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.m4v --> DVD

phaedon — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:00:38 -0800

Is it possible / legal to burn .m4v files on to a DVD? I'm trying to put an iTunes movie purchase onto DVD for standalone viewing. Purchase was made on a mac. I'm used to all kinds of "workarounds" but got stumped on this. Anyone have a solution?

iTunes/iPod conversion - temp file?

Sweetie Darling — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:52:23 -0800

Help me solve an iTunes problem I hope I won't have. My poor little Dell has been working hard all day, processing a .M4V file using the "Convert Selection for iPod" feature in iTunes. After 12 hours it's about 75 percent done, but it's raining here. Our power has a bad habit of going out during storms, and I'll be really depressed if I lose this in-process file if/when the computer reboots. I can't find a temp file in any of the logical places to look, even though I assume (?) iTunes creates a second file when it converts. I guess I don't know exactly what iTunes is doing right now. But I am basically screwed if the power goes out? Will I have to start over from square one, or is there any chance the process could pick up where it left off? If so, what do I need to do?

Bonus points if you can explain why I'm having to convert this file, in spite of using Handbrake's iPod presets.

Rain, rain GO AWAY.

Can I edit video shows from iTunes?

sdt33 — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:26:59 -0800

Is it possible to edit video files purchased on iTunes? I'm using a Mac. I purchased some large video files from iTunes. Four files, the 4 games of the 2007 World Series. I want to archive the files to a DVD+R DL. They just *barely* don't fit on one disc. It seems that they're about 3 megabytes over. So I'd like to shrink one of the files somehow, so that together they come in under the limit. I wouldn't mind picking a boring 1-2 minute section of one of the files and cutting it out to make that file smaller. Is there a way to do this and have the file still play just fine in iTunes? While I'm at it, is there a way to join m4v files into one larger file (say, some music videos or short podcasts)? Thanks for any help...

Video players for .m4v files?

goatdog — Sun, 21 May 2006 21:07:11 -0800

Are there any video players aside from Quicktime and iTunes that will play an iTunes .m4v video file? The iTunes player and the free version of Quicktime don't have any visual controls (contrast, brightness, etc.), and some things I've downloaded are too dark to watch without them. None of my other players works. Any ideas (including purchasing Quicktime if it has the controls I want)?