Extract images and videos from a JWPUB

[livrasand]

Hello, we were chatting a bit together here. I am the author of an app called Attendant Zoom programmed in Visual Basic .NET. I would like to know how I can extract all the images and videos from JWPUB. I can currently edit the JWPUBs without problems in CyberChef as explained. Do you know how I can extract the images and videos?

[MrCyjaneK]

https://github.com/MrCyjaneK/jwapi/blob/master/docs/jwpub/index.md#content

like this?

[temporarium]

That seems like a lot of extra work. Have you considered just parsing the html from wol.jw.org to get the links for the videos?

Also, check out the utilities here: https://github.com/AntonyCorbett
And here: https://github.com/sircharlo/meeting-media-manager

[MrCyjaneK]

@livrasand could you link to the source of your app?

[MrCyjaneK]

@temporarium, that works for now but I feel like they are pushing web version away because of the mobile apps that are available. You can already see some exclusive content on jwlibrary that is not available to download in any archivable format.

[temporarium]

@temporarium, that works for now but I feel like they are pushing web version away because of the mobile apps that are available. You can already see some exclusive content on jwlibrary that is not available to download in any archivable format.

What's public is available. Keep in mind that there a millions of people who cannot afford a mobile device, but may be able to access the web page ;-)

[livrasand]

Once the project is finished I will make it public on GitHub for those who want to use it later.

[MrCyjaneK]

I can't run the app on my device, since this looks like a windows-only app.

Here are some resource that may be helpful for you:
https://github.com/MrCyjaneK/jwapi/blob/67f4ff8bd22dc8c4d6cc77074ba2f51b1d37c19c/docs/jwpub/pubcode_db/Multimedia.md <- multimedia table - all the images and filenames are inside the JWPUB file

https://github.com/MrCyjaneK/jwapi/tree/67f4ff8bd22dc8c4d6cc77074ba2f51b1d37c19c/docs/jwpub/pubcode_db

[MrCyjaneK]

@temporarium, that works for now but I feel like they are pushing web version away because of the mobile apps that are available. You can already see some exclusive content on jwlibrary that is not available to download in any archivable format.

What's public is available. Keep in mind that there a millions of people who cannot afford a mobile device, but may be able to access the web page ;-)

Im not sharing my ideas about what may happen but I'm telling you what is actually happening, you can't download Insight on the Scriptures in a format that can be nicely viewed on mobile (only an outdated PDF) or only jwpub in Polish https://www.jw.org/pl/biblioteka/ksi%C4%85%C5%BCki/Wnikliwe-poznawanie-Pism/, and in some places you can't use wol.jw.org simply because network there is so slow that it won't load when needed.

Also I don't feel like bringing the TOS is relevant here, but as a website owner I can say that scrappers are pain, instead of sending one request sometimes you need to send tens of them which put unnecessary load on the server - especially when an api is available.

[livrasand]

Yes, we are definitely on the same channel, I know what is inside the database, I normally use DB Browser to open the database. Now I require SQLite commands to extract that info, in sync with Visual Basic.

[MrCyjaneK]

Let me close this one

[livrasand]

Hi Friend! Could you remove this issue please?

[MrCyjaneK]

@livrasand it contains research that I don't want to lose, and I want it to be available in future

[MrCyjaneK]

and since I see that you have used the research to make profit I'm not willing to remove anything.

[livrasand]

I don't make a profit with Attendant Zoom, it's totally free. You can check it on goattendant.com. Still thank you for your prompt response.

[MrCyjaneK]

@livrasand liar.

[livrasand]

Kingdom Hall Attendant is paid, but only to support the project, Attendant Zoom is free, I used the function to obtain images and videos from a JWPUB for that application. In fact the source code is free.

Kingdom Hall Attendant is also free for those who cannot support, that is not mandatory.

But it's okay, don't worry, forget it. Perhaps many more can benefit. I'm just trying to remove my footprint.

I'm avoiding future problems...

[MrCyjaneK]

So @Bedan1, Where is the source code?

[orangethewell]

@Bedan1 there's no reason to make it paid. Many brothers that developed any app or program as congregation helpers (like preaching management, meeting scheduling and other apps) made profit by donations, like TheocBase. Making profit from a program or app made for brothers and sisters just don't makes any sense, after all, the congregation pay bills with donations, why should people in there pay more for something not really necessary?

Anyway, with such a talent as a programmer, you should create another thing to make profit of. But, i'm not a lawyer, I don't know what you should do or do not.

[MrCyjaneK]

@orangethewell I as a person who sometimes visit the gray area of 'is it legal?' - people don't care until you make profit with that.
And @Bedan1 (who changed name and is not the same account as @Bedan1 who helped us) - is making profit out of somebody's else work and tries to to 'remain anonymous' and not share work.
Asshole move. End of topic.