Apple Updates iTunes Movie Trailers App With HD/SD Playback, Speed Enhancements

[MacRumors]

Apple today updated its iTunes Movie Trailers app to version 1.2.3, adding an option that allows mobile users to switch between HD and SD quality when watching a trailer on the iPhone or iPod touch with Retina display or on the iPad.

The update adds improvements to video playback, decreasing the time that it takes for a trailer to begin playing. The new version of the app also allows for movie tickets to be purchased through the Fandango app.

- You can now choose HD or SD quality while viewing a trailer on iPhone and iPod touch with Retina display and iPad
- Video playback has been improved--it now takes less time for a trailer to start playing
- Movie tickets can be purchased using the Fandango app
- Additional improvements to performance and stability

iTunes Movie Trailers is a free universal app that can be downloaded from the App Store. [Direct Link]

Article Link: Apple Updates iTunes Movie Trailers App With HD/SD Playback, Speed Enhancements

 

[Simple714]

thank the Lord!!

 

[tevion5]

I...I did not know this app was a thing.

 

[flowsy]

C'mon Apple! Let me have that app in germany!

 

[Ade-iMac-177]

Still not available in the UK

 

[jakebot]

bring it to Canada! I don't understand why I can have this app on my apple tv, but not on my ipad.

 

[dejo]

Meanwhile, they've removed the download option at http://trailers.apple.com, much to the chagrin of 1080p-philes and trailer collectors.

Apple Removes Download Options From Quicktime Trailers Website

 

[nagromme]

I wish IMDB and YouTube would play trailers without buffering every 4 seconds. Since they won't... I'm glad to have this alternative.

 

[gwelmarten]

If Jobs was still there, it would automatically detect whether your connection could support SD or HD.

 

[lunaoso]

I wish Google would add the HD/SD playback option to their YouTube app. I hate how it randomly decides that my download speed isn't good enough when I have 20-25 down on average.

 

[Graig]

Link Points to iTunes U

Why does the link take me to iTunes U?

 

[NameUndecided]

I wish IMDB and YouTube would play trailers without buffering every 4 seconds. Since they won't... I'm glad to have this alternative.

It's funny that I have just about the opposite experience. For the trailers app on Apple TV, I can at least pause the video at the very beginning and let a video load all or most of the way so it won't stop in the middle. On iOS though, it will stop downloading about halfway through until I start playing the video a bit, so I've never really been able to use the app to watch a video without interruption. But YouTube works perfectly great for me.

edit: Hey. Nifty. The update does improve upon what I just described a bit. A video won't load all the way to the end, still, but I'll let it go as far as it will and then press play and hope that it continues to load steady enough while it's playing. Two out of three HD videos just now kept up to the end. It's still not entirely dependable but it's better than it was for me.

 

[Risco]

Still not available in the UK.....

 

[milo]

It's funny that I have just about the opposite experience. For the trailers app on Apple TV, I can at least pause the video at the very beginning and let a video load all or most of the way so it won't stop in the middle. On iOS though, it will stop downloading about halfway through until I start playing the video a bit, so I've never really been able to use the app to watch a video without interruption.

Exactly the same experience here. Just horrible, stops for buffering to the point where it's unusable. I'll try the new version and see if there's any improvement.

 

[iBungie]

Same thing happens to me. The App is not available in the UK iTunes Store so we get directed to iTunes U instead. Curious.

Why does the link take me to iTunes U?

 

[toby00001]

If Jobs was still there, it would automatically detect whether your connection could support SD or HD.

Jobs was not a magician - just because your connection has the bandwidth to support HD streaming, doesn't mean your provider gives you an adequate enough monthly data allowance to afford copious amounts of HD video data.

 

[BlueParadox]

Still not available in the UK

Yep, same here - not available in Australia for some absurd reason.

Does it have something to with the release dates of films here in Australia (and elsewhere outside of the U.S) being different to America's? Exclusivity of the content by another company? And yet I can easily go to the trailer page and view them; but I like the simplicity and neatness of the trailer app. Ah well, no big deal, just odd

 

[The-Pro]

C'mon Apple! Let me have that app in germany!

i was about to ask if it existed in germany, didnt know it existed at all

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If Jobs was still there, it would automatically detect whether your connection could support SD or HD.

Apps that think they can do that are the worst.
alot claim to be able to, none work for me, the always choose HD, and i have max down speed of 175KB/s.
Im glad u can choose, hate it when they dont let you

 

[Yumbo]

Get a US account people.
The content is obviously greater, and prices can be half that locally.

 

[The-Pro]

Get a US account people.
The content is obviously greater, and prices can be half that locally.

Been thinking about ordering a US gift card on ebay.

Annoying thing is to manage devices with contents from different store accounts. iTunes always complains bout wrong account, cant put that on, blah blah blah

wish they would make it easier to have several accounts, but clearly they dont want people to have that

 

[Ironduke]

Still not available in the UK

how pathetic of them

 

[Mike MA]

Didn't even know it was existing up until now

 

[GenesisST]

If Jobs was still there, it would automatically detect whether your connection could support SD or HD.

In some countries, like Canada, we often don't have unlimited bandwidth even for cable or DSL, etc. I think it is starting to appear here, with an extra charge (of course).

Bottom line is, I'd rather have the option of selecting it than not.

I guess Apple is thinking about lawyers more than users on this one.

 

[Solomani]

About time they updated that! Even Apple's own website for Movie Trailers has gotten broken links and server errors due to neglect lately!

I always did like watching movie trailers from the Quicktime Movie Trailers website. And now this app seems to be the improved mobile way of doing so.

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Get a US account people.
The content is obviously greater, and prices can be half that locally.

Not always.

In some cases, I wanted to purchase certain U2 (limited edition) albums that only appear on the UK iTunes Store. Many such albums are considered "foreign imports" and are very hard to get in the USA. Even the physical albums (formerly CDs) were hard to obtain in the US when chains like Tower Records were around.