How to Convert iTunes M4V to AVI

Summary: iTunes M4V files are protected by FairPlay DRM, so you cannot convert them into other formats and watch them on non-Apple devices. This article will tell you the differences between M4V and AVI, show you how to remove DRM from iTunes m4V files and present you how to convert M4V to AVI.

What Is M4V?

M4V file format is a video format developed by Apple to encode videos on iTunes Store. These M4V files including iTunes movies, TV shows, and music videos are all protected by FairPlay DRM so that they can only be watched on authorized computer, iPhone, iPad and iPod. The DRM protection also prevents them from being converted to other video formats.

 What Is AVI?

AVI, short for Audio Video Interleaved, is a multimedia container format developed by Microsoft in 1992 to store both audio and video data in a single file. AVI is a commonly used file format nowadays. It is a typically less compressed format, which means that an AVI file is larger than the same file in those more compressed formats like MOV, MPEG and more.

Sometimes you may want to watch your iTunes M4V file on a device that cannot be connected to your Apple account, and the device happens to only support AVI, and then what you should do is to convert the M4V file to AVI. But to convert M4V to AVI, you have to remove the DRM protection from the m4V file first.

 How to Remove DRM from M4V File?

DVDFab DRM Removal for Apple is an excellent DRM removal tool that can remove DRM from rented or purchased iTunes videos easily and quickly. In addition, it also can remove the DRM from Apple Music and iTunes audiobooks. It outputs MP4 video and M4A audio files. You can try DVDFab DRM Removal for Apple freely for 30-day, during which period you can convert 1 iTunes video and 5 audiobooks or Apple songs without spending one penny. Click the download link to download the DRM removal.

Download the Windows version of DVDFab DRM Removal for Apple Here

 (The Mac version will be released in near future)

Note:

Before using DVDFab DRM Removal for Apple, you need to allow iTunes to “share iTunes library XML with other applications”. Please run iTunes, navigate to Edit > Preferences > Advanced, and check the box before “Share iTunes Library XML with other applications”.Moreover, you have to make sure your iTunes is logged in.

Step 1: Run DRM Removal for Apple and choose “For Video”

Run DVDFab 10, go to Utilities module, and click DRM Removal for Apple. There will be two options for you, and you should choose “For Video”.

Step 2: Add the iTunes videos

You can click “Add from Windows” to add the files from This PC > Music > iTunes > iTunes Media > Movies (the default folder location of iTunes), or click “Add from iTunes” to add the videos from your iTunes directly.

Step 3: Select an output directory

Click the “folder” icon to select an output directory to save the output video.

Step 4: Start the removal process

Click the “Start” button to start the process of removing DRM.

How to Convert MP4 to AVI?

The video outputted by DRM Removal for Apple is in MP4 format, which is supported by nearly all multi-media players. But if you want to convert it to AVI for a certain device, you can use DVDFab Video Converter.

DVDFab Video Converter is a powerful and professional video converter that can convert any video to various formats which are supported by various devices and video players. With the employment to the newest technologies, DVDFab Video Converter can output high-quality video at fast speed. Moreover, it contains many advance features to allow users to customize the output video in their own way. Now let’s have a look at the conversion process.

Step 1: Load the video source

Run DVDFab 10, go to Converter module, and load the video source.

Step 2: Choose the AVI profile

Navigate to the profile library on the top left corner of the main interface and choose the AVI profile.

Step 3: Customize the output video

Now you can change the name of the video, choose the audio and subtitles you want, edit the video and customize your settings.

Step 4: Select an output directory

Click the “folder” icon at the bottom of the main interface to select a directory to save the output video.

Step 5: Start the conversion process

Click the “Start” button to begin the process of converting MP4 to AVI.

Just as shown above, you can remove DRM from iTunes videos easily with DVDFab DRM Removal for Apple, and you can get AVI video effortlessly with DVDFab Video Converter. Just feel free to try these two programs, and you will find that the two are exactly what you want.

Original article from: https://www.dvdfab.cn/resource/drm/convert-itunes-m4v-to-avi

Top 3 Best Cinavia Removal Software

Summary: If your DVD or Blu-ray copy contains Cinavia, it will be muted when you play them on your Blu-ray player. To watch the Cinavia-protected movie normally, to remove Cinavia completely. There already have some Cinavia removal tools on the market. But how to make a choice? This article lists 3 best Cinavia removals to for you to make a choice.

Sometimes when you are playing a DVD or Blu-ray copy on your Blu-ray player, the movie suddenly is muted, and the message “The content being played is protected by Cinavia™ and is not authorized for playback on this device” pops up. This indicates that the audio track of the video you are watching contains a Cinavia code and therefore the video cannot be played on this device. To watch the movie normally, to remove Cinavia completely.

Though Cinavia is a difficult-to-conquer digital rights management scheme, there are some Cinavia removal tools on the market. Here we list 3 best Cinavia removals to for you to make a choice.

DVDFab Cinavia Removal

CinEx HD

CloneBD

DVDFab Cinavia Removal

DVDFab Cinavia Removal is the best Cinavia remover that can remove the Cinavia watermark embedded in the audio tracks of DVDs and Blu-rays at pretty fast speed. It works by replacing the original Cinavia-protected audio track with nearly lossless LPCM (for Blu-ray copy) or AC3 (for DVD copy) audio track. So the DVD and Blu-ray copies made by DVDFab definitely will not contain Cinavia and can be played on any device or software player that has a Cinavia detector.

You do not need to worry about the output audio quality, for the LPCM outputted by DVDFab nearly equals to the original audio track on your source Blu-ray disc. The output AC3 is also nearly identical with the original audio on your source DVD disc.

DVDFab Cinavia Removalneeds to work together with DVD Copy (Main Movie mode only), Blu-ray Copy (Main Movie mode only), Blu-ray Ripper or Blu-ray to DVD Converter. It will remove Cinavia in the process of copying or ripping DVDs or Blu-rays.

DVDFab Cinavia Removal provides a free trial, and you can remove Cinavia from your one DVD movie and one Blu-ray movie freely during 30 days.

Note: Check out the Blu-ray movies supported by DVDFab Blu-ray Cinavia Removal please go to https://blog.dvdfab.cn/cinavia-protection.html#discs_list;

Check out the DVD movies supported by DVDFab DVD Cinavia Removal please go to https://blog.dvdfab.cn/cinavia-protection.html#discs_list.

CinEx HD

CinEx HD is a powerful Cinavia removal tool that can remove Cinavia protection from Blu-rays, DVDs and video files easily. Its interface is intuitive and clean, therefore it is easy to be learned by novice users. Different from DVDFab, it outputs AC3 audio for both Blu-rays and DVDs. AC3 is acceptable for most people, but the quality of AC3 format is not as good as LPCM.

CinEx HD contains copy feature itself, so it works independently to remove Cinavia from Blu-ray, DVD and movie file. We can say that CinEx HD may be a professional Cinavia removal, but its weakness also lies that it can only remove Cinavia. As we all know, commercial disc always contains several kinds of encryptions, including region code, AACS and more. Using CinEx HD means that you have to buy another program to decrypt your Blu-ray or DVD completely. While DVDFab contains a built-in decrypter, which can help you remove all the protections on DVDs and Blu-rays, including Cinavia protection, for legally personal use.

CloneBD/AnyDVD HD

CloneBD doesn’t remove Cinavia by itself. It is a Blu-ray copy tool that can copy unprotected Blu-ray to hard drive or blank Blu-ray disc. To remove Cinavia, it has to be used with AnyDVD HD, which is supposed to be the actual Cinavia removal. There is an option must be selected in AnyDVD HD to enable the feature of Cinavia removal in combination with CloneBD. Therefore, to remove Cinavia, you have to buy these two different programs. CloneBD/AnyDVD HD removes Cinavia by converting the original audio into AC3. The AC3 outputted is downgraded audio, whichmay have a tiny bit of noise/distortionto the original one. CloneBD/AnyDVD doesn’t work on DVDs.

Now we have shown you all the features of the 3 best Cinavia removals. You may have known clearly the pros and cons of each Cinavia removal. Think twice and make your own decision.

Original Article from: https://www.dvdfab.cn/resource/cinavia/top-cinavia-removal

3 Ways to Convert VHS to DVD

There was a time that we captured wedding videos, family videos and party moments with video cameras and stored them on VHS (Video Home System) tapes. VHS once was a mainstay of home entertainment but now it seems outdated with the introduction of other formats like DVD, Blu-ray and internet streaming.

DVD is an inexpensive medium that can store data for a long term. Moreover, compared with VHS, DVD can store videos with higher quality and has a larger capability.

Therefore, if you want to preserve your precious videos well and playback them with common devices, you can convert and change VHS to DVD. In this tutorial, I will list three methods to help you convert VHS to DVD easily and quickly.

• Part 1: How to Convert VHS to DVD?
• Part 2: How to Burn Video to DVD with Sothink DVD Creator?

How to Convert VHS to DVD?

Method 1: Convert VHS to DVD with a DVD/VCR Combo

This may be the most straightforward way to do the conversion job with this VHS to DVD converter. But you have to find a DVD/VCR combo player. You can either borrow this all-in-one DVD and VCR machine or buy it from flea market or online.

Note: Before inserting VHS tape into VCR deck, please make sure the heads of VCR are clean.

1. Power up

Hook up the DVD-VHS recorder with your TV and turn the TV on.

2. Insert the VHS tape to the VCR deck

Insert the VHS tape to the VCR deck and play the VHS to make sure the video quality is well. Here you can forward or rewind the tape to the point you want to start recording.

3. Insert a blank DVD into the optical drive

Insert a blank DVD ± R/RW to the DVD tray.

4. Start recording

Press the record button to begin the converting process.

Method 2: Hook up a VCR to a DVD Recorder to Convert VHS to DVD

To transfer VHS to DVD in this way, the things you need are a VCR, a DVD player (not an external DVD burner for a computer) and an RCA cable that is used to connect VCR to your DVD player.

Note: Before inserting VHS tape into VCR deck, please make sure the heads of VCR are clean.

1. Connect VCR to DVD recorder

Connect VCR to DVD recorder with the RCA cable. Plug the cable to the corresponding color outputs on VCR and then plug the other side of the cable to the corresponding color inputs on the DVD player.

2. Insert the VHS tape and blank DVD disc

Insert your VHS to the VCR deck and play it. Here you can forward and rewind the tape to the point where you want to start recording. Insert a blank DVD ± R/RW into the DVD player.

3. Start converting

Then you can press the record button on DVD player and the play button on VCR. Please remember to press the record button first. Or you will lose the first few seconds of the video on VHS.

Method 3: Convert VHS to DVD by Using an Analog-to-Digital Adapter

To convert VHS to DVD in this way, you need to prepare a few more materials, involving a computer with a DVD burner (an external drive is ok, too), a VCR, an analog-to-digital adapter and a DVD burning software. Though it takes more steps, but it’s worth it. It allows you to convert your VHS to digital form on your computer first, and therefore you can edit the video, convert the video to different formats or share the video with your friends before burning it to DVD. Now please read on for the detailed conversion process.

Note: Before inserting VHS tape into VCR deck, please make sure the heads of VCR are clean.

1. Hook up the VCR with the computer

One end of the analog-to-digital adapter is a USB and the other end is color-coded RCA cable. Connect the VCR with the computer with the analog-to-digital adapter: plug the RCA cable to the corresponding colored outputs on the VCR and plug the USB to the USB port on the computer.

2. Insert the VHS tape and a blank DVD disc

Insert the VHS tape into the VCR and insert a blank DVD ± R/RW to the DVD drive.

3. Import the video to your computer

Most analog-to-digital adapters come with software that can import the VHS to the computer. Refer to the instruction manual to install the software and download the required drivers and then import the video to your computer. The imported digital file will be very large, and you need to leave enough available space for it in advance.

4. Burn the video to DVD

There probably is an option for you to burn a DVD after you transfer the VHS video to the computer with the software. But if there is not, you can employ a DVD burner or creator program to burn the video to DVD.

For Windows users, I recommend Sothink DVD Creator. It is a professional yet easy-to-use DVD burner tool, which can help you burn any video formats to DVD easily and quickly. For Mac, you can use iMovie to burn your footage to DVD.

Now you must have known how to convert VHS to DVD. You can choose one way from these three to have a try. At the end of the tutorial, I will show you how to burn video to DVD with Sothink DVD Creator. Sothink DVD Creator provides a 30-day free trial, so if you are in a demand of burning your digital videos to DVD, you can use it freely now!

How to Burn Video to DVD with Sothink DVD Creator?

Step 1: Start Sothink DVD Creator, and load the source video

Double click the desktop icon of Sothink Media launcher you've successfully installed, and opt for DVD Creator when it runs.

Step 2: Customize the output DVD

Define the output DVD size between DVD-9 and DVD-5 at the output size section, then move to the Save to part, and click the drop-down list, ISO icon or folder to burn the source video to DVD disc, be an ISO file or folder. And click the Next button to continue.

 Step 3: Begin burning video to DVD

Now, it's time to start to burn VOB video to DVD. All you need is just click the Start button, Sothink DVD Creator will immediately executes the task. The final processing time is determined totally by your PC hardware performance, the source size the video file.

OK, done! Now, check the output file. A standard DVD format, right? And you can enjoy the first-hand new movie now, have a nice time!

Best YouTube Video Converter Reviews

There are more and more YouTube video converters appearing on the Internet, and you don’t know choose which one. Here we will show top 10 best YouTube video converters, including online ones, Windows/Mac version, iPhone/Android app, and tell you how to download and convert YouTube to MP4/MP3 and more.

• Part 1: YouTube video converter for Windows/Mac
• Part 2: YouTube video converter online
• Part 3: YouTube video converter for iPhone and Android

Part 1: YouTube video converter for Windows and Mac

Sothink Video Converter

Sothink video converter is one top video converter that almost supports converting all kinds of video formats. If you get a YouTube video, and want to convert it to MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, etc. or extract audio file, like MP3, AAC, FLAC, and more from this YouTube video, you can try Sothink video converter. With no quality loss and high changing speed, you can convert YouTube videos easily and freely.

Free YouTube Downloader

 More and more people want to seek freeware, so Free YouTube Downloader can be your first choice. It can not only download YouTube videos, but also convert YouTube videos to MP4, AVI, MP3, AAC, etc.

With 100% free and safety, online guide and active forum, this YouTube video converter helps you download and convert YouTube to popular video/audio formats and it is convenient for you to watch YouTube videos anywhere and anytime. But this YouTube video converter may have no good-quality outputs.

YTD Video Downloader for Mac

 Speaking of YouTube video converter for Mac, we recommend you YTD Video Downloader for Mac. As a powerful video converter, YTD Video Downloader for Mac helps you download videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Metacafe, Dailymotion and more video sharing sites and then convert them to various video formats. Of course, you can try to convert downloaded YouTube videos to MP4 or other videos, YTD Video Downloader for Mac can help you. But it is a pity that YTD cannot convert YouTube videos to MP3 or other audio formats.

Free YouTube Converter for Mac

 As a YouTube converter freeware, Free YouTube Converter for Mac supports converting YouTube videos to MP4 video format and MP3 audio format on Mac freely and easily. The output formats can be 3D and HD videos with high quality. After converting, you can enjoy your YouTube videos on iPhone, iPad, iPod, Samsung, HTC, Sony, LG and more. However, you need to remember that you must have the downloaded YouTube videos on hand, this YouTube video converter doesn’t support downloading YouTube videos from Internet.

Part 2: YouTube video converter online

Maybe there is not so much space on your Mac or PC, and you want to look for one online YouTube video converter, so here we will show you the best YouTube video converter online.

Online Video Converter

If you want to convert your videos which are from YouTube and other video sharing sites to MP4, MP3, WMV, AAC, and more formats, you can try this YouTube video converter. All you need to do is copying the URL of YouTube video, and paste it to the site. Next, choose the output format, and you can select more settings if you like. Finally, just click “Start” to begin the conversion.

Online Video Converter provides various video/audio formats, including MP4, M4V, MOV, AVI, FLV, MPG, WMV, MP3, AAC, OGG, and M4A. WMA, FLAC, WAV. And you can choose the output video/audio quality of different standards.

convert2mp3.net

When you see convert2mp3.net, maybe you think this is only a YouTube to audio converter, actually, it is an online YouTube to video/audio converter. And with two different functions, this YouTube video converter lets you convert URL to video/audio directly or search your favorite videos and then convert them to MP3, MP4, FLAC, 3GP and more. See, it is powerful and exactly not bad.

Part 3: YouTube video converter for iPhone and Android

Because Apple App Store has cracked down on apps that stress on YouTube video downloading and converting, so it is hard to find a powerful YouTube video converter for iPhone. But still exists. Just follow us to see top YouTube video converters for iPhone and Android.

File Converter Free

 File Converter Free is not only one YouTube to video converter app for iOS devices. You can use it to convert all files to 3GP, AVI, FLV, MKV, MP4, MP3, AAC, AIFF, WAV, OGG, WMA and more video/audio formats or convert all files to image and document files.  And there are more features provided for you. You can choose the video quality, bitrate, and size, audio quality, frame rate, as well as rotate, clip, trim the video easily.

As a YouTube video converter, File Converter Free cannot download YouTube video directly, but is able to convert downloaded YouTube videos easily and freely.

Documents 5 

If say Documents 5 is not a bad choice of YouTube video converter, because it supports downloading videos from YouTube. On one hand, you can type “savefromnet” on its search bar and use the “savefromnet” to paste your YouTube video URL for downloading the YouTube video. On the other hand, after downloading, you can use it to manage your downloaded YouTube files.

FLVTO YouTube Downloader for Android

 As a YouTube video converter and downloader, FLVTO YouTube Downloader for Android is a professional and top software to download multiple videos from YouTube at the same time, and then convert them to MP3, MP4, MP4 HD, AVI, AVI HD and more. With high speed and good quality, FLVTO works very well on converting YouTube videos.

Freemake Video Downloader

  Freemake Video Downloader can convert YouTube videos to Android phone and tablet easily. You can copy the YouTube video URL and paste it to this app and then click “Convert to Android” to save your videos on Android. It operates very easy and quick.

Now, all 10 YouTube video converters have been told to you, you can choose one according to your need. Good luck to you.

How to Convert Video to Audio with Sothink Video Converter

How to Convert Video to Audio with Sothink Video Converter

Have you ever thought of converting your favorite movie to audio to play it on your portable audio devices or extracting a piece of music from a video to save it as your ringtone? So how to convert video to audio? This article is a step-by-step guide to show you how to convert video to audio with Sothink Video Converter.

Sothink Video Converter is the best video to audio converter that can convert all kinds of videos to various audio formats like MP3, M4A, WMA, FLAC and more easily and effortlessly. Though it is not a free video to audio converter, it provides you a 30-day free trial. Just download it and try it freely!

Step 1: Load the video

Double click Sothink Media Toolkit icon to run it, choose Video Converter and load the video you want to convert.

Step 2: Choose the profile

If you want to extract the entire audio of the video, just go to the profile library on the right part of the main interface to choose an audio format (here I take MP3 as an example) and then move to the next step.

If you want to extract part of the audio or a piece of music from the video, you need to do more operations. First, you need to go to the profile library to choose a video format randomly.

 Second, click the “Edit” icon to go into the editing panel and choose the “Trim” tab. Then you can drag the start tab and end tab to trim out the video parts, namely the audio pieces, you do not need. After you finish the work, click "OK" button.

Third, go to the profile library again and choose Format > Audio > MP3.

Step 3: Customize the audio

Click the drop-down list box below “Audio” to choose an audio track you want and click the “Advanced Settings” button to set the audio parameters according to your needs.

Step 4: Choose an output directory and start the conversion process

Click the “folder” icon to select a directory to save the output MP3 audio and then click the “Start” button to start the conversion process.

Then you can get the audio you want in a couple of minutes. It’s really easy and convenient to convert video to audio with Sothink Video Creator, right? Do not hesitate to download it, just have a try!

How to Burn Video to DVD on Windows

As we all know, DVD is one of the good ways for people to store various data for a long term. So have you ever thought to burn your homemade videos or loved TV series to DVD for store or backup? If you want to burn your videos to DVD, you have to find a professional software to do the burning job.

Sothink DVD Creator is an excellent and powerful tool that can help you burn or convert all popular video formats such as MKV, MP4, AVI, M2TS and more to DVD on Windows quickly and effortlessly. It also allows you to burn several videos to DVD and to create your own DVD menu. The following is a step-by-step guide to show you how to burn video to DVD with Sothink DVD Creator.

Step 1: Load the source
Double click Sothink Media Toolkit icon to run it, choose DVD Creator and load the source.

 

Step 2: Choose the output size and select an output directory

Click the drop-down list box under “Output” to decide the output as DVD 5 or DVD 9. And then move to the bottom of the interface to select an output directory: click the drop-down list box to select your optical drive as the directory is to burn the video to a blank DVD; click the “folder” icon to select a directory is to convert the video to DVD folder; click the “image” icon to select a directory is to convert the video to ISO file.

Step 3: Customize a DVD menu

Click the “Next” button to customize your own menu. Here you can choose the picture you like, relocate the widgets and change the font color, style and size. If you don’t want a menu, please choose no menu.

 Step 4: Customize the output DVD

Click “Next” button to do some advanced settings. Here you can change the volume label, choose the TV Standard, Aspect Ratio and decide the way you would like to play your DVD.

Step 5: Start the burning process

Click the “Start” button to begin the burning process.

You see, it is very simple to burn video to DVD.

Until now, Sothink DVD Creator only has a Windows version, but a mac version will be released in the near future. If you really need a tool to convert video to DVD on your mac now, you can use Google to find a suitable one.

 Note: If you choose to burn video to a blank DVD disc, you will be promoted to insert a compatible media to your optical drive when you click “Start” button. Just insert a blank DVD disc to continue the burning process.

How to Burn MP4 to DVD Freely?

How to burn MP4 to DVD? Can you burn MP4 to DVD on Windows? Actually, burning MP4 to DVD is easy and you don’t need to worry about. Here, in this article, we will show you how to burn MP4 to DVD freely and easily.

If you want to convert MP4 to DVD, you need one DVD creator. Here, we recommend you the best DVD burning software – Sothink DVD Creator. With this DVD Creator, you can easily convert MP4, MOV, AVI, MPG, WMV and more video formats to DVD on your computer freely. Just download and try it for free!

Step 1: Install and run Sothink DVD Creator on computer.

After installing the best DVD creating program, open it on your computer.

Step 2: Add MP4 video to this DVD maker.

Click “Add” to import MP4 video to this DVD creating software.

Step 3: Create and edit DVD menu.

When you have added MP4 to the DVD creator, choose the outputted DVD model and click “Next” to edit your DVD menu, you can also see this DVD burner as a DVD menu creator.

Step 4: Burn MP4 to DVD with Sothink DVD Creator.

After editing your DVD menu, click “Next” to choose more personalized settings, and then click “Start” to convert MP4 to DVD.

Now, you must have known how to burn MP4 to DVD on your Windows computer, but how to convert MP4 to DVD on Mac? Actually, you can use top DVD creator for Mac to burn MP4 to DVD on Mac. Anyway, good luck to you.