ITunes DRM M4V files

I'm looking for a way to use clips from an iTunes downloaded TV show in FCP. I need to use clips from these files to compile my steadicam reel. Any help on the Mac platform would help.

No better place to ask about breaking the DRM for a legal use.
As far as getting the footage, thats no problem once they release the DVD. That's the comfortable period of releasing footage for most projects, once they put it out in the stores on DVD. That's at least another three months away and does nothing for me getting work now off what was done two months ago. That's where the problem comes in. So, I'm buying the show from iTunes so that I can start to edit the new reel now with edits and audio instead of using the 640x368 DVR'd from my steadicam.
BTW, I'm still waiting for footage from other production companies over 2 years now...

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Problem.
I just tried turingtest2's suggestion and it didn't work.
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Hi there,
I just discovered this little annoyance... I thought I'd seen the last of it under a prior version of iTunes, but it may have come back.
iTunes video files (.m4v container files) have suddenly defaulted to a plain white icon in the Finder - desktop, folders, etc. - upon updating to iTunes 10.6.3. The generic blue "notes" icon with "M4V" has disappeared, and will not reappear upon attempting to clear out the icon during a Get Info.
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That's the point to where I was getting - without icon previews, the default icon for .m4v files should be the following:
(This was just taken from my wife's MacBook Pro, still on iTunes 10.6.2 but running Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
Under Lion (10.7.4) and iTunes 10.6.3, the default icon (no previews) is empty white, which I do not believe should be - I had the above generic icon for .m4v files in Lion under 10.6.2.
Yet iTunes-associated audio files are fine: (from my iMac)
Strange, isn't it??
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Henry Cline1 wrote:
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cheers
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"Maybe this has something to do with the DMR restriction on files that you need to have each system with iTunes authorized with your account/id and password to verify you aren't copyrighting any files across systems, even though you are allowed to up to 5."
And that is the very reason I refuse to but Apple products, this assumption that you are guilty so they "restrict" what and how you can play something you have legally PAID for is outrageous.
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Just rubbish and I have bought my last item through itunes, I will pay more to buy an actual DVD so I'm not treated like a criminal and can play it on what and when I want.

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can i do something about this (ie. save it in a different format)? please explain it to me in real simple terms ... i am a Luddite.
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What are library files
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Rebuild library.
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There is software you installed to work with your company's cloud service, update it or talk to the developer.
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