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"Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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Post by masterofpupp3ts »

tomc1985 wrote: post #289
masterofpupp3ts wrote: post #288

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Forgive me for my ignorance, but would you mind explaining why providing functionality with a .pyc is potentially a red flag? I'm interested in learning more about Python codebases.

.pyc files are the compiled bytecode for its corresponding .py file. It's scrambled, you would need a decompiler to inspect the source code and it would be very hard to read (compared to the original source). People typically ship .pyc files when they want to hide what they are doing, for a wide variety of reasons.

Oh! That makes complete sense. I didn't know .pyc was the bytecode of a Python file. Thank you!

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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Post by nebula8804 »

tux3 wrote: post #210
eadmund wrote: post #205

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> ultimately if it comes out of a screen you can always capture the output, no amount of DRM will ever prevent this I think that the end goal for the media companies is to add watermarking to all media and require watermark detection on all video-recording equipment, to include cameras. This would be terribly bad, but I think it is technically possible.

A practical problem DRM will always have is that the full DRM chain that tries to include everything in the path down to the cables, that involves too many actors not to break. Keys will inevitably leak left and right, and you'll always be able to find some sort of cable and capture card setup that ignores DRM. About the watermark scheme, if it was standardized for inclusion in any video-recording equipment, then the…

signed video cameras are coming to counteract the incoming tidalwave of AI generated misinformation. The 2024 US election will have swaths of AI generated videos. It will be a mess and I will continue to be longing for the simple days. I.e. dumb cameras/dumb game consoles/dumb tvs/dumb appliances etc.

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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Post by nebula8804 »

dijit wrote: post #131
specialist wrote: post #44

I just want to control the viewing experience, not hoard warez. Effortless rewind, skip filler (car chases, sex), play at x1.25 speed, etc. aka the "Blu-Ray experience". If that means I gotta bypass the DRM and download, so be it. -- Some shows have my complete rapt attention. I'll keenly watch (and rewatch) every single frame. Like Netflix's Maniac. OMG. So frikkin good. (So many other examples.) Other shows, especi…

> aka the "Blu-Ray experience" Have you actually used blu-ray or are you thinking about DVDs (and Blu-rays are a natural evolution in your mind?) Because, honestly, Blu-rays are atrocious. Every so often I actually buy a BluRay, not only to support the work but also because in the case of losing internet (but not power) I'd like to watch a small selection of carefully curated movies. I was in such a position 2 years…

Good News! Look into makemkv and the associated forums. There are a couple of Blueray drives that can have their firmware modified to strip the DRM from the discs and give you clean files you can then play in VLC, MakeMKV or any other player. It gets even better! The software strips DRM but then also bundles the subtitles, all audio tracks, all different angles and everything else into a single file so that you just double click and the movie starts. Its the best of all worlds. Yeah you might have to buy a Blue-ray drive and man are these files large (35-100GB) but I think its worth to so I can banish these discs back into my closet where I will never have to deal with their restrictions again!

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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Post by nebula8804 »

doublepg23 wrote: post #175
jackson1442 wrote: post #147

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Use MakeMKV to pull an MKV off the disc, then use Handbrake to compress it to a reasonable size. Relatively easy, just takes a bit.

Assuming it’s 1080p not UHD I’ll often keep the MKV with how cheap storage is.

There are a few drives that when modified can rip 4k. It is a pain and the drives are kinda slow but it works.

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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Post by kybernetikos »

fomine3 wrote: post #256
kybernetikos wrote: post #195

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Recently tried to play a streaming service film on a second screen from my phone, but it wasn't allowed. This makes no sense given that I can do it from my PC in the browser client. But then the PC isn't allowed to download video from the streaming service for offline viewing, while the mobile client is. When I travel, I'm often not allowed to view shows that I watch in my home country on the streaming service, even…

> This makes no sense given that I can do it from my PC in the browser client. > But then the PC isn't allowed to download video from the streaming service for offline viewing, while the mobile client is. I believe that's why the restriction exists.

Whatever the reason it results in a bad disjointed experience for the user.

Besides I can't work out a way that the restriction makes sense. The app knows that I'm streaming this film not playing it from download, so restricting what I can do based on the fact that I could have downloaded it but didn't would be really weird.

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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Post by fomine3 »

kybernetikos wrote: post #295
fomine3 wrote: post #256

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> This makes no sense given that I can do it from my PC in the browser client. > But then the PC isn't allowed to download video from the streaming service for offline viewing, while the mobile client is. I believe that's why the restriction exists.

Whatever the reason it results in a bad disjointed experience for the user. Besides I can't work out a way that the restriction makes sense. The app knows that I'm streaming this film not playing it from download, so restricting what I can do based on the fact that I could have downloaded it but didn't would be really weird.

If the app supports offline playing, you can download on multiple devices and set offline, then you can play videos in multiple devices than service/content provider want to allow (though offline playback would expire within dozens of days). So they want to enforce max devices limit only for app. Whether the limitation meaningful for abuse is different story.

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Post by mongol »

cf100clunk wrote: post #196
odiroot wrote: post #155

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For a moment I thought The Italian Job (the original one) was first. But you're right, Bullitt is older by a year. Bullitt was definitely unmatched for a long time.

The "Highway Patrol" TV series of the 1950s was a precursor of the car chase genre, as were some notable film noirs that elevated car pursuits as story lines i.e. High Sierra, White Heat. Agreed that Bullitt is exemplary, but don't forget The French Connection, Duel, Easy Rider, Two Lane Blacktop, and Vanishing Point and you have some great car/bike films of Bullitt's era. The hoaxy C'etait un Rendez-vous is likewise…

But did not also many James Bond movies feature car chases prior to this? Or do their car chases differ perhaps?

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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Post by Unklejoe »

cheeze wrote: post #285
Unklejoe wrote: post #133

For a while, there were HDMI splitters for sale on Amazon that would effectively strip out HDCP 2.2. I haven't checked in a while, but I bet that's still the case. It seems like these DRM efforts are futile, but then I remember that it's really just about keeping piracy outside of the grasp of "common folks". They will never be able to stop piracy if someone is determined enough.

Really? HDCP 2.2? I'm not aware of any of those except for the HDFury products with a custom firmware. Any links to examples? Are you sure you're thinking 2.2 and not 1.4?

Yep, I'm positive that it's HDCP 2.2, but I don't think I should post a link here for obvious reasons. I also don't remember which one it was, but it was a switch capable of 4k60 (HDMI 2.0).

There was a forum where a guy had some sort HDMI analyzer on both ends and confirmed it.

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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Post by wernercd »

LordDragonfang wrote: post #245
wernercd wrote: post #186

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Or, you get a small server and download a package... with a little finangaling, you have a service that will catalog shows and movies you want to watch, download them, sort them and push them to your own private "netflix" server ala Plex. https://github.com/sebgl/htpc-download-box put it behind a VPN (included) and bam... all your stuff, globally gotten and none of the BS with "Wildvine" and it's ilk.

>with a little finangaling This is the part that you're wildly underselling, and missing the whole point by doing so. Netflix is just a better UX for anyone that doesn't make a hobby out of tinkering with tech

Plex is pretty damn good. If netflix is "better", it's marginally so.

There is learning with the above... docker to start and NZB/Torrenting... server management...

If you know those things already? or are close? great learning experience (my case).

is it worth ~$14/month for Netflix? Prime? Disney+? HBO Max? etc? maybe... but at a certain point the 'nickel and dime' gets to a point to where learning how to do the above becomes more worth it.

You don't need an expensive computer/server to do all this... just time and a desire to learn. once done? you control your own library and no need to worry about losing your content if you stop the monthly payments.

Re: "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

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Post by wingworks »

wernercd wrote: post #299
LordDragonfang wrote: post #245

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>with a little finangaling This is the part that you're wildly underselling, and missing the whole point by doing so. Netflix is just a better UX for anyone that doesn't make a hobby out of tinkering with tech

Plex is pretty damn good. If netflix is "better", it's marginally so. There is learning with the above... docker to start and NZB/Torrenting... server management... If you know those things already? or are close? great learning experience (my case). is it worth ~$14/month for Netflix? Prime? Disney+? HBO Max? etc? maybe... but at a certain point the 'nickel and dime' gets to a point to where learning how to do the ab…

Streaming used to be pretty good, when Netflix was basically the only one (with most content), but it's so fragmented now, that you need so many subscriptions that it's not cheap, and pretty annoying flipping between apps to find the show/movie you want to watch, then to find it expired last week, and you have to find out who still streams it.
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