How to Convert a M4V video into AVI on PC/Mac

Hi. I'd like to convert a M4V video into AVI. Do you have any suggestions ? Thanks. Asked by Oceane. 

I found the following question on Apple Support Communities. There are a lot of similar issues like this waiting to settle. But all of them want to convert M4V to AVI, why? At first, let us learn the advantages of AVI file format.

The advantages of AVI file format

AVI file format is developed by windows, which makes it playable with all the major Microsoft and non-Microsoft operating systems. It do not require any particular hardware device of software application for the file to run. And it is the most widely used video format for promos, short movies and advertisements owing to its compression capabilities.

Why want to convert M4V to AVI

The M4V file format is a video container format developed by Apple and is very similar to the MP4 format. But M4V files may optionally be protected by DRM copy protection.

Due to Apple DRM protection, to play iTunes movies, TV shows and music videos, the computer needs to be authorized (using iTunes) with the account that was used to purchase the video. Besides, You can only play iTunes media files on Apple devices. A single device can contain purchased content from up to five accounts; iTunes will not allow you to add data from a sixth account.

The powerful M4V to AVI Converter – Windows and Mac

Here a powerful M4V to AVI Converter – M4V Converter Plus recommended for you. You will fall love with it as soon as you use it. The M4V to AVI conversion is getting so easy with M4V Converter Plus.  

M4V Converter Plus is an all-in-one M4V to AVI converter. Clean, simple and useful. 

With it, you can get rid of DRM protection from iTunes movies, TV shows and music videos and convert M4V to AVI, MP4, MOV, FLV, WMV and a wide variety of other video formats you might come across.

You don’t know how useful it is until you try it, and neither do you know how good it might be.

How to convert M4V to AVI with M4V Converter Plus

To get started on Windows and Mac, you should download the M4V to AVI converter firstly. 

After installing and running M4V ConverterPlus, its interface shown as below.

The M4V to AVI Converter for Windows

M4V Converter Plus for Mac by clicking here

With M4V Converter Plus, you can change the video format from M4V video to AVI video on Mac or Windows just within three steps.

Step 1: Click “Add Movies” and select iTunes videos file you want to convert.

Step 2:Click ”Convert to” profile drop-down list at the bottom of the window, find “Custom Settings ” option and choose the “Customized AVI Video”.

Convert M4V to AVI for Mac

Note: You can also customize the conversion profile settings if you like, but this isn’t necessary.And the program does batch processing very well, you can use it to convert one video at a time, or convert multiple files at the same time.

Step 3:Click “Convert” button to start M4V to AVI conversion progress.

How to convert iTunes rent movies for HTC One M9

iTunes movie rentals is cheaper than purchased movies and with more detailed limitations including time limitations, once you play it, you need to finish playing it in 24h.

What makes users quickly and quickly watch the movies. If you don’t start the movie, you need to finish playing it in 30 days, otherwise you can’t play it anymore.

Would you like to remove the rent movies’ limitations and keep the rent movies longer.

And if you have one HTC One M9, do you want to watch the iTunes Rentals on HTC One M9?

All the problems can be solved with the help of M4V Converter Plus

With M4V Converter Plus, you can:

• Remove DRM from iTunes purchased movies and rent movies.
• Convert iTunes purchases and rentals to MP4, AVI, 3GP, MOV, MP3, AAC and so on.
• Work for kinds of video player devices like Android Phones, Samsung S6, iPad Mini, iPad Air, and so on.
• 30X faster conversion speed when the output format is same as source for MP4 / MOV.

Step-by-step tutorial of converting iTunes movie rentals for HTC One M9

According to your system requirements, free download the latest version of M4V Converter Plus.

Windows Version: http://m4vconverterplus.com/M4VConverterPlus.exe 

Mac Version: http://m4vconverterplus.com/M4VConverterPlus.dmg

Here take M4V Converter Plus for Mac version for example to show that how to convert the rent movies one by one.

Step 1: Click the installation file to Install and run M4V Converter Plus.

Step 2: Click the Add Movies button or Add Files icon to load the movies your rent from Movie library.

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Step 3: According to your requirements, you can click the time setting box then choose Custom option, input the Begin and End time to convert the clips which you want.

Or you can click the pencil icon in the file list, and input the new name of the output file.

Click the Preferences... through M4VConverter Plus - Menu to reset the output folder according your need.

Step 4: In the profile drop-down list, there are kinds of output presets and video formats to choose, here we choose “Same as source for mp4”, which also supports 30X+ faster conversion speed.

Step 5: Click the button Convert to start conversion, at the same time, iTunes launched.

After conversion, you can transfer the converted MP4 videos to your HTC One M9 easily and enjoy them freely.

For more detailed information about M4V Converter Plus, go to the online support center. http://m4vconverterplus.com/help/for-mac/index.html

How to Play iTunes movies on a non-Apple device via USB Flash Drive

I would like to purchase a digital media device to play via USB, my movies that I have purchased from iTunes store. They have a ViewSonic dmp for <$90 that outputs HDMI, and input files are MP 1-4, H.264 and a few other codecs. This player reads from a NTFS or Fat16 formatted HD, which I don't see a problem there. My question is: Can I play iTunes movies using a non-Apple media device? Asked by Donald Palmer at Apple Support Communities.

If you search on Google, you will find many similar questions: How can I play iTunes movies on my android phone? How to watch iTunes TV shows on my Smart TV? How can I get my iTunes rented movie onto another computer? Obviously, iTunes brings a lot of joy, at the same time it also bring inconvenience to users.

Things you should know about iTunes video purchases & rentals

Videos purchased from the iTunes Store have FairPlay digital rights management embedded in the files and are in a format that can be readily synced to a video-capable mobile device, such as Apple TV, or on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. A single device can contain purchased content from up to five accounts; iTunes will not allow you to add data from a sixth account.

If you rented the movie on your iOS device or Apple TV, you can’t move it to any other device. If you don’t start watching a movie within 30 days, you must rent it again. Movies you rent disappear from your iTunes library when the rental period ends. 

The Simplest Way to Convert iTunes TV shows, movies and music videos 

M4V Converter Plus is widely recognized as one of the best iTunes videos purchases & rentals  converting tool on the market. To solve all the problems above, you can’t miss it.

It is special designed to help users to remove FairPlay digital rights management from iTunes videos and convert M4V to almost popular plain video formats, including MOV, MP4, AVI, FLV, 3GP, etc. If necessary, you can also extract audio files from iTunes videos to save as WAV, AIFF, MP3, M4A and so on.

Tutorial: How to Play iTunes movies on a non-Apple device via USB Flash Drive

Tip: M4V Converter Plus has Mac and Windows versions, you can download either as your requirement. Here we use Windows 7 as an example.

Want to convert iTunes movies, TV shows and music videos on Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista?

Want to play iTunes movies, TV shows and music videos on Mac OS X 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 or 10.11?

Step 1. Launch M4V Converter Plus and iTunes will be opened automatically with it. Click “Add Movies” button to import the iTunes files you want to add.

Adding iTunes M4V files to the M4V Converter Plus.

Step 2. Here you can click “Convert to” profile drop-down list to select the appropriate output format for your non-apple devices.

Step 3. Hit “Convert” button and the smart M4V Converter will do the rest for you!

Transfer the converted files via USB Flash Drive

1. From your computer, find the converted videos you want to copy. The default save folder you can find by clicking Option button.
2. Connect your device to your computer with the micro-USB cable that came with your device.For Mac customers, you will need to install the free Android Fire Transfer app to complete USB transfers.

Windows: Your device will appear in the Computer or My Computer folder.

Mac: Your device will appear on the desktop.

3. Open your device folder, and then you can drag the converted files you want to transfer into the applicable folder:
4. Disconnect your device from your computer. Now you can find the converted content on your devices.

Now you can play your iTunes movies, TV shows and music videos on your non-device at will.

Top 10 TV Shows Download on iTunes Store

If you are the TV dramas fan, you can not miss this article. It mainly to tell you the top ten television episodes you can purchase from iTunes Store recently.

And If you have already purchased iTunes TV episodes, you can go to try M4V Converter Plus, which can help you to convert your iTunes TV shows to most popular video/audio format like MP4, MOV, FLV, WMV, WAV, MP3, etc.
M4V Converter Plus is a professional DRM removing program as well as M4V Converter on Mac / Windows. 

1. The Real Housewives of Orange County - A Psychic 

New Release

Genre: Reality TV

Release Date: August 17, 2015

Price: $2.99

Episode Description

Back in the OC, Shannon and David discover that disciplining their kids is easier said than done. Vicki learns that Brooks has made a life-altering decision, to stop chemo and try a radical new approach. Meanwhile, Tamra's psychic makes a shocking claim leaving the ladies in disbelief.

2. Bachelor in Paradise - 203B

New Release

Genre: Reality TV

Release Date: August 17, 2015

Price: $1.99

Episode Description

Rumors swirl amongst the group about the deceitful Joe and Samantha, leading to confrontations, lies and two guys almost coming to blows!

3. Teen Wolf - Lies of Omission

New Release

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Release Date: August 17, 2015

Price: $2.99

Episode Description

While Scott turns to an unlikely ally for help, Stiles and Lydia try to uncover the truth about Parrish.

4. I Am Cait - Family Interference

New Release

Genre: Reality TV

Release Date: August 16, 2015

Price: $2.99

I Am Cait - Family Interference Episode Description

Cait comes to a better understanding of the family's reaction to the Vanity Fair article when Kim and Khloé criticize her for the comments she made about their mother. Meanwhile, Candis invites Cait over for her first all-girl sleepover, and Cait visits a support group for families with trans kids.

5. Bachelor in Paradise - 203A

New Release

Genre: Reality TV

Release Date: August 16, 2015

Price: $1.99

Bachelor in Paradise - 203A Episode Description

A new bachelorette, Samantha, arrives and invites Joe to a sexy photo rooftop photo shoot, but when Joe returns his friends pressure him to smooth things out with Juelia.

6. The Fosters - Lucky

New Release

Genre: Drama

Release Date: August 17, 2015

Price: $2.99

The Fosters - Lucky Episode Description

Callie and Brandon plan on telling their moms about their relationship, but they have to wait after hearing some positive news.

7. The Strain - Identity

The Strain - Identity

New Release

Genre: Drama

Release Date: August 16, 2015

Price: $2.99

The Strain - Identity Episode Description

Eph concocts a plan to make and distribute a bioweapon. Gus realizes Angel can be an unlikely ally, and Kelly comes after Nora and Zack.

8. Homeland - Drone Queen 

Homeland - Drone Queen

Genre: Drama

Release Date: October 5, 2014

Price: $2.99

Homeland - Drone Queen Episode Description

As CIA Chief of Station in Kabul, Carrie makes a critical decision when her counterpart in Islamabad delivers urgent intelligence on a high value target. Back in the States, Saul struggles to adjust to his new role in the private sector.

9. Suits - Mea Culpa

Suits - Mea Culpa

Genre: Drama

Release Date: August 12, 2015

Price: $2.99

Suits - Mea Culpa Episode Description

Jessica does damage control in the wake of Harvey punching Louis, just as Jack Soloff and Daniel Hardman are looking for weaknesses to exploit.

10. Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding - On the Move

New Release

Genre: Reality TV

Release Date: August 16, 2015

Price: $2.99

Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding - On the Move Episode Description

After years of building their dream life in Atlanta, the Biermanns must contemplate leaving it all behind when Kroy becomes an NFL free agent. Kim and Kroy remain optimistic but not everyone is on their side. With Brielle’s 18th birthday just around the corner, Kim must come to terms with the idea of moving without her full team behind her. With too many balls in the air, Kim turns to her new assistant Gloria and Chef Tracey for help but notoriously outrageous Tracey’s ideas on how to fix them may be too over the top, even for Kim.

The fastest way to play iTunes purchased movies on HTC One M9

HTC One M9 has been released in March, 2015. With 5.0 inches screen, people prefer to watch videos on HTC One M9.

If you have some purchased movies from iTunes Store, and want to transfer them to HTC One M9, how to do?
As known, all the purchased movies from iTunes Store are DRM protected, that is, you can only play them on Apple products (Up to six devices.) For the DRM, you need to authorize to the Apple devices or computer before you play the movies.
Hence if you want to play the purchased movies on HTC One M9, you need to remove DRM from the purchases and convert them to the video format for HTC One M9.
M4V Converter Plus is the tool to help you remove DRM and convert the purchased movies so as to playable on HTC One M9 with high conversion speed and excellent output quality.
Quick guide to remove DRM from iTunes purchased movies and convert them for HTC One M9.
First free download the trial version of M4V Converter Plus. It supports both Windows version and Mac version, you can choose one according to your computer system.
Windows Version: http://m4vconverterplus.com/M4VConverterPlus.exe 
Mac Version: http://m4vconverterplus.com/M4VConverterPlus.dmg
Here we took M4V Converter Plus for Mac version for example to show that how to convert the purchased movies one by one.
Step 1: Install and run M4V Converter Plus.
Step 2: Click the Add Movies button or Add Files icon to load the movies your purchased from Movie library.

Step 3: According to your requirements, you can click the time setting box then choose Custom option, input the Begin and End time to convert the clips which you want.

Or you can click the pencil icon in the file list, and input the new name of the output file.
Click the Preferences... through M4VConverter Plus - Menu to reset the output folder according your need.

Step 4: In the profile drop-down list, there are kinds of output presets and video formats to choose, here we choose “Same as source for mp4”, which also supports 30X+ faster conversion speed.

Step 5: Click the button Convert to start conversion, at the same time, iTunes launched.

After conversion, you can transfer the converted MP4 videos to your HTC One M9 easily and enjoy them freely.
For more detailed information about M4V Converter Plus, go to the online guide center.

How to copy your iTunes movies / TV shows / music videos to LG G4

What is the best android phone of 2015? According to several websites data, you can find Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge, LG G4, HTC one M9, etc on the list. The following article is mainly to tell us how to transfer iTunes movies, TV shows and music videos to LG G4. At first, let us learn more about LG G4.

LG G4 Smart Phone Review

With its lightning-quick processor, big and bright display, and 16-megapixel camera that can shoot both JPEG and raw file formats, it's easy to see how the LG G4 is a stellar device. It's also one of the most enjoyable LG handsets to use thanks to its interface's welcomed facelift, and has both expandable memory and a removable battery (an old-school rarity these days with marquee handsets).

LG G4 Smart Phone

Like its predecessor, LG G4 sports a 5.5-inch LCD display. The quad-HD touchscreen is razor-sharp, with graphics, images, text and movies appearing incredibly crisp. It has a 2,560x1,440-pixel resolution and 534 pixels per inch (ppi).

How to get your iTunes movies, TV shows and music videos to LG G4

The following quick and easy guide aims to help you to transfer your movies, TV shows and music videos from iTunes Store on your PC, Mac to your LG G4 smart phone.

Remove DRM protection from iTunes media and convert M4V to plain MP4

As we all know, movies you rented or purchased from iTunes Store are M4V format with DRM protection, which protect you playing your iTunes movies on non-apple devices. And if you want to play your iTunes media files on LG G4, download M4V Converter Plus. This iTunes to LG G4 Converter enables you to get rid of DRM protection from iTunes videos and convert M4V to MP4, MOV, FLV, WMA, WMV, MP3 and any other popular video/audio format.

Well, let us use this iTunes to LG G4Converter step by step.

1.       Install and open the iTunes to LG G4 Converter. This program has Windows and Mac versions, you can download either as you need. You will see the interface shown as below. (Here we use Windows version)

The Screenshot of iTunes to LG G4 Converter

2.       You can drag the iTunes movies or TV shows directly to the main window. Besides, you also can click “Add Movies” button to find your iTunes movies you want to convert.

Add iTunes movies to the M4V Converter Plus

3.       Click “Convert to” profile drop-down list to select the output for LG G4 smartphone. Here recommend you select “Same as source for mp4” as output format. Because MP4 is the best video format for LG G4 smartphone.

4.       Start iTunes movies to LG G4 conversion by clicking “Convert” button.

Copy the converted iTunes videos to your LG G4

First, grab your micro USB cable which you use to charge the mobile and plug G4 into your PC. Then hitting the Windows key and ‘E’ at the same time and scroll down to ‘Devices and Drivers’. You should see your handset listed there, with a phone icon to identify it.

Then double-click the icon and then find the video folder you often use, Just copy the converted files here, then you can play your iTunes videos on LG G4 smart phone smoothly.

Tip: M4V Converter Plus has a trail version, you can free download and use the trial version at first. 

Download Mac version of iTunes to LG G4 Converter here. 

The iTunes to LG G4 Converter for Windows Link 

How to convert iTunes movies to Android devices / Convert M4V to MP4 for Android Devices

Android is a mobile operating system (OS) based on the Linux kernel and currently developed by Google. With a user interface based on direct manipulation, Android is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphonesand tablet computers, with specialized user interfaces for televisions (Android TV), cars (Android Auto), and wrist watches (Android Wear).

While most downloaded files initially included usage restrictions enforced by FairPlay, Apple's implementation of digital rights management / DRM, so users can't play iTunes purchased movies or rent movies on other player devices like Android phones / Tablets and so on.

If you purchased or rent movies from iTunes Store and want to watch them on your Android Tablets, how to do?

As a powerful M4V to MP4 Converter, M4V Converter Plus can solve the problem easily and quickly. With M4V Converter Plus, you can:

1. Remove FairPlay DRM from iTunes purchased or rent movies.

2. Convert Purchased movies to unprotected format

3. Convert iTunes Movie Rentals to MP4 / AVI /3GP and so on

4. Convert Purchased movies for iPad / iPhone / Samsung phones / Gphone / Kindle Fire HD / Android tablets

Step-by-step guide to convert iTunes moviesfor Android format

Step 1.Download the powerful software - M4VConverter Plus, install and launch it.

Step 2. Click "Add Files" to select the movie files you want to convert and add them.

Step 3. Click "Convert to" drop-down list to choose "Same as source for mp4" as your output format. To have more exactly output files, you can set the parameters as needed.

Step 4. Click “Convert” button to start conversion.

After conversion, you can transfer the converted and unprotected MP4 movies to your Android Tablets or phones as you like and watch them anytime and anywhere.

More info you can find http://m4vconverterplus.com/