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How to Remove DRM from BBC iPlayer Programs

Yeah, BBC iPlayer is a great place to watch TV shows. However, downloaded BBC iPlayer programmes are protected by Microsoft's DRM system. Generally speaking, BBC iPlayer desktop downloads playback can only last for 7 days and can't play on non-supported players like iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc. If you want to keep BBC iPlayer programmes forever and play them anywhere you like, you need to remove DRM from BBC iPlayer programmes and convert them to a preferred format.

Here Aimersoft Remove DRM which runs well in Windows (Windows 8) is highly recommended to strip DRM from BBC iPlayer. With it, you can fast crack DRM protection from BBC iPlayer WMV videos and convert them to MP4, MOV, MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, etc. for playing on iPhone, iPad, iPod, HTC, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Motorola, BlackBerry, etc. Now download the program and follow the guide below to convert BBC iPlayer programmes to DRM-free video files. Note that if you want to burn the downloaded BBC iPlayer programs to DVD, you can refer to Burn BBC iPlayer to DVD.

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How to remove DRM from downloaded BBC iPlayer WMV videos

1 Add downloaded BBC iPlayer programmes

Install and launch the DRM converter as what you usually do with other application software. To load BBC iPlayer Downloaded DRM WMV files, you can click "Add.." on the left top of the interface, or just drag and drop the files you want to convert directly into the main display window of this program.

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2 Choose output format

Then click "Video files to" and select an output format you prefer. As you can see, almost all popular output formats are supported. In addition, if you want to play your BBC iPlayer programmes on portable devices like iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc., you can just find the icon and select it to get videos with optimized settings for a certain device. If necessary, you can click the low-right "Setting" button to customize the output audio & video properties like resolution, bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, etc.

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3 Start stripping DRM from BBC iPlayer programmes

When all settings are finished, simply click "Start" to begin the conversion. You will get the converted files at a few minutes. When the conversion completes, you can click "Find Target" to locate the converted DRM-free files directly and play them anywhere you like!

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  • Oberon Ragnar  2013-03-24 04:10
    Thanks for clarifying this issue. I had the same problem after I downloaded the software and couldn't figure out how to play the WMV files. I thought the software was not for me. But since finding your comment and the solution mentioned above, I have successfully converted and played the files in my chosen format and it works very well.
  • Nathieu   2013-03-24 04:08
    What a rip off that BBC player will only let you play the paid for downloads for only 7 days. It's my files, right? So I want to keep them. At least that's how I felt before finding the DRM Media Converter allowing for DRM file protection to be removed. Now I don't fear to purchase programs as I know I can now remove DRM from BBC iplayer downloads. This software works wonderfully.
  • Armlily0  2012-12-26 22:53
    To add to my previous post the 30 days storage is in the UK only.
  • Armlily0  2012-12-26 22:50
    Just to let you know iPlayer only allows users to download programmes for 7 days. It usually allows users to store programmes for 30 days & not the 7 that you stated.  As iPlayer has a problem with Adobe Air programmes are only being stored for 7 days. Whay they use useless Air I have no idea. They are trying to get back to 30days storage but failing miserable.
  • Aimersoft Employee  2012-11-02 02:02
    Hello, Richard. You can preset the output video format as HD MP4 format. Or select the optimized format for Apple products. We welcome any suggestion!
  • Richard  2012-11-01 22:28
    Tried recording the screen playing an iplayer MP4. The output was choppy and the audio/video was not synced very well. I am using trial and would be glad to purchase, but not if the output is unwatchable.
  • Aimersoft Employee  2012-09-10 02:16
    Hi, for your case, we need the conversion log for analysis. Would you please send it to us via support@aimersoft.com? Thanks very much for your understanding.
  • problemo  2012-09-04 03:01
    Keep getting an "out of memory error" when it hits about 57%. I KNOW I am not out of memory on this computer (8gigs) Win7
  • Aimersoft Employee  2012-07-16 12:33
    Hello, Serena, don't worry about that. It's on the right way to convert your protected BBC iPlayer files. Just want for the conversion to be done.  ^_^
  • Serena  2012-07-16 10:14
    I am using Windows 7