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Movie Updates

Is there a post somewhere that shows all of the titles that have been fixed for playing in HD on the Strato V?
 
Updated with DV
 
Updated with DV
No DTS:X though?
 
The Last Samurai (2003) in HD from Warner Bros. updated to DTS-HD Master 5.1 from Dobly Digital 5.1 (Strato V update from old VC-1 encode)

Bad Santa (2003) in HD from Disney updated to DTS-HD Master 5.1 from PCMl 5.1 (Strato V update from old VC-1 encode)
 
The Last Samurai (2003) in HD from Warner Bros. updated to DTS-HD Master 5.1 from Dobly Digital 5.1 (Strato V update from old VC-1 encode)

Bad Santa (2003) in HD from Disney updated to DTS-HD Master 5.1 from PCMl 5.1 (Strato V update from old VC-1 encode)
Thanks for adding the V encode updates! Super super helpful. 👍
 
Is the fact that American Gangster file size so large because they're including both versions (Theatrical and Extended) in 4K?

AmericanGangsterK.jpg
 
Updated with DV
HDR update as well
  • Additional audio tracks (English PCM Stereo and Spanish DTS-HD MA 5.1)
  • Video quality improvements
 
The Last Samurai (2003) in HD from Warner Bros. updated to DTS-HD Master 5.1 from Dobly Digital 5.1 (Strato V update from old VC-1 encode)

Bad Santa (2003) in HD from Disney updated to DTS-HD Master 5.1 from PCMl 5.1 (Strato V update from old VC-1 encode)
I’ve noticed on the UK store The Last Samurai hasn’t been updated with DTS-HD but the Bourne Ultimatum was updated, how do the updates work across different regions?
 
Based on the specs Happy Gilmore was updated with what could be a superior encode:
 
Now available in DV with Dolby Atmos

In DV and HDR Update
Additional audio tracks (English PCM Stereo, French & Spanish DTS-HD MA 5.1)
Video quality improvements
 
HD version updated and also added in 4K

  • Changes in this update:
    Audio and video improvements
 
HDR version of Jason Bourne updated

Changes in this update:
  • A Dolby Atmos audio track was added4K4K HDR10
  • Additional audio tracks4K4K HDR10
  • Video quality improvements4K4K HDR10
 
Touch (2024) in Dolby Vision with Dolby TrueHD Atmos from NBC Universal added (HDR/UD/HD prior)
 
No, but maybe K should ask for those files for this series.
We always request immersive audio (Dolby Atmos or DTS:X). It’s not always available. And because I’m sure the question will come up: due to the way some studios/licensors are structured, there can be differences in the audio that they make available for electronic delivery and physical media. Sometimes, for example, they only have a lossy version of the immersive track available for electronic delivery, and we only use lossless.
 
We always request immersive audio (Dolby Atmos or DTS:X). It’s not always available. And because I’m sure the question will come up: due to the way some studios/licensors are structured, there can be differences in the audio that they make available for electronic delivery and physical media. Sometimes, for example, they only have a lossy version of the immersive track available for electronic delivery, and we only use lossless.
Something I've been curious about... I'd be interested in hearing from K ( @MikeKobb ) as well as other owners: Is there any value in including the lossy immersive track, knowing it's less than ideal, when you can't get the lossless track?

I mean, is there a reason it couldn't simply be there as another track? Many of us have had to listen to lossy Atmos for streaming exclusives, or for movies that K doesn't have access to. And, while certainly less than what you'd find on disc/K, they're not dreadful.

A movie has Atmos and 5.1 on disc.
The movie has Atmos (lossy) and 5.1 on streaming.
The movie has 5.1 on K. (Why not also include the lossy Atmos?)

The K Store has a lot of SD where HD is available, HD where 4K is available, and a lot of SDR where HDR available. Lossy Atmos seems an interesting place to draw a line.

(Maybe Dolby won't let you somehow indicate that it's a lossy track, and you don't want to cause confusion by branding both Atmos Lossy and Atmos Lossless with the same branding?)
 
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