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#How to convert video files to watch on apple tv movie#
#How to convert video files to watch on apple tv portable#
#How to convert video files to watch on apple tv software#

The cable kit (US$99) connects the headphone port of the iPod (or the line-out port on the iPod Dock) to the input jacks on the TV monitor. This trick works with audio tracks that are purchased in the iTunes Store, but when I tried it on a couple of videos I purchased, iTunes told me the video "cannot be burned because burning is disabled for this track." Scratch that option from the list.Īnother idea is to use a video iPod and the optional iPod AV Cable kit. My first thought was to burn the video to a CD, thereby removing the DRM copy protection, and then re-import the video into iTunes in a standard MPEG format. But after scouring the Web for days, I couldn't find a FREE way to convert M4V to MPEG, WMV or AVI format.

To loan the video to a friend, just like you'd do with a book, record or CD Convert M4V to MPEG, WMV, AVIįortunately, there ARE some clever ways to convert the protected iTunes M4V video files into other popular formats that don't tie you down to Apple hardware or software.

To watch your videos in the car, or the big screen in your living room.

#How to convert video files to watch on apple tv portable#

To use a non-Apple portable video player to play your videos.

To play videos on operating systems where iTunes does not exist, such as Linux.

Here are some valid reasons for wanting to free your videos from iTunes: But don't assume that anyone wanting to convert an iTunes M4V video to some other DRM-free format has criminal intent.

#How to convert video files to watch on apple tv movie#

Movie studios and video producers have an army of lawyers and they are aggresively pursuing copyright infringers. The entertainment industry views the ability to make digital copies of copyrighted materials as a threat to its profitability, so DRM (Digital Rights Management) was created to control the duplication and dissemination of their content. But iTunes will not copy a protected M4V video to any of these non-iPod devices.

The popular Archos and Creative Zen players are comparably priced, have much larger screens, and will play almost any video format, including the standard MPEG, AVI, DivX, and Windows-only WMV files. Those with other brands of portable video players (PVP) are understandably peeved.

Some say this protects the digital rights of the copyright owners, but nobody disputes the fact that it helps Apple to keep a stranglehold on the portable player market.

#How to convert video files to watch on apple tv software#

Apple, provider of the popular iTunes service, has limited the software so it will copy purchased videos (M4Vs) only to video iPods - also an Apple product. Many people are frustrated when they purchase videos on iTunes, and then find out they can't take those videos with them on their portable video player, PDA or cell phone.