Lionsgate Adding iTunes Digital Copy on DVD and Blu-ray Discs

MacRumors · 11:56 AM

Lionsgate announced that they are working with Apple to provide iTunes Digital Copies on select DVD and Blu-ray releases.

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Just like movies purchased from the iTunes Store, an iTunes Digital Copy can effortlessly be transferred to iTunes and then viewed on a PC or Mac, iPod with video, iPhone or on widescreen television with Apple TV.

The first Liongate DVD/Blu-ray disc to include an iTunes Digital Copy will be Rambo due for release on May 27th. Fox was the first to start including iTunes digital copies on their DVDs.

The process of copying the movie to iTunes involves entering a unique code into iTunes. The movie is then transferred to iTunes, allowing you to sync the movie with your iPod, iPhone or Apple TV. Each DVD (unique code) will allow digital transfer to only one iTunes library.

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rubberduck007 · Mar 10, 2008, 11:08 AM

Good news!

Is the new Rambo any good? Generally top news though.... what about UK details and ROW?

bigandy · Mar 10, 2008, 11:09 AM

I really like this idea.

<sarcasm>
<surprised>
I haven't seen much news of it over here, though.
</surprised>
</sarcasm>

2A Batterie · Mar 10, 2008, 11:10 AM

What about HD DVD though????

rubberduck007 · Mar 10, 2008, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 2A Batterie

What about HD DVD though????

is he 'aving a laff?... is he 'aving a laff?

ppc_michael · Mar 10, 2008, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rubberduck007

is he 'aving a laff?... is he 'aving a laff?

Ah don't geeet it!

I think this is a pretty cool idea. Pity it's DRM'd, but that'll be a temporary thing.

Morky · Mar 10, 2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by rubberduck007

is he 'aving a laff?... is he 'aving a laff?

OMG, When the Whistle Blows is, like, my favorite show!

flashy-cat · Mar 10, 2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 2A Batterie

What about HD DVD though????)

or Betamax?

StrictlyCircus · Mar 10, 2008, 01:43 PM

What's the point of offering virtual blu-ray titles if it won't play in the same resolution as blu-ray anyway?

Isn't blue-ray 1080p, but AppleTV can only display 720p, right?

Someone please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.

mdntcallr · Mar 21, 2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 2A Batterie

What about HD DVD though????

funny question. hd dvd is toast. duh!

entropy1980 · Mar 10, 2008, 11:11 AM

Interesting that Blu-Ray is mentioned considering no Macs currently ship with a Blu-Ray drive... could this be changing soon? This may be a hint....

tringo · Mar 10, 2008, 11:12 AM

Good news.

Anybody know how big these digital copies are? It would seem pointless to copy a DVD if it was 4GB. You barely get one movie on an iPhone.

bytethese · Mar 10, 2008, 11:14 AM

Sheesh, finally! I can have some "fair use" with my purchased movies??

It's SUCH a pain to rip my DVD's, having a digital copy to import into my Library would be most welcomed!

spice weasel · Mar 10, 2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by tringo

Good news.

Anybody know how big these digital copies are? It would seem pointless to copy a DVD if it was 4GB. You barely get one movie on an iPhone.

I have a similar, but opposite, concern: as an AppleTV owner, I don't want a low-rez copy that will look great on an iPod but crappy on my HDTV. For Blu-Ray this won't be a problem. But for DVD, I can't see how they will fit the full movie and an iTunes mp4 copy that will be of high enough quality for my tastes. HB encodes at 2500 kbps and AAC+AC3 weigh in at over 2 gigs (sometimes well over) for most movies.

Maybe if studios did away with all of the worthless "extras" they include on DVDs, there would be enough room for high quality iTunes copies.

Claytoniss · Mar 10, 2008, 11:19 AM

Sweet! So I won't need a blu ray disc player, just my mac and

tv and my 5 year old hd monitor!

ebouwman · Mar 10, 2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by entropy1980

Interesting that Blu-Ray is mentioned considering no Macs currently ship with a Blu-Ray drive... could this be changing soon? This may be a hint....

Are you serious? A hint? This is not a hint. They go on to say that sony has been talking to apple, and if that's not hint enough they say that maybe apple will adopt the blu-ray drive.

entropy1980 · Mar 10, 2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ebouwman

Are you serious? A hint? This is not a hint. They go on to say that sony has been talking to apple, and if that's not hint enough they say that maybe apple will adopt the blu-ray drive.

By hint I meant that it's coming sooner rather than later.

W1LLk · Mar 10, 2008, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ebouwman

Are you serious? A hint? This is not a hint. They go on to say that sony has been talking to apple, and if that's not hint enough they say that maybe apple will adopt the blu-ray drive.

They said you would get a code with your blu-ray movies that you could redeem on itunes, this does not require an actual blu-ray drive on your mac (or God forbid - PC). However, these codes will make your downloads snappier.

thejadedmonkey · Mar 10, 2008, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ebouwman

Are you serious? A hint? This is not a hint. They go on to say that sony has been talking to apple, and if that's not hint enough they say that maybe apple will adopt the blu-ray drive.

..or it will be iTunes for Windows only

asdavis10 · Mar 10, 2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by entropy1980

Interesting that Blu-Ray is mentioned considering no Macs currently ship with a Blu-Ray drive... could this be changing soon? This may be a hint....

Maybe, but it has to be included on Blu-ray disks because there are PC users that have Blu-ray drives. Blu-ray is neither Mac or PC.

gkarris · Mar 10, 2008, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by tringo

Good news.

Anybody know how big these digital copies are? It would seem pointless to copy a DVD if it was 4GB. You barely get one movie on an iPhone.

Same as the videos on the iTunes Store....

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Originally Posted by entropy1980

Interesting that Blu-Ray is mentioned considering no Macs currently ship with a Blu-Ray drive... could this be changing soon? This may be a hint....

For Blu-ray, you would put it in a PS3, and see the files, copy the files to a USB drive, then place on your Mac or PC...

jaw04005 · Mar 10, 2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by gkarris

For Blu-ray, you would put it in a PS3, and see the files, copy the files to a USB drive, then place on your Mac or PC...

Do you own a PS3? You can't browse or transfer files from a Blu-ray disc. So, your idea of copying the file from your Lionsgate disc to a portable hard drive will not work.

It is my understanding that with Sony's own portable copy feature for PSP, the transfer is initiated in the BD-Live interface—then it transfers you to the XMB menu to complete the copy.

abrooks · Mar 10, 2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by bigandy

I really like this idea.

<sarcasm>
<surprised>
I haven't seen much news of it over here, though.
</surprised>
</sarcasm>

As far as Fox is concerned it is US only, unsure if it'll be the same for Lionsgate. I'd imagine so.

philbeeney · Mar 10, 2008, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by abrooks

As far as Fox is concerned it is US only, unsure if it'll be the same for Lionsgate. I'd imagine so.

I purchased Family Guy Blue Harvest here in Canada, so it's not just US only. It may just be for Region 1 DVDs which would be North America only.

anthonymoody · Mar 10, 2008, 11:43 AM

This may be fine for watching on an iphone, but i won't be interested in general for home-theater purposes if the files are no better than the SD movie quality on AppleTV.

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Mar 10, 2008, 11:08 AM	#2
rubberduck007 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London	Good news! Is the new Rambo any good? Generally top news though.... what about UK details and ROW?

Mar 10, 2008, 11:12 AM	#12
tringo macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2006	Good news. Anybody know how big these digital copies are? It would seem pointless to copy a DVD if it was 4GB. You barely get one movie on an iPhone.

Mar 10, 2008, 11:14 AM	#13
bytethese macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York, NY	Sheesh, finally! I can have some "fair use" with my purchased movies?? It's SUCH a pain to rip my DVD's, having a digital copy to import into my Library would be most welcomed!

Mar 10, 2008, 11:19 AM	#15
Claytoniss macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Denver	Sweet! So I won't need a blu ray disc player, just my mac and tv and my 5 year old hd monitor!

Mar 10, 2008, 11:43 AM	#25
anthonymoody macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2002	This may be fine for watching on an iphone, but i won't be interested in general for home-theater purposes if the files are no better than the SD movie quality on AppleTV.