Complaint Amazon, Netflix... DRM-Fix

[NewMelle]

I've no idea if StreamClient.exe crashes on Win10/11. No more time to spare for this. When SF is as it once was when I paid for it I'll be satisfied. It's not like there are no other options, just a PITA to acquire. Processing and remuxing took at most 5 minutes in the past and no crashes. I can once again use SF for episodic television and it works OK for that.

[Chameleon]

I have already accepted the re-encoding, but at least fix the program so it works properly.

[NewMelle]

Grabbed 6.1.7.4 and tested as usual with Road House 2024. Took 39 minutes to download so maybe download speeds are slightly improved if you compare apples to apples. I don't exactly have stellar bandwidth here. Bear in mind this was the lowest bitrate available for 1080p. It took yet another 30 to process and StreamClient.exe still crashes toward the end of processing.

Did it download 1080p. Technically yes. I didn't watch the entire movie but I did not see any issues such as trashed frames or audio out of sync skipping through it. Now if you compare apples to oranges then oranges takes a little longer but there is little to no "post processing" and when it's done it's pretty much done and no modules crash during.

Does SF download 1080p as claimed. Technically yes. Efficiently? Not quite convinced. There is a LOT of post processing going on so I suspect it is still re-encoding.

[Dula87]

I'd like channel 4 UK and channel 5 UK to work , but i just get DRM errors :-(

I got a response on my ticket for that one!

Hello,

Channel 4 is still on working, thanks.

Thanks for your support.

Best regards,

Rain

[Pillow]

The latest version doesnt work at all. After it DL's anything the program crashes and removes subfolders. Mainly the output folder. I have to uninstall and re-install and still keep getting the same thing happen. Can DL some old stuff from amazon. but anything from new or other services just result in a application crash and errors when opening up.

[whitesnake]

I'd like channel 4 UK and channel 5 UK to work , but i just get DRM errors :-(

[pabpetina108e]

I'm not usually one to jump on the bandwagon when it comes to complaining, but this has gone on way too long. I'm on a tight monthly income and had to save money for several months in order to buy this program highly recommended to me by a friend and now I'm sorry I did. I feel like I've been robbed sadly, and I too can only hope the developers figure out the issues and get them straightened out ASAP. It's almost as if the streaming companies are mocking StreamFab as every time you come out with a fix, it's broken within a week again and it's such a shame because it's a great product when it works. If you want people to continue recommending your product to others, I'd recommend that you focus on getting the main issues fixed ASAP or I think you'll find others including myself leaving this platforms program for one that actually works. I might have to save up for a month or two in order to afford it, but in the long run it will be worth it not to constantly have to come to the forums to find out what the latest excuse is for why something isn't working. Please developers, we are begging you to fix the program not only for our sake, but for your sake as well. I'm having the same issues with Amazon with TV shows being treated like movies and MAX seems to be doing likewise as of tonight when trying to get Gold Rush White Water. I can only grab one episode at a time. I get an error code 702 if that helps.

[phelings]

DVDalibaba, NewMelle
very glad both of you responded :-)


I grew up with copying VHS tapes (even accepting, that not only the recordings were of pathetic quality, but even the copy protection would result in a video going bright and dark).

Macrovision was introduced to VHS here in the UK in 1986. With little in the way of retail videos at the time collectors had to copy tapes to build collections (or buy ex rentals) but I had a VCR that ignored Macrovision within weeks of it's first appearance and companies were selling devices that could defeat it within months. Those devices were still useful in the early days of pay per view movies as they were still using Macrovision to do the same to PPV broadcasts even though collectors knew the inventors had hoodwinked broadcasters into thinking it did more than just stop casual copying.
Copy protection was never really an issue , the real problem with VHS (and Beta) were they were rubbish quality and everyone knew it but there was no alternative so we stuck with it

[Stan001]

Sadly, it's almost like they gave up.
No response for support tickets either.
Netflix done, and now if you want episodes of a show from Amazon that also now don't work as stated by another user in a separate topic.

[Chameleon]

jpp72 You have done an amazing job under the toughest of circumstances. No one would blame you. Once they see their staff leaving, then they will see their customers leaving, and maybe they will make a better effort than they have done here. I think they bit off more than they could chew, they did alright with other people's work for a few years now they have to step up and do it themselves, and they can't. I do not feel sorry for them at all.

[NewMelle]

The issue here is money has become far more important than where it came from. The corporate end of things is comprised of seemingly inept developers and aggressive, manipulative and worse deceitful marketers. I can't count how many times I've closed a popup in SF wanting me to buy even more useless and likely broken shit. Sorry to be so blunt but as Dalton says in the original Road House, "Be nice until it is time to not be nice." We passed the exit to "Nice" some miles back and have entered BS county. Going on three months and not a single SitRep.

jpp72 I fully understand. I hate to see you step down but I'd be a little more than just disenchanted myself if I were thrown under the bus as you and Cats4U have been.

[jpp72]

Someone here calls it "radio silence"

Radio silence indeed... I am about to go join Cats4U ...

[NewMelle]

Cats4U, I and others have said before, it is infuriating the way corporate kept you and Jack in the dark leaving you two to take the brunt of everyone's frustration with zero backing. ZERO. AFIAC they owe you both bigtime. All you two have done for us and on our behalf has NOT gone unnoticed.

Chameleon , I agree. Even if all the issues are one day resolved the bitter taste of indifference on corporate's part will likely never go away. I know I won't forget. Piss me off and I might calm down over time. Piss me off royal and you're f****d in my eyes for good. Sooner or later they are going to realize they aren't the only bar on the block and if their "whiskey is watered down" too long they'll find their patrons drinkin' at another bar and it's doubtful they will be back.

Guitar Center is a perfect example. They may have a guitar listed I've been desperately wanting for a very long time but I can guarantee I will pass it by regardless of the price. Where they were once a guitar player's heaven they are now nothing more than moronic idiotic guitar flippers and have no clue what they are doing in music any more. F****d in my eyes for good.

If you're knowingly selling buckets with holes in them as if they will hold water don't expect accolades and praise but just the opposite.

[Chameleon]

If you all expect this program to be as it once was, you are fooling yourselves.

[Cats4U]

Agreed, lack of updates is a bummer, as the last message from them is 24th February, they haven't even bothered to update that with a newer date 2 months later.

Let me just explain that as the system was set up, all updates in the form of the banner or notices on the forum were the responsibility of the Moderator. Since I resigned from that capacity, Jack is the only one handling that. Basically, there is nothing to update. What shows in the banner is what the conditions of StreamFab are right now. The last semi-breaking news story that we got from Management was on March 29th. It was another false alarm, "We've almost got this licked" (my paraphrasing) message. We got about a half dozen of those since the DRM problem started, and learned to just ignore them. On April 12th, Jack asked Wilson a bunch of specific questions about the current status and about future possibilities. He has yet to receive a reply. If there is any true news or changes, I am sure that Jack will post it.