Play home movies on your TV using Apple TV

If you have an Apple TV, you can watch videos in your iTunes library on your home theater system.

These videos must be compatible with Apple TV. If you drag a video file from the Finder to the iTunes window and the video doesn’t appear in iTunes, it isn’t compatible. In some cases, you can save video files in a different format so that they work with iTunes.

Any video that plays on iPod, iPhone, or iPad is compatible with Apple TV.

Here are ways to save a version of a video to work with iTunes and Apple TV:

Select the movie in iTunes, and choose Advanced > Create Apple TV Video.
In iMovie, you can save your movie as a QuickTime movie or export it directly to your iTunes library. Choose Share > iTunes, click Apple TV, and click Publish. (For more information, see iMovie Help.)
If you have QuickTime Pro, open your movie in QuickTime Player and choose File > Export > “Movie to Apple TV.” For more information, see QuickTime Player Help.

For more information, see the Apple TV user’s guide at the Apple TV Support website.