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The files that fast.com has you download ARE chunks of video files :)
by IceyEC 10y ago
The files that fast.com has you download ARE chunks of video files :)
- zeristor 10y agoDoes anyone know which video the test file is? Perhaps it's encrypted, or a Netflix promo piece. Wouldn't there be copyright issues to use their actual streaming licences content?
- niftich 10y agoEarlier I got curious and I was wondering this too. Seems to be a 'random' blob of bytes every time that doesn't decode, but then I remembered they serve DRM'ed video that is then decrypted on the client.
- corobo 10y agoIf you have a Netflix subscription it's probably this or something like this [1]. For non-flixers it's a calibration video similar to [2] [1] https://www.netflix.com/watch/80103278 https://www.netflix.com/watch/80103278 [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGgf_dbDMsw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGgf_dbDMsw