The movies and TV shows downloaded from iTunes Store are DRM-laden, which prohibits us from further use of our own downloaded movies. For example, it won’t allow us to share the movies with other computers, burn the iTunes purchased movies to DVD or play the iTunes movies on any portable player other than Apple iPod and iPhone. Therefore, the following article is going to show you how to bypass iTunes DRM restriction and convert iTunes protected M4V movies to plain MP4 AVI WMV MPEG files for further sharing or burn to DVD for backup, enhancement and playback on home DVD players.
The only program we need is Media Converter Ultimate, which can be used to remove iTunes DRM protection, convert DRM protected iTunes M4P/M4V to plain MP3/WMA/MP4/AVI/WMV, burn iTunes purchased movies and TV shows to DVD, etc.
Step 1. Download and install Media Converter Ultimate ( free download )
Below is the main interface of this program:
Step 2. Load iTunes movies or TV shows
It is easy to find iTunes movies and TV shows in the iTunes download directory. You can load them one by one or load in a batch; you can even load a folder of movies.
Step 3. Select output format
To convert iTunes M4V movies to plain MP4 AVI WMV MPEG files, just choose the proper one by clicking the “video files to” button. Almost all Video formats can be found in the “Common Video” catalog.
Step 4. Start to remove iTunes DRM and convert iTunes movies
Click the “Start” button to begin the conversion. When all of the steps above are finished you will gain plain movies without DRM protection.
Additionally, if you wan to transfer the output converted files to other devices or burn to DVD disc, Media Converter Ultimate can also:
1. Transfer iTunes movies to mobile devices
Connect your device such as flash disc or iPod, then click the “copy to device” button and choose proper devices and files. Click “Next” to finish the transfer.
2. Burn iTunes movies to DVD
Just the same as transferring function, click the “burn to DVD” button to select files and then start burning. Learn more about how to burn DRM protected iTunes M4V movies to DVD.
