Anyone know of a way of ripping the videos from corridordigital.com? I have a subscription to this site actually but I’d like to be able to watch their videos on my TV or when I’m travelling and don’t have a stable internet connection.

  • danA
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    A lot of video streaming sites (maybe most of them?) used a chunked video format like HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) or DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP), where the video is split into a large number of ~5 second clips, rather than having a single video file. All video streaming services that change video quality based on bandwidth uses technologies like these.

    The videos are likely also encrypted with a DRM scheme like Widevine. yt-dlp can take a HLS or DASH stream and stick all the small video files back together, but I don’t think it can deal with DRM. Videos with DRM also can’t be captured using screen recording software, unless you do something like using a HDMI cable that strips HDCP.

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      Widevine L3 can be screen captured on Linux. Widevine L1 only plays on certain “trusted” hardware and can’t be screen captured.

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        As far as I know, most of the major streaming services use Widevine L1. Some (like Netflix) use L3 for resolutions up to 720p and L1 for higher resolutions.