You can't stream from a paired computer's Itunes Library??

Ok, maybe I'm missing something but I don't see a way to add a shared library if the library is the one your paired with? I don't want to have to copy over every video or movie to watch it.
Is it just me or is pairing a computer make it so you can't stream anymore?

A library can only be a sync (primary) or a streaming (shared) library, the streaming only libraries show up under My Shared TV Shows/Movies etc, whereas the sync library when available also makes streaming content available under the My TV Shows/Movies etc menu.
That is the standard behaviour.
You can force the sync libray not to stream by checking 'show only synced' in the Device tab in iTunes.
In Settings>Computers on AppleTV the primary sync library (that also streams) is the top entry , the stream libraries are below the top one.
Are youi maybe trying to sync from one user account and stream from another on the same computer? I've found that 2 open user accounts with iTunes running don't always work with only one showing up.

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