Hello forum,
I was trying to watch a movie on iTunes in a virtual Windows installation. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be working. iTunes gives this error message:
The "movie" cannot be played in HD.
To play the movie in HD, you must have a computer with a built-in display or have it connected to a display that supports HDCP.
I'm aware this is a known issue but is it n not possible to just set the display of the virtual windows to HD resolution, and make it work?
Thank you.
It's about more than just the display resolution - HDCP is an encryption protocol designed to prevent theft, and requires hardware display device.
It's about more than just the display resolution - HDCP is an encryption protocol designed to prevent theft, and requires hardware display device.
Silly question, but why don't you just watch it via iTunes on your Mac host?
Thank you. I was not hoping that would be the answer. Guess I have to boot my machine into Windows then. Bummer. I downloaded the video in the virtual Windows already and was hoping it wouldn't be necessary.
To follow up on the other comment, iTunes in windows, well, sucks. Why not just watch them from iTunes on the host?
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You can't - iTunes content has FairPlay DRM in addition to HDMI/HDCP encryption requirements.
Why complicate things with iTunes on Windows? Why not just download the video and run it natively in macOS? It’ll run better there and you can still use your Windows VM.