Plex is absolutely amazing – very nice for organization and management of your files – and OpenPlex automatically installs PlexConnect on your Mac, easily generates certificate files. I thought it might be helpful to share my experience around Plex and Apple TV. 
I have an ATV 3 that connects to my computer in the other room via wifi. And then installed PlexConnect to make it work with my ATV. What I wish to do is to stream .mkv, .avi and other non-apple approved video formats from the network drive to the Apple TV. Any easy way? I’ve heard of options mostly involving airplay work arounds. Anyone know what the most seamless one would be? After digging deeper into technical specs of the ATV, I got some clues. It is essential to know thebest codec for playing on Apple TV at first. And in this page, I will introduce a simple way to enable you play MKV/AVI movies on Apple TV via PlexConnect/OpenPlex without any limit. Since neither MKV or AVI is well supported by Apple TV, a possible solution I’ve worked out is to convert MKV/AVI to Apple TV supported format for streaming using PlexConnect for more convenient playing and sharing. Along with some help from third party program like Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, it can be done effortlessly. This video app is professional on fast transcoding MKV/AVI to Apple TV/Plex with M4V format without quality loss. In addition, it not only supports MKV/AVI videos, but also handles Blu-ray, DVD, ISO and various common video formats, like MXF. MTS, MOV, MP4, AVI, WMV .etc. Now download this tool and follow the instructions to convert MKV, AVI videos to Apple TV for streaming via Plex or other media server.[Guide] How to play MKV/AVI files via PlexConnect 1. Load original MKV/AVI files Click “Add Video” button on the main interface to load your MKV/AVI files to the program. (Drag&Drop function is included.) 
2. Click on the dropdown menu of “Format” and then move your 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. 
Tips: With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original videos while also saving space. This is particularly helpful when streaming over your network, depending on your network quality. Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset. 3. Start MKV/AVI to ATV Conversion Finally, hit the “Convert” button at the bottom of the main interface to start the conversion. After the conversion, click “Open” to quickly find the converted movies. Then, download and install OpenPlex on your Mac, and start streaming these converted MKV/AVI files from Mac for Apple TV watching at ease. Below is a tutorial for setting up PlexConnect on local network to stream videos to Apple TV without jailbreak. Tip: For Windows users, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is also a helpful app to encode videos for further usage. A nice info is that H.265 encoding/decoding is supported by the latest version. More How to Upload MKV to Facebook Successfully? HEVC Converter: Enable h.265 playback capability on my DS415+ running Plex Why The iPhone 6 Will Be The Device Of The Year? Watch DVD VOB files on Galaxy TabPro 8.4 with best video settings Convert VOB Files to Apple TV with Apple TV Mac Video Converter Play Blu-rays with Amazon Fire TV via Plex iTunes to PS Vita – How to use iTunes with PS Vita Stream stored movies on a USB stick to Roku 3 for playback Src How to play MKV/AVI files on Apple TV via PlexConnect
Q: ” Hi, I just got off the phone with an Apple Salesperson who was very nice, but seems to have been a bit mistaken about something. So my question is about playing .vob files on my TV. I was hoping that purchasing an Apple TV might be a good solution for me, but if the files won’t play in iTunes, then they won’t play via Apple TV onto my HDTV, right? Are there any easy solutions out there? Do I need to convert the files to a different format?” In the Apple Support Communities, we found the above post. We believe there are many similar posts with similar questions on other communities. Here, Follow this step by step guide to convert VOB to Apple TV supported video format for playback with ease. 
Apple TV is a hot media device for us watching movies. But just like other Apple devices it can only supports MP4, MOV, M4V videos. As you see, the .vob isn’t in the supported format list. If you wanna view .vob files on your Apple TV, the best solution is to encode/re-encode .vob to Apple TV supported video formats first, i.e. M4V, MOV or MP4. Of course, some free video converting tools such as Handbrake or MPEG Streamclip can do you a favor, however is you want to find a perfect one to do conversion. To convert VOB to Apple TV seamlessly and effortlessly, here we introduce this smart Mac Apple TV Video Converter-Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac. With it, you can not only convert any video like FLV, MKV, AVI, WMV, VOB, MOV, TiVo, MOD, etc to Apple TV compatible format – M4V, but also transcode any music files like WMV, OGG, AC3, AIFF, FLA, MKA, etc for playback on ATV effortlessly. Download it and follow the steps hereto do conversion. And after that, you can import the converted videos into your iTunes library for syncing. How to convert VOB to Apple TV format on Mac OS X (Yosemite/Mavericks) This quick start guide taks Mac screeshots as an example. The method to convert VOB to Apple TV in Windows is the same. All that you should take care is to download the right version according to your situation. Step 1: Load VOB files. Select your movie. Click “Add Video” or “Add from folder” to import your source materials in .vob format. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files. 
Step 2: Choose the output format. Click on Format > Apple TV. From the drop down menu, select the proper output format. a. For Apple TV 3 users, Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v) is recommended. b. For Apple TV 2 users, please select the Apple TV 2 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v). c. For Apple TV users, Apple TV H.264 1280×720(*.m4v) will be better to keep the videos in HD. 
Tip: There are many Apple TV users had the puzzle is AC3 5.1 Surround Sound supported for Apple TV format? Actually, Apple TV cannot support AC3 5.1 audio track. While, we usually have the demand to get the full AC3 5.1 surround sound to let Apple TV pass-through Dolby Digital to A/V receiver to take advantage of our surround sound system. Read the solution here. Step 3: After above settings, you can start the .VOB to Apple TV conversion. Once the process completes, locate the files and transfer and copy the converted .m4v videos to Apple TV. As you see, now you can effortlessly watch DVD .vob videos on Apple TV with the best quality. More Creating 3D Blu-ray movies to view in Oculus Rift DK2 via Mac El Capitan How to Stream and Play Video_TS files via Apple TV 3 Play 4K/HD Videos and Movies to Surface Hub Tablet on Windows 10 Compress Audio files for Saving Space on Your Computer/Device/Web Convert 3D Blu-ray to SBS MKV into hard drive and playback via Plex Convert and Play downloaded 3D Movies on 3D TV Enjoy 3D MKV movies on Smart TV/LED TV/LCD TV via USB Src How to Stream and Play VOB files on Apple TV
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I have over 100 Video_TS Folders on my Mac… can Apple TV 3 send these to my TV? What about a networked DVD player… it should be able to play Video_TS Folders because they are in fact DVD’s!!! Or convert all my DVD’s to some format for playback and streaming? Surely there is a solution for playing existing DVD files from computer over a network to my TV. Thanks for any answers.
Most of us like to download movies or videos from torrent sites. Sometimes, we can download one with three types of files in it: VIDEO_TS.BUP, VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.VOB. This is the directory structure for a DVD movie. However, Apple TV 3 only support whats in iTunes and in its supported formats. If you want to send your Video_TS files on Apple TV 3 or watch them on HDTV, you’ll need to convert them to file format which can be recognized by ATV 3 well. To finish the task, a third-party Video_TS converting tool is needed. Here Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac is highly recommended to help you convert Video_TS folder to Apple TV 3 compatible M4V, MOV, MP4 videos for streaming to HDTV via ATV 3 without hassle. At the same time, for people whose Home Theater supports 5.1 surround sound, the all-in-one mac toolbox can also offers the perfect solution to keep the 5.1 channel. Note: Only when your movie has 5.1 channel, you will get the real 5.1 surround sound effect. (Learn how to solve No 5.1 Sound from Apple TV issue) Good News! Pavtube recently upgraded iMedia Converter for Mac to version 4.8.5.1, which features strong and perfect support for Blu-ray/DVD/Video to H.265 MP4 encoding and H.265 video decoding on Mac. New features of iMedia Converter for Mac v4.8.5.1: 1. Supported to decode/encode the H.265/HEVC codec 2. Fix the XAVC MXF codec importing issues 3. Optimize coding parameters 4. Fix some bugs Besides, it can also convert Video_TS to all popular video formats, including MP4, MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, etc on Mac. It provides good quality output regardless of the end device that you are going to use. Just get it and convert Video_TS to Apple TV 3 supported video for playback in just a few mouse clicks! The equivalent Windows version is here. 
How to convert and play Video_TS folder via Apple TV 3 1. Load Video_TS files Start up this program, and then click disc icon and select “Load from folder” to import all Video_TS files. 
2. Decide output format Click Format bar and choose “Apple TV 3 1080P Dolby Digital Pass-through(*.m4v)” from “Apple TV”, which can be recognized by Apple TV 3 well. This format will ensure you 1080p quality with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through. Besides, MP4, M4V, MOV from “Common Video” is also a good choice. Read Apple TV Supported Video Formats:
- H.264 up to 720p at 30 frames per second (1st & 2nd generation); Main Profile level 3.1-channel, up to 160kbps per channel, 48kHz AAC-LC audio; file format is m4v, mp4, and. Mov stereo
- H.264 up to 1080p at 30 frames per second (3rd generation)
- MPEG-4 up to 720×432 (432p) or 640×480 pixels at 30 frame/s; Simple Profile up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz AAC-LC audio m4v. Mp4, and. Mov format stereo
Tips: a. When you choosing “Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v)” as output, an AC-3 encoded audio track will also be included for Apple TV 3 to Pass-through Dolby Digital 5.1 sound (also know as AC3 5.1), so that it will work in surround sound when Apple TV 3 is connected to audio receiver, and in stereo when Apple TV Gen 3 is connected with TV only. b. With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original DVD while also saving space. This is particularly helpful when streaming over your network, depending on your network quality. Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset. According to my experience, do not change frame rate to “24”, just keep the “Original” as the best optimal Frame Rate. 
3. Start converting Video_TS folder to Apple TV 3 Finally click the “Convert” button to begin ripping Video_TS to Apple TV 3 format. After encoding process has finished successfully, go into the destination directory and drop the converted files into ATV 3. Once all this is done, open iTunes and click File > Add File to Library to add the video clips to your iTunes library. After that, simply drag the video from your iTunes library to Apple TV in the Devices source list.
After that, you can play and watch Video_TS videos via Apple TV 3 on HDTV without any problems in high quality and 5.1 surround sound. And to get 5.1 sorround sound, AV Reciever is necessary. Just enjoy!More How to Stream MKV Video to Chromecast for Playback Get started to Stream Video from PC to Roku using Plex Media Server Enjoy all high definition media contents on iPhone 6 Plus Painlessly Convert MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, Tivo, MP4, FLV Video to iPhone 6 for Enjoying Play Rented 3D Movies with Apple TV on Mac OS X El Capitan Stream Videos from NAS to PS3 via DSLR for playback Which Budget Consumer Virtual Reality Headset Should You Buy? Convert and Play downloaded 3D Movies on 3D TV Src Why Video_TS files can't play via Apple TV 3
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