"I have a small clip that I need to extract from a video I purchased on the famous iTunes store. The clip is an M4V file. But it has got DRM built in and I can't seem to bring it into Adobe Premiere Pro. Any solutions?"
Adobe Premiere Pro has native support for M4V files, but it can not deal with iTunes Store purchased or rented DRM M4V format movies, music videos, TV shows or episodes. Therefore, the workflow of iTunes M4V files with Adobe Premiere Pro would be a hassle unless the DRM protection is removed.
One good solution for you is Pavtube ChewTune (Top 10 DRM removal programs review), this program is capable of removing DRM protection from iTunes Store purchased music videos, movies, TV shows, episodes, etc and convert the non-DRM iTunes M4V files to Adobe Premiere Pro optimized editing formats for directing editing.
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How to convert and import iTunes DRM M4V files to Adobe Premiere Pro?
Step 1: Load/Import DRM files.
Start up Pavtube ChewTune on your computer, on the main interface, click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button to import source iTunes DRM M4V files.
Step 2: Choose Premiere Pro optimize format.
Clicking the "Format" bar, you can directly output Premiere Pro optimized format from "Adobe Premiere/Sony Ve.." > "MPEG-2(*.mpg)".
Step 3: Specify output profile parameters.
Output "Profile" settings window, adjust the output file parameters such as video/audio codecs, bitrates, frame rates, etc according to your own needs.
Step 4: Start to remove/convert iTunes M4V to Premiere Pro.
Press the right-bottom "Convert" button to start the DRM removing and converting process.
After the conversion, you can click "Open output folder" to pop out directory with generated files for starting the editing workflow with Adobe Premiere Pro.
