why can you easily download pictures from most websites, but can’t right click and download videos?
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It should be noted that any savvy nerd with google and a bit of know-how totally *can* download most videos from the internet to a file on their computer. Sites like YouTube have convenient utilities that will grab a video with a single command, but with the right HTTP headers, the url of the m3u8 file, and ffmpeg, you can grab most any video stream.
The even savvier nerds, armed with some yarrrr software, can even download video streams encrypted with DRM. At the end of the day, it’s just data being sent to your computer.
But as others have pointed out, most sites these days don’t send you the video all at once in a way that’s convenient for the average user to download, instead only loading bits and pieces as you need them.
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