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What I mean is, are you talking about the rented 1080's 5mbps crappy ones which the usual paid ripping tools get or the much higher quality hidden 10mbps (sometimes only 6/7mbps depending on title) which are meant for streaming only that can only be downloaded and decrypted the secret way using L1. Color me surprised and thankful if you can get the rented higher quality ones without issue at the moment, iTunes changed something a while back. Purchased ones don't seem to have issue.
Here is an example (from manifest) of a better streaming quality one I purchased:
BANDWIDTH=10094806,_AVG-BANDWIDTH=10094806,BANDWIDTH=14690052,VIDEO-RANGE=SDR,CLOSED-CAPTIONS="cc",CODECS="avc1.640028,mp4a.40.2"
And here is what those crappy ripping tools (and other older methods) can only grab:
BANDWIDTH=5240492,_AVG-BANDWIDTH=5240492,BANDWIDTH=8143765,VIDEO-RANGE=SDR,CLOSED-CAPTIONS="cc",CODECS="avc1.640028,mp4a.40.2"
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iTunes/AppleTV+ does not only have one copy of each resolution on their servers and its certainly not hypothetical, they have numerous different bitrate versions between very low ones and the highest been 10mbps (1080p, 4k much higher) so depending on your device, bandwidth etc it will stream whichever version it determines you need (same as Netflix, Prime etc). If you know how to get the m3u8 manifest playlist like you say you did, I'm surprised your even questioning it as that shows all the different resolutions/bandwidths that are available (again, same as Netflix, Prime etc). The paid ripping tools and most methods can only grab the 5mbps version as it is limited to that on a pc. You need knowledge of coding, api's etc (again same as Netflix, Prime etc) and L1 device cdm to get these higher 1080p versions as well as 4k, or like myself, friends that do have L1. Research is your friend, no one is going to just tell you how to do it.
Here is a one example of a 10mbps iTunes 1080p version I have, Rough Cut (1980), which normal ripping methods would only grab 5mbps version:
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 4 frames
Codec ID : encv / avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 1 h 51 min
Bit rate : 9 954 kb/s
Width : 1 916 pixels
Height : 1 034 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 1.85:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.210
Stream size : 7.76 GiB (100%)
Title : Core Media Video
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2022-02-08 20:04:49
Tagged date : UTC 2022-02-08 20:04:49
Encryption : Encrypted
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Codec configuration box : avcC
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You are showing what a pc browser/app is allowing you to see and available for download which is the 5mbps version. The higher bitrate versions I am talking about are meant for streaming to certain devices only and need python coding/device trickery to get. Just stick with that version. If I get time later I will grab the playlist bitrate manifest for it and that will show whether there is a 10mbps version anyway.
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As you are only getting the usual iTunes download, can't you just download it with 12.6 and use Tuneskit to remove the DRM, only issue with that is the sound will be re-encoded but I assume you will sync other soundtracks to it anyway so not really a problem. How are you removing the DRM afterwards, not just screen recording I hope, as not sure why you would be getting hdcp error at end by just downloading otherwise. I assume if you continue to have issues and you decide to go down the L1 decryption route you actually have an L1 cdm.
By the way has anyone managed to check the Amazon version to see which master that is as the quality will be alot better than iTunes and can be easily grabbed if so without hassle, can't check myself as it is only available for rental/purchase in US/UK. Based on the little preview box, looks like older master, but that's not a guarantee the actual full version is.
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