iTunes is a great platform for us to purchase movies, TV shows, games or apps for our Apple devices. In addition, it’s the bridge for us to transfer files between PC/Mac and Apple devices. In general, the movies can be played well by iTunes, they also can played by Apple TV, iPad, iPhone etc. However, not all video files can be supported by iTunes. Even if the latest iTunes 11. Perhaps you just have such problems, this article must be useful for you. In which, i will talk about how to stream any movie types to iTunes.
Video solution 1: Convert and Import Flash (FLV, F4V) to iTunes 11
If you want to put flash movies to iTunes, the first thing is to convert Flash video to MP4. According to Apple, the new iPad and iPhone 5 supports “H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats”. When your flashes are converted into H.264 encoded .MP4 video, they would be naturally supported by iPad, iPhone, Apple TV and accepted by iTunes. See below how to convert and add flashes (.flv and .f4v) to iTunes 11.
How to convert and Import Flash (FLV, F4V) to iTunes 11 for Apple iOS devices?
Video solution 2: Sync Digital Copy movies to iTunes 11
When you buy Blu-ray/DVD discs, you will get a bundled digital copy disc. Digital copy comes with a copy of the movie you can put on a single computer once, and from there, view it on your PC’s screen or portable media players like iPad, iPhone, Xbox 360, Zune HD, etc. To enjoy digital copy movies on iPad, iPhone, Apple TV etc, you need to download/transfer digital copy to iTunes library, and then sync the movie to iPad, iPhone, Apple TV with iTunes. Follow the instructions below to watch on the insert inside of your box to redeem your Digital Copy using the disc or the web site.
How to sync Digital Copy movies to iPad 4/new iPad/iPad 2 via iTunes 11
Video Solution 3: Transfer Amazon Instant Videos to iTunes 11
To watch Amazon Instant Video on iTunes 11 or iPad, iPhone, Apple TV etc, you need to strip DRM and convert Amazon WMV video to iTunes 11 supported format, say H.264 .mp4 video. Follow the guide below to download your Amazon movie purchase to computer and add to iTunes 11.
Download/Transfer Amazon Instant Videos to iTunes 11
Video Solution 4: Backup Blu-ray/DVD to iTunes 11
If you store kinds of Blu-ray/DVD discs in your home. It’s a great idea to stream them to Apple TV for playing via Home Theatre, and of course, you can also stream Blu-ray to your iPad, thus, you can watch your favourite movies wherever you go. But, anyway, you need to rip and convert Blu-ray/DVD to iTunes compatible video format in advance, below is a guide about how to backup Blu-ray/DVD to iTunes 11 for streaming to Apple TV 3.
Backup BD/DVD movies to iTunes 11 for streaming to Apple TV 3
When the videos are converted to the format that iTunes compatible in your computer, next, you just need to add/put music and videos to iTunes 11. For streaming videos to Apple TV, it’s very easy as long as you has an Apple ID. But, i find many people still have the following problems:
Hello,
Just an observation but I believe those MP4 videos I transferred to iTunes library and expect to stream to Apple TV lost, anyone help?
According to my own experience, you’d better updat iTunes to version 11. Meanwhile, I find a workaround for you. Start up iTunes. Click on Home Movies Videos in the movies section. If you have a movie here, right button click and select “Get Info”. On the options tab, change the media kind to movie and select OK. Your other movies will slowly start to appear!
When you want to stream videos to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, follow the steps to make it.
Step 1. Launch iTunes 11 from your Mac or PC.
Step 2. Connect iPad, iPhone, iPod with your computer using the cable that came with your device.
Step 3. In the upper right hand corner you will see your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch appear. Click on the name of your device.
Step 4. You will be taken to the summary screen. From here you can see a list of tabs along the top.
Step 5. Click on the tab for the type of media you’d like to sync to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. You can choose from music, movies, tv shows, podcasts, books, and photos.
Step 6. Make sure the checkbox for the media type is checked and where applicable, select the media items you’d like to sync.
Step 7. Click the Apply button in the lower right hand corner after you’re done selecting all your media.
Step 8. Wait for iTunes to finish syncing your content before unplugging.
Tip 1: When use manual syncing, you can sync items from more than one iTunes library to your iPad, iPhone, iPod. To use manual sync, just click the Summary button and select “Manually manage music and videos” in step 4.
Tip 2: To remove content such as a movie, book, or podcast, simply uncheck it. For music, you can even choose only specific playlists or songs.
Tip 3: To enrich your iTunes library, you can convert unsupported MKV, AVI, MPG to iTunes and even rip Blu-rays & DVDs to iTunes video for syncing to iPad/iPhone.
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