As convenient as streaming services are, the fate of their offerings seems at risk with the likes of Google’s Stadia shut down and issuing refunds for bought titles, while Netflix and its competitors have plenty of their shows pulled for exclusivity deals or region lock disputes.
Luckily, for both of these types of media, users have the ability to purchase games, movies and songs in their physical format without the fear of ever losing access to them. When it comes to indie projects, animations or song covers, those copies have to be made manually through Internet Video Downloader.
Safeguarding art from strict regulations
In an attempt to protect their intellectual property, many companies copyright strike individuals seeking to make a profit from their original content. However, certain actions are taken against YouTube channels that abide to the platform’s Fair Use policy, thus unfairly removing the videos.
Such is the case for song covers, parodies and animated shows whose unique spin on the original idea is lost as soon as the content is struck. While websites the likes of The Internet Archive can house some of those projects, the more niche ones can be retrieved through the app at hand.
A plethora of formats to choose from
Archivists low on storage space have the opportunity of not only picking from a number of lower resolutions that decrease file size, but also selecting from an assortment of solely audio file extensions and quality presets for channels with large numbers of interviews and podcasts.
Users who happen to have retrieved videos in unusual formats for specific devices at some point in the past can try out the file conversion feature and bring the items to a more universally compatible extension such as MP4.
Footage containing in-video advertisement segments can also have their first and final segments removed for a more unobtrusive experience during offline viewing. On top of that, the program comes bundled with a built-in media player to help you avoid the need for another dedicated utility.
A handy video downloader
Despite its lack of a dynamic UI theme that adapts to the color scheme of the operating system, Internet Video Downloader’s feature set should suffice for those willing to safeguard their access to their favorite indie content.