For the purpose of creating a home-sharing movie, I used to burn DVDs with Windows Media Player. It is a default feature for Windows though sometimes it works not so well in terms of burning DVDs. It only supports to create data DVD disc from MP4 files so a variety of videos in other formats like M4V cannot be burned to DVD. This restricts me to further use it for burning videos to DVD. My question is does anybody know some really professional software to burn iTunes movies to DVDs especially for M4V videos? – A complaint from the Internet.

As more and smarter TVs come into the market with a huge screen and high definition, user experience improves significantly and watching movies on the big screen with family or friends leads to close connection between each other. Not surprisingly to find that DVDs return to our life with unprecedented enthusiasm. That’s why a lot of people would ask how to create DVDs from their desired videos. And as we know that iTunes is one of the biggest digital media contents seller, many people like watching iTunes movies or TV shows, especially Apple users. So the demand for creating DVDs from their iTunes videos is also increased. Hence, today you will get comprehensive and cost-effective solutions to crack iTunes DRM and burn iTunes movies to DVD.

Part 1: Solution 1: Burn iTunes M4V videos to DVD with Leawo’s tools

We all know that iTunes videos are DRM protected. Apple has applied FairPlay DRM protection upon its iTunes music, videos and TV shows to protect iTunes media files from being played by non-Apple devices or burning to DVD/Blu-ray content. Therefore, if you want to burn iTunes M4V videos to DVD, the first thing you need to do is remove iTunes DRM protection. Here, Leawo has perfect solution for you to remove iTunes DRM protection for burning to DVD.

1.1 Remove DRM from iTunes M4V videos with Leawo Prof. DRM

To begin with, let me give you a brief introduction of DRM M4V video. It is developed by Apple aiming for FairPlay DRM copy protection. As a video container format, it is very similar to the MP4 format with the major difference lying in the DRM protection. If a video is made in DRM M4V format, it is impossible to burn to a DVD via common media player. Therefore, many third party software are developed to help resolve this issue, among which Leawo Prof. DRM stands itself out from its rivals. The user interface for Prof. DRM is extremely neat and the primary goal for this software is to remove DRM from iTunes videos efficiently and successfully and then convert M4V videos to MP4 automatically. In fact, Leawo Prof. DRM could remove DRM protection from iTunes music, video and TV shows, convert iTunes media files to DRM-free files, download Spotify songs, convert iTunes/Audible audiobooks, convert copy-protected eBooks from Kindle, Kobo and Adobe Digital Editions to DRM-free eBooks. It’s an all-inclusive DRM removal and converter tool.
Follow below steps to see how to crack iTunes DRM from iTunes M4V videos and save as MP4 in the end.
Step 1. Download and install Leawo Prof. DRM first

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Step 2: Add source iTunes M4V videos
Launch the program and click Add Files to the main interface. Under the bottom of the Home page, set the output directory.

Step 3: Select subtitles and audio tracks 
After adding files and setting output directory, click the Edit icon from the right side of the target file to choose audio tracks and subtitles for the output MP4 video file.

Step 4: Set output directory
At the bottom, set output directory in the “Output” box.

Step 5: Start converting
Click “Convert” from the bottom to start to remove iTunes DRM and start iTunes M4V to MP4 conversion. The progress bar will show you the ongoing process.

Note: Before conversion process takes place, you will be asked to authorize the computer for playing the iTunes video if you have not yet authorized the computer.

Step 6: Check converted iTunes M4V videos
After the removal and conversion process is done, the files can be found from the “Converted” page.

Now, you have successfully removed DRM protection upon iTunes M4V video and converted iTunes M4V videos to DRM-free MP4 videos. Follow the below steps to learn how to burn DRM-free iTunes videos to DVD with Leawo DVD Creator.

1.2: Burn DRM-free videos to DVD with Leawo DVD Creator

Since the DRM has been successfully removed from iTunes videos, it is very easy to burn MP4 videos converted in part 1 to DVD. Here we need the help of Leawo DVD creator, competitive software to burn iTunes movies to DVD with fastest speed. It enables users to edit videos based on their own preference, for example, crop, trim the video to the desired length and width, add 3D effect to the video and so on. Check for detailed steps to see how to burn MP4 to DVD with this amazing software.
Step 1: Download and install Leawo DVD Creator
Download and install Leawo DVD Creator through the buttons below, then launch the program. It’s a module built in Leawo Prof. Media.
   

Step 2: Add DRM-free iTunes videos
Open the “Burn” module and then click Add Video or Add Video Folder to add MP4 videos. Insert a blank DVD to the disc recorder drive. Under the bottom of the Burn page, set the disc aspect ratio and disc type based on the blank disc you just insert.

Step 3: Specify TV system
And you can go to Settings to choose the Burning Engine and Default video mode. Click Settings button, and then click Copy & Burn option to choose either NTSC or PAL as TV system for output DVD.

Step 4: Choose disc menu
Choose a disc template by clicking the template on the right side. You can preview the template or change the background music/image/font etc. based on your interest. For details, please visit how to design DVD disc menu.

Step 4: Complete burning settings
Click the green button Burn and the below interface is displayed. From here, you can set the detailed directory to save the file, disc label, and burn to option. To burn MP4 to DVD disc, select disc drive as target under Burn to. The Burn to option allows multiple choices.

Finally, click the round button “Burn” to start burning MP4 to DVD. After a while, the whole process for burning iTunes movies to DVD is completed and you can get your customized DVD.

Part 2: Solution 2: Burn iTunes M4V videos to DVD with other tools

Of course, besides Leawo’s solutions, you still have other choices. Here we would like to recommend you M4V Converter Plus for removing iTunes DRM protection and AnyBurn to burn DRM-free iTunes videos to DVD. Please check the below content.

2.1 Remove DRM from iTunes M4V videos with M4V Converter Plus

Similar to Leawo Prof. DRM, M4V Converter Plus is also a powerful iTunes DRM removal. But it’s limited in removing DRM protection upon iTunes videos/video rentals and converting iTunes DRM videos only. It could also keep 5.1 audio track and subtitles from source iTunes videos, work on iTunes 12.10 and later on macOS Sierra 10.12.5 and 10.12.6.

The below steps would show you how to remove DRM protection upon iTunes M4V video and convert iTunes M4V video to DRM-free MP4 with this tool.

  1. Download and install it on your Mac computer that runs macOS 10.12.5 or 10.12.6.
  2. Make sure your iTunes is 12.10 or later.
  3. Launch M4V Converter Plus on your computer.
  4. Click “Add Movies” button to choose iTunes movies or TV shows as you need.
  5. Click on the “Convert to” profile drop-down list on the bottom left of the main window. You can choose “Same as source for MP4” as output format. Besides, other more popular video formats are available according to your special needs.
  6. After all settings done, please hit the “Convert” button to start iTunes M4V to MP4 conversion.

Then, you only have to wait for the conversion to complete. You will get DRM-free MP4 files from iTunes DRM-protected M4V files quickly. Now, follow the below steps to learn how to burn DRM-free videos to DVD with AnyBurn tool.

2.2 Burn videos to DVD with AnyBurn

AnyBurn is a light weight but professional free CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning software tool that could help you easily burn DRM-free videos to DVD content in simple clicks.

The below steps would show you how to burn videos to DVD with AnyBurn in detal.

  1. Download and install AnyBurn on your computer.
  2. Run AnyBurn, then click "Burn files/folders to disc".
  3. Click "Add" button to add the files and folders you want to burn, then click "Next" button. You can select multiple files and folders simultaneously in "Add Files and Folders" dialog. AnyBurn supports adding files using clipboard or drag&drop. You can also click other buttons to edit the current compilation at your will.
  4. Choose the burning drive and other burning settings, then click "Burn Now" button to start burning. You can change the default burning speed if you don't want to burn the disc at maximum speed. To provide best compatibility, it is suggested to check the option, "Finalize disc". However, please notice that if the disc is finalized, you can not add files to it in the future.
  5. AnyBurn will start writing the files to the disc. If the disc is re-writable and not empty, the program will prompt you to erase the disc automatically.

After burning completes, you should see the message, "Burning completed successfully". If "Verify written data" option is set and the new disc is ok during data comparison, you will also see the message, "Verifying media completed successfully".

Part 3: Conclusion

It should be noted that M4V Converter Plus is only available for Mac users that run macOS 10.12.5/6 with iTunes in 12.10 and later, while AnyBurn is a Windows based program to help you burn DRM-free iTunes videos to DVD disc or folder. On the contrast, Leawo Prof. DRM and Leawo DVD Creator both have Windows and Mac versions that are applicable to the latest operating systems of Mac and Windows. What’s more, Leawo Prof. DRM and Leawo DVD Creator offers more useful and fun bonus features.