• fallaciousBasis
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    4 days ago

    Why the hell would you want to record (real time) streaming services?

    If you’re going to pirate it then just download the video embedded in the stream.

    Fucking amateur hour over here. Might as well get out the VCR.

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      4 days ago

      Because the stream is encrypted.

      Of course provider might vary but i am speaking worst case like the N brand steaming service.

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        3 days ago

        A simplified explanation is that decryption keys are delivered when a device with access is playing DRM protected media in order to make it viewable. You can then intercept this with various tools, take those keys and use them to decrypt such media by essentially acting as that device. A “WEB-DL” is when something has been successfully downloaded and decrypted using the right set of keys.