How to Remove DRM from Downloaded BBC iPlayer Programs

BBC iPlayer is a service that lets you catch up with radio and television programs from the past week of BBC. With BBC iPlayer, you can easily find TV Shows, radio programs, songs, Video on BBC, etc. from the past seven days and watch them on the website through click to play (streaming). You can also download and stream HD programs. However, there are some restrictions from BBC iPlayer. Main restrictions are listed as follows:

Part 1. Limitations of BBC iPlayer downloaded programs

Programs are restricted to BBC iPlayer as "the technology is not compatible with any other media players".

In general, programs are available for up to seven days after their original broadcast.

If you want to sync programs to portables devices like MP4 Players, Cell Phone, you'll also need a PC running Windows XP or Vista, with Windows Media Player 10 installed.

Once the programs are downloaded, they will self destruct after 30 days because it is "DRM License protected". And once played you have up to seven days to finish watching the program.

BBC Content will be automatically deleted from your computer once its expiry date has been reached.

If you are outside the UK and connected to the internet you can only listen live and listen again to most of our radio programs.

So because of the BBC iPlayer DRM protection, you can only keep the programs for 30 days and cannot play them on any other media players. Is there a way to remove DRM from iPlayer programs, such as DRM protected WMV video files, to make these programs DRM free and non seven or thirty days time limited so that we can save BBC contents permanently? Or can we covert BBC iPlayer programs to any portable devices like iPod, PSP, Zen, Walkman, etc?

The answer is definitely yes! With the help of a DRM converter, you can easily rip the DRM header thing from videos downloaded off BBC iPlayer so that you can view them without time limitation and keep the videos permanently. You can also convert the iPlayer files to any popular non-DRM video format like MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, etc. for playback anywhere you like.

Part 2. Remove DRM from BBC iPlayer and convert iPlayer files effortlessly

Video Converter Ultimate is an all-in-one BBC iPlayer DRM removal and converter. It can help you remove DRM protection from BBC iPlayer programs and convert BBC iPlayer programs to any regular video format or even burn to DVD disc. Just free download the software and follow the below tips to crack DRM protection from downloaded iPlayer programs and convert them to the video format you prefer.

After downloading, install and launch the program. You can rip DRM protection from iPlayer streaming videos and convert the videos to any video format or popular device in three simple steps.

1. Click the Add Video icon to load the DRM-ed BBC iPlayer videos you want to convert. Added files can be previewed on the right with the built-in media player.

2. From Profile, choose the output video format. MOV, MP4, MKV, FLV, AVI, MP4, WMV, ASF, etc. are available. Besides, hundreds of video presets for portable devices like iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc. are provided. If you want to customize output setting, just Click "Settings" to change the output settings parameter, such as formats, resolution, frame rate, bit rate etc.

3. Now you can click Convert and start the DRM removing and video converting.

After the conversion finishes, you have actually removed DRM protection from BBC iPlayer programs can freely to use them without any restrictions.

Bonus Features: Video Converter Ultimate is fully compatible with Windows XP, Vista 32 bit/64 bit, windows 7, and integrated full function of DRM removal, DVD Ripper, Video Converter, DVD Creator, Media Transfer, etc. With this multimedia processing Titan, an easy access to a simple yet convenient digital entertainment life is no more a dream.