Koby Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Amazon announced on Wednesday that its Anime Strike channel is offering downloads for anime episodes on the channel. Users can download videos to their desktop, tablet, or smartphone using the Prime Video app and can watch the videos without an internet connection. The channel has also partnered with digital reading platform Comixology to offer Anime Strike users a full manga volume download every month until the end of 2017. The channel is offering the first volume of Parasyte for May. The channel costs US$4.99 per month with an Amazon Prime membership, and a seven-day free trial is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptic Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 I hope there'll be a DRM remover for amazon like there are for itunes (unless there already is, I never really looked into it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akai-Shuichi Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 7 hours ago, Cryptic said: I hope there'll be a DRM remover for amazon like there are for itunes (unless there already is, I never really looked into it) lol, that's a good joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lousy Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Yuss, an even easier way to get anime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Seems Crunchyroll is jumping on the 'download for offline watching on the go' band-wagon as well after Amazon made this press statement. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Ryan Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 41 minutes ago, Koby said: Seems Crunchyroll is jumping on the 'download for offline watching on the go' band-wagon as well after Amazon made this press statement. Source please? I can't find anything via google or their own site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 21 minutes ago, Toddler Naruto said: Source please? I can't find anything via google or their own site. https://www.polygon.com/2017/5/4/15542054/amazon-anime-strike-crunchyroll Quote Update: A Crunchyroll representative told Polygon it plans to bring offline streaming to its service sometime in 2017. ““Our breadth of titles and relationships within the anime industry can’t be beat,” the rep said. “We know offline streaming is important to our viewers, and we're working to bring this feature to the platform in 2017 so that fans can keep up with their favorite shows wherever they are.” "Offline Streaming" is the poorly worded terminology the market uses. It's actually the ability to download an entire episode (or episodes, movie, etc.) and watch later without being connected to the internet. Which, I know, flies in the face of the very definition of the word "streaming." In other streaming services, it requires a specific app to download and play the files. Ripping from the app leaves them unplayable unless you figure out how to remove the DRM. Though someone with some programming knowledge would likely be able to reverse engineer the app's drm algorithm like they did with Netflix' version of this. Then again, Amazon has some of the best encryption on the market. Shame that in Netflix' case, the download to view later versions are SD-only as they're meant to be played on phones and tablets for on-the-go. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catar Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, Koby said: "Offline Streaming" is the poorly worded terminology the market uses. Technology working in loops =P Random speculation, though: besides just marketing, maybe a weird technical legal loophole to still call their license a streaming license and not a download license? It's far cheaper to license a property just for streaming vs permanent downloading. They can still call it streaming because in theory you lose access if you lose the account. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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