How to: Transfer/Stream iTunes movies to Android Tablets or smartphones using Mac?
For those that own iOS Devices like iPad, iPhone 4s, iPod, it is really easy to stream and enjoy iTunes movies from Mac. However, things turn to be different when it comes to an Android device. iTunes movie seems to be a forbbiden fruit for Android Tablets and smartphones. The reasoning behind Android’s omission in the digital movie realm can be speculated and theorized till DRM(Digital rights management) death. To have the full access and control of your purchased iTunes videos, movies, and TV shows, you may have to remove DRM from iTunes and convert the DRM-protected contents to fits for Android devices. Here I am sharing my experience to help those who wanna transfer iTunes movies to Android with Mac. Along with some help from the third-party software.
There are many programs out there that allow you to make free the iTunes m4v movies out of DRM restriction on Mac and let you watch them on Android the way you want. The iTunes movie to Android Converter for Mac, entitled ChewTune (recommended) ranks top on the DRM removal application list.
Specially designed for iTunes video zealots who use Mac OS, the application is an easy-to-use yet powerful DRM remover and converter tool which can help you strip DRM from iTunes m4v movies and change the file extension from “.m4v” to “.mp4″ that Android Tablet can recognize and play smoothly. Besides protected movies, TV shows from iTunes, the iTunes M4v Converter mac also supports Blu-ray/DVD digital copy videos that have been transferred to iTunes. The program packs customized presets for different Android device like Xoom, Toshiba Thrive, Asus Transformer Prime, Nook Tablet, Kindle Fire, Acer A200, Iconia Tab A510, Archos Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Note, and more(PlayBook, HP TouchPad also included). The most important piece of the equation is that the playback of the converted videos is as decent as original. Below is a DRM removal process from iTunes movies.
The easy way to transfer iTunes movies to Android via Mac
To use the program, it is required that iTunes latest version be installed and correctly configured, which means you’ll need to
1. Set iTunes not to remember playback position.
2. Set iTunes to 32bit when/if you use ChewTune on Mac OS X Lion.
Step 1. Assuming you have downloaded the Mac iTunes movie to Android Converter to your computer, the first step is run the program and put in password for user account as it requires.
Step 2. Press the “Add” icon to browse to iTunes library movie folder. In Finder window, open Music-> iTunes-> iTunes Media-> specific movie folder-> single .m4v file, and then press on “Choose“.
Step 3. Click on the “Format” bar to choose a format for iTunes video to Android conversion. Follow “Android” group to choose customized format for for your Android Tablet and smartphone.
Step 4. After everything’s set down, click the big “Convert” to start converting iTunes M4V media to Android friendly videos under Mac OS. Then go get a cup of coffee (conversion takes time).
Note: iTunes pops up automatically when conversion starts. Leave it be and don’t close iTunes till conversion completes.
So there you have it. Pretty simple. Once the process finished, transfer the result videos to your Android Tablet or smartphone from Mac. Then you can start viewing DRM-free iTunes movies on Android Devices as you want. Enjoy!
