How to Convert M4V to AVI on Windows and Mac

"Hi, I just bought a movie from iTunes, and I wanted to put it on a disc to watch on my PSP. Is there any ways to convert M4V to AVI? I've been looking for converters, but there're just too many and I'm not sure which ones are the best."

Apple uses the M4V files to encode TV episodes, movies, and music videos in the iTunes Store. Buying or rented items from iTunes are in decrypted M4V file type; you only can play them in Apple's device. For playing M4V videos on Win-based video editing software and hardware devices such as the PSP, you need to convert iTunes M4V to AVI, a file format supported on a vast range of operating systems and devices.

To convert a M4V video to AVI, a M4V converter is needed. Considering the functionality and user recommendations, M4V Converter Genius is your best choices. It allows you to remove iTunes DRM and convert DRM iTunes M4V videos to AVI without any issue.

Note:  Two versions available: M4V Converter Genius (supports Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP/Vista) and M4V Converter Genius for Mac (supports Mac OS X 10.9, 10.8, 10.7, etc.). They share the same feature. Below we take Windows version screenshots.

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Tutorial on How to Convert M4V to AVI

Free download M4V Converter Genius to your computer and follow the steps below to transfer M4V to AVI.

• Run M4V Converter Genius, click Add button to add M4V files for conversion. The files you add will appear in the list of input files. You can also drag files you need to convert to the program.
  
  Note: You can add multiple files and convert them simultaneously using the batch conversion feature.
  
• Choose AVI - the output format from the formats provided in Recent, Devcies, Video, Web Share, HD&3D and Audio.
  
• Click the browse button to save your converted videos. And then click on the Convert button down the right of the program's interface. (By default, all converted files are saved to the program's library folder.)
  

After that, your M4V videos will be transferred to AVI successfully. Follow similar steps, you can convert M4V to AVI on Mac easily.

Additional Tips: Knowledge about M4V and AVI Format

File Format	M4V	AVI
Category	Video File	Video File
Associated	The M4V file is a container that allows audio and video. Video content downloaded from the iTunes store is likely to be in M4V format. It is similar file format to the MP4 file type	AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave. Files of this format have an .avi extension. Developed by Microsoft in 1992, it has become so widespread that many people consider it the de-facto standard for storing video and audio information on PC.
Associated programs	Apple QuickTime Player Apple iTunes VLC Media Player	ALLPlayer Apple QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC Media Player
Developed by	Apple	Microsoft
MIME type	video/x-m4v	video/avi, video/vnd.avi, video/msvideo, video/x-msvideo