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Movie Updates

Sigh...

While it's obviously a good thing for KScape to be improving things, it is quite frustrating to buy and then watch a very new release, and then find out I didn't have the best audio/video quality.

Catching up with older catalogue titles is fine, but I don't think it's unreasonable for us to expect new titles to be correct from the get-go. Maybe I'm just getting increasingly grumpy, but this does bother me.
Understandable, but I also know that encoding is somewhat of a dark art, and it can often take multiple attempts to get a clean encode, and it can also often take multiple sets of eyes to quality control the various attempts. Add that to the fact that K has a smaller team and limited time with most assets for new releases before release day, and it's also very understandable that they sometimes need to send an update.

I would almost guarantee that other digital providers are also updating their files, but since they're streaming and don't have to trigger a download, they don't bother announcing when they've updated something. Physical media has weeks or months of additional time to review and update encoded assets, and if they miss anything, you're more than likely stuck with it.

If I buy a new release and watch it without noticing any encoding errors, it really doesn't bother me to discover they found something. Because I didn't notice it. I have yet to notice any encoding errors while watching a newer title on Kaleidescape, even when they are updated the next day. To me that just says they have much more stringent standards than my eyes and ears are picking up.
 
Understandable, but I also know that encoding is somewhat of a dark art, and it can often take multiple attempts to get a clean encode, and it can also often take multiple sets of eyes to quality control the various attempts. Add that to the fact that K has a smaller team and limited time with most assets for new releases before release day, and it's also very understandable that they sometimes need to send an update.

I would almost guarantee that other digital providers are also updating their files, but since they're streaming and don't have to trigger a download, they don't bother announcing when they've updated something. Physical media has weeks or months of additional time to review and update encoded assets, and if they miss anything, you're more than likely stuck with it.

If I buy a new release and watch it without noticing any encoding errors, it really doesn't bother me to discover they found something. Because I didn't notice it. I have yet to notice any encoding errors while watching a newer title on Kaleidescape, even when they are updated the next day. To me that just says they have much more stringent standards than my eyes and ears are picking up.
All good points, especially the one in bold.
 
Another new release updated (Caught Stealing HDR), this time with video quality improvements:


And, an oldie but goodie (Goldfinger), which was recently updated to HDR, updated again with audio and video improvements.

 
The King's Man (2021) from Twentieth Century updated to include DV with Dolby TrueHD Atmos
 
It's a shame that I keep on having to buy movies out of the K-Scape world. The Searchers, High Society & Get Carter 's 4K versions among my recent purchases along with many Kino-Lorber treatments as well.
 
It's a shame that I keep on having to buy movies out of the K-Scape world. The Searchers, High Society & Get Carter 's 4K versions among my recent purchases along with many Kino-Lorber treatments as well.
Unfortunately there's nothing K can do in these cases. Warner doesn't always release their Archive movies digitally, likely to recoup more costs from their physical releases. Maybe down the road for these three? Kino-Lorber never gets 4K digital rights, so unless it's Paramount or MGM there's no chance of digital. :(
 
Personally I love the free updates.
When you audio and video improvements, what does that mean?
Thanks.
 
Mad Men Season 4,5,7 are not compatible with Strato V in HD. The other four seasons have been converted. The series is on sale again and I would like to complete my collection. Can this not be prioritized?
 
Mad Men Season 4,5,7 are not compatible with Strato V in HD. The other four seasons have been converted. The series is on sale again and I would like to complete my collection. Can this not be prioritized?
The store is not indicating this is a sale, so its appearance in the "Movies on Sale" thread (which is actually all price changes, not just sales) could indicate a new normal price.
 
Well my D2D offer is only $0.06 off for Madmen. $9.99 price down to $9.94.
Woo Hoo!
Not.
Maybe the D2D will update to a larger amount. I would pick them up if it did. Some of my discs skipped last time I watched a season on disc.
 
Heat (1995) HDR version updated
  • Audio and video improvements

The Accountant (2016) HDR version updated
  • Audio and video improvements

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) HDR version updated
  • Video quality improvements
 
Argo HDR updated with audio and video improvements.

 
Argo HDR updated with audio and video improvements.

Of course, we just watched this last week.
 
Update for Deadpool 2. Seems they've perhaps started to make the details slightly more specific? This states "Video Improvements" rather than the previous standard Audio & Video Improvements.

 
Mad Max: Fury Road HDR updated with audio and video improvements, and added extras.

The Last of Us (Season 2) HDR updated with audio and video improvements.


 
Sarah's Oil (2025) from MGM updated to include UHD with DTS_HD Master 5.1
Have you seen this movie ? Is it really good ?
 
Deadpool showed up as an update for me
Tried downloading the hdr10 version twice and both times failed
Anybody else have trouble with the hdr10 update?
 
Deadpool showed up as an update for me
Tried downloading the hdr10 version twice and both times failed
Anybody else have trouble with the hdr10 update?
Mine also failed. I’d assume they found something else and pulled the download.
 
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