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Apple Expands iTunes Movies in the Cloud to Over 35 New Countries [Updated]
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I've noticed something pretty cool.
If you have redeemed a digital copy (e.g. from a triple play blu ray) the films normally don't include iTunes extra content. However I've noticed if you delete the original copy you got from the triple play, and re-download from the cloud you will also get any iTunes extra content for that film
If you have redeemed a digital copy (e.g. from a triple play blu ray) the films normally don't include iTunes extra content. However I've noticed if you delete the original copy you got from the triple play, and re-download from the cloud you will also get any iTunes extra content for that film
A lot of mine are now showing went from 1 to 16 in 2 hours.
Think digital copies are standard def only tho..... I have iTunes set to download 1080 but don't think that helps.
went from 1 to 16 in 2 hours. Think digital copies are standard def only tho..... I have iTunes set to download 1080 but don't think that helps.
Not only is this rolling out slowly for different movies, it is doing so differently for each user. Some people are reporting Pixar movies in Canada while Ratatouille and Wall-E have not yet appeared for me.
EDIT: 16 movies just appeared suddenly, including Back to the Future that just an hour earlier had the "will not be available on iCloud" notice in the store. Looks like we're going for a full store of access with the exception of Fox who doesn't allow iCloud even in the US store.
Apple should just give a deadline for compliance. It's terribly confusing for users to have some movies available for viewing on all their devices and then other purchase a movie and have them unable to view them on their AppleTV or iPad. iCloud should just become the default. If Fox isn't complying then they can have their movies removed the iTunes and lose out on the sales.
EDIT 2: All my movies have now appeared (I don't have any Fox movies).
EDIT: 16 movies just appeared suddenly, including Back to the Future that just an hour earlier had the "will not be available on iCloud" notice in the store. Looks like we're going for a full store of access with the exception of Fox who doesn't allow iCloud even in the US store.
Apple should just give a deadline for compliance. It's terribly confusing for users to have some movies available for viewing on all their devices and then other purchase a movie and have them unable to view them on their AppleTV or iPad. iCloud should just become the default. If Fox isn't complying then they can have their movies removed the iTunes and lose out on the sales.
EDIT 2: All my movies have now appeared (I don't have any Fox movies).
Like everything else, Japan will need to be dragged kicking and screaming into this... but not yet it seems.
The iTunes movie store here is like that sad video store on a deserted street that's nearly always closed & has a few faded Betamax tapes from the 80s in the 'hot' section.
The iTunes movie store here is like that sad video store on a deserted street that's nearly always closed & has a few faded Betamax tapes from the 80s in the 'hot' section.
A lot of mine are now showing
Think digital copies are standard def only tho..... I have iTunes set to download 1080 but don't think that helps.
Yep. 0-15 here.
I have 'download in HD where available' checked but don't see any choice between SD or HD anywhere.
I see some movies with lower prices in the Australian store -- they seem to be Warner Bros movies. Like Batman: Begins for $10 (HD) or Crazy, Stupid, Love for $18. Compared to $25/30.
What really frustrates me is that when I look on Amazon I see one film after another (old and new) being released on BluRay but yet we have little or no 1080p HD films available to buy in the UK iTunes store.
I really want to start building a library of films but I don't want to buy the SD versions for £7 each only to find in a year or two that everything is now coming out in HD. I might as well just go back to buying BluRay disks again instead.
Check the iTunes store now, most films i can see are available in 1080p to purchase (since earlier today).
Don't you still have to download your purchases before you can also stream them? If not that would be really useful. I've bought a load of TV Shows but it takes ages to download all the episodes and then it takes up so much space on my hard drive I had to buy a 1TB external hard drive just for my iTunes library. It would be so much easier if I didn't have to download the TV Shows in the first place and just streamed them instead.
Ah... Seems I moaned too soon!
My Warner, Paramount, and Universal digital copies are now available. The only things missing are the ones from Fox... which aren't even available in the US anyway.
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Re. Ultraviolet:
Am I wrong, or is it true that Ultraviolet is streaming *only* when using e.g. an iPad, no ability to download for later local playback? If so, then that sucks IMO. No use having purchased films on UV if you're restricted to streaming. What if you want to watch a film while on a plane or somewhere else where you don't have WiFi.
My Warner, Paramount, and Universal digital copies are now available. The only things missing are the ones from Fox... which aren't even available in the US anyway.
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Re. Ultraviolet:
Am I wrong, or is it true that Ultraviolet is streaming *only* when using e.g. an iPad, no ability to download for later local playback? If so, then that sucks IMO. No use having purchased films on UV if you're restricted to streaming. What if you want to watch a film while on a plane or somewhere else where you don't have WiFi.
Just been through it and there certainly is a lot more HD content but most of the titles that have been added are only available to rent in HD not to buy which sucks. What's the point in paying £3.49 to rent a film when you can buy it for £6.99.
Same reason many Fox etc aren't. Exclusive contracts with cable nets etc. these downloads fall under the definition of 'broadcast' under current contracts. It's also why some tv seasons and movies aren't on the store
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Same game in the US. Some stuff isn't even 720p, particularly a lot of BBC stuff for us
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Actually it doesn't. iTunes in the cloud is not actually iCloud. You are redownloading from the iTunes server, same as how you originally got it.
Just noticed that MGM and Fox Movies are now available for iCloud. I'm in the US. I know both of these studio's where not available previously.
I wish that was true for all movies. I bought American Wedding in April. It was in the cloud. iTunes no longer has it for sale and it has been removed from the cloud.
1080 Movie re-downloads. yay!
I bought Four Lions HD version (720p) earlier this year and Tell No One HD (720p) just 2 weeks ago on the UK iTunes. I can now delete them and redownload the 1080 versions - for free. Awesome.
Wish there was a way to pay to upgrade SD films to HD (but like the iTunes Plus upgrade system they had years ago).
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If you think you might want them again, you really should keep a copy locally. Movies often disappear from the store (rights/contracts expires etc) so it's very possible you may not ever be able to re-download it.
I bought Four Lions HD version (720p) earlier this year and Tell No One HD (720p) just 2 weeks ago on the UK iTunes. I can now delete them and redownload the 1080 versions - for free. Awesome.
Wish there was a way to pay to upgrade SD films to HD (but like the iTunes Plus upgrade system they had years ago).
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If you think you might want them again, you really should keep a copy locally. Movies often disappear from the store (rights/contracts expires etc) so it's very possible you may not ever be able to re-download it.
Of the 15 movies I've purchased, they all say not available in the cloud except for 2. Fairly pointless service if this is what it's going to be like.
--> I take that back. 28 now showing - it even includes films I downloaded for free with our Sunday Times subscription.
You can download UV movies to the iPad for offline watching via the Flixster app.
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On an Apple TV you can simply stream them. On iTunes, you can do progressive download, i.e. start playback while the movie is downloading.
TV shows have been available in the cloud for quite a while now (at least in the US, not sure about other countries).
great
is this iCloud-service available for Sweden too ?
am not a big fan of itunes thu , I only rent movies from there. but i this is true than i'll start buying from the itunes store... perfect when you have the mbp,iphone and ipad. the iTrinity.
is this iCloud-service available for Sweden too ?
am not a big fan of itunes thu , I only rent movies from there. but i this is true than i'll start buying from the itunes store... perfect when you have the mbp,iphone and ipad. the iTrinity.
Yep, I see some of my Fox movies appearing too.
Not all them them yet, though.