Maybe if they refunded a token amount per week until it's fixed so we at least know they are working on it and interested in fixing it, like even $2 per week
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I find it very interesting they decided to recode low res video to low res video in 1080p. For what? It only takes longer now to download a video. Communication is key in a situation like this, and that is lacking. A lot!
And how come Streamfab isn't working for Amazon? The competition fixed that months ago!
I think it's high time to hold the dev's paycheck until he/she/they fix the problems.
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Originally posted by IronicMan View PostMaybe if they refunded a token amount per week until it's fixed so we at least know they are working on it and interested in fixing it, like even $2 per week
Originally posted by Exxar View PostI think it's high time to hold the dev's paycheck until he/she/they fix the problems.Win11 Pro 22H2, no bloatware, no spyware, no crapware, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no MS account. And yes, you can dual boot 7 and 11.
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6.1.7.2 is out. No mention of Amazon or Netflix, but they have fixes and features for others.
I don't care as much about these fixes and features, *IF* they have a TEAM of developers, some of whom are not dedicated to the DRM issues. BUT from the past discussions, that appears to not be the case.
DRM for Amazon and Netflix needs to be their TOP priority. Put everything else, even "quick to fix" bugs to the back burner until this is fixed.
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With it being almost 2.5 months since the DRM change and no adequate solution for two of the top streaming sites, it seems logical, to me at least, that it isn't a prioritization issue. We've gone from a period of no solution to a hack re-encode solution to working on other issues.
To me, this indicates that they just don't currently have the needed expertise in-house. Otherwise, they would have done what most have asked and forged through it until completed, and not done these interim steps. Which means they either need to:
(1) find the necessary expertise,
(2) buy a solution (if that is an option), or
(3) another viable option to the DRM issue
(4) assume their current stance and hope they don't lose too many customers.
Regardless of which of the above, they need to try to keep the lights on as best as possibly, which seems to be their approach, by using what resources they have to solve what problems they can. All we can do is hope they are working on a plan for 1-3.
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Originally posted by smithbrad View PostWith it being almost 2.5 months since the DRM change and no adequate solution for two of the top streaming sites, it seems logical, to me at least, that it isn't a prioritization issue. We've gone from a period of no solution to a hack re-encode solution to working on other issues.
To me, this indicates that they just don't currently have the needed expertise in-house. Otherwise, they would have done what most have asked and forged through it until completed, and not done these interim steps. Which means they either need to:
(1) find the necessary expertise,
(2) buy a solution (if that is an option), or
(3) another viable option to the DRM issue
(4) assume their current stance and hope they don't lose too many customers.
Regardless of which of the above, they need to try to keep the lights on as best as possibly, which seems to be their approach, by using what resources they have to solve what problems they can. All we can do is hope they are working on a plan for 1-3.
I welcome the new release with added support to select video and audio for other modules, a step to standardize all the modules similar to Amazon module.
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Originally posted by Exxar View PostI find it very interesting they decided to recode low res video to low res video in 1080p
https://forum.dvdfab.cn/forum/software-support-english/youtube-to-mp3-youtube-video-downloader/438278-hulu-location-bug?p=438821
It's not an ideal workaround, as the original video stream (and maybe audio stream?) is re-encoded, adding more compression artifacts. They re-encode as H.264, which can be done more quickly than H.265, but still takes a significant amount of computing time on your computer. StreamFab hasn't disclosed the encoding settings they use (e.g. preset, CRF) for the re-encode, but they probably have to sacrifice quality to get a reasonable encode time. Some have reported the program crashing or locking up during the re-encoding. I used it a few times to download season 7 episodes of Young Sheldon from Amazon. The results were satisfactory, but that's with current year video produced by digital cameras (hence low noise and easy to compress) and each episode only 20 minutes long. For the time being I'm using version 6.1.6.7.
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Originally posted by KidJoe View Post6.1.7.2 is out. No mention of Amazon or Netflix, but they have fixes and features for others.
I don't care as much about these fixes and features, *IF* they have a TEAM of developers, some of whom are not dedicated to the DRM issues. BUT from the past discussions, that appears to not be the case.
DRM for Amazon and Netflix needs to be their TOP priority. Put everything else, even "quick to fix" bugs to the back burner until this is fixed.
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Until the release notes CLEARLY state the DRM issues have been addressed I'm not going to waste the the time to uninstall and reinstall. I spent far too much time troubleshooting something that is undeniably broken and likely unrecoverable. I still use SF for episodic TV since it offers more options and I rarely go beyond 480p for that. Star Trek Discovery and Star Trek Strange New Worlds being the exceptions. For that and Amazon movies I've moved on. At least until those guys get their balls caught in a vise anyway. I'm sticking with 6.1.6.7 as well.Win11 Pro 22H2, no bloatware, no spyware, no crapware, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no MS account. And yes, you can dual boot 7 and 11.
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Originally posted by Cats4U View Post
6.1.7.2 is a fraud, for the most part. The lines highlighted in blue in the changelog are the result of simply installing the latest version of ytdl.exe (renamed YouTubeToMP3Process.exe in SF). They did zero development themselves, but are taking full credit for the hard work in adding more sites that the YTDL developers did.
Last edited by fabuloustream; 04-12-2024, 04:43 AM.
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