Re: TheGreatCourses and Downloading Subtitles?

[Disco Makberto]

Dear e-readers,

I am sorry if I am breaking the rules. Although the site is mostly subscription, not everything is subscription, so it is not strictly a subscription site. I am getting the free videos "The Power of the Parabola", "Symphony in a Single Note", "Saute: Dry Heat Cooking with Fat", "Cracking the Code: Space Mysteries Explained", and many more. As a matter of fact, I am not subscribed at all to TheGreatCourses, and if you don't believe me, I can prove it to you if you contact me. One way or another, let's play it safe, and I am not going to ask more about downloading subtitles (in spite of the fact that I can see that similar questions have been asked before).

Cordially yours,

Carlos Albert
Disco Makberto

[lingyi]

Just trying to keep this site safe and clean.

Don't know how you're getting free content. From the FAQS:

"What is the difference between The Great Courses and The Great Courses Plus?
The Great Courses Plus is a streaming video on demand membership which you can stream from our website and stream or download from the app. The Great Courses offers a la carte purchases of DVDs and Downloads. Each currently have separate websites, apps, and accounts, but features most of the same courses available for individual sale from The Great Courses."

https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/faq

I'll leave it up to the Mods what to do with this thread.

[Disco Makberto]

Hello, lingyi!

Please check this link out:

https://www.rokuguide.com/channels/the-great-courses .

In relevant part, you can read: "If you haven't purchased any courses, there are a number of free introductory videos available that you can view one you have created your profile. Topics include:

Saute: Dry Heat Cooking with Fat
Symphony in a Single Note
Composing Great Photos
Jerusalem's Temple Mount
Describing Motion".

Thank you for being open-minded, but I prefer to leave this topic behind. It is the most principled thing for me to do.

Most sincerely,

Carlos Albert
Disco Makberto

[lingyi]

Thumbs up for taking the high road and dropping the topic. As a long time member, I think you would agree that keeping the integrity of this site and abiding by the forum rules is a primary goal and responsibility of membership here.

Out of curiosity I signed up for free at thegreatcourses, but can't find any of the titles you listed there. I do find that at thegreatcourseplus, but that requires signing up for a free trial for their membership.

Also, to be clear, I reported your first thread not because you were asking how to download the subs, but because the videos must be paid for on a subscription site.

[Disco Makberto]

Hello, lingyi!

Thanks very much for your helping hand.

The free videos are under "My Library", at least in my case.

On a related note, building up on the fact that TheGreatCourses streaming service is not always a paid service, another way to get free streaming videos from the site is by getting a library card from a library that supports the site. There are other ways, too. All are completely legal, by the way.

Take care,

Carlos Albert
Disco Makberto