{"id":371672,"date":"2017-07-29T02:09:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T18:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/07\/28\/apple-listing-select-itunes-movies-as-4k-hdr\/"},"modified":"2017-07-29T02:09:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T18:09:16","slug":"apple-listing-select-movies-as-4k-and-hdr-in-itunes-purchase-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/apple-listing-select-movies-as-4k-and-hdr-in-itunes-purchase-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Listing Select Movies as 4K and HDR in iTunes Purchase History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MacRumors reader Tomas Jackson has discovered that Apple is listing select movies as 4K and HDR in iTunes purchase history.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/07\/itunes-apple-tv-4k-800x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"238\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-578635\"\/><br \/>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.macrumors.com\/threads\/itunes-4k-hdr.2058710\/\">discussion topic<\/a> on the MacRumors forums, Jackson shared a screenshot of his iTunes purchase history with the 2016 film <em>Passengers<\/em> listed as &#8220;4K, HDR&#8221; in brackets. However, he said iTunes only presents the option to download the movie in HD quality, which is either 720p or 1080p depending on the content.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/07\/4k-hdr-itunes-movie-history-800x141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"141\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-578629\"\/><br \/>Another reader mentioned that the 2016 film <em>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them<\/em> is also listed as 4K and HDR. MacRumors rented the film to check, and we can confirm the film indeed has &#8220;4K, HDR&#8221; next to it in our iTunes purchase history. Nevertheless, iTunes lists the movie&#8217;s video quality as 720p.<\/p>\n<p>Not all movies are listed as 4K and HDR yet, and content is still in SD or HD for now, but this discovery may foreshadow what&#8217;s to come.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/07\/itunes-rental-720p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"582\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-578632\"\/><br \/>In February, <em>Bloomberg<\/em> reported Apple was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/02\/16\/apple-4k-capable-fifth-generation-apple-tv\/\">testing a new, fifth-generation Apple TV<\/a> capable of streaming 4K video, adding that it may be released as soon as this year. The report also said the new Apple TV, allegedly codenamed &#8220;J105&#8221; internally, would display more vivid colors, suggesting HDR support.<\/p>\n<p>A month later, developer Firi Games provided MacRumors with evidence of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/03\/16\/new-appletv-6-2-developer-logs\/\">device identified as &#8220;AppleTV6,2&#8221;<\/a> and running &#8220;tvOS 11.0&#8221; connecting to its arcade game Phoenix HD for Apple TV in its logs. The IP address fell within a range linked to Apple&#8217;s headquarters in Cupertino, California.<\/p>\n<p>The current Apple TV has a model identifier of AppleTV5,3, and Apple TV6,2 does not correspond with any released model.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s conceivable that Apple could launch 4K content in iTunes alongside a new Apple TV with support for up to 4K video output and HDR, or high dynamic range, which allows for sharper colors and lighting. The current, fourth-generation Apple TV has a maximum 1080p video output, and no support for HDR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MacRumors reader Tomas Jackson has discovered that Apple is listing select movies as 4K and HDR in iTunes purchase history. In a discussion topic on the MacRumors forums, Jackson shared a screenshot of his iTunes purchase history with the 2016 film Passengers listed as &#8220;4K, HDR&#8221; in brackets. 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