StreamFab 7: Feature Requests & Suggestions Collection

[0xFeedBeef]

Go for an entirely modular approach- each "downloader" is a separate DLL or a shared library, that way, to update a single module, one needn't re-download half a gig installer and have another giant installation...

[Cats4U]

Once and for all, get rid of the online installer. With the offline installer, add code to completely remove all of the previous version (meaning logs, temp, cache, registry, etc.) prior to installing the new version. This will simulate a Clean Install. Allow the options to retain the Settings (if nothing has changed from the prior version - no new settings, etc,) and the existing Download Queue. Automatically clean out the browser history at the end of a session rather than having to do it manually.

[lucas Zxc]

possibly the ability to download more than 100 videos a day, at most, of 100 to 150 videos

[jpp72]

Once and for all, get rid of the online installer. With the offline installer, add code to completely remove all of the previous version (meaning logs, temp, cache, registry, etc.) prior to installing the new version. This will simulate a Clean Install. Allow the options to retain the Settings (if nothing has changed from the prior version - no new settings, etc,) and the existing Download Queue. Automatically clean out the browser history at the end of a session rather than having to do it manually.

As long as the removing of everything is optional. Not just the settings and queue. There are plenty of people here, including me, that just rename the StreamFab install folder under Program Files\DVDFab to have the ability to use previous versions and that seems to fix the "Upgrade" issues. I haven't done a clean install in over a year and i have zero localized issues (where it doesn't work for me but works for most others).

[angie_w]

It would be great to have a fully working Linux Version of the program! That was one of the biggest advantages of the former competitor in the end. With regard to the end of support for Windows 10, I know many people who are looking for alternatives to Windows.

[october262]

It would be great to have a fully working Linux Version of the program! That was one of the biggest advantages of the former competitor in the end. With regard to the end of support for Windows 10, I know many people who are looking for alternatives to Windows.

there was a linux version of dvdfab loong time agao but sadly it was shortly discontinued.

[gorba8.9]

Prevent account violation threats

[zepsonic]

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Wait, I recently paid almost $400 for the whole shebang (all products, future products, lifetime, extended download service, etc). Are you saying, it's possible I might have to pay again?

This is what I'm worried about. I have AIO with the lifetime guarantee from Version 6 and I'm worried that if they come out with a Version 7 that we'll have to pay out again just to get the lifetime access. If that happens then not only will I probably not buy at least into the All in One again but they need to update the wording that the lifetime guarantee is only for that specific major version number and if that were to happen, sales for the AIO at least going foward would probably plummet. Imagine someone gets the AIO with the lifetime guarantee like say days or weeks prior, Version 7 releases and you're required to pay out again hundreds of dollars just to get back that kind of access again. The smart thing to do for them would be to make sure that's honored for the next release or else I think they will be having many unhappy customers. If we pay for the AIO with a "Lifetime Guarantee" then it should be reflected as to us that's the way it's currently worded, not that it's only for Version 6.

[Sebastian001]

This is what I'm worried about. I have AIO with the lifetime guarantee from Version 6 and I'm worried that if they come out with a Version 7 that we'll have to pay out again just to get the lifetime access. If that happens then not only will I probably not buy at least into the All in One again but they need to update the wording that the lifetime guarantee is only for that specific major version number and if that were to happen, sales for the AIO at least going foward would probably plummet. Imagine someone gets the AIO with the lifetime guarantee like say days or weeks prior, Version 7 releases and you're required to pay out again hundreds of dollars just to get back that kind of access again. The smart thing to do for them would be to make sure that's honored for the next release or else I think they will be having many unhappy customers. If we pay for the AIO with a "Lifetime Guarantee" then it should be reflected as to us that's the way it's currently worded, not that it's only for Version 6.

From version 4.00 to 5.00

New: This is the first official version of StreamFab 5. All existing users can upgrade to the new version for free.

From version 5.00 to 6.00

New: Introducing the brand-new StreamFab 6. All existing users of previous versions can upgrade to this latest version for free.

Any questions?

If there's a new module for a provider, you'll obviously have to pay, but not for existing providers...

[Cats4U]

You need to go back further than version 5 to see what they are capable of moneywise. Unfortunately, they've taken away my ability to search for prior posts (among other things) so I can't document specific threads, but you or someone else can do it. There was a time early on in the life of StreamFab (wasn't even called that yet) when All-in-One Lifetime meant that you received every module and every future module for the lifetime of the product. Wilson vetoed that change and there was a big uproar. They set up a deal that if you bought within a certain amount of time, they would honor the true All-in-One Lifetime but after that time, you had to pay for each new module. There was a lot of confusion about the terms of the deal, and they extended the cutoff date of the deal a month or so. There are still members here that are receiving every new module based on that deal. The rest now have to pay $129 for the New Products Guarantee, which at one point was just the way All-in-One Lifetime worked.
I never said that they were going to charge you full price for version 7. Anyone that buys software knows that it is a common practice among software companies to charge a small fee when upgrading to a major update like version 6 to 7. So far, DVDFab (the company) has not done that yet for SF. That doesn't mean they won't do it sometime in the future. As I've pointed out, in the past you got every new module for free until you didn't. Things sometimes change when money is to be had.