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To Deliver ‘The Simpsons’ in 4:3 Aspect Ratio, Disney Plus Had to Rearchitect Its Content-Delivery System

To deliver "The Simpsons" episodes in 4:3 format, Disney Plus had to reconfigure its content-delivery engine.

variety.com

So what took so long?

Basically, the Disney Plus team had to reconfigure its content-delivery engine and build a brand-new feature to accommodate a concept it hadn’t previously anticipated: Giving viewers access to the same content but with different underlying video attributes, according to Joe Rice, VP of media product at Disney Streaming Services. And, it had to do that without breaking any of the existing features of Disney Plus.

Some background: Disney Streaming Services uses the MovieLabs Digital Distribution Framework (MDDF) industry standard, which defines the methods for representing content assets and associated metadata. The issue was that the existing content model assumed only one video edit (while multiple audio or subtitle components could be associated with that video asset) for each Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) ID tag.

So the DSS team revamped its content model to introduce the concept of multiple media “facets,” or multiple combinations of audio, video, and subtitle components. Now, components delivered under the same EIDR ID can be grouped in multiple combinations, laying the groundwork to support user-selected aspect ratio preference while maintaining existing content interaction features.

 

[marianus]

Is it still destroyed by DNR?

 

[Paulxo87]

how about on PS4 can we do this?

 

[Stitch]

Is it still destroyed by DNR?

Yeah but still looks slightly better because it doesn't look zoomed in anymore

 

[SentientStone]

Waiting for the 8k AI upscale without any loss of detail from DNR version in 4:3, only the best for the best show ever in its prime.

 

[Max_Po]

how about on PS4 can we do this?

There is a update to the APP just today. 1.40

edit... still shows 16:9

 

[YCoCg]

Yeah but still looks slightly better because it doesn't look zoomed in anymore

I don't get it, anytime they DNR content like this NO ONE LIKES IT, why do they keep doing it?

 

[carlosrox]

Oh they went and fixed it now?

I hated the zoomed in look.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Is it still destroyed by DNR?

Do Not Resuscitate?

If only they actually did that to modern Simpsons.

 

[diffusionx]

This is great, but I dunno, I watched all my faves on TV zoomed in and they were just as funny and I enjoyed them just as much.

 

[YCoCg]

Do Not Resuscitate?

If only they actually did that to modern Simpsons.

Digital Noise Reduction, you know, that super awesome technique that gets rid of grain which does this to animation if it's too strong...

And does this to film...

 

[-Arcadia-]

This is great, but I dunno, I watched all my faves on TV zoomed in and they were just as funny and I enjoyed them just as much.

Some visual gags were cut off. There was an example in the last thread of a joke that was completely offscreen due to the zoom, and made no sense anymore.

Digital Noise Reduction, you know, that super awesome technique that gets rid of grain which does this to animation if it's too strong...

And does this to film...

I understand completely now. Wow. That is hideous.

 

[davepoobond]

Digital Noise Reduction, you know, that super awesome technique that gets rid of grain which does this to animation if it's too strong...

And does this to film...

... ew

 

[Lionel Richie]

Digital Noise Reduction, you know, that super awesome technique that gets rid of grain which does this to animation if it's too strong...

And does this to film...

Some PC master tards have been defending this shit for decades now.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

So kinda off topic but I didnt see an offical D+ thread anywhere, thought I would share here

Coming to Disney+ in June

New on Disney Plus (June 2020): Every movie and TV show coming to Disney Plus

Here's what's coming your way this month on Disney Plus

www.gamesradar.com

New Disney Plus TV shows (June 2020)

• Howie Mandel’s Animals Doing Things seasons 1-2 – June 5
• Weird but True! season 1-2 – June 5
• Mighty Med season 1-2 – June 12
• Disneyland: The Liberty Story – June 12
• Disneyland: The Story of the Animated Drawing – June 12
• 101 Dalmatians season 1 – June 19
• Muppet Babies Play Date season 1 – June 19
• Schoolhouse Rock season 1 – June 19

New Disney Plus movies (June 2020)

• Artemis Fowl – June 12
• Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy – June 19
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief – June 26
• Tarzan – June 26
• Tarzan II – June 26

New Disney Plus documentaries (June 2020)

• Alaska’s Grizzly Gauntlet season 1 – June 5
• America’s Greatest Animals – June 5
• Chasing the Equinox – June 5
• Howie Mandel’s Animals Doing Things seasons 1-2 – June 5
• Secrets of Wild India – June 5
• The Greeks – June 5
• Weird but True! season 1-2 – June 5
• Wild Hawaii season 1 – June 5
• Women of Impact: Changing the World – June 5
• Walt & El Grupo – June 12
• Big Sur: Wild California – June 19
• Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II – June 26
• Man in Space – June 26
• Mars and Beyond – June 26

 

[-Arcadia-]

So kinda off topic but I didnt see an offical D+ thread anywhere, thought I would share here

Coming to Disney+ in June

New on Disney Plus (June 2020): Every movie and TV show coming to Disney Plus

Here's what's coming your way this month on Disney Plus

www.gamesradar.com

New Disney Plus TV shows (June 2020)

• Howie Mandel’s Animals Doing Things seasons 1-2 – June 5
• Weird but True! season 1-2 – June 5
• Mighty Med season 1-2 – June 12
• Disneyland: The Liberty Story – June 12
• Disneyland: The Story of the Animated Drawing – June 12
• 101 Dalmatians season 1 – June 19
• Muppet Babies Play Date season 1 – June 19
• Schoolhouse Rock season 1 – June 19

New Disney Plus movies (June 2020)

• Artemis Fowl – June 12
• Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy – June 19
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief – June 26
• Tarzan – June 26
• Tarzan II – June 26

New Disney Plus documentaries (June 2020)

• Alaska’s Grizzly Gauntlet season 1 – June 5
• America’s Greatest Animals – June 5
• Chasing the Equinox – June 5
• Howie Mandel’s Animals Doing Things seasons 1-2 – June 5
• Secrets of Wild India – June 5
• The Greeks – June 5
• Weird but True! season 1-2 – June 5
• Wild Hawaii season 1 – June 5
• Women of Impact: Changing the World – June 5
• Walt & El Grupo – June 12
• Big Sur: Wild California – June 19
• Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II – June 26
• Man in Space – June 26
• Mars and Beyond – June 26

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The documentaries are always cool though, and a big part of why I’m still subbed.