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Commentary, behind-the-scenes features, bloopers: What did we lose when we said goodbye to DVDs?
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this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2024
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I hope we'll get there for movies one day.
I just want to legally buy a DRM-free movie file containing multiple audio tracks and subtitles that I can slap in my Plex server and call it a day.
For the moment I'm doing it myself using my own Blu-Ray discs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Good news! You can pirate high quality blueray rips from the internet and since you already own a license to the content it’s not even a crime ;-)
Finding a MKV with the audio tracks (english and french) as well as embedded subtitles for the languages I want is often more work than just ripping it myself.
It’s definitely nice to have exactly the copy you want. Plus (and decidedly more on topic) you can rip any extras you want… although the naming scheme is a bit of a headache, that’s the part that really delights me.
Considering the movie industry is currently at a point where it's even punishing paying customers with low-quality 720p for daring to use the "wrong" browser, I don't think the industry will figure out that there's a market out there for high quality drm-free media anytime soon.
I’m not even sure how long MQA took, but the audio world came around and developed a ~~lossless~~ format that runs on ~~commodity~~ hardware and features a ~~wide~~ selection of popular… sound.
Yeah, we’re boned.
The return of the Disney vaults… I admit I’m concerned, but I’ve watched so much soulless bullshit at quality levels that do nothing but make the flaws easier to see… it’s not as much of a concern as it used to be. We’re whitnessing a spasm, it’ll pass. Good content comes from people that give actual fucks about what they are creating. They will always want you to experience the best version you can.