How to Convert iTunes Videos to 4K Videos for better Visual Effects

4K video is also known as ultra high definition video, which can offer highest image quality and visual effect when playing. Nowadays more and more video sources start to offer 4K videos. However, it is a fact that iTunes still doesn’t offer any 4K movies. The highest resolution of iTunes movies and TV shows is 1080P. This is not good enough for many iTunes video lovers. As a result, many users are asking is it possible to enhance iTunes videos to 4K videos? Sure, but since iTunes videos are DRM protected, it takes a little more effects. In this article, I will show you how to convert iTunes videos to 4K videos easily.

Part 1. Is it possible to Convert iTunes Videos to 4K

Before we start to convert iTunes videos to 4K, we’d better find out the difference between iTunes videos and 4K movies so as to find a best way to convert them. Generally iTunes videos are in a proprietary M4V format and they are combined with the notorious FairPlay DRM scheme. This makes them only accessible by up to 5 authorized Apple devices or players such as iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, iMac, MacBook, iTunes etc. What’s more the resolution of iTunes videos are only up to 1080P currently, which is relatively low. For the 4K movie, it refers to the video with a horizontal resolution in the order of 4000 pixels. There are 3 main standards including UHD-1, UW4K, DCI 4K. UHD-1 is the 4K standard for television and computer monitors, which has a resolution of 3840*2160. UW4K is mainly used on ultra HD Blu-ray discs and PC gaming monitors with a resolution of 3840*1600. DCI 4K is a standard for film and video production industry with 4096*2160 pixels. As 4K videos are only standards of the video resolutions which are not owned by any companies, everyone can produce and play 4K videos as long as they have a compatible devices such as 4K TVs, mobile phones or any other 4K players.

Given the two main differences DRM protection and resolution above, if you want to convert iTunes videos to 4K videos, you have to break the FairPlay DRM Copy protection and increase the resolution iTunes videos to 4K resolution. Do you have to do these in 2 steps? It depends. For most third-party software, they didn’t integrate the features together, you need to do that one by one. But don’t worry, with the all in one DRmare M4V to 4K Video Converter for Mac/Windows which integrate the powerful features to decrypt DRM and encode videos, you can accomplish your goal simultaneously.

Part 2. Convert iTunes M4V to 4K Resolution Videos

With this all mighty DRM video converter, you don’t need any extra effort to learn the software, but just simply use it after installing. The operating steps are so intuitive that it can save a lot of time and trouble for green hands.

Step 1Import iTunes purchased or rental movies

Please make sure you have downloaded and authorized the videos to play well on your computer first else the videos may not be recognized well. Then you can launch the DRmare M4V Converter and then drag the videos from iTunes to the DRmare software screen to import them.

Step 2Specify the output format as 4K Video

Tap the “Format” button, you see a list of output profile options and panels, please go to the ‘General Video’ panel and then select the output format as ‘4K Video’. Besides, you are allowed to customize the output video and audio parameters like bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, codec, audio track, subtitles and so on.

Step 3Convert iTunes M4V to 4K format

After finishing the settings, your videos are not converted yet. You can click the conversion button to apply all the changes. DRmare M4V to 4K Video Converter will response promptly to get rid of the FairPlay DRM protection and encode and transcode the iTunes videos to 4K files. The software converts videos pretty fast with batch converting feature.

Part 3. Enjoy 4K iTunes Videos

Finally you will get the iTunes videos with 4K resolution. You can play them on most devices including computers. However, as some devices doesn’t support 4K resolution so well. Even the 4K videos can be played, you can’t get the best out of the iTunes 4K videos.  So generally we’d suggest to play iTunes videos on 4K mobile devices or 4K smart TVs. Personally I’d prefer the 4K smart TVs which has wide and big screen and you can get the best visual effect. For more tutorial, you can visit: How to Play iTunes M4V Videos on 4K Smart TVs. If you have any more questions, please feel free to leave any comments to us.