This recent YouTube video from LTT on the topic of ripping DVDs and Blu-rays has got me wondering:

I’m not a big fan of stores, hoarding physical stuff and DVDs and Blu-rays, but I do love owning my stuff digitally and supporting the artists. Is there a service that let’s you buy the movie, TV series or anime that you want to watch and then simply download it to your drive? No app, no subscription bs, no delivery, just straight money for an .mkv file and that’s it?

TL:DR: Is there an equivalent to Qobuz but for visual enjoyment?

Edit: So in summary, the often repeated mantra of “piracy exists because it is more convenient than traditional services” doesn’t just apply to subscription streaming services, it applies to direct digital movie purchases too. I suppose the best approach remains to split the “supporting artists” part from the “digital file getting” part, at least until a service with a modern catalogue pops up that unifies the two parts.

  • Painfinity@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Oh I nearly forgot but specifically Prime Video is indeed a service that allows direct movie downloads, thanks for the suggestions!

    Altough…now that I’ve looked at it more closely and if I understood it correctly:

    1. one can only use their proprietary app to initiate a download
    2. one can only watch the downloaded content on their proprietary app, and
    3. the downloaded movie expires after 30 days.

    I’ll try it out as soon as I can, but if true then this is just a horrible experience.

      • Painfinity@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Splitting the “file getting” from the “supporting artists” part is my current approach for movies and such, but I fear that Prime Video isn’t a very good service for the “supporting” part since their cut is so big. But as you’ve already correctfully said, if I have to split my approach to movies, then I’ll be on the lookout for a service that offers digital purchases and that I support, which entails that it doesn’t take half of my money before it even reaches the movie studios that will want their cut too.