H.265/HEVC codec, as a new codec technology and new video compression standard compared to H.264, has the higher quality and smaller size which can be the most import point loved by all video lovers. While as the specialty of this new codec, H.265 has not been available for iTunes yet so we still need some tools to ask for help.
Just few camcorders can shoot the H.265/HEVC recordings, Samsung NX1 is the typical one as you know. If you have recorded some H.265 videos from NX1, add H.265 videos to iTunes for syncing and playback on Apple devices for killing time on the move is a wise choice. However, no mater by dragging and dropping or by selecting Add File to Library... from iTunes menu, iTunes won't import H.265 videos since iTunes have no ability of playing HEVC/H.265 format and iTunes has it’s own best supported video formats as we all know.
To solve H.265 and iTunes incompatible problem, an ideal tool- Pavtube Video Converter for Mac can help you out. With the recent upgraded version 4.8.5.1, it can encode/decode H.265/HEVC videos so nicely. If you are running on Windows, you can refer to the equivalent version Pavtube Video Converter.
Detailed steps on how to freely import H.265/HEVC videos to iTunes 12/11 on Mac Yosemtie:
Step 1: Download, install and launch the smart Mac Video Converter. Click “Add video” or “Add from folder” button to import H.265/HEVC videos to the program. You can also directly drag the files to the main interface.
Step 2: To import H.265/HEVC videos to iTunes 12/11 on Mac Yosemite, you’d better hit the “Format” button to choose “HD Video>>H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” as the best output format.
Step 3: Click “Settings” button to customize the output video and audio settings by yourself. But if you are not good at it, you’d better use the default parameters, they will ensure you a good balance between file size and image quality basically. You can change the resolution, bit rate, frame rate as you need.
Step 4: Now everything has been settled, and don’t forget to set the file location. Click “Convert” button to start the conversion work and click “Open” when you finish your conversion to check your converted files.
Conclusion: Now, you can enjoy importing H.265/HEVC videos to iTunes 12/11 on Mac Yosemite freely. From May 7th to May 14th, all Facebook users can enjoy a 50% discount of each Pavtube products during the 2015 Mother’s Day celebration! Just “Follow” the Pavtube official topic and “Like” it and you can own the qualification. Come on!
Further Reading:
- Playback H.265/HEVC video files on H.265/HEVC player: This means that video with the same quality encoded under H.265/HEVC codec will have a much smaller size than under H.264/MPEG-4 AVC.
- How to Add MKV, AVI, Xvid, Divx, FLV, Flac, WAV Files to iTunes on Mac?: Let me start by saying that iTunes is probably not the best media management project. But it is the best integrated on the Mac OS X.
- Convert Torrent movies to iTunes 12 on Mac Yosemite/Mavericks?: Torrent movies may be very convenient for users to download HD movies for enjoyment.
