How to play protected WMV files on iphone?

"I have several albums in my windows media player, and I want to transfer them to my iPhone, so that I can enjoy them wherever and whenever. However, most of the files are in WMV format, they are not compatible with Apple iPhone. What should I do then?"

 

Have you ever met situation like that? Yet, this article will provide you a solution.

 

Index：

Part 1:What is WMV file?

Part 2:How to convert protected WMV files?

Part 3:How to play converted files on iPhone?

 

Part 1: What is WMV file?

WMV stands for "Windows Media Video", which is developed by Microsoft. WMV files are usually ASF files with a WMV extension. It can store video content in a compressed format. WMV files can be played by players such as Windows Media Player, but it can not be played on iPhone directly. So, if you want to play WMV files on iPod, you need to convert it to MP4 or MOV format first.

 

Part 2:How to convert protected WMV files?

To do this, you may need some software to help you. Now I will show you the conversion process using Wondershare Media Converter.

Here are the steps to achieve this easily:

 

1.Download Wondershare Media converter, and install it. Then, add WMV files to it. You can either click 'ADD' button to insert the music you want to convert，or easily drag & drop the files into 'Getting started' table.

 

 

Then you should be able to see a list of WMV files that you'd like to convert.

 

 

You can also change the output file location, or the output files will be located as default.

 

 

3.Finally, click the start button, and the converting process is beginning. After converting, the files are in MP4 or MOV format. You can view your converted files by press the browse button.

 

 

Part 3:How to play converted files on iphone?

 

Ok, we have already finished the process of converting WMV files to iPhone Video. Now we can import them to iPhone.

First, open iTunes, create a play list, drag & drop your videos to the list .In this process, please be sure to set your iTunes to "manually manage music and video". Then, connect your iPhone to computer via USB cable, and your computer will detect it. Click iTunes "File -> Sync iPhone", then everything is done.(Note: You need iTunes version 7.30 or later to sync music and video to iPhone.)