How to Encoding Video/DVD to Apple TV for Mac

Apple doesn't exactly make it simple to watch content that's not purchased from iTunes, and the Apple TV was clearly meant to be an iTunes portal for the living room. The Apple TV's spec page indicates that it supports a very limited number of file formats: anything from the iTunes store, H.264-encoded movies, and MPEG-4 video. For the average user, these will likely be fine, and it's not hard encoding one's own movies to fit one of these formats. On both the PC and the Mac, a user can employ Apple TV Video Converter and DVD tp Apple TV Converter  to open almost of different formats/DVDs and then encode them "for Apple TV".

Key Features (for Mac and PC):

• Support Apple TV, Apple TV 720p and new iPod 30GB and 80GB with resolution of 640 by 480 pixels Video.
• Fast Conversion Speed, support multithreading and batch conversion
• Plentiful Control Functions, you can pause, stop and continue at any moment during the conversion
• You can check the parameters of the source audio or video files
• Once a video is exported for Apple TV, the user can then import the movie into his or her iTunes library and display it on the Apple TV through the "Movies" submenu given that your file conforms to specific resolution and bitrate parameters specified on the Apple TV specifications page:
•  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)
•  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)

HD Video and music:

On an HDTV, the currently-available content from iTunes is obviously not going to take advantage of the TV's capabilities. All that can be done is to encode your own HD videos?with Apple TV Video Converter and DVD to Apple TV Converter?or wait for Apple to add HD content to iTunes.

Streaming music to the Apple TV is as simple as streaming video. You can navigate through your playlists easily from any computer that's set up as a source, or through whatever has been synced to the Apple TV's hard drive. The Apple TV supports AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV audio formats?practically anything that iTunes can play. The user can play podcasts and audio books that are bought from iTunes, but not audiobooks that have been purchased through other iTunes-compatible sources like Audible.com. This has enraged many an audiobook fan, and it's not entirely clear what the reason for this limitation is. The Apple TV Video Converter and DVD to Apple TV Converter can also make your movie to audio format so that you might listen on Apple TV easily.