[META]How are people getting 4k rips from amazon Prime Video?

[-] waaandering | 11 points | Jan 03 2017 21:59:39

HDMI splitter.

edit. important to note that it is not a WEB DL.

[-] halolordkiller3 | 3 points | Jan 03 2017 22:07:02

What's the best splitter for this anyways/video recording?

[-] waaandering | 2 points | Jan 04 2017 03:53:45

HDFury Integral is the only one ive ever seen people use

[-] l16h7zm4r3 | 3 points | Jan 03 2017 22:12:39

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What is this?

[-] halolordkiller3 | 16 points | Jan 03 2017 22:30:34

WEBrip and WEB-DL

WEBRIP:

Re-encoded --> Recorded/captured from web video stream Network logos & on-screen ads Sometimes include abrupt transitions (due to commercial breaks) Higher occurrence of artifacts, frame skips, audio sync, and picture issues (due to captured source & commercial splits.)

WEB-DL:

Untouched --> Source file from online distribution website (remuxed/not re-encoded) No logos or ads No abrupt transitions (no commercial breaks like blu-ray) Low to no occurrence of quality issues (similar in quality to blu-ray)

[-] swedish_drems | 25 points | Jan 03 2017 23:20:03

No! This is undoubtedly incorrect but a very common misconception.

WEBDl: Any source that is downloaded to a drive before stripped of drm/decrypted (I.e. iTunes)

WEBRip: Any source directly taken from a live stream this can only be done via a downloader of some sort, any screen recording device would be considered WEBCap. Thus cannot have pop up ads or otherwise, the advertisements would have to be a part of the original video, which in today's world isn't often for online video(Examples of WEBRip's would be most YouTube dlers, they take the sources, dl them and mux the chosen ones together)

WEBCap: Any source from a web based app ripped via a screen capture app or device. This allows for pop up ads or GUI interference

Edit: Quality wise, WEBRip and WEBCap can be better than WEBDl depending on source, but the wide variety of sources and encoders make WEBDl a more viable source as it has a quality standard whereas all others are ripper dependant

Edit 2: WEBDl wise there is hardly any other sources for it besides iTunes and iTunes has many many errors. Most files have a 1916x1076 resolution or even less, they are all riddled with noise (search up bluray to WEBDl noise comparison on YouTube) and have some other errors

[-] halolordkiller3 | 5 points | Jan 04 2017 00:52:52

I just took it from some googling FYI

[-] swedish_drems | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 00:58:27

Ok all good, again it's a very common misconception which leads to a lot of mislabelling...

[-] [deleted] | 5 points | Jan 04 2017 05:09:17

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[-] swedish_drems | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 10:13:06

That's for scene specific releases btw. A super strict and unnecessary set of rules. The definitions I stated were based on experience more than anything, what I said was what I label my (few) releases. Reading through those scene rules just makes me hate them more. IMO the rules I stated make more sense than the scene ones anyway.

[-] FatzCatz342 | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 14:57:00

Ah Scene Rules. A few things to note: Most of the WEB-Rips I see are 1:1... no re-encoding, not captures either. They are the direct stream rip, possibly remuxed. WEB-Rips can be re-encoded, and so can WEB-DLs. I've seen WEB-DLs that are re-encoded and WEB-Rips that are raw.

WEB-DLs almost always come from iTunes, unless another DRM has been cracked. If this a show was officially released on Youtube (for some reason) and someone were to download that LOSSLESSLY, it would be a WEB-Rip. If someone were to download that and re-encode it (or download it through one of those crappy download+"convert" websites), it would still be considered a WEB-Rip.

Edit: fun fact almost no one besides the people who made and signed the rule follow scenerules... just look for once at 90% of all BDrips, which they state must be in the neighborhood of 23gb... I didn't know that 700mb was in the neighborhood of 23gb -.-

[-] 12mo | 2 points | Jan 03 2017 22:40:01

Wouldn't say a web-dl is similar in quality to bluray but it's definitely very good quality. Blurays usually have zero visible compression artefacts while web-dls might still have some because their bitrate is much lower (but still pretty high).

[-] GardenHosepipe | 2 points | Jan 03 2017 22:33:01

RIP is something that is ripped.. as in captured. DL is something that has directly been downloaded.

[-] benmagee | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 00:57:29

If you could expound or point in the direction of some more information on this, for a friend, he would appreciate it.

[-] waaandering | 2 points | Jan 04 2017 04:03:56

Video Source -> HDMI Splitter -> HDMI Capture

It's more complicated due to HDCP and post processing but that is basically how it is done. 10/10 would not recommend due to complexity and cost

[-] benmagee | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 16:16:40

I appreciate the explanation. I had been curious about some Amazon only content that I was hoping would find its way online, but I don't think it warrants pursuing giving the HDCP. Thanks!

[-] letsnotreadintoit | 11 points | Jan 03 2017 23:27:38

Would you be able to upload the netflix downloader?

[-] sirin3 | 8 points | Jan 03 2017 23:47:34

Perhaps he can even download the netflix uploader?

[-] perryibanez | 2 points | Jan 04 2017 01:49:01

Also interested in this.

[-] ThatSylent | 2 points | Jan 04 2017 13:11:48

Just in case you haven't seen the other comment

https://www.reddit.com/r/megalinks/comments/5luqy7/metahow_are_people_getting_4k_rips_from_amazon/dbyzcn1/

[-] letsnotreadintoit | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 15:31:00

thanks

[-] fob911 | 7 points | Jan 04 2017 00:28:26

free netflix downloader? Can you post it on here? I'd love to start using it

[-] choolete | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 01:48:38

maybe was this one http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/free-netflix-downloader.htm

[-] 0x99CCFF | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 02:15:53

Yea im also interested in this.. most methods ive seen have been some lame browser capture and im not trying to record files with the netflix ui in it or stream quality switching when the network congests..

[-] halolordkiller3 | 7 points | Jan 04 2017 02:31:48

the one that /u/choolete linked to is the one I have which was taken down. Enjoy https://mega.nz/#!yAYAHDpD!LBROqKVeDIZMaWJEucpF5Ni-_mofk3P5dNNoinjzmGU

[-] 0x99CCFF | 3 points | Jan 04 2017 03:17:11

thanks a lot, how to you change the default download quality to get HD? i dont see any option to switch to a higher quality and it seems to be downloading in SD (480)

[-] [deleted] | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 02:42:55

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[-] halolordkiller3 | 3 points | Jan 04 2017 02:44:02

It looks like it downloads the "default" streaming at the moment. I'm looking into how it works and making my own

[-] 0x99CCFF | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 03:35:16

just saw your comment, had the same question lol

[-] AVENGEDxGANGSTA | 1 points | Jan 05 2017 01:13:17

It's says I need an app to use it? What app do I download I'm on mobile

[-] swedish_drems | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 18:26:08

Everyone looking for higher than SD quality read this!

The only current way to rip from Netflix requires 2 jail broken iOS devices, in maximum 480p. I'm not sure if this automates it or just checks a database but at the current time the most vulnerable (and only cracked currently) encryption only feeds 480p video. Everything higher is cap or a privately made crack

[-] [deleted] | 3 points | Jan 03 2017 22:36:54

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[-] CrohnsThrowaway2016 | 5 points | Jan 04 2017 03:51:21

It can actually look a lot better due to a higher bitrate. You can see the difference by finding a 4k YouTube video and switching back and forth between 4k and 1080p. Many "media" computers can't play 4k though. It's a huge amount of data!

[-] eightballthrowaway | 3 points | Jan 03 2017 23:23:54

If you watch 4k on a 1080p< computer monitor it just looks sort of grainy, like you can tell it's SUPPOSED to be high quality but it's so high quality your screen can't really tell. I'm not sure if TVs of similar resolutions can downscale so it might have the same effect.

[-] swedish_drems | 1 points | Jan 03 2017 23:31:42

It downscales to the best of its ability. I don't know how tv's act around it but in my experience on a 1080p MacBook w/ vlc, 4K looks more pixelly than 1080p purely because the downscaling ruins the smoothness and/or some other things

[-] [deleted] | 2 points | Jan 04 2017 03:26:31

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[-] m_d_h | 0 points | Jan 04 2017 06:08:20

A 4K video would still look better than a video being upscaled.

[-] [deleted] | 1 points | Jan 04 2017 10:38:05

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[-] m_d_h | 2 points | Jan 04 2017 12:03:46

The same. 4k video viewed on a 1080p TV would look better.

[-] Monoraptor | 1 points | Jan 05 2017 08:36:36

Sooooooo, anyone have free netflix downloader installation files to share? :)

[-] halolordkiller3 | 1 points | Jan 05 2017 08:47:23

(Looks through old posts here)

[-] Monoraptor | 1 points | Jan 05 2017 08:59:51

Did that before posting. Only result that came up for 'free netflix downloader' in this subreddit was this thread.

[-] halolordkiller3 | 1 points | Jan 05 2017 09:08:42

There's a link (I'm mobile at the moment) check one of the comments

[-] Monoraptor | 1 points | Jan 05 2017 09:12:08

Thanks