Copy protection when screen capturing and recording from some streaming video sites?

[Ant]

Hello.

I can't seem to screen capture and record from some video streaming apps
(e.g., HBO Max and Apple TV+) in my old iPhone 6+'s iOS v12.4.7. Its
screen captures are mostly black even though I can see app's control
overlays and subtitles/closed captions. Just no video. Screen recorder
says "Screen Recording failed to save due to:Failed to save recording
[OK]".

Is anyone else having this problem too? Is this a copy protection? :(
YouTube app had no issues.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)
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[Your Name]

On 2020-06-15 06:07:37 +0000, Ant said:
>
> Hello.
>
> I can't seem to screen capture and record from some video streaming apps
> (e.g., HBO Max and Apple TV+) in my old iPhone 6+'s iOS v12.4.7. Its
> screen captures are mostly black even though I can see app's control
> overlays and subtitles/closed captions. Just no video. Screen recorder
> says "Screen Recording failed to save due to:Failed to save recording
> [OK]".
>
> Is anyone else having this problem too? Is this a copy protection? :(
> YouTube app had no issues.

Yep, it's to stop you copying anything.

> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)

What are you playing the video in??

I know when using Safari in MacOS, screengrabs don't show the still
image from protected videos, just a black rectangle. Switching to
Firefox instead usually used to work (I haven't need to try it in a
while).

The same might be true on iOS's Safari and some video playing apps.
Maybe playing the videos in iOS Firefox, if possible, will mean
screengrabs work.

[Ant]

Your Name <Your...@yourisp.com> wrote:
...

> > I can't seem to screen capture and record from some video streaming apps
> > (e.g., HBO Max and Apple TV+) in my old iPhone 6+'s iOS v12.4.7. Its
> > screen captures are mostly black even though I can see app's control
> > overlays and subtitles/closed captions. Just no video. Screen recorder
> > says "Screen Recording failed to save due to:Failed to save recording
> > [OK]".
> >
> > Is anyone else having this problem too? Is this a copy protection? :(
> > YouTube app had no issues.

> Yep, it's to stop you copying anything.

I thought so. Just wanted to check.


...

> What are you playing the video in??

iOS apps that I mentioned in my original post.

> I know when using Safari in MacOS, screengrabs don't show the still
> image from protected videos, just a black rectangle. Switching to
> Firefox instead usually used to work (I haven't need to try it in a
> while).

Wow, even macOS' Safari web browser? I don't have this problem in my
Windows and Linux PCs' web browsers. It must be a mac OS thing. I did
have this issue with iTunes' purchased free videos though in my decade
old, updated 64-bit W7 HPE SP1 PC. :( I didn't have this issue in its
Windows XP Pro. SP3 OS with its older iTunes version a few years ago.
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[Arlen Holder]

On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:00:30 -0500, Ant wrote:

> I don't have this problem in my
> Windows and Linux PCs' web browsers. It must be a mac OS thing.

Hi Ant,

I only skimmed this thread as I don't try what you are trying but I will
simply state that, given you have Windows, you can run any Android app
easily on Windows (often it runs even faster than on Android).

One of those apps is the _best_ on the planet, IMHO (and I've tested a
lot!) for viewing, searching, stripping out the audio, & downloading
movies, which is New Pipe.

I wrote a tutorial here if you want to get it running on Windows:
o *Android F-Droid New Pipe YouTube replacement on Windows*
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.android/rfyVKidB8X8/slOeDAEQAQAJ>

Another option, on Windows, is "youtube-dl.exe", which downloads lots more
than just Youtube (and which is what most Windows users seem to recommend):
o *The fantastically brilliant YouYube privacy clones*
(youtube-dl & New Pipe) have been updated to 0.14.1
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/o5CrKUR4eX0>

See also:
o *What's a good free desktop screen recorder?*
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/PmJ0dn3gots>
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Basically anything that you can see, you _already_ have.

[Ant]

Arlen Holder <arlen...@newmachine.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:00:30 -0500, Ant wrote:

> > I don't have this problem in my
> > Windows and Linux PCs' web browsers. It must be a mac OS thing.

> Hi Ant,

> I only skimmed this thread as I don't try what you are trying but I will
> simply state that, given you have Windows, you can run any Android app
> easily on Windows (often it runs even faster than on Android).

...
Um, no. I want to stream to watch, screen capture, and record it in my
iPhone when not using my over decade old desktop PCs.
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