M4V to DVD

[aecdesign]

I bought a movie from iTunes and want to burn it to a DVD so the family can watch on the TV. Is there a program out there to change m4v to a dvd compatable video for burning. What about tunebite?
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Nick

[Inspector.Gadget]

ffmpeg, avidemux, or basically any MPEG-2 encoder/authoring set-up that accepts Avisynth input can do this.

[aecdesign]

I thought that m4v was protected from iTunes? What about Tunebite?

[Inspector.Gadget]

Is it protected? Only you know if the given file is.

[aecdesign]

How would I tell? I tried one mp4 to DVD converter and it said the it couldn't load the file or the file was corupted. It's not corupted, because I played it on iTune player.
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Nick

[Inspector.Gadget]

You can probably right-click in iTunes and see something in one of the info boxes to tell. Try "get info" or the equivalent and it probably has a field marked "Protected". In any case, the procedure is about the same: If necessary, strip the DRM using one of the tools mentioned previously here, and then follow the same procedure for a decrypted .m4v that you would for an unprotected one: Use an all-in-one setup like Avidemux to generate the program stream and then give it to an authoring tool OR use HCEnc, CCE, etc. with Avisynth input and then pass that program stream to an authoring tool.

[aecdesign]

It's protected. Does Avidemux strip the protection?

[Inspector.Gadget]

No. Try using the Requiem decrypter (find it with Google) and passing the new, decrypted file to Avidemux.

[aecdesign]

Can't download it due to having torrents blocked on the computer. Any more ideas?

[Inspector.Gadget]

Look for the author's site or on Rapidshare or something. If I posted a link to the program (NB: I use a PC so I don't have a copy anyway), I expose myself to DMCA anti-circumvention liability.

[aecdesign]

Who's the author?

[setarip_old]

@aecdesign

Hi!

1) According to the Apple website:How does purchased video differ from other video?
Videos purchased from the iTunes Store have FairPlay digital rights management embedded in the files and are in a format that can be readily synced to a video capable iPod. Just like with music you purchase from the iTunes Store, you own the videos you purchase. You can authorize up to five computers to play purchased videos, and you can sync the video to as many iPods as you like. An iPod can contain purchased content from up to five accounts; iTunes will not allow you to add data from a sixth account to iPod.

2)I bought a movie from iTunesJust to be sure, because different rules apply, did you purchase the movie or did you rent it?

[aecdesign]

I bought the movie!