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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

How to Easily Add WMV files to iTunes library

WMV to iTunes: this article provides you with the detailed information for how to convert and import WMV files to iTunes.



iTunes is not the friendly application when it comes to playing videos in formats like WMV etc. The iTunes supported video formats only include QuickTime and MPEG-4, whose files end in ".mov", ".m4v", or ".mp4". If you want to add WMV files to iTunes library for syncing across multiple devices easily, you will need to change WMV to iTunes-comaptible format first. Here is a detailed guide around this issue.


To do that, you can use EaseFab Video Converter Ultimate, which supports converting video from all regular format and Blu-ray/DVD to iTunes compatible formats, whatever it's MOV, MP4 or M4V. What's more, if you want to play WMV video on your iPad, iPhone, iPod, you can directly select the device model as the output format. No manual video settings are required. All Apple devices are supported, including iPad Air, iPad mini, iPad with Retina display, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5S, iPod touch 5, etc. Below is the simple three steps to get WMV and iTunes to play nicely.

How to import WMV files to iTunes (iTunes 12)

Step 1: You can drag any WMV file and drop to the program or add them by clicking Add Video button. It allows you to add several video files at a time and convert them at one go.



Step 2: Click Profile tray and switch to Common Video category and choose MP4 as your output format. If you want to sync the converted video to a specific devices like iPhone, iPad, iPod or other devices, you can choose your device model from Apple category. You can also specify an output folder. Otherwise, the default folder will be used.



Tips: By clicking the Settings button beside Profile, you can adjust the output video/audio resolution, frame rate, bit rate, etc. to customize the output files to get the best quality you want.

Step 3: After everything is ready, simply click the Convert button to start converting the added WMV videos to iTunes MP4. The conversion time depends on your video size. When the process is done, click Open to locate the converted MP4 videos.

Now the converted WMV video is ready to be imported into iTunes and if necessary, sync with your Apple device. To import videos to iTunes, open iTunes and go to File > Add to Library or directly drag and drop the converted video to iTunes. And then find the video in the Movies category.

To sync the converted video to your device, first connect your device to your computer. Then find your device in the iTunes' sidebar. In the Summary tab, click Sync at bottom to sync iTunes content to your device.

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