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

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449 points bertman | 12 comments | 27 Dec 21 12:55 UTC | HN request time: 1.195s | source | bottom
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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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m-p-3 ◴[27 Dec 21 16:54 UTC] No.29704122[source]▶
I have the best possible experience by ripping my own Blu-Rays into my own Plex server, including all the languages, subtitles and commentaries. Easy to use, kids-friendly (no dirty fingers on discs), playable from anywhere, including offline with synced copies, and I don't pay a monthly fee to watch the content I already paid for.

I wouldn't go back to subscription-based services, even if that means I have to wait for a disc release. At least there's a market for used Blu-Rays so I don't have to pay a fortune.

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dijit ◴[27 Dec 21 17:42 UTC] No.29704665[source]▶
Do you have a guide for doing this?

I think I killed my bluray drive but I'd consider buying another one if I can rip decent enough quality movies from them.

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1. jackson1442 ◴[27 Dec 21 17:49 UTC] No.29704738[source]▶
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.
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2. m-p-3 ◴[27 Dec 21 18:31 UTC] No.29705213[source]▶
You can skip the MakeMKV part and directly encode through Handbrake if you add the required libraries (libaacs, libbdplus) in your Handbrake install directory and grab decryption key database (which I won't link here). You can do the same with commercial DVDs and the libdvdcss library.

Then it's just a matter of opening the disc directly in Handbrake.

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3. eatbitseveryday ◴[27 Dec 21 18:46 UTC] No.29705409[source]▶
I thought blu-ray decoding was not possible. I remember long ago the DVD keys were extracted but it became impossible for blu-ray, except with a modified blu-ray disk drive with an older firmware that enabled this.
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4. doublepg23 ◴[27 Dec 21 18:48 UTC] No.29705432[source]▶
Assuming it’s 1080p not UHD I’ll often keep the MKV with how cheap storage is.
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5. doublepg23 ◴[27 Dec 21 18:50 UTC] No.29705451[source]▶
I bought a “cheap” ($100 at the time) USB3 bluray player and it ripped discs fine - even on Linux. I believe MakeMKV has you install the necessary libraries for decrypting.
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6. eatbitseveryday ◴[27 Dec 21 19:10 UTC] No.29705692{3}[source]▶
I think I read (on an Amazon review for a specific LG blu-ray product) that updates to the firmware of new devices happened in 2016 and no longer allowed reading 4K commercial films from that medium. I'd have to try and see how to do it today.
7. MattPalmer1086 ◴[27 Dec 21 20:53 UTC] No.29706658[source]▶
I've found MakeMKV to be much more reliable than Handbrake for ripping.
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8. m-p-3 ◴[27 Dec 21 22:25 UTC] No.29707572{3}[source]▶
In my case I could never get MakeMKV to recognizey blu-ray drive, even when running the program with admin privileges.

And why run MakeMKV then run the MKV in HandBrake if I'm going to transcode it to x265 anyway. At this point I'll do both at once.

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9. m-p-3 ◴[27 Dec 21 22:29 UTC] No.29707620[source]▶
IRRC they usually roll new master keys periodically, which normally requires a firmware update to get an updated set model-specific decryption keys, which I believe they can blacklist if the drive is compromised. Feel free to correct me on this, I'm a bit rusty on the matter.

I haven't bought new movies lately, but I've been able to rip all the blu-rays I currently own with my old Blu-Ray drive.

10. jackson1442 ◴[27 Dec 21 22:32 UTC] No.29707645[source]▶
I _think_ you can rip it to a 4K UHD mp4 but it's been a while since I've done this. Tricky part is really compatibility, not sure if some of the apps I use to stream from NAS support MKV.
11. MattPalmer1086 ◴[28 Dec 21 11:26 UTC] No.29712660{4}[source]▶
I use ffmpeg to batch convert ripped files. Decoupling ripping from transcoding is more efficient for me. I can get all the ripping done as fast as possible. Transcoding takes a lot longer.
12. nebula8804 ◴[29 Dec 21 09:04 UTC] No.29723172[source]▶
There are a few drives that when modified can rip 4k. It is a pain and the drives are kinda slow but it works.