My Cloud 6 TB & Streaming Movies to Apple TV

My Cloud OS 3 Personal & Network Attached Storage My Cloud
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Hello,

I currently am capable of streaming .mp4 movies from the ‘My Cloud’ app installed on my Ipad 2. The streaming seems to work well when using the app. While the movie is streaming the App has the option to use Apple Airplay. I have apple TV so it would be nice to stream movies on my iPad while watching them on my Apple TV. The Apple TV is an option on Air Play but it doesn’t appear to be working.

  1. My Cloud 6TB was configured for a PC

  2. All the movies are in .mp4 format

  3. The movies can be viewed on my ipad when using the app

  4. The Airplay option doesn’t push the movie to apple TV. I have a different app that pushes this to Apple TV, but for some reason this specific app isn’t working

Suggetions welcome!

Thank you,

Bizzy

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As a follow-up to the above I have attached the error message that I receive. This occurs on both .mp4 & .m4p movies.

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Welcome to the Community.

Have you been able to test if those files are supported by your AppleTV? Can those very same files be played from another content source?

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Because MP4 is a container format its possible the encoding format or options selected during the enccoding process has made the MP4 file is incompatible with the Apple TV supported version of MP4. To test, try reencoding the file with a program like (free) Handbrake and see if that solves the problem.

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Thank you Trancer and Bennor for your reply.

The file that the error message shows was encoded by Handbrake for iPhone/Ipad. What format would you using handbrake? The file with the error message was encoded by Handbrake.

Thanks,

Robert

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Hi!!

I think you can solve the problem with other app. i don’t use the original WD app because you can’t send it trough airplay to apple TV.

I use an app called INFUSE, but you have others free, and it lets you see all the movies in your HDD MY cloud, in iphone or ipad.

The problem is only works when you are in the same WIFI, not with a remote access.

i hope it can help you

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So OneStrangeBizzy we meet again…

I’ll have to introduce you to Air Video Server HD <== click here

This program which runs on your Mac and an app that runs on your iPhone or iPad will stream “ANY” movie in any format to your iPhone/iPad and Apple TV.

Ok before you say, that is not what I’m looking for. There are two parts to this program; one is the streaming, the other is the conversion. You can queue up a bunch of movies to be converted to .MP4 permanently, thus you can then replace your broken .mp4 with a proper Apple Approved .Mp4. 

I use this program frequently as it allows me to view my movies immediately no matter the format and then convert them permanently for storage. It also uses the codexes from VLC so it really supports almost all formats and futureproofed.

The best thing is that the price of $2.99. I think I paid $5 for the first version then subsequently another $5 for the upgraded version. 

Good luck 

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Do you have to use a Mac or can I use a PC? Unfortunately, I do not have a Mac.

Thanks,

Bizzy