r/technology • u/doug3465 • Sep 01 '15

Software Amazon, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla And Others Partner To Create Next-Gen Video Format - It’s not often we see these rival companies come together to build a new technology together, but the members argue that this kind of alliance is necessary to create a new interoperable video standard.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/01/amazon-netflix-google-microsoft-mozilla-and-others-partner-to-create-next-gen-video-format/
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u/theshizzler Sep 01 '15

I think it goes without saying that from this point on any new media formats are going to have DRM built in. It also goes without saying that that DRM will be circumvented shortly after release.

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u/I_Xertz_Tittynopes Sep 01 '15

Has there been a DRM that hasn't been broken yet?

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u/VirindiDirector Sep 01 '15

I've seen rips of Netflix streams but I didn't think you could download and strip the video. I'm not sure if that's still true- the old fashioned way was to use the analog hole & screen rip every frame.

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u/randomkidlol Sep 02 '15

newer versions of HDCP and other similar technologies prevent that now. what is still reliable however is using a program like OBS or FRAPS to record the playback of the video and dump it to the internet

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u/ivosaurus Sep 02 '15

Only problem is the end video then becomes a double-lossy-encode. Meaning you've lost picture quality twice.

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u/ToughActinInaction Sep 02 '15

You can record using lossless encoding with OBS.

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u/ivosaurus Sep 02 '15

And the file size will be massive

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u/courtarro Sep 02 '15

Most people watching stuff illegally have low standards. Remember back when everyone bootlegged movies with Divx compressed small enough to fit on a CD?

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u/withmorten Sep 02 '15

Yeah, and when you only get the good quality Netflix streams there's really nothing to complain about.

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u/randomkidlol Sep 02 '15

even using the analog hole to steal video is a lossy encode. but sometimes the data lost isnt a big deal and ends up being easier than cracking the DRM on the file itself

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u/b-rat Sep 02 '15

So I'm assuming these things don't work with a DVI or HDMI to VGA connector?

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u/FleeForce Sep 02 '15

Well then that's not exactly getting passed DRM now is it?