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Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk UltraHD Blu-ray

January 17, 2017 by

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Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk UltraHD Blu-ray

Original Format(s)

F65 RAW (4K)

Master Format

4K

Features

Dolby Atmos, Includes Blu-ray, HDR, Wide Color Gamut

Release Date

February 14, 2017

Notes

Billy Lynn was shot in native 4K, but also shot at 120 frames per second instead of the usual 24. Since that is beyond current UltraHD displays, the disc is only at 60 frames per second, but is still the only UHD title to offer that. With a 4K source, 4K digital intermediate, and an Atmos soundtrack it should look and sound fantastic. The main question is will have 2.5x as many frames as other films lead to worse compression?

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