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

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449 points bertman | 2 comments | 27 Dec 21 12:55 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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specialist ◴[27 Dec 21 15:45 UTC] No.29703385[source]▶
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.

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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, especially rewatching a series, I just want to focus on the character development, dialog, and plot points.

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searine ◴[27 Dec 21 15:59 UTC] No.29703541[source]▶
FYI There is a great chrome extension that allows you to control playback speed, and it works on just about every video site.
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1. specialist ◴[27 Dec 21 16:26 UTC] No.29703791[source]▶
I'm interested. Link? I'll mosdef try it.

For whatever I reason, I have to use Firefox to watch Disney+. (Mac Safari will always eventually ABEND. Shouldn't Apple regression test Safari on the Top X most popular sites?!)

As for spotty rewind, like with Netflix, another comment might have the explanation (root cause); streams are broken into individually encrypted chunks. So of course there's lag (latency) when jumping around the timeline.

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2. rishimaharaj ◴[27 Dec 21 18:35 UTC] No.29705261[source]▶
This is the one that I use to control video speed pretty much anywhere (works on any Chromium based browsers): [Video Speed Controller](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-contro...)