8 Secrets that Everyone should Know on iTunes Rental Movies

Movies in iTunes store can be purchased or rented. It is quite easy to rent movie from iTunes, but at the same time, the rental movie comes together with a limited amount of flexibility. No matter you are about to rent iTunes movie or have already had one, it is important to know these 8 secrets about iTunes rentals. It includes how you can watch them, on which devices you can view them, how to move them from one device to another, limitations of iTunes rental, how to extend iTunes rental viewing period...

It is a great deal to rent movies from iTunes store.

Price: Most iTunes rental movies cost around $2.99 - $6.99, while the purchased price is around $9.99 - $19.99. Renting movies from iTunes store is more economic comparing to purchase the same movie in iTunes.

Quality: The quality of the rental iTunes movie is as same as the purchased one although the rental price is lower. Both HD and SD are available. It's extremely rare for a movie not to be available in HD.

Content: The rental iTunes movie contains everything the movie keeps, such as subtitles or closed caption. Movies with subtitles have a note about subtitles in their title or plot summary. Movies with closed captioning have the closed captioning closed captioning logo on the movie page.

 Tip: Rent or Buy Movies from iTunes? What aspects you should consider?

iTunes 10 or above is a must for renting iTunes movies on computer.

You have two ways to rent movies through iTunes store, one is with computer (either Mac or PC) with iTunes, the other one is with iOS device (An iPhone, iPad, iPod touch). Please note that iTunes 10 or later is required to rent movies on your computer. iOS 3.1.3 or later is required to rent movies on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Here is a tutorial on renting movie from iTunes. You can use either credit card associated with your Apple ID or use iTunes Store credit to complete the payment. Once you rent the movie from iTunes successfully, your movie downloads. Download time depends on the speed of your Internet connection.

The location of iTunes rental movies

No matter which device you used to rent the iTunes movie, you can go to the location below to find them.

• On a Mac or PC: Go to the Rentals tab in the Movies section of the iTunes Library.
• On an iOS device: Go to the Rental tab of the Videos app.
• Using Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation): Look in the top shelf of the main menu.

Only Apple devices support playing iTunes rentals.

Like other movies or TV shows in iTunes, the rental movie can only be viewed through Apple device as well. You can use any of the below devices to play these rental movies. Keep in mind that iPhone that earlier than iPhone 4 or iPad, iPod touch that earlier than 3th generation can't play HD movies.

• A Mac or PC.
• An iPhone, iPad, iPod touch (with iOS 3.1.3 or later).
• An iPod classic or iPod nano (3rd, 4th, or 5th generation).
• A TV through Apple TV.

 Wanna play iTunes rentals on Android devices or others? You may be interested in reading: Play iTunes video on Samsung Galaxy S5 | How to transfer iTunes video to PS4 | How to watch iTunes video through VLC | Watch iTunes video on Samsung TV | And more

iTunes rental movies can't be synced like purchased ones.

The purchased items can be transferred to a portable device by syncing, however, the iTunes rental movie does not work like this way. To put a rental on a device like an iPod or iPad, you have to move it, which removes it from the original device after copying. It is one of the restrictions of DRM which stops you from keeping rental movie in more than one device and getting around the limited viewing. When moving the iTunes rentals, be sure that you have connected to the Internet.

You can only have iTunes rental movie on one device at a time.

When you move a rented iTunes movie from your computer, it will disappear from your computer’s iTunes library. You can move the movie between devices as often as you want, but you can only have it on one device at a time. However, you can't move iTunes rental movie to any other device if you rented the movie on your iOS device or Apple TV.

So the ideal condition is, you rent the iTunes movie through the device that you plan to watch the movie. Bear in mind the size of the file, and how much space you have available: standard definition movies take up roughly 1GB to 2GB, HD movies 2GB to 3GB or more.

iTunes rental movies would disappear after 24 hours when you start watching.

You have 30 days to start watching a rental from the exact day and time you rent it. If you don’t start watching a movie within 30 days, you must rent it again. Once you start watching, you can watch it for 24 hours (in the US) or 48 hours (elsewhere). There is no limitation on the viewing times during the 24/48 hours. When the rental period ends, the movie you rent would disappear from your iTunes library.

 Tip: How to keep iTunes rental movie on iPhone 6(s) Plus more than 24 hours?

M4VGear DRM Media Converter can extend your rental-period legally.

Apple adds Fairplay DRM protection on iTunes rental movies that prevents consumers making more use of their digital content and one who paid the rental movie can only be able to watch it in the limited viewing period. The problem is about the DRM, by removing the DRM from iTunes rental movie, you can keep the iTunes rental movies forever. M4VGear is the most popular iTunes DRM removal tool that could lossless remove DRM from both iTunes purchased and rented movies at fast speed and convert them to various of formats for playing on non-Apple device, while keeping all subtitles and audio tracks.

 

M4VGear DRM Media Converter has both Mac and Windows version. The Mac version supports Mac OS X 10. 8, 10.9, 10.10 and the latest 10.11 EI Capitan, and the Windows version is compatible with Windows XP, 7, Vista, 8, and the latest Windows 10.

"For anyone dealing with the hurdles of copy protection measures, the M4VGear DRM media converter is currently the best and easiest way to regain control over your purchased or rented digital content. - Mohit Tater, Gearfuse editor

Note: M4VGear will offer you a 1-minute free trial which allows you convert one minute of iTunes videos for free. If you want to unlock the restriction, now buy full version with $44.95 ($49.95).

  

The above are the 8 secrets of iTunes rentals, we hope it helps you understand rental movie from iTunes better. Have stories with renting iTunes movie, leave a reply and share with us.

Solution: Create Audio to AAC from M4V Video on Mac OS X

AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is one mainstream music audio format which was released for public on 1997, and is widely used in iTunes. If you have an iTunes M4V video (no matter it is movie, TV show or music video), and want to extract the audio (AAC) from the iTunes M4V video file, the tool you probably need is M4V to AAC Converter. Among them, M4VGear iTunes M4V Converter is a must-try one.

To extract audio to AAC from M4V video, converting the M4V video to AAC audio format is the direct way. M4VGear iTunes M4V Converter separates the AAC audio track out of the M4V video file and keep the music's audio effect as good as the original.

Features of M4VGear M4V to AAC Converter

• Simple interface and support batch conversion.
• Convert iTunes M4V videos to AAC, MP3, MP4, MOV... with lossless quality.
• Support extracting audio from both iTunes rental and purchased movies.
• Keep all multi-language audio tracks and subtitles when converting to MP4, MOV video formats.

How to Convert M4V to AAC?

At the very beginning, you should download and install M4VGear iTunes M4V to AAC Converter on your Mac or PC according to your platform. Downloading is free and secure. Be sure that you have iTunes installed as well. For Mac, M4VGear is compatible with Mac OS X 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 and the latest 10.11. For Windows, M4VGear supports Windows XP, 7, vista, 8 and the latest 10.

 

1

click "Add Movies" button to load the M4V videos in iTunes, then click OK to add.

M4VGear detects your iTunes library and saves the time for finding the iTunes M4V videos you want to convert to AAC. You can also do that by draging & dropping M4V files to M4VGear.

2

Click the format logo at the end of each added video and choose "Customized AAC" as output format

You can also choose the AAC output format by going to the buttom left, find "Convert to" and choose "Customized AAC" in the output profile. To adjust the parameters, just modify it and click OK to apply.

3

Click "Convert" button to start the M4V to AAC conversion on Mac.

M4VGear would convert the added M4V videos in batch. In the pop-up window, you can clearly know the conversion progess with the process bar. After one video is converted completely, M4VGear would convert the others one by one.

After the conversion is completed, M4VGear would open the output location automatically, displaying the converted AAC audio files. It is pretty easy to convert M4V to AAC format video with only three steps by M4VGear.

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Note: M4VGear will offer you a 1-minute free trial which allows you convert one minute of iTunes M4V videos to other formats for free. If you want to unlock the restriction, now buy Mac full version with $44.95 ($49.95). Windows version is also available.

How to Convert DRMed Videos to MPG Format?

Although MPG files become a bit less popular recently, it still holds an important position due to it provides good quality even at relatively high compression rates for easy sharing and manipulation. If you are planning to convert M4V to MPG format for saving disk space without compromising video quality, this guide will help you a lot about how to convert M4V to MPG in the easiest way.

MPG (short for MPEG) is digital video data compression specifications and algorithms developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group. It typically integrates MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 audio and video compression. These MPG files are normally distributed on the Internet as video downloads, streamed videos and digital video content materials that are embedded unto Web pages. These files are compressed to allow users to download the files more quickly without sacrificing much of the picture quality in the video itself.

The M4V file is a DRM-protected video container format developed by Apple and is very similar to MP4. Slightly differing MP4, M4V allows to store chapter information and deal with AC3 (Dolby Digital) audio file. AC3 is not directly compatible with and recognizable by MP4 container. Nowadays, Apple's products like the iPod, iPhone, and iTunes Store, are booming rapidly, so M4V files are becoming more commonly used. It is widely used as the default video conversion format in the software M4VGear DRM Media Converter on Windows OS or Macintosh.

Easily Convert M4V to MPG in a Rapid Way!

Three simple clicks to convert M4V to MPG without loss of quality.

Unlock DRM iTunes purchased & rented videos.

Support Batch Conversion.

Customize audio and video parameter manually.

Convert M4V to various video & audio formats such as MP4, MOV, AVI, MPG, MP3, etc.

Guide to Convert iTunes M4V videos to MPG format with M4VGear

Step 1: Download and install Windows or Mac version of M4VGear based on your operating system.

 

Step 2: Load iTunes M4V Files

Click "Add" button to add iTunes videos from iTunes library to M4VGear for converting. You can add several videos by dragging and dropping them into M4VGear at one time.

Step 3: Choose Output Format

Choose "MPEG-I Video" or "MPEG-II Video" as output format in the column of customized Setting. You can click "Option" icon on the upper right to change the output folder for storing output DRM-free videos.

Note: You can also set the related video and audio parameters (including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, sample rate and audio channel etc).

Step 4: Start to Convert iTunes M4V Video to MPG Format

Click "Convert" button to start removing DRM from iTunes videos and convert them to MPG format or other ordinary formats. During the process, do not control iTunes in case that some errors happen.

Note: When conversion is finished, the output folder will be opened automatically and you can find the MPG files there.

Note: If you find that the converted videos are all cut to one-minute, do not be panic. It is normally with the trial version of M4VGear. If you want to end the situation and get full access to M4VGear, buy the program at $44.95 now (Original price is $49.95).

  

How to Convert iTunes M4V Videos to MP3 Format?

MP3 has become the most common audio format for playback, storage and transfer of music. If we need to extract MP3 files from iTunes movies or music videos, or convert iTunes DRM M4V videos to MP3 format for playback on any music player like Windows Media Player, VLC, Ipad mini 4, Ipad Pro, Apple Watch and Ipad Shuffle, etc, a good M4V to MP3 Converter will be helpful. In this article, we will describe you the most efficient way to convert iTunes M4V to MP3 format.

Best Tool to Convert M4V to MP3 on Windows

If you have been looking for an easy way to convert these M4V video into a MP3 format and remove DRM from your iTunes downloads, then look no further than M4VGear iTunes M4V to Mp3 Converter, which is user-friendly and powerful DRM Remover for iTunes M4V video decryption on the market. It can remove DRM from iTunes purchased and rented M4V videos without loss in quality. There are lots of presets and quite a few options, giving the software best-in-class capabilities. Here we listed some key features of this program as below:

M4VGear DRM Media Converter for Windows

Strip DRM from both iTunes rentals and purchases.

Retain 100% original video quality.

Support Batch Conversion.

Keep all audio tracks including 5.1 audio track of original iTunes M4V videos.

Preserve all multilingual subtitles of original iTunes M4V videos.

Easily convert M4V files to other video/audio formats, like MP4, MP3, MOV and AVI, etc.

The simple and intuitive interface provides a more user-friendly experience than most other software.

 

Easy Steps to Convert iTunes M4V to MP3 format with M4VGear

Step 1: Import M4V Files

Launch M4VGear for Windows, and click "Add Files" button to select the videos from iTunes library; or add the iTunes videos by dragging and dropping them into M4VGear.

Note: M4VGear supports batch conversion, so that users could add as many files as they want. 

Step 2: Choose Output Format as "Customized MP3"

Choose "Customized MP3" as output format for each video from the dropdown list under "Convert to". You can also customize the audio parameters and set the clip duration to extract the video music.

Note: If you want to change where you want your files to be saved to, click on the "Option" button to specify a directory folder to save the output files you desire.

Step 3: Start M4V to MP3 conversion

Click "Convert" button to remove DRM and convert iTunes M4V to MP3 format. Once your files have been converted, they can be located in the “history” icon to get the DRM free iTunes videos.

Summary: There are many music players which do not support M4V files and hence there is a need to convert M4V into MP3 as it is the most popular file format with which almost all players and portable devices can work. M4VGear DRM Media Converter widely used as the default video and audio converter can easily help us convert iTunes M4V to MP3 format for enjoying.

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How to Convert iTunes DRM M4V Videos to Common AVI Format Videos on Mac / Windows

There are times that you need to convert your iTunes movies in M4V format to other common video format such as AVI for convenient playback on device. But the common video converter always fail to work successfully, when converting M4V to AVI, you may also meet the problem below:

Hi I just got a new dvd player that plays divx files via USB, but it only plays avi files and i have a ton of movies. Is there a way on a mac to convert m4v to avi. I tried Handbrake (crash), Video Drive, Quicktime, and changing the file extension all to no avail. anybody know how to do this, or any methods that i have tried but maybe something i missed? -- From John

If John know M4VGear before, he will not meet such trouble. M4VGear DRM M4V Converter works as a charming iTunes M4V Converter that helps people easily convert iTunes M4V to AVI, MP4, MOV, FLV, WMV, MP3...format video. And it works on both Mac and Windows platforms.

Remove DRM First Before Converting iTunes M4V to AVI

Not like other common video formats, the M4V videos from iTunes store can only be played on iTunes or recognized by Apple devices such as iPad, iPhone, iPod. The Fairplay DRM protectionadded in iTunes M4V by Apple Inc stops you from copying, spreading, or editing them when downloaded from iTunes store.

In order to convert iTunes M4V videos to AVI format, we have to remove DRM from M4V videos to make it possible for converting these M4V videos to AVI format videos. M4VGear DRM Media Converter could remove DRM from iTunes purchased and rented M4V videos as well as convert them to AVI, MOV, FLV... format at fast speed. Here let's install M4VGear and see how it works:

 

Guide to Convert iTunes M4V to AVI with M4VGear M4V Converter on Mac

1

Add iTunes M4V Videos to M4VGear for Mac

Click "Add Movies" button to choose the iTunes M4V videos you want to convert to AVI format. M4VGear would automatically detect your iTunes library, so it is easy for you to select the iTunes M4V files you want. After clicking "OK", the selected videos will appear on the panel of M4VGear.

2

Choose AVI as Output Format

Check the iTunes M4V videos on the M4VGear panel and choose the output format as Customized AVI Video from the output profile located on the bottom left. Or you can select it by clicking the format icon on the video.

3

Start Converting iTunes M4V to AVI

Click "Convert" button on the bottom right, then there will be a pop up window to show you the conversion process. Please note: during the process, do not control iTunes.

When conversion is finished, the output folder will be opened automatically and you can find the AVI files that are converted from iTunes M4V videos there.

Guide to Convert iTunes M4V to AVI with M4VGear on Windows

The process is quite the same as the Mac version does. With simple three steps, you are able to convert iTunes M4V to AVI easily. The M4VGear for Windows is compatible with Windows XP, 7, Vista, 8 and the latest Windows 10. The latest iTunes version is also supported.

The AVI (Audio Video Interleave) format is one of the oldest video formats. It is so universally accepted that many people consider it the de facto standard for storing video and audio information on the computer. Due to it’s simple architecture, AVI files are able to run on a number of different systems like Windows, Macintosh, Linux; is also supported by popular web browsers. By using M4VGear DRM Media Converter, you are able to convert iTunes M4V videos to AVI format for widely playback.

Note: M4VGear offers you a one-minute free trial to test out. To unlock the limitation and get free life-time update, we strongly suggest you to use the full version. M4VGear now can be bought at$44.95, which is 10% off from original $49.95.

  

How to Convert M4V to FLV on Mac OS X EL Capitan or Windows 10?

Flash video (FLV) is the most popular streaming media format developed by Macromedia, and it has been fully used by some renowned video sharing sites, including YouTube, Google and Yahoo video etc. Because of its small file size, swift loading speed and common use of flash plug-in, FLV is recognized as the best video format for online video sharing. Probably you obtained some funny and wonderful iTunes purchased or rented M4V movies and wanna to share with your friends and upload these videos online, if you are in case like this, the below guide Convert M4V to FLV definitely can take you out of trouble.

M4VGear DRM Media Converter is a powerful M4V to FLV converter, which helps convert M4V to FLV easily and quickly, making M4V to FLV not tricky any more. It can remove DRM from your iTunes movie, TV shows and music videos, and convert iTunes M4V video files to unprotected formats like FLV, MP4, MOV, AVI, etc. with 100% lossless output quality on Mac OS (El Capitan and Yosemite included) and Windows OS (Windows 10 included).

Step-by-step Tutorial: How to Convert M4V to FLV?

Note: This guide will teach you to convert iTunes DRM-ed M4V to FLV with DRM Media Converter for Mac. If you need to convert DRM-ed iTunes M4V video on Windows, you should install Windows version of M4VGear which would perform in a similar way.

Step 1

System Requirements:

 A computer with Windows OS or Mac OS

 The latest version of iTunes

 The latest version of M4VGear M4V to FLV Converter

 

Step 2

Add M4V Files

Start up M4VGear for Mac, and click "Add Files" button to select the videos from iTunes library; or add the iTunes videos by dragging and dropping them into M4VGear.

Note: M4VGear supports batch conversion, so that users could add as many files as they want. 

Step 3

Choose FLV as Output Format

Click the video and choose "Universal Flash Video Movie" (FLV) format as output format from the button after "Convert to". .You can also set the related video parameters (resolution, frame rate, bit rate, sample rate and audio channel etc). Output format as "Same as source for MP4" or "Same as source for MOV" is highly recommended, which enables users convert at 20 times faster speed while keeping Dolby 5.1 audio track.

Step 5

Start M4V to FLV Mac conversion

Click "Convert" button to remove DRM and convert iTunes M4V to FLV format. Wait for a while till the conversion is done. After conversion is successfully done, you can click the “history” icon to get the DRM free iTunes movies or TV shows for uploading to YouTube or other video sharing sites freely.

M4V VS. FLV

1: About iTunes M4V

M4V is a multimedia DRM-protected video format specifically designed for Apple products such as the iPhone, iTunes store, and iPod. Since m4v is deeply associated with Apple Inc., m4v files are more often than not protected by a copyright — Apple’s FairPlay DRM copyright protection.

2: About FLV

FLV is a Flash video format defined by Adobe Systems used to deliver videos over the Internet. FLV has two different video file formats FLV and F4V. Flash Video has been accepted as the default online video format by many sites. Notable users of it include YouTube, Dailymotion, Myspace, Google Video, Yahoo!, and many other news providers. Flash Video is viewable on most operating systems except iOS, via the Adobe Flash Player and web browser plug-in.

Note: M4VGear will offer you a 1-minute free trial which will let you convert one minute of iTunes videos for free. If you want to unlock the 1 minutes restriction, please buy full version with $44.95 ($49.95). Mac version is also available.

Source from: Best iTunes M4V to FLV converter on Mac OS X ( EI Capitan)