How to Remove DRM from iTunes M4V with AC3 5.1 Audio Kept

In order to make iTunes videos watchable on any popular device or player, we must firstly bypass the DRM lock from iTunes movies as Apple’s FairPlay DRM technology has restricted the use of iTunes videos on iOS devices only. To get rid of the DRM from iTunes movies, we need to seek for assistance from some special iTunes DRM removal tools. Luckily, there are a lot of such kind of iTunes video converter software could permanently delete the DRM protection from iTunes. However, here we are talking about the outstanding iTunes DRM crackers that can not only remove DRM, but also keep the original audio tracks, especially the AC3 5.1 Dolby sound.

Known as 5.1 channel, AC3 5.1 Dolby surround sound is a great audio technology that provides outstanding listening experience when watching videos. Therefore, it would be great if the Dolby 5.1 sound could be retained in the video when we are stripping DRM from iTunes movies. In the following article, we’ll discuss how to losslessly keep AC3 5.1 surround audio while converting the iTunes movies to DRM-free formats.

Among all the iTunes video converting tools in the market, only a few solutions could preserve the 5.1 channel since most of the software use recording technology to crack the DRM. To save your efforts in seeking for the best tool that can keep 5.1 Dolby audio while converting iTunes movies, here we highly recommend DRmare M4V Converter for you. It’s a smart iTunes video converter that can losslessly bypass DRM lock from both rented and purchased iTunes movies, TV shows and convert the DRM-protected M4V videos to common MP4, M4V with original AC3 5.1 surround, and stereo audio tracks, subtitles, etc. You can now download the free trial version to test it out.

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Steps to Remove DRM from iTunes M4V While Retaining AC3 5.1 Audio

Now after finding a right lossless DRM removal tool, you can start to use it to help you get rid of the DRM copy protection while keeping 5.1 AC3 audio track. The instruction is pretty easy. But please remember that the AC3 Dolby audio track can be retained 100% without loss if you choose the right output format as the lossless formats such as MP4(Lossless) or M4V(LossLess).

Step 1. It offers 2 ways to load your iTunes videos to the software. The first method is to drag and drop DRM M4V files with 5.1 Dolby stereo audio to the right area on the DRmare iTunes M4V Video Converter directly. The other method is to navigate to the bottom of the software screen and press ‘+’ button. It will pop up a window with a list of the iTunes purchased and rental videos, please choose the ones you want to load to the software.

Step 2. As mentioned above, you’d better choose the output format as MP4(Lossless) or M4V(Lossless) to make sure there is no quality lose. Also, for some videos which have multiple audio tracks, you can also customize the output audio as 5.1 AC3 only. By the way, you may do some settings on the subtitles too.

Step 3. You can slightly press the conversion button at the lower right, then the software will start to convert all the videos in batch. When it is complete, you will get all the lossless videos with 5.1 AC3 audio tracks without any DRM restrictions. You just need to transfer them to your TV via USB to enjoy.

More about AC3 5.1 Dolby Sound

AC3 audio is also known as Dolby surround digital audio or 5.1 Dolby stereo audio. It was first developed in 1976. The Dolby AC3 surround sound system consists of five full-range channels and one subwoofer channel, known as 5.1 channel. By creating such 5 channels from different angles and the bass channel, it can offer much better sound effects on scenes like exploding, impact etc. The first use of Dolby Digital was to provide digital sound in cinemas from 35mm film prints. Nowadays it is used widely in radio broadcast, TV, DVD, Blueray and game and commercial cinemas etc. or home theatres. With this Dolby stereo audio, you can get the same enjoyment similar to cinema to watch videos on TVs at home.