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Is there a way to download Netflix videos too? My reason is I just can't watch anything at less than 1.5X speed nowadays and Netflix has no such option on mobil

Is there a way to download Netflix videos too? My reason is I just can't watch anything at less than 1.5X speed nowadays and Netflix has no such option on mobile (there is a chrome extension though). Any ideas how to do either (dl or increase playback speed on mobile)

severine 8y ago
You mean apart from the obvious?
- jwilk 8y ago
  Obvious what?
  - severine 8y ago
    p2p+native video player.
    - superasn 8y ago
      Sorry I still don't get it. Do you mean torrents when you say p2p?
LMYahooTFY 8y ago
...you can't watch anything at less than 1.5x? Is this something you've trained yourself to do...? Like deliberately?
- ficklepickle 8y ago
  The downside of nootropics?
- yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago
  It it's not uncommon to habitually listen to podcasts at that speed, and after a while you get used to it and everything else just sounds slow. Not exactly intentional, rather a side effect of something that made sense by itself.
  - anonytrary 8y ago
    This is fine for podcasts, lectures and books where the purpose is to take in information. Timing in movies and TV shows is important; silences and slow pans are placed there for a reason. I can't imagine why one would watch a movie or TV show at 1.5x when the purpose isn't to take in information, but to enjoy artwork.
- superasn 8y ago
  Yes I have. I often watch video tutorials at 4X speed (chrome used to cut off audio after that so I couldn't go over that limit). Nowadays i even watch movies at 1.5x speed and it looks very normal to me. Once you get used to it you can't have it any other way (especially documentaries and slow movies)
TingPing 8y ago
To my knowledge there isn't a way to bypass its DRM atm (to directly download a file).
- crtasm 8y ago
  It's certainly possible, look for the various groups releasing untouched Netflix video on your favourite filesharing platform. They're not about to make their method public though, and last I read up on it I don't think they can do 4k? But SD/720p/1080p is all there.
  - kodablah 8y ago
    I believe 4k uses hdcp to your monitor, but the other formats are as simple as screen capturing.
    - crtasm 8y ago
      SD/720p/1080p netflix can be de-drm'd losslessly, there's no capture/re-encode step needed (...if you know the technique, I don't but assume it involves the download to watch offline feature).
shasheene 8y ago
+1. The lack of 2x playback speed makes documentaries on Netflix unwatchable. Third-party Chrome extensions of unknown origin doesn't seem like a good idea. Unfortunately, easier to stick to YouTube and VLC for documentary watching.
- lozenge 8y ago
  Get Greasemonkey and you can limit the video speed controller to certain websites or turn it off when you're not using it. (And also disable auto update of the script).

severine 8y ago

You mean apart from the obvious?

jwilk 8y ago
Obvious what?
- severine 8y ago
  p2p+native video player.
  - superasn 8y ago
    Sorry I still don't get it. Do you mean torrents when you say p2p?

LMYahooTFY 8y ago

...you can't watch anything at less than 1.5x? Is this something you've trained yourself to do...? Like deliberately?

ficklepickle 8y ago
The downside of nootropics?
yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago
It it's not uncommon to habitually listen to podcasts at that speed, and after a while you get used to it and everything else just sounds slow. Not exactly intentional, rather a side effect of something that made sense by itself.
- anonytrary 8y ago
  This is fine for podcasts, lectures and books where the purpose is to take in information. Timing in movies and TV shows is important; silences and slow pans are placed there for a reason. I can't imagine why one would watch a movie or TV show at 1.5x when the purpose isn't to take in information, but to enjoy artwork.
superasn 8y ago
Yes I have. I often watch video tutorials at 4X speed (chrome used to cut off audio after that so I couldn't go over that limit). Nowadays i even watch movies at 1.5x speed and it looks very normal to me. Once you get used to it you can't have it any other way (especially documentaries and slow movies)

TingPing 8y ago

To my knowledge there isn't a way to bypass its DRM atm (to directly download a file).

crtasm 8y ago
It's certainly possible, look for the various groups releasing untouched Netflix video on your favourite filesharing platform. They're not about to make their method public though, and last I read up on it I don't think they can do 4k? But SD/720p/1080p is all there.
- kodablah 8y ago
  I believe 4k uses hdcp to your monitor, but the other formats are as simple as screen capturing.
  - crtasm 8y ago
    SD/720p/1080p netflix can be de-drm'd losslessly, there's no capture/re-encode step needed (...if you know the technique, I don't but assume it involves the download to watch offline feature).

shasheene 8y ago

+1. The lack of 2x playback speed makes documentaries on Netflix unwatchable. Third-party Chrome extensions of unknown origin doesn't seem like a good idea. Unfortunately, easier to stick to YouTube and VLC for documentary watching.

lozenge 8y ago
Get Greasemonkey and you can limit the video speed controller to certain websites or turn it off when you're not using it. (And also disable auto update of the script).