Ways to play movies, TV shows, and other videos

Use iTunes to play:

Note: To access your music videos, choose Music from the Library pop-up menu, and click Videos.

Control video playback

Move the pointer anywhere over the playback window to make the controls (Play/Pause, Volume, and so on) appear.

Some videos feature subtitles, closed captioning, and alternative audio tracks (for example, tracks in other languages).

To change the default language used for audio and subtitles: Choose iTunes > Preferences, click Playback, and choose a language from the Audio Language and Subtitle Language pop-up menus.
To turn closed captioning on or off: Choose iTunes > Preferences, click Playback, and select or deselect “Show closed captioning when available.”
To quickly change audio and subtitle settings while a movie is playing: Do either of the the following:
- Choose Controls > Audio & Subtitles > Option.
- Move the pointer over the movie until the controls appear, click the Subtitles button , and choose an option.

Start playing a video and click the thumbnail to the left of the progress bar.

The video opens in a new window, which you can resize and move.

By default, videos play in the iTunes window. If you changed the location to a separate window, the iTunes window may be blocking the window where the video is playing. Try either of the following:
- Move the iTunes window.
- Choose your video from the Window menu, if it’s listed.

You can’t edit videos purchased from the iTunes Store. Videos purchased from the store can be viewed only in iTunes and QuickTime Player.