How to Convert and Add WMV files into iTunes

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Summary: The article simply shows you how to convert WMV to iTunes so that you can import WMV video files into iTunes with ease.



Q: I have some WMV files stored on my PC. When I tried to drag them into iTunes movie folder for management, they didn't show up. What's the matter? Much appreciated for any help

You may meet the same problem mentioned above while you want to transfer WMV files to iTunes for sharing with your other devices, like Apple TV, iPhone or iPad .etc. If you are also looking for an easy solution to fix the problem, follow this guide, you will get more specific information.

WMV is a widely-used video format on Windows. But as the typical Windows Media Video format, iTunes currently does not afford WMV files on Mac or Windows. So you may always fail whenever trying to sync WMV to iTunes. Since WMV (Windows Media Video) is not an iTunes compatible format, you need to convert WMV to iTunes compatible format (MPEG-4 with H.264 compression) firstly so that you can add the WMV files to iTunes easily. Below is the step by step tutorial about how to convert and import WMV files to iTunes on Windows. If you running a Mac Computer, please try Video Converter for Mac. Now follow the step-by-step guide below.

How to Convert and Import WMV to iTunes

1. Run WMV to iTunes Converter on PC. Click "Add" button to load the .wmv files to the program. You can also drag videos to the converter directly.



2. Click Format bar and choose any of the MP4, M4V and MOV from “Common Video” as the output file format. If you want to import WMV to iTunes for playing on iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, etc., you can also directly select a format from the "Format" sublist, like iPad column.



3. Finally click the Convert button to start transcoding WMV to iTunes format.

After conversion, tap the "Open" button to drag the converted files into iTunes or use the "Add to Library" option on the "File" menu to sync the videos. Now iTunes can manage your videos easily for playing and sharing.

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