Preview video files without download enabled

[JHead]

Is there a was to share videos on CC that can be previewed in the browser but not downloaded? Seems like it would be beneficial to collaborate with a client but ensure payment before delivery.

[Mylenium · Accepted solution]

That's generally not possible with any kind of  simple file-based sharing, CC or not. Anything you can view in a browser is downloaded in some form and can be snatched. Even DRM-protected streaming formats can be recorded if you only put enough energy and technical skill to it. Of course Adobe could offer at least the latter in some form to make things more difficult for fishy clients, but it would basically mean to build their own Netflix-YouTube hybrid and due to how it would need to work, it would still be more convoluted than just uploading and sharing a file. since it's not likely to happen any time soon, the best you can do until then is make use of visible watermarks and compress your videos considerably at low resolutions so they look ugly when used illegally.

Mylenium

[JHead]

Thanks. I'm aware of the fact that anything streaming can be "ripped". It just seems like a major oversight to not have the option to allow streaming while also disabling the download button. No need to build a new service. The files stream to the public as long as download is enabled. I just don't always want others to have that option yet. It's really just a matter of adding a third parameter to shared files, making them 1.Allow Streaming 2.Enable Download Option 3.Allow Comments.

Thanks for the comments!