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thrillcat said:
There is generally a separate mix process for home release, but unless it's been a restoration many years later, I don't see any reason to think they would add surround for home on an initial release. Something like this without surround and without a lot of dynamics in the mix may have bypassed the separate home mix, but I have no evidence to back that up.

"Converted it to 5.1" is not how I would put it. Taking the surround sound stems and putting them into the process is technically a conversion, but it doesn't change channel alignment. If you cut off one of your fingers and put on a glove, you'll just have an empty finger hole in the glove. If you put a 3.0 folder into a preset for 5.1, it will come out with 3.0 audio in a 5.1 container, and silent channels. The "conversion" process is not doing any alteration to the mix or the channel alignment, it's just creating a DTS file instead of (likely) individual .wav files for each channel.

The studio also could've exported a set of 5.1 .wav files that only had audio on the 3 front channels.

I'm just saying that there's not likely a 5.1 mix, though I could be entirely wrong. Maybe they originally were going to do a 5.1 mix for theatrical and then decided to drop to 3.0. Maybe they really did take the 3.0 mix and create a 5.1 mix with an upmixer. I don't know what happened. But IMDB indicating it was a 3.0 theatrical mix tells me it's more likely that the mix was always intended to be 3.0 and either the Kaleidescape mix is 3.0 in a 5.1 container or they did some sort of automated 5.1 mix at the studio level (Kaleidescape is contractually prohibited from altering the actual mix), but even that is unlikely or they would have put that on the disc as well.
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Good explanation and makes sense. However reg the last point, they did put it (5.1) on the UK disc. The US disc is 3.0.
 
Balthazar2k4 said:
My understanding is that K requests the full theatrical assets when producing their audio encodes.
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K receives the studio's home video mezzanine files just like Apple (iTunes), Amazon (Prime), Google (Play), Fandango (Vudu), etc. On occasions where these files only contain lossy immersive audio (Atmos) K may request if lossless is available. But, that's it. No theatrical assets (DCP) at play.
 
Argo (2012) from Warner Bros updated to include C_HDR with DTS-HD Master 5.1
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Argo

A CIA agent creates a fake Hollywood film as an elaborate cover to extract a group of American diplomats from revolutionary Iran. Directed by Ben Affleck. Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman. Purchase and download today in 4K Cinematic Dolby Vision.
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Transformers (2007) Cinematic Dolby Vision version updated
  • Audio and video improvements
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Transformers

An intergalactic war between a race of shape-shifting alien robots intrudes on the everyday life of a suburban teen. Directed by Michael Bay. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, and Tyrese Gibson. Purchase and download today in 4K Cinematic Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos audio.
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Angel Has Fallen (2019) Standard HDR version updated
  • Added audio track: English (PCM Stereo)
  • Added extras (In HD as separate download)
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Angel Has Fallen

Framed for an attempt on the president's life, Agent Banning searches for the real culprit while evading the law. Action, Thriller, Political. Purchase and download today in 4K Cinematic Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos audio.
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HiFiHippie said:
Finding Nemo gets a 4k Cinematic Dolby Vision upgrade 👍
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Best Selling DVD of all time with nearly 40M sold! It’s crazy to think this single title generated nearly as much revenue as all (movie) physical media last year. Oh how times have changed,
 
Justin Gray - Immersed, just got updated to cinematic.
 
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4K Cinematic

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High Society

A socialite gets caught up in the amorous attentions of a reporter and her ex on the eve of her wedding. Directed by Charles Walters. Starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Celeste Holm. Purchase and download today in 4K Cinematic Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos audio.
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4K Cinematic - 219 GB!

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Gone with the Wind

A feisty Southern belle charms and scratches her way through the turmoil of the American Civil War. Romance, Drama, Period, Epic. Directed by Victor Fleming. Starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland. Purchase and download today in 4K Cinematic Dolby Vision.
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Very curious what is download time of the Gone with wind Cinematic on a Strato K (it has 1 G netwrok Card) and a Terra Prime Non SSD.
This leaves the two disc blue ray out in the dust.
 
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