You can access Amazon Prime Video's vast range of films and TV episodes online. If you want to view your preferred material but are not connected to the internet, though, what do you do? Downloading Amazon films on your SD card is the ideal solution.
Choose the correct SD card for your device before you begin. This post will walk over two straightforward methods to download and transfer Amazon movies to an SD card, therefore enabling you to view your favorites anywhere, at any time and free up space on your device.
How to Choose the Right SD Card for Downloading Amazon Videos?
Little portable storage devices called SD (Secure Digital) cards can hold digital files including music, images, and videos. Downloading Amazon Video requires an SD card since these files usually occupy a lot of space on the internal storage of your device.
To ensure that you can provide complete play to the external storage, you should take four considerations while selecting an SD card to download Amazon Prime films.
1. Storage Capacity
Search for an SD card that will hold the size of the videos you intend to download given enough capacity. Depending on the quality and content duration, Amazon videos range in size. Better performance is advised from minimum capacity of 32 GB. If you intend to download a lot of videos, though, think about acquiring a higher-capacity card such as 64 GB or 128 GB.
2. Speed Class
Speed ranges for SD cards show their minimum sustained writing speeds. Choose a Class 10 or UHS-I U1 (or higher) SD card for seamless video playback and quicker downloads. These give quicker speeds of data transfer.
3. Device Compatibility
Make sure your selected SD card fits your device. For your device, see the particular specifications and compatible SD card types including the maximum storage size available.
4. SD Brand and Reliability
It is really advised to buy SD cards from reliable brands. These companies use innovative production techniques and give quality control top priority so that their SD cards satisfy high criteria.
Following our selection and purchase of the appropriate SD card, we will walk you through two verified techniques—with detailed step-by-step instructions—for transferring Amazon Video downloads to SD card.
How to Download Amazon Prime Video to SD Card?
If you really like watching TV shows and movies especially offline, moving the Prime Video downloads to SD card must be a good choice. But you should note that even if you can save the shows in an external storage, they can only be accessed and played in the official Prime Video app.
Because of the DRM protection, you can only find the encrypted video files in your SD card or the local folder on your device. But no worries! The following section will introduce 2 methods to move Prime Video downloads to SD card, including the one to remove the DRM from Amazon Prime downloads.
Method 1: Download Amazon Videos to SD Card Through the App
Downloading movies to your SD card is a wise way to preserve extra space on your mobile device if you intend to see Amazon Prime Video on the road. Apparently, Amazon thought of that, too. So it allows you to change the download path through its official app on Android.
Method 1 applies only to Android mobile devices. Check the following simple guide to find out how to download movies from Amazon Prime Video to SD card:
In the Amazon Prime Video app settings, select "Download Location" and choose the SD card as your preferred download location.
Search the Amazon Prime Video catalogue for the show or film you wish to download. Click the download button beside the title to choose the intended video quality.
Click the download button to start the download once you have chosen the download quality. The "Downloads" part of the software lets you track your downloads' advancement.
Just a few touches will allow you to carry your preferred movies and shows with you anywhere using the external storage. Thus, pick your preferred Amazon titles, take your SD card, and start enjoying them right now!
Things you should know when moving titles through the app:
- Downloads cannot be transferred directly to an SD card. To move a video, you must delete it from internal storage and re-download it directly to the SD card.
- Videos downloaded to an SD card can only be played on the device and account from which they were downloaded. If the SD card is inserted into another device, the videos will not be accessible.
- If an SD card is not detected, it should be formatted to FAT-32.
Method 2: Download Prime Video Movies in MP4 and Move Them to SD Card
If you find there are too many limits posed by the official app download method, you can give a shoot to Method 2: download Amazon Videos into MP4 on PC, then transfer these videos to your SD card.
But as we all know, it's impossible to do it directly through the official Prime Video app. Therefore, you need a reliable safe third-party tool: KeepStreams for Prime Video. With its help, you can download up to 100 titles from Amazon Prime Video per day and transfer them into MP4/MKV format.
By doing this, you can directly get the unencrypted video files on your Windows PC or Mac, and feel free to move these Prime Video downloads to an SD card. Then, you can re-watch your favorite content whenever you want, even after it has been removed from Amazon.
Apart from the fundamental download capability, KeepStreams also offers the following:
Fast Download Speed: The device reduces user waiting times by optimizing internet bandwidth to guarantee fast and effective downloads.
Ad Removal: KeepStreams guarantees continuous viewing by automatically removing advertising from downloaded Amazon videos.
Format Options: Most media players accept MP4 or MKV formats, which users can download videos in, therefore offering flexibility depending on viewing preferences.
Metadata Preservation: Along with the video file, the downloader retains basic metadata including video title, length, and release date.
Free Trial: Downloading their first three videos for free will let new users investigate the capabilities of the program before deciding what to buy.
Thus, you can use these easy steps to download Amazon Prime Video to SD card using KeepStreams:
Sign in your Amazon Prime Video account and play the video you want to download. (KeepStreams will not save or copy your Amazon account information)
After KeepStreams analyzes the video you played, you will see the download window. You can choose the output video and audio quality as well as the subtitles.
When the downloads succeed, you can click "Downloaded" to find all the Prime Video downloads. Click the little file icon beside each video, you can quickly trigger the local folder where the videos are saved in.
You can now copy the downloads to your SD card after inserting it to the PC.
FAQs About Downloading Amazon Videos to Your SD Card
Q1. Can I Watch Amazon Videos Downloaded to My SD Card Offline?
A1. Indeed! Once you have Amazon Video downloaded to your SD card, you may see it anywhere—even while you are offline. To view your downloaded videos, simply slide the SD card into your device and launch the Amazon Prime Video app.
Q2. How Many Amazon Videos Can I Download to My SD card?
A2. The storage capacity of your SD card and the file size of every video will determine how many Amazon Videos you can download to that card. Usually, a 32 GB card can hold several hours of video material downloaded on it.
Q3. Can I Download Amazon Videos to Multiple SD Cards and Switch Between Them?
A3. You may download Amazon Video to several SD cards and swap between them indeed. But you have to be sure every SD card fits your device and has enough space to hold the videos you intend to download.
Wrapping Up
Each of the two confirmed techniques to download Amazon Prime Video to SD card discussed in this post has advantages and drawbacks. The most appropriate one for your situation is yours to pick.
There are no more questions on shifting Amazon Prime Video to SD card! Enjoy viewing your preferred movies and shows on-the-go without thinking about internet access or running out of storage space right now.