Nowadays, along with the rapid development of technology, people's requirements for video's clarity and resolution have become increasingly high. There are not just only SD, HD 720P or HD 1080P resolution, 4K is another one getting more and more attention. And there are more and more 4K video playback devices released contemporarily, however, there is still few 4K media content available in the marketplace. ITunes store, even as one of the biggest digital media contents seller, it still have no 4K videos so far. You may get in trouble if you are an iTunes videos enthusiast and want to enjoy your purchased iTunes movies or TV shows in 4K. Don't worry, this post provides an effective solution to help convert iTunes videos to 4K files.

Part 1. Know more about 4K and M4V.

Before we start converting iTunes videos to 4K, it's better to know more about 4K and M4V. As wiki says, 4K, short for 4K resolution, is a horizontal resolution in the order of 4,000 pixels. It sounds a little hard to understand. 4K video is known as the ultra-high definition video, which means that you can enjoy videos with highest clarity, natural picture quality and much more details. Nowadays, 4K videos is allowed to play on most devices such as TVs, computers, tablets, mobile devices, however, there are still some devices may not support 4K solution.

As for M4V, M4V file is a video format developed by Apple Company. This file is well protected by Apple's FairPlay Digital Rights Management (DRM), and it is the main cause of failing to play iTunes DRM M4V videos on other devices expect Apple's devices like iPhone, iPod, PlayStation Portable, etc. Since iTunes doesn't provide 4K videos, if you want to watch iTunes 4K videos, you may need to convert the standard iTunes videos to 4K videos with effective iTunes video to 4k converter or 4k video converter.

Part 2. Remove DRM from iTunes M4V videos and convert iTunes videos to MP4 Beforehand with Leawo Prof. DRM

Here comes to iTunes video to 4k converters, here I recommend Leawo Prof. DRM and Leawo Video Converter, which can help you remove DRM from iTunes M4V videos and convert iTunes videos to 4K files in high speed without quality loss. First let's introduce Leawo Prof. DRM, a professional iTunes DRM removal program and iTunes DRM media converter, is able to remove DRM from iTunes video and convert M4V to MP4 for playback on nearly every media player or mobile device. Download and install Leawo Prof. DRM and then follow the guide below step by step to remove DRM from iTunes M4V videos and convert iTunes videos to MP4 beforehand.

Step 1: Add iTunes videos

Launch iTunesCopy and then click "Add Files" button to import rental or purchased iTunes movies or TV shows that need to remove DRM, then click "Add" or "Add All" to begin importing single or all files.

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Step 2: Choose Audio Tracks and Subtitles

Before you begin to remove DRM from iTunes videos, you are allowed to choose one or more file and freely edit its audio tracks and subtitles for keeping in output MP4 file.

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Step 3: Set Output directory.

Choose output formats as the location of converted files before starting converting. Click "…." at the bottom of navigation bar to set output location. Remember the location of output files.

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Step 4: Remove DRM and Convert M4V to MP4

Click "Convert" button to begin the process of removing DRM protection from iTunes M4V videos and the conversion from M4V to common MP4. After that, you will get the iTunes videos without DRM on your PC for ready to convert to 4K files.

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Part 3: Convert MP4 to 4K Afterwards with Leawo Video Converter

After getting the MP4 videos from iTunes, now you can begin to convert the iTunes videos to 4K with help of Leawo Video Converter with simple several steps. Leawo Video Converter is regarded as best video file converter for you to convert videos and audios between all popular formats like AVI, MP4, MOV, MP3, AAC, FLAC, etc. And it also acts as a 4k video converter to convert various videos/audios to 4k resolution videos with best quality. Besides, it also has rich editing features for you to get a video file with personalization. Now let's download and install Leawo Video Converter free and the follow the guide below to convert the iTunes videos to 4K without quality loss.

   

Step 1: Import Source converted iTunes videos

After installation > enter into main interface of Leawo Video Converter > click "Add Video" button on the sub-menu > load your converted iTunes videos (MP4) (or directly drag and drop source videos)

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Step 2: Set 4K as output format

Click a drop-down box on the right of "Add Photo" button > select "Change" option > select "4K" as output format

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Step 3: Set Detailed Parameters

Click "Edit" button instead of "Change" button on the drop-down box > set video and audio parameters in detail

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Step 4: Convert MP4 to 4K

Click the green "Convert" button > set output directory > click the other "Convert" button at the bottom > Start converting iTunes videos without DRM to 4K files.

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It is quite clear that if you want to convert iTunes DRM M4V videos to 4K, you can have two ways to achieve that. One is to remove DRM from M4V, transfer the iTunes to MP4 via the Leawo Prof. DRM, and then convert MP4 to 4K with Leawo Video Converter. Both are fast more convenient and user-friendly. With the two helpers, you can enjoy iTunes 4K videos anytime anywhere you want.