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What
is this WM Capture anyway ? and
how legally it is capturing streaming movies ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Is it
legal to screen capturing movies Regardless of the laws and regulations in place, if
someone permits the reproduction of their artwork, it implies that anyone can
reproduce it. It is important to understand that reproduction and
distribution are not the same. In browsers like Chrome and others, screen
capturing is only feasible when video (hardware) acceleration is turned off.
When performing this action, Chrome adjusts the broadcasted video to HD or a
lower resolution and reduces the frame rate, so capturing formats like 2K,
4K, or other high-resolution and high frame rate videos is not possible (the recording
results in a black screen). Therefore, recording media at a quality below the
original is permitted when a browser like the Chrome browser is used. This
explains the situation entirely! (AI generated response - check this out). It seems like using browsers that have rights to play
streaming movies and allow users to copy them from the computer screen may be
enough. Really? About section 117 of the Copyright Act Capturing
the screen with WM Capture So, what’s the big deal?
Another screen capture program just like hundreds or maybe thousands of
similar programs. Well, not really. WM Capture is particularly designed to
capture streaming media, especially streaming movies from the most popular
sites (Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, etc.). It can also capture video games but
does not claim any sort of competition with software designed primarily for
this purpose. So, what makes WM Capture special when recording streaming
media and movies in particular? 1. Compatible
with all Windows versions from 7 to 11, Intel and AMD systems, dual
Intel/NVIDIA systems, newer and older
computers and laptops 2. Schedule
recordings without supervision even on sites that require mouse clicks to
open media 3. High
quality recording, similar to the original broadcast even on slow Internet
connection and low speed computers 4. Recording
on all resolution displays, HD, 2K, 4K and all sorts of audio devices;
direct, USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi. A microphone or a Line In device can be used
to overlap another audio to the original. 5. Record
one video and audio while playing another video and audio on the same system
with no interference between them 6. CPU
monitoring showing CPU loading for both WM Capture and computer 7. Especially
designed to work with dual Intel/NVIDIA systems, available on popular laptops
like the Lenovo Legion And,
if this isn’t enough, WM Capture is a plug and play
software, very intuitive, requires no learning. After installation simply
click Record to begin capturing your screen. How
are these things done Here we show how each of the features enumerated
above is implemented (referred to the feature number) 1. With
the exception of audio rerouting, WM Capture utilize only Windows APIs and
DLLs that do not require a particular version or other special Windows
components 2. When
scheduling recordings WM Capture records the mouse clicks and timing required
by streaming websites to open the media 3. Adjusting
the size of the streaming video window (as shown below) is essential to
guarantee effective screen capturing under different circumstances.
Furthermore, WM Capture primarily utilizes Quick Sync for HD content and
Direct3D (D3D) for higher resolution displays 4. Classical
Screen Capture (CAP) and Direct3D (D3D) recording techniques are used to
manage various display resolutions. Additionally, a dual audio mode is
available 5. On
Windows versions newer than 10, audio rerouting and a second monitor enables
simultaneous recording and playback of different media. When WM Capture
Background mode is allowed (on Windows 10 and earlier versions or when using
the Firefox browser), a single computer screen can serve this function The
importance of resizing Suppose you are recording a Netflix movie played full
screen on your HD computer monitor. If your Internet connection isn't fast enough or your computer's CPU gets overloaded,
the quality of the recorded video is likely to be lower than the original.
Often, the issue isn’t your computer but the web
browser (like Chrome), which reduces the broadcasted video size (bit rate) to
maintain smooth data flow without buffering or to avoid overloading the CPU.
You can check the broadcast’s size and other parameters by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D on your keyboard with the Netflix video
being only video running on the desktop. Furthermore, repeated browser
reconnections to accommodate a smaller video size may sometime lead to out of sync audio. On a 2K or 4K display, this issue can become even
more severe. In reality, most streaming videos are transmitted at a
resolution of 1920x1080 or lower, so capturing the full UHD screen is
unnecessary. Browsers like Chrome and others continue to reduce the size of
the streamed video by short reconnections, leading to the problems mentioned
earlier. One alternative for the screen capture programs is to
include resizing software that downscale the recorded video size to smaller
sizes while keeping the playback in full screen. Attempts by some screen
capture programs like OBS to do this on computers not using NVIDIA were not
successful due to the high amount of computations.
The result are recorded videos with poor video quality and choppy motion.
Computers using the NVIDIA hardware do not need resizing. Even less expensive
NVIDIA computers and laptops can screen capture high quality Fullscreen UHD displays
without the need for resizing. WM Capture uses a simple approach by resizing the
entire video window to a smaller resolution, such as 1920x1080 or 1280x720,
during recording. It achieves this by preserving the previously selected
playback area of the video window. When the recording is played back, the
computer can utilize the upscaling capabilities of common media players like
Windows Media Player, VLC, or the DVD player to enlarge the smaller recorded window
to full screen. This approach results in video quality that is close to the
original and maintains a high frame rate when viewed on high-resolution
displays. More details about resizing at: https://wmrecorder.com/screen capture
movies the proper way.htm TITLE III: COMPUTER MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR Title III expands the existing exemption relating to
computer programs in section 117 of the Copyright Act, which allows the owner
of a copy of a program to make reproductions or adaptations when necessary to
use the program in conjunction with a computer. The amendment permits the
owner or lessee of a computer to make or authorize the making of a copy of a
computer program in the course of maintaining or repairing that computer. The
exemption only permits a copy that is made automatically when a computer is
activated, and only if the computer already lawfully
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 Copyright Office Summary
December 1998 Page 14 contains an
authorized copy of the program. The new copy cannot be used in any other
manner and must be destroyed immediately after the maintenance or repair is completed.
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