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

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449 points bertman | 4 comments | 27 Dec 21 12:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.64s | source
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orliesaurus ◴[27 Dec 21 16:17 UTC] No.29703698[source]▶
Surely some people just use screen recording software for the "Download" illegally part?
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snailmailman ◴[27 Dec 21 16:30 UTC] No.29703829[source]▶
The DRM technologies in place prevent screen recording from working, as far as I know. Or at least prevent it from working at high resolutions.
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1. agilob ◴[27 Dec 21 16:41 UTC] No.29703976[source]▶
I found this interesting, so I tried: I recorded a HD movie on Netflix in Firefox, recorded using simplescreenrecorder on KDE5 in Xorg. I remember it was impossible to record shared screen in old (Ebay owned Skype).
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2. nly ◴[27 Dec 21 17:08 UTC] No.29704281[source]▶
HD != 4K
3. Mindwipe ◴[27 Dec 21 17:17 UTC] No.29704381[source]▶
This is why Netflix only serves Firefox low resolution video.
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4. shbooms ◴[27 Dec 21 19:09 UTC] No.29705677[source]▶
It's not just Firefox though, if you're running Chrome on Windows or Mac, you get the same 720p as Firefox.

The only way to get Netflix in high def (1080p and 4k) from a web browser is to use a browser that is made by the same company as the OS it's running on.

e.g.:

- Microsoft Edge running on Windows 10 or 11 (if running Edge on some other OS, output will cap at 720p)

- Chrome running on Chrome OS (if running Chrome on some other OS, output will cap at 720p)

- Safari running on MacOS

In any scenario not listed above, Netflix serves a max of 720p.

https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23931

https://help.netflix.com/en/node/55764