According to Apple, i. Tunes supports any video format that works with Quick. Time and files purchased or downloaded from i, and tunes store. That means if your video files have a . mov, .m4v, or .mp4 file extension, generally you can play them in i, and tunes. However, there are also limitations on video codecs, sample rate, etc.
The reason of i. Tunes won’t import MP4, no mater by dragging and dropping or by selecting Add File to Libray from i. Tunes menu, is i. Tunes supports most of MP4 and MOV files, but not All., i Tunes use the same technology as Quick. Time to play media files, it has the same limitation on media file formats.
How to Play MP4 Video Files on i. Tunes 1 Upload the MP4 File Look for the “File” option then choose “Load Media Files”, or you can drag your MP4 media file to the video converter for converting. 2 Set the Output Format Just when your file is uploaded you can then choose your device and the format compatible with i, and tunes. 3 Convert in i, and tunes.
Why is my MP4 file not playing on iTunes?
So if your .mov, .m4v or .mp4 files are rejected by i. Tunes, that may be because of a codec problem. , i Tunes supported audio formats include: MP3, AAC, AIFF, WAV, Audible .aa files and i. Tunes purchased M4A and M4P music files., i Tunes can convert between MP3, WAV, AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless. Play other video and audio formats in i, and tunes.
How to import MP4 to iTunes library?
When you complete converting the MP4 file into the i. Tunes supported format then you can import the converted video in i, and tunes. For this go to the “File” menu and select “Add to library”. Selecting this option will allow you to add the converted video so that you can play it whenever you want.
What is the difference between MP4 and iTunes?
MP4 files can be encoded in a number of audio and video codecs like H.264, MPEG-4, AAC, H.263, and others. On the other hand, i. Tunes support only a few of these MP4 file codecs like MPEG-4/H.264 and AAC.