Using my Apple Tv with Time Capsule

I would know if it is possible to store movies and photos on Time Capsule, not in a folder in the back up folder, and displays them to the Apple TV, use it as an external HD. How can I do this?

You would need to treat the Time Capsule as a network drive location storing iTunes media - the compuer running iTunes would need to be on with iTunes running.
No way currently to get AppleTv to see TC without iTunes acting as intermediary.
AC

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