Detailed Tutorial to Convert iTunes Videos to Play on KMPlayer

Do you like KMPlayer? It is a small yet powerful video player which supports to play various formats of videos with different codecs such as AVI, WMV, MKV, MOV, MP4 and so on. Typically you don’t need to install any external codecs to make it work perfectly. Since it was released in 2002, it has received a good reception by users all over the world. In 2014, a mobile version is released, which makes it much better for users who want to play videos from different platforms. Today I’d like to talk about how to play iTunes on Windows Media Player as  some users keep querying about this question.

Part 1. What You Need to Do to Play iTunes Videos on KMPlayer

Most users may think that it will be as easy as we do with other common videos to load the iTunes videos to play on KMPlayer. The fact is that the iTunes videos won’t be recognized properly by KMP as they are protected with the Apple’s FairPlay DRM scheme. Whether you rent or purchase the iTunes movies or TV shows, the DRM can’t be skipped automatically. So what can we do? No worries. Though the FairPlay DRM can’t be removed officially by Apple, there are couples of third-party applications can help you bypass the DRM from iTunes videos legally. Generally there are two methods to break DRM either by recording or decrypting data. The later method won’t touch the original videos but only remove the DRM encryption info. As a result, the video quality will be 100% kept. Here I will recommend the DRmare iTunes M4V to KMP Converter, which is one of the best iTunes DRM removers adopted the latest media decryption technology. The converting speed and quality are upscaled significantly compared to the conventional software. In addition, DRmare software integrates all the related features such as customizing iTunes video parameters, subtitles, audio tracks, etc., offering a best all-in-one solution to convert iTunes movies and TV shows.

Part 2. Convert iTunes videos to remove DRM to play on KMPlayer step by step

DRmare iTunes M4V Converter is quite powerful yet the operating process is so easy. To remove DRM, you just need to add your iTunes videos and click ‘Convert’ button. Please simply refer to the following detailed instruction.

Step 1Import iTunes DRM movies, TV shows

If you have already downloaded iTunes videos on your iTunes, you can simply drag them from iTunes to DRmare software main screen to import them. Also, to make it easier to select multiple files, you can click the ‘+’ button to load your iTunes by selecting the check boxes in front of the videos one by one on the popup window.

Step 2Select the output format for KMP(optional)

As we know, KMPlayer supports various video formats. Usually you don’t need to change the output format but just keep the default format such as MP4(Lossless). But if you just want to make your videos look more personalized, you can choose the format you want as well as change the video parameters like bit rate, frame rate and so on.

Step 3Convert iTunes M4V videos to KMP

Finally you can click the ‘Convert’ button from the lower right side, DRmare M4V Converter will start to remove the DRM from your videos and output the videos you have customized. If you have couples of iTunes videos, it will convert them in batch quickly and please just wait a while patiently.

Part 3. Tips about streaming iTunes M4V from PC to portable devices

Now you can start to enjoy the converted DRM videos on KMP player. All your need to do is transferring the videos to the devices where you want to play the videos on. For example, if you want to transfer the videos on your mobile phones, then you can simply connect your phone via a USB and then copy&paste to move the videos.

By the way, if you have multiple mobile devices, you may feel that it is tired to transfer videos to them one by one. Good news is that there is a much better solution now. A new KMP Connect app has been released to help you stream videos from PC to mobile. What you need to do is go to the KMP official website to download the KMP Connect application and install it to your computer, then you can launch it and follow the screen wizard to set up it as a Media server. Finally you can click the cloud icon on the KMPlayer mobile app to connect to your Media server to stream the videos directly.