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How to burn M4V to iDVD on Mac

Apple user may be familiar with M4V video. Usually, if you have Apple iTunes account and you can get this kind of videos Apple iTunes online store. When you buy stuff on iTunes store like TV episodes, full-length movies, music videos, HD video. To a large extent, the video you get will be protected. Yes, almost all the M4V format file are copy-protected by using Apple's FairPlay DRM copyright protection.

DVD movie to Samsung Galaxy Nexus So, you will be limited to use the M4V on Mac computer, Media player, Portable device and smartphone. It is said that use can only copy the M4V file for no more than 5 computer.

It is very incovenient if you want to share M4V file more than 5 device. Why not consider turning the M4V to DVD movie? If burn M4V video to DVD on Mac with iDVD software, you can share the M4V TV episodes, HD movie or MTV file on DVD player any time you like without any restriction.

If you want to burn M4V with iDVD on Mac, it is obvious that you need remove the DRM protection from M4V video because iDVD don't support protected M4V format. So, you need application like iSkysoft iMedia Converter Deluxe for Mac to convert the protected M4V to other video format such as WMV, AVI, MOV, MP4, H.264 without protection. Thus you can import to iDVD for burning.

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How to convert protected M4V to unprotected video for iDVD on Mac


Step 1: Start iSkysoft iMedia Converter Deluxe for Mac

If you have already installed it. Please open iMedia Converter Deluxe for Mac by double-clicking the application icon. Click "Video" in the dialog that appears.

Start the application

Step 2: import Videos/DVD into the software

At present, the latest version of this application support:
DVD disc, DVD Files(VIDEO_TS Folder, ISO, dvdmedia). So you can transfer DVD disc movie, DVD_TS folder movie, ISO movie and DVD media movie to Samsung Galaxy Nexus by ripping them to HD video.
Standard video formats:
MP4, AVI(XviD), ASF, WMV (Windows Media Video), MPG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, FLV (Flash Video), 3GP, 3GPP, MOV(QuickTime), MKV , TS (MPEG-2), M4V, VOB, TP, TRP, etc.

HD video formats:
HD MKV (H.264, MPEG-2), HD WMV (VC-1), MTS (AVCHD, H.264), M2TS (AVCHD, H.264), MOD (MPEG-2), HD TOD (MPEG-2), HD MOV (MPEG-4, H.264), etc.

Import DVD to the converter

Step 3: Convert

Select one of the following video for iDVD.
Standard video formats: MOV(QuickTime), M4V, MP4, WMV, AVI(XviD), ASF, MPG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, FLV, F4V, 3GP, 3G2, MKV , TS (MPEG-2), VOB, SWF, DV

HD video formats:
HD MOV, HD MPEG, HD MP4, HD TS, HD TRP.
Usually, you can set HD video as output file. Because HD video would keep the high quality after conversion.
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After you finish the settings, click the "Convert" button to start conversion. Now, you can get your protected M4V video to DRM-free video files.

After all video have been converted, you can start iDVD on Mac. And import the video files to it. You can create a project and insert a blank DVD disc to your Mac DVD drive. You can easily burn the video to DVD.

Other features

  • Export to iTunes
    If you choose Apple profile, the resulting videos will be automatically exported to iTunes, ready to sync. Extract Audio
  • Trim/Split
    Split a big video into several parts and get the videos clips, either for viewing on mobile devices or for use with video tools.
  • Crop
    Crop the image to remove unwanted backdrops, black borders or emphasize a particular focal point.
  • Rotate
    Quickly rotate an image by clicking the 90° Clockwise, 90° Counterclockwise, Horizontal flip or Vertical flip buttons.
  • Tweak output settings
    Resize output video or tailor output settings (resolution, frame rate, encoder, bit rate, etc.) according to your needs.
  • Watermark
    Add picture or text watermark to your masterpiece for copy protection or add some fun comments to videos.
  • Preview
    You can always preview the edit effects on the side by side window, and start conversion until you are satisfied with it.
  • Automatic Updates Searching
    Automatically check for updates and navigate to the download page of iMedia Converter Deluxe for Mac.




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