Part 1: Convert iTunes DRM-ed M4V to MP4 with UkeySoft M4V Converter To avoid these compatibility problems, we will shows you three effective methods to convert iTunes DRM protected M4V video and non DRM-ed M4V video to MP4 or more device-friendly format. Worse, once the rental period expires, the movie will disappear automatically from your iTunes library, because all iTunes M4V videos are protected by DRM Fairplay, Apple’s digital rights management (DRM) scheme.įor the unprotected M4V video files, it can be played on a Windows computer if you have QuickTime installed, but many mobile devices and video app don’t fully support M4V format, so you need to convert M4V to MP4, AVI, FLV or other popular video format. In addition, you can only play them with iTunes on an authorized Mac/Windows and TV app on iPhone/iPad/Apple TV with the Apple ID you used to purchase or rent the movie, you can’t play the purchased movies on non-Apple devices like Samsung Galaxy S10, Huawei P30, any smart TVs, etc.

Besides, you are limited to watch the iTunes purchased or rented movies on no more than 5 different devices at a time, while the rental iTunes M4V movies only can be viewed on a single device within limited time. Please note that there are two types of M4V video files, one is DRM protected M4V files and the other is unprotected M4V files.Īll the movies, TV shows, and music videos in the iTunes Store are in DRM protected M4V video format, so the Apple company not allow users to copy or convert to other formats for enjoying on other devices. Compared with the traditional On2 VP6, H263, Divx, etc., it can achieve higher definition in a smaller volume, which is why M4V is widely used by most video websites, and many mobile devices such as PSP, iPod and iPhone also supports M4V format. M4V is a representative of HD in MP4 format, it’s video encoding uses H264 or H264/AVC, and audio encoding uses AAC. M4V is a standard video file format developed by Apple from the MP4 format, it is a special type of MP4 format. Part 3: Convert DRM-free M4V to MP4 with Handbrake What Is an M4V File? DRM-ed M4V and DRM-free M4V Video File Part 2: Convert DRM-free M4V MP4 with UkeySoft Video Converter

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