iTunes 4K, HDR

[Tomas Jackson]

I purchased Passengers a couple of days ago. When checking my account history it shows as being purchased in 4K, HDR.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

So is the actual file in 4K? Open it on your computer and see if the resolution is greater than 1920X1080.

 

[jetjaguar]

would be nice if that is true

 

[Tomas Jackson]

So is the actual file in 4K? Open it on your computer and see if the resolution is greater than 1920X1080.

I can only see an option to download in HD. Just seems strange that it is listed as a 4K purchase.

 

[jetjaguar]

weird .. maybe apple is preparing to release movies in 4k with the release of an updated apple tv

 

[keeganskylar]

weird .. maybe apple is preparing to release movies in 4k with the release of an updated apple tv

Will there be a new Apple TV device that is 4K or will they simply just update the current recent Apple TV with a software update to get 4K ?

 

[kiranmk2]

Will there be a new Apple TV device that is 4K or will they simply just update the current recent Apple TV with a software update to get 4K ?

The current ATV cannot do HDR - HDR10 needs HDMI2.0 and Dolby Vision requires dedicated chips (but could work over HDMI 1.4) - so it is unlikely 4K will ever come to ATV4.

 

[jetjaguar]

Will there be a new Apple TV device that is 4K or will they simply just update the current recent Apple TV with a software update to get 4K ?

would definitely be new hardware

 

[medavo]

Interesting. Yeah just looked and can see the same. Also showing that against Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

 

[iDento]

So, Apple will upgrade these movies to 4K even though they were 1080p when you purchased them? That's really awesome if true.

 

[doolittle27]

Here's my purchase history from the US store. :-/ I really hope they will make 4K movie available soon. New hardware would also be a BIG plus!

 

[peppespizzapie]

Apple TV in 4k? Yeah right! Maybe in 10 years!

 

[adz2014]

^more like within 1 year

and @doolittle27 , if you regularly buy iTunes movies, check out this Google community for daily sales.
This weekend there's a $4.99 comedy sale, it's so worth it

 

[LtRoyalShrimp]

Same here. This is from my purchase history. Recently rented Fantastic Beasts on my Apple TV. Not sure if it matters but my Apple TV is connected to a KS8000 4k/HDR TV.

 

[BJMRamage]

anyone seeing 4k HDR on a BETA macOS?

some see HD some see 4K
some in UK, some in US.

 

[Weaselboy]

I purchased Passengers a couple of days ago. When checking my account history it shows as being purchased in 4K, HDR,

https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/28/apple-tv-4k-hdr-video/

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/07/28/apple-listing-select-itunes-movies-as-4k-hdr/

https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/6pzi2a/evidence_of_4khdr_content_on_itunes/

Dang... Tomas is famous!

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

I purchased Passengers a couple of days ago. When checking my account history it shows as being purchased in 4K, HDR,

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Thanks for the tip.

 

[furbzv1]

That would be dope- hopefully we get to see more and more movies listed on 4K

 

[doolittle27]

^more like within 1 year

and @doolittle27 , if you regularly buy iTunes movies, check out this Google community for daily sales.
This weekend there's a $4.99 comedy sale, it's so worth it

Thank you for the tips! I normally use Blu-Ray dot com or an app called Cheapcharts to see if there's any discount movies. Been working on my collection with 766 movies so far

 

[Tomas Jackson]

Just checked my purchase history and the film is now showing as just purchased in HD.

 

[furbzv1]

They giveth and they taketh away

 

[JeffPerrin]

So is the actual file in 4K? Open it on your computer and see if the resolution is greater than 1920X1080.

Last I knew, the files you download from Desktop iTunes were different from those served up on the ATV 4 gen store. (Lack of DD+ audio is a telltale sign of this)

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[HobeSoundDarryl]

I don't know absolutley- it's been a while since I purchased an iTunes file. It would be news to me if it's actually a different file. I think the Dolby Digital is in there with non-surround audio for computers. The last one I did download has both tracks wrapped in FairPlay... but the DD track is in there too.