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Purchasing or Renting Videos

The iTunes Store lets you purchase and download movies, TV shows, and music videos (may not be available in all countries or regions). Some movies and TV shows can also be rented for a limited time. Video content may be available in standard-definition (SD, or 480p) format, high-definition (HD, or 720p) format, or both.

Preview a video: Tap Preview.

Purchase or rent a video:

1Tap Buy or Rent.

2Sign in to your account as requested, then tap OK.

If you don’t have an Apple account, tap Create New Account to set one up. Your purchase is charged to your Apple account. For additional purchases made within the next fifteen minutes, you don’t have to enter your password again.

Once you purchase an item, it begins downloading and appears on the Downloads screen. See “Checking Download Status” on page 145.

Rented movies and TV shows don’t begin playing until the download completes. See “Watching Rented Movies and TV Shows” on page 64.

When the download is complete, purchased videos are added to the Purchased playlist on iPod touch. Purchased content is synced to the Purchased playlist for your iPod touch in iTunes the next time you connect iPod touch to your computer. See “Syncing Purchased Content.”

Note: If you purchase HD video on iPod touch 3rd generation, the video is downloaded in SD format.

To view or sync videos in the Purchased playlist in iTunes on your computer, you must be signed in to your Apple account.

Sync purchased videos in iTunes: Connect iPod touch to your computer. In iTunes, select iPod touch in the Devices list, click the appropriate button (Movies, TV Shows, or Music for music videos), select the items you want to sync, then click Sync.

Select SD or HD format: In iTunes, Control-click or right-click a video marked “HD-SD” and choose Standard Definition or High Definition from the Version menu.

You can redeem iTunes Store gift cards, gift certificates, or other promotional codes to make purchases. When you’re signed in to your account, your remaining store credit appears with your account information at the bottom of most iTunes Store screens.

Enter a redemption code: Tap Music (tap More first, if Music isn’t visible), then tap

Redeem at the bottom of the screen and follow the onscreen instructions.

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