on my phone and not through the tv. The button seems to turn blue for some reason(not sure if relevant). I've done the usual reboots, software updates etc but doesn't work. Any ideas ?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Did you restart your Apple TV, iPhone and the router. What format is the music in.

Streaming music from Time Capsule to Apple TV

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