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Post #1407879

Author
Nick66
Parent topic
44rh1n's "The Fellowship of the Ring" Extended Edition Color Restoration (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1407879/action/topic#1407879
Date created
4-Feb-2021, 7:27 AM

44rh1n said:
WOW, you’re right! I just checked my iTunes copy, and it looks REALLY good! It’s still only HD for me (hopefully it upgrades to 4K for me eventually – iTunes usually does!), but it’s definitely the new master. It looks WAY better than the old green extended Blu-ray master!

So I’m curious about something. When you stream the new master from iTunes/Apple TV on an 1080p SDR monitor, what are you actually watching? I get that the 4K would just be downscaled to 1080p, but what about the HDR? Is there some kind of tone mapping being done, or does Apple already have a 1080p SDR version of the new master that automatically streams if they detect you’re using a non-HDR screen?