The selected video can not be played - The format was not recognized

Is anyone getting the following error on home vids or Handbrake vids?
The Selected Video cannot be played. The format was not recognized.
If I actually sync the videos and send them over to the Apple TV they will play, but if I try to stream vids from my iTunes library, that is the error I get.

Are your vids on an external HD that Itunes points to or local to your computer? I would say unplug your ATV and power cycle all your components. All "My Movies" are encoded via HB and are playing fine since the firmware upgrade, my issues seem to be how cacheing is now being handled under the "Movies" category.

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