I‘ve recently noticed that some movies purchased in the Apple TV store are too dark. For an extreme example, check out “Galveston” (2018, starring Ben Foster), which is currently on sale for $4.99. It is practically unwatchable, whether on my iPad Pro M1, MBP M1 Max (mini LED screen), or through an external 27” LG monitor connected to my MBP. It’s so dark that almost the entirety of the screen is pitch black (even with brightness turned up to 100%).
However, the same movie looks great when streamed on Tubi (where it’s free with ads). I assume it’s an issue with the actual video file on Apple’s servers.
This got me thinking that there seem to be a number of movies in my Apple TV collection that look too dark; certainly not all of them (and none is as bad as Galveston), but more than one. Has anyone else encountered this issue?