iTunes rentals & DRM restrictions
As we know, Apple offers both renting and purchasing services for iTunes media content. So we can either buy or rent any movie from iTunes. Considering about the price, most of us would prefer to the movie rentals as they are much cheaper than the purchases. However, as the word “rent” suggests, the movie we rent from iTunes Store comes with a valid period and would expire after a certain time. Specifically speaking, if we rent a movie from iTunes, we can only keep the rental file for 30 days. And once we started watching it, we are pushed to a time limit of 24 hours (in US) or 48 hours (in other regions) only. That’s to say, after 24 hours or 48 hours, the iTunes rental will expire and can’t be accessed any more from our iTunes library. In order to continue watching the movie, we’ll need to re-purchase it or re-rent it from iTunes. Yes, that’s the main restriction of iTunes movie rental you need to know.
In addition to the time limit, there are some other restrictions of iTunes movie rentals that you would pay attention to. For example, because of the DRM technology applied by Apple to the iTunes media, the rentals as well as purchases could only be played on Apple’s devices and iTunes app compatible platforms. Besides, for the rented iTunes movies, you can store it on one device each time. When you want to watch it on another device, you have to transfer the rental movie every time if you want to change a device.
Solution to unlock the DRM and 24-hour time restriction from iTunes movie rentals
Fortunately, there are many solutions out there to help us get rid of the DRM restrictions from iTunes movie rentals. For instance, the top-rated iTunes DRM removal tool – DRmare M4V Converter for Mac/Windows. It’s specially developed to completely remove the DRM encryption from rented iTunes movies as well as the purchases. It’s able to convert the protected iTunes rentals from M4V format to common MP4, M4V, or other non-DRM formats. It also supports a large number of preset files for popular devices, such as Apple iPhone, Apple TV, Samsung Galaxy S, PS4, Xbox, etc.
How to remove DRM and convert iTunes rentals to DRM-free videos with DRmare
Here you can follow the steps below to see how DRmare M4V Converter works in converting iTunes rented movies so that you can unlock the 24-hour time limit and keep the iTunes rentals forever without DRM restriction.
Step 1. Load DRmare and add iTunes movie rentals
Firstly open DRmare M4V Converter and then add the movie rentals from iTunes via “Add” button or drag-and-drop.
Step 2. Set output format and directory
Now you can choose the output format for the rentals by clicking “Format” option. Then click “Output” folder to set the path to save the converted movies.
Step 3. Start removing DRM from iTunes rentals
Once it’s done, you can start to remove the DRM lock from the rented iTunes movies by clicking “Convert” button.
That’s it. You can now begin to enjoying your iTunes rentals on any device and keep them as long as you want without worrying about the DRM and time limit.
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