UltraViolet Digital Movie Locker Service Will Close on July 31, 2019

I just got the email, I forgot this thing even existed.

 

This is why I keep everything in iTunes. It's guaranteed to basically exist forever.

 

Makes the case why Apple eco system is superior with movie buying. Brand and trust matters

 

can't see UltraViolet light...can't see UltraViolet movies.

I've only had a small handful there, mostly iTunes. any that were in UV mostly went to VUDU and now MoviesAnywhere.

 

This definitely shows the risks of ownership with streaming only options. Amazon Video now injects ads for their own content before you watch a movie/show. We’ve seen them do this even for content that we paid to rent or own. It all can change depending on licensing agreements and the costs of delivery. Even music streaming content comes and goes based on licensing and availability.

 

Unfortunately nothing is forever. Once great companies can fall from grace and vice versa.

 

Well, I wouldn’t go that far, but I do think Apple is in it for the long haul. Or, wait, weren’t Apple supposed to be a dead company about 20 years ago? lol

 

I never understood the push for this digital service, I was always reluctant even just buying a movie with this on the pack thinking it won't take long for it to go under...

 

So is there no way to transfer our UltraViolet movies to our iTunes account?

 

This is why I still buy BluRays with digital codes we redeem in iTunes (if possible, usually is). Best of both worlds and if a service dies we still have the disc.

 

The ultraviolet downloads was free with Blu-ray Disc purchase. So the physical copy will last much longer. Digital downloads isn’t forever. Even big companies like nintendo will take your money and run. The Nintendo Wii shop is shut down. Bye bye digital download.

 

Well that will be interesting in UK. Basically every one has dropped support for them and that’s all that comes on DVD’s.

Be nice if they could agree for them to be transferred to Itunes or even Amazon, just so dont loose them.

 

This is why I have no issue downloading the purchased movie files and stripping the DRM from them for my Plex server. Nothing lasts forever, as someone said. Definitely not in this case.

 

There is a way to get some...link UV to VUDU...link VUDU to MoviesAnywhere (MA)...link MoviesAnywhere to iTunes.
most studios have boarded the MA train. some (currently Paramount, MGM, Lionsgate, some other/smaller studios) are NOT onboard the MA train but many movies will port.

 

Huh, feeling pretty good about the decision to redeem every UltraViolet movie I bought through iTunes instead (at least in my experience, they were both pretty much always options). And with Movies Anywhere they're all also in my Google Play movies too.

I love redundancy.

 

I download ones (using iTunes) I think we might want to watch again to be sure. Those are usually the Disney/Pixar/Universal kid movies, plus maybe 10% of the so-called classics.

 

I love being able to login to the site to make sure my settings are ok... oh wait bad gateway error.. Wonderful!

 

I already merged my sony account to Vudu, then iTunes. So I have 30+ digital movies on both Vudu and iTunes, including those that did begin in the Ultraviolet service.

 

These independent movie locker things are such garbage. I used to hate buying a Blu-ray only for it to not have an iTunes digital copy option and this trash instead. No wonder it’s shutting down. No one uses it.

 

No it's not. Tons of posts on this forum and on reddit about iTunes content going from 4k to HD to SD and back, disappearing and reappearing, confusion about special editions.

 

From now on when I buy a movie on disc, the digital download flyer is going in the bin.

 

Seriously. Nothing is guaranteed, but nothing beats having all the files locally available on your own network.

 

You know media I own that still plays?

The Blu-Rays I bought and the films I digitized from said Blu-Ray disks that are on my Plex Server. I’m happy iTunes Music Store has been a thing since 2003 but every time a major service goes away, it reminds me that you don’t own anything digital. Best just to rent for $2 every time you want to watch it than pay $10 and hope it’ll still be playable in 20 years.

 

To make matters worse in a sign of how one shouldn't trust these things. When I try to log in per the instructions to see what movies I have, the site crashes.