Mac OS X Yosemite is probably the most transparent, least surprising OS X update ever. Just four month and a half after announced, Yosemite accounted for 51.4% of all instances of OS X in February, 2015. We have searched and listed 3 essential Mac video applications for Yosemite, that help you get things done faster and easier in the multimedia world on Mac OS X 10.10. Try these awesome video apps out and prepare to experience the convenience and joyfulness.
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The three necessary video apps for Mac OS X Yosemite are VLC Media Player, Tune4mac M4V Converter Plus and HandBrake. Let’s explore them one by one.
VLC Media Player
VLC Media Player, which is known for its powerful compatibility to play nearly all kinds of video types, can be regarded as a must-have video application for Mac OS X, especially on Yosemite. It works better than QuickTime because it doesn’t come with any of the restriction. It not only plays any file format you throw at it, but also could capture from the Mac’s FaceTime camera. Even, it is able to handle DVD playback with some help from third-party codecs. (The program offers to install the third-party codecs when running the program’s installer.)
Price: Free
Compatible OS: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Download from: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html
Tune4mac M4V Converter Plus
Having iTunes installed and prefer buying or renting movies from iTunes store, then you should not miss Tune4mac M4V Converter Plus for Mac. As an iTunes DRM media converter, it strips DRM from iTunes movies, TV shows or music videos completely, quickly and easily. The program grabs videos from iTunes and removes the DRM so the user can watch the videos on non-Apple devices, or in programs like VLC Media Player (see above) which also featured in the essential Mac video apps for Yosemite. (Read how to play iTunes movies on VLC) Through its new updates, it also supports keeping all subtitles and audio tracks including 5.1 after conversion.
Price: $49.95 (Buy Now with lifetime free updates)
Compatible OS: Mac OS X 10.8 Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 EI Captian
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Download from: http://www.tune4mac.com
HandBrake
HandBrake for Mac is a program that lets you convert multiple types of video files (exclude DRM-ed M4V) into MP4 or MKV format, while specifying other output characteristics, as well. It processes most common multimedia files and any DVD or Blu-ray sources that do not contain any kind of copy protection. It does not require high-level computer skill to do the task. Load up a DVD into a USB drive on your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air and the program will read the DVD, let the user open it and convert it to multiple formats or sizes for viewing on an iPad, an Android phone or on a computer.
Price: Free
Compatible: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Download from: https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
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The above are 3 essential video applications for Mac OS X Yosemite that would help you enjoy your multimedia life on Mac. Don’t forget to try them out. There are other types of apps that would make your Yosemite perform better. Explore them!
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