Best tools for ripping content (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by reminiscensdeus@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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While trying to find a torrent for a show, I became curious about how others are creating the torrents I know and love. Is ripping a video from a streaming service relatively easy? Are there tools y'all would recommend?

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[-] reminiscensdeus@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

Interesting, I wonder why that is. I guess to stay one step ahead of the corporations trying to prevent them from succeeding? I can't imagine it's to prevent others from following suit. Feels like that would be a weird motivation for people saving and disseminating content.

[-] TwilightKiddy@programming.dev 17 points 3 months ago

Usually the methods are not shared because streaming services would go out of their way to break them. Just like Youtube breaks yt-dlp every now and then. But Youtube is too big to implement any serious protection, so, downloaders usually win. I heard Crunchyroll is ripped via their mobile app, albeit modified. But specifics are better left in the dark.

[-] Emerald@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I heard Crunchyroll is ripped via their mobile app, albeit modified.

Crunchyroll doesn't use DRM. You can use yt-dlp to download videos from it

[-] Petter1@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago

To stay a step ahead of other crews, I would say. It is a competition

[-] reminiscensdeus@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

Is it? What's the reward? More recognition? More seeders?

[-] vodka@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago

It is a race and being faster than your competitors means you win. It's a game and the reward is dopamine.

[-] Petter1@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Well said 😄

[-] anzo@programming.dev -2 points 3 months ago

Monetization is another secret probably. Ads alone could drive millions on streaming platforms. I don't have idea on public or private trackers, but I guess is also more than what I could win in my life xD but that's probably me just being poor.