Can I buy a TV show from Amazon Instant Video and download it to my Mac? The FAQ file is very confusing. It makes it seem like if you want to watch from a computer, you must stream it. The only time it mentions downloading is for the Kindle Fire, a device that I do not have, and I don't have a need for it either.
- How to download a video purchased from Microsoft Store? The order page has no link to download. Meanwhile, a confirmation email from Microsoft stated that the video is available for downloading right now. Where's the link to downloading or at least to viewing the file? Virtual help for Microsoft Store is useless. It's a waste of time.
- Amazon Prime Video lets you stream and download popular movies and TV shows, including Amazon exclusives like The Grand Tour, The Man in the High Castle, and Emmy award winner Tumble Leaf. The customers in the US can also use this app to watch videos purchased or rented on Amazon, and videos included with a subscription paid for on Amazon, such.
All I want to do is buy the show from Amazon, and download the video files. From there, I can just open the video files and watch them. Is that supported? Also, are these files protected in some way? I have a video converter, and I would really like to convert them to MP4 so I can watch them on my iPod Touch.
Basically, Amazon explains pretty much anything you may want to understand. According to the help files on Amazon.com, this service (Downloading Amazon Instant Video) is only provided to Windows users. They make you download a special player to download the videos, and that player doesn't work on a Mac. So to speak, you cannot download Amazon Instant Video to Mac directly. Besides, Amazon bought files are DRM protected. However, you can still get Amazon purchased movies, TV shows onto a Mac for enjoying. Below is the step-by-step guide that walks you through the process on how to download & transfer files from Amazon Instant Video to a Mac. Keep reading.
Video Library: All the video items you have purchased from Amazon are collated and made available here, divided into TV shows and movies. Watchlist: Any item you have selected for later viewing will be found in this section.
Step 1 Install Amazon Converter for a Mac
Remember this has to be done on a Windows computer due to Amazon's limitations. A program is needed in order to convert Amazon Instant Video into Mac accepted files. Here we highly recommend DRM Media Converter which could do both Amazon DRM removing and video converting. For downloaded Amazon Instant Videos are in protected WMV format which will not be played on a Mac or any Apple devices. Click on the link below to download this professional Amazon Instant Video to Mac Downloader and get it installed on your computer.
Step 2 Add Amazon Downloaded Videos
Go to the folder where you have put the downloaded Amazon Instant Video files, select those you want to transfer onto a Mac, simply drag & drop them into the application. Or you may do this by clicking on 'Add' button on the program and follow up on-screen instructions. Below is the image on how the interface will look like with files imported:
Step 3 Select Mac Compatible Format
If you are thinking about downloading and converting Amazon Instant Videos to Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, iTunes or QuickTime, you may want to choose MP4 format which works perfectly on Apple software/hardware. Here you may press on 'Video files to' button, move to 'Common Video' and there you can choose 'MP4' as the output format. Besides, you can use this Amazon Converter for Mac computer to convert any other DRM-ed files into any format you need.
Step 4 Convert Amazon Instant Videos to Mac
Here you may simply hit on 'Start' button and this smart software will now get started the Amazon videos to Mac supported files conversion task.
Then you may need to wait for a while till the process is finished. Once done, by clicking on 'Find Target' button you will reach the converted Amazon outputs which are now in Mac compatible MP4 format. Now you can freely download and transfer these Amazon Instant Videos to Mac or any Apple devices for playback. Have fun.
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Posted by Bertha Miller to HD Movie Download Tips, Top Movie List | Updated on July 29, 2020
Netflix is becoming the major place where people can catch up on the most popular movies and TV shows. A side-subject is often broached along with Netflix's increasing popularity: how to download Netflix movies on Mac (or PC) for offline viewing? The internet connection won't be available all the time. And before the update of macOS Big Sur, Mac users used to install subsystem of Windows to induce their Mac watching Netflix 4K. Still, not everyone owns a Mac with 4K HDR support and Big Sur system, downloading 4K/HD Netflix movies comes a nice try for watching on Mac.
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