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?

  • TwilightKiddy@programming.dev
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    4 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
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      4 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