{"id":4424,"date":"2019-09-01T15:21:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T05:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/?p=4424"},"modified":"2019-09-01T15:21:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T05:21:46","slug":"weekly-news-roundup-september-1-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/2019\/09\/01\/weekly-news-roundup-september-1-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News Roundup (September 1, 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>And we&#8217;re back! Quite a few things have happened since the last WNR, and I know I promised to keep this thing regular, but sometimes everything else seems to just get in the way. No more promises though, but I will try my best in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/highdef.gif\" alt=\"High Definition\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re an Aussie and you like the sort of things I like, then you would have been ecstatic about the news of Disney+ coming down under, and for the <a href=\"https:\/\/streambly.com.au\/news\/20190821-disney-coming-australia-november-priced-cheaper-stan-netflix-1314\">really good price of $8.99<\/a> (that translates to less than the US pricing of $6.99). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s more, with Disney&#8217;s fan event, the D23 Expo, happening just a short while after the pricing announcement, Disney used the event to give fans even more information about the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We got trailers for the new Star Wars TV series <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cAEEPmmXY3E\">The Mandalorian<\/a> (and the trailer looked fantastic &#8211; if the show if half as good, it will be epic), original films <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DzSpVEsOmXQ\">Lady and the Tramp<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-1X-nMtMHAg\">Noelle<\/a>. There was also a <a href=\"https:\/\/streambly.com.au\/news\/20190825-d23-expo-disney-releases-disney-trailers-unveils-new-star-wars-marvel-shows-1317\">bunch of announcement<\/a> for new Marvel shows, and a big one, Ewan McGregor coming back as Obi-Wan in a new TV series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cAEEPmmXY3E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From a technical standpoint, there was also some exciting news that all Disney+ accounts will have access to 4K, HDR, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. This makes Disney+ by far the cheapest streaming plan to included these advanced features, $9 per month cheaper than the Netflix plan with the equivalent feature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those in the U.S. can also bundle Disney+ with Hulu and ESPN+ for only $12.99 per month, saving almost $5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/disney_plus_interface-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A screenshot showing the Disney+ Interface\" class=\"wp-image-4400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/disney_plus_interface-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/disney_plus_interface-250x141.jpg 250w, http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/disney_plus_interface-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/disney_plus_interface.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Disney+ will be worth having<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With so much enticing content, a great price and unexpected feature-set, it looks like Disney is very very serious about going head to head with Netflix. All the talk about Disney+ not being a competitor for Netflix (and most of that talk is coming from Disney, which is telling) is technically correct, but with Hulu under its wings, there&#8217;s no reason, from a content point of view, that Disney can&#8217;t take on Netflix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be good news for us consumers, not so much Netflix shareholders, I think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>And in the near future, when you&#8217;re watching a 4K Disney+ stream on your new TV, you might notice that there might be a new mode on your TV called &#8216;Filmmaker Mode&#8217;. If you see it, you should enable it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Announced this week by the UHD Alliance, along with CE partners Panasonic, LG and VIZIO and along with the Directors Guild of America and The Film Foundation, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/news-64903-New-TVs-Will-Have-Filmmaker-Mode-for-Ultra-HD-Blu-ray-Discs.html\">Filmmaker Mode<\/a> will be a shortcut that turns off all the post-processing features on the TV that distracts from the film-watching experience. You know the ones &#8211; motion smoothing, the over-sharpening and unnatural colour corrections, and when combined, makes movies look more like daytime soap operas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/filmmaker_mode-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"The logo for Filmmaker Mode\" class=\"wp-image-4426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/filmmaker_mode-1024x665.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/filmmaker_mode-250x162.jpg 250w, http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/filmmaker_mode-768x498.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.digital-digest.com\/blog\/DVDGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/filmmaker_mode.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Filmmaker Mode will make it easy to see films the way they are supposed to be seen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But now, with just one setting, you can watch the film as the filmmakers intended, with the right colour reproduction, and more importantly, the right framerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new mode seems to be made for UHD Blu-ray discs, but there&#8217;s no reason why it can&#8217;t be used for streaming as well. So there won&#8217;t be any more excuses for films to be played back with the soap opera effect turned on. No excuses!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it for the week. Back to making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/DigitalDigestTrailers\">trailers<\/a> for me. Until next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And we&#8217;re back! Quite a few things have happened since the last WNR, and I know I promised to keep this thing regular, but sometimes everything else seems to just get in the way. No more promises though, but I will try my best in the future. 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