In case anyone wasn't aware, it's much more technically challenging to implement DV on UHD disc than it is for a streaming version. This may be the reason behind Disney’s restricted use of Dolby Vision. He explained some of the intricacies of putting Dolby Vision on disc, and the limited capacity of authoring houses and expert staff who can do this. Geoff is a professional who authors Blu-ray Discs including Ultra HD ones. It did at the time undermine the point of my article but I’m still glad I published it, for a number of reasons.įirst of all, I learned a lot from the comments posted underneath, in particular those by one Geoff D. On the very day the article was ready and went online, Disney announced its first Ultra HD Blu-ray with Dolby Vision: Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
That was a temporary issue, Disney indicated.Įarly 2018 I wrote a piece about this, expressing my wonderment about this. 2 lacked Dolby Vision while the releases of these movies on streaming platforms did feature this premium HDR format. Their first two releases, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Guardians of the Galaxy vol. And when they finally did, it was somewhat halfheartedly. Of all the major studios it was the last one to jump on board. And the home video market has long time ago overtaken the box office.ĤK Ultra HD Blu-ray has been no exception to Disney’s initial hesitation. Even though every time it seems a good market in the end where they make healthy margins. This has been the case with LaserDisc, with VHS, with DVD, with downloads and with streaming. It’s a well-known fact that Hollywood in general and Disney in particular have been slow to warm to new distribution media for home video, and even to the concept of home media itself.
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