Play video on Apple TV with Apple TV Video Converter for Mac

Apple TV is a small form factor network appliance designed to play IPTV digital content originating from the iTunes Store, Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, MobileMe, MLB.tv, NBA League Pass or any Mac OS X or Windows computer running iTunes onto an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television. Apple TV with Intel processor and 40GB or 160GB hard drive2 for storing content locally is widely used in our daily life. That will be the good trying to sync video from iTunes to Apple TV. This guide will tell you how to connect Apple TV to Mac OS X Lion and then sync video from iTunes to Apple TV in detail.

Supported video and audio formats:
Video formats supported:
1. H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): Up to 5 Mbps, Progressive Main Profile (CAVLC) with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels at 24 fps, 960 by 540 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats .
2. iTunes Store purchased video: 320 by 240 pixels, 640 by 480 pixels, 720 by 480 pixels (anamorphic), or high-definition 720p.
3. MPEG-4: Up to 3 Mbps, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 720 by 432 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps); protected AAC (from iTunes Store); MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps); MP3 VBR; Apple Lossless; AIFF; WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.

System requirements:
1.iTunes 7.6 or later.
2.AirPort Extreme, Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless network (wireless video streaming requires 802.11g or 802.11n) or 10/100BASE-T Ethernet network.
3. Mac OS X Lion (Mac OS X v10.3.9 or v10.4.9 or later is all available) .

Guide on how to connect Apple TV to Mac OS X Lion and then sync video from iTunes to Apple TV step by step:
Step 1: (Wireless)Connect Apple TV to Mac OS X Lion.
Apple TV is with 802.11 wireless capability for you to sync your video, songs, photos from iTunes to Apple TV easily and watch them if you have an existing wireless network.



Step 2: Choose source menu and get a passcode.
Select Sources on Apple TV’s main menu and select syncing from the sources menu. Apple TV will generate a passcode to sync. Remember it.




Step 3: Go to iTunes; select Apple TV from the Devices list.


Step 4: Connect to iTunes and then sync video from it to Apple TV.
Enter the passcode to iTunes, and if it was accepted, click “OK” to make confirm. Then you can sync the videos from iTunes to Apple TV as you like by drag and drop.

These are the operation steps to sync Apple TV to Mac OS X Lion and then sync video from iTunes to Apple TV. Apple TV is expecting .mp4, .mov or .m4v files containing MPEG4 or H.264 video and AAC, AC3 or MP3 audio streams. Other files will not be copied. When you want to sync other format videos to Apple TV, first you need to convert video to Apple TV compatible format.

Today we introduce you Apple TV Video Converter for Mac. This is the product help you to convert video to Apple TV compatible format and then you can get iTunes to sync other video formats to Apple TV easily. Following is some steps for you to use Apple TV Video Converter on Mac.

Step 1: Add video to Apple TV Video Converter for Mac.
Load Apple TV Video Converter for Mac. Press the button for importing files to add video files to Apple TV Video Converter for Mac. You can tick the box in front of the file you want to rip. If it is necessary, you can double click the each file to have a preview.

Step 2: Choose an output format for Apple TV and set the output folder.
Click on the dropdown menu of “Format” and then move you pointer to “HD video > “H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” which is the compatible format for Apple TV. You can also choose the format from the “ Apple TV” sublist. Here we recommend you to choose H.264 HD Video. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.

Step 3: Click “Settings” icon to adjust audio and video parameters.
Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can adjust codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface according to your needs and optimize the output file quality.
Note: Optimal settings should be set as Video Size: 1280*720, Video Bitrate: 4000kbps at highest quality, Video Frame rate: 24fps or 30fps, Audio codec: ac3, Audio Sampling rate: 48000hz, Audio Bitrate: 160kbps, Audio Channels: 5.1Channels.

Step 4: Start converting your video files to H.264 HD Video for Apple TV on Mac OS X Lion.
Click the “Convert” button; it will start converting video to Apple TV on Mac OS X Lion immediately. You can follow the converting process in the “Conversion” interface.

When you finish the video conversion, you can get the output files for your Apple TV via clicking on “Open” button effortlessly. At this moment you can sync the converted video to Apple TV via iTunes. After that, you also can convert it into other devices like iPad/iPad 2 and so on.

Tips:
If you want to get more professional information about our product, please link to Connect Apple TV to Mac OS X Lion— Sync video from iTunes to Apple TV.