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Upgrading my movies to 4K (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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In the past, Apple would upgrade any of my HD files to 4K when they added this 4K. At some point, or for whatever reason, not all my movies that RHD have been upgraded.

That’s not an issue with me other than the fact that I would love to know when they are available or eligible to upgrade, even if it makes a new purchase.

When you go to iTunes, if you own the movie, it just tells you what format you own. It doesn’t tell you if it’s available in a better format. Always tells you if it’s available in a lesser format. Does anybody have a definitive way to look at my Movies and decide wait there’s a 4K version?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Apple will upgrade to 4K when it becomes available if you originally made the purchase or redeemed the the digital code through Apple.

Every now and then a studio may be generous and upgrade your license to 4K, but that is rare.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So much for paying for movies and tv shows huh?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

😂😂

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Huh? OP is saying they’re willing to pay more, they just want some sort of indication or notification that a film is available in a better format that they can upgrade to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don’t think this is possible, as there are many instances where a 4K upgrade releases as a different listing (often because licensing changes hands between distributors). I don’t think there’s anything in the iTunes database that links together different releases of the same movie, and it can’t just go by name as there are often many films with the same name.

Unfortunately I think you just have to do a manual search each time you go to watch a film to see if there's a better version available. Or you can keep an eye on CheapCharts, but again that might not catch new releases under a different distributor, I think the “Upgraded to 4K” section only tracks titles that have upgraded to 4K under the same ID that was initially an HD only listing.