Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

“Don’t cast that spell.” The second Doctor Strange film looks like it picks up from “Spider-Man: No Way Home” dealing with the aftermath of Doctor Strange casting the spell he was warned not to. I still have not had a chance to get to the cinema to see “No Way Home” so I have no idea what the consequences are. The encodes here are from the ProRes master. There is a lossless 10 bit YUV422 version as well as a standard 8 bit YUV420. I do expect to eventually get a 4K version as well as 5.1 audio. That may not arrive until next week.

Trailer 1 – Official Mix – PCM and AC3 Stereo
Video: HEVC H265 16 Mbps YUV422 10 bit
Audio: Official Mix – PCM and AC3 Stereo
Image: Scope 1920×804
Format: MKV

Trailer 1 – Official Mix – PCM and AC3 Stereo
Video: AVC H264 32 Mbps YUV420 8 bit
Audio: Official Mix – PCM and AC3 Stereo
Image: Scope 1920×804
Format: MKV

Trailer 1 – Official Mix – AC3 Stereo
Video: AVC H264 16 Mbps YUV420 8 bit
Audio: Official Mix – AC3 Stereo
Image: Scope 1920×804
Format: MP4

Release Date: May 6, 2022 (North America)
Director: Sam Raimi
Writers: Jade Halley Bartlett, Steve Ditko and Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comics by)
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Michael Stuhlbarg
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures / Marvel Studios

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

The second trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) is here! As it was sourced from a theatrical digital cinema package, I have created a number of encodes to best represent the source. Not everyone will be able to playback all these versions, but if you can, the HEVC YUV 444 10 bit encode is the best. These all work on my installation of Media Player Classic – Home Cinema but do not on VLC. Your results may vary.

I do not yet have a 4K or IMAX version. If I get it I will absolutely upload to this site. You can get the 1080p encodes from the links below:

Trailer 2 – H265 YUV 444 10 bit – Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1
Video: HEVC H265 YUV 444 10 bit 16 Mbps 24 FPS
Audio: Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1
Image: Scope 1920×800
Format: MKV

Trailer 2 – H265 YUV 422 10 bit – Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1
Video: HEVC H265 YUV 422 10 bit 16 Mbps 24 FPS
Audio: Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1
Image: Scope 1920×800
Format: MKV

Trailer 2 – H265 YUV 420 10 bit – Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1
Video: HEVC H265 YUV 420 10 bit 16 Mbps 24 FPS
Audio: Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1
Image: Scope 1920×800
Format: MKV

Trailer 2 – H264 YUV 420 8 bit – Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1
Video: AVC H264 32 Mbps 24 FPS
Audio: Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1
Image: Scope 1920×800
Format: MKV

Trailer 2 – H264 YUV 420 8 bit – Official Mix – AC3 5.1
Video: AVC H264 16 Mbps 24 FPS
Audio: Official Mix – AC3 5.1
Image: Scope 1920×800
Format: MP4

Release Date: December 17, 2021 (North America)
Director: Jon Watts
Writers: Steve Ditko (based on the Marvel comic by) Stan Lee and Chris McKenna
Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jon Favreau
Studio: Sony Pictures / Marvel Studios

Lightyear (2022)

Disney and Pixar are returning to the big screen in 2022. In addition to Turning Red (2022) which is due in March, Lightyear hits cinemas in June. As always with Pixar, the image quality is stunning and I put together several encodes to provide the best representation possible. This was sourced from the ProRes 422 HQ master, which has been encoded to HEVC 422 and AVC 420. On the audio side there are also several options. First there is an unofficial English 5.1 mix, which was derived from an official French 5.1 mix and the official English stereo mix. I spent three hours on this and I am very confident that it is very close to the real thing. I didn’t do a great job on Spider-Man, despite my best efforts. Fortunately, I did get some feedback which I took constructively even if it wasn’t quite intended to be so. Since then I have been raising the bar and I hope the efforts show.

I have included the official French and the official stereo English mixes on the .mkv files. So if you want the French track, or if you want to compare against my English mix, or if you prefer an official English mix even if it is only stereo – you now have it. There is no 4K version yet. If I get it, I will post it.

Trailer 1 – h265 yuv422 10 bit
Video: HEVC H265 16 Mbps yuv422 10 bit
Audio 1: English Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Audio 2: French Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Audio 3: English Unofficial Mix – AC3 5.1
Audio 4: English Official Mix – PCM Stereo
Image: Scope 1920×800
Format: MKV

Trailer 1 – h264 yuv420 8 bit
Video: AVC H264 32 Mbps yuv420 8 bit
Audio 1: English Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Audio 2: French Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Audio 3: English Unofficial Mix – AC3 5.1
Audio 4: English Official Mix – PCM Stereo
Image: Scope 1920×800
Format: MKV

Trailer 1 – h264 yuv420 8 bit
Video: AVC H264 16 Mbps yuv420 8 bit
Audio: English Unofficial Mix – AC3 5.1
Image: Scope 1920×800
Format: MP4

Release Date: June 17, 2022 (North America)
Director: Angus MacLane
Writers: Pete Docter (based on characters by), John Lasseter (based on characters by), Joe Ranft (based on characters by)
Star: Chris Evans (voice)
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar

The Batman (2022)

Still set for release on Match 4, 2022 ‘The Batman’ stars Robert Pattinson as Batman who takes on the Riddler and corruption in Gotham City. I have been working on these encodes for a few days and I am pleased to be able to post them for your enjoyment. As the title says, this is the IMAX version, however it is not in an IMAX aspect ratio but 2.40:1 widescreen. Checking the technical specs at IMDB, it lists the aspect ratio as 2.39:1 and there is no indication of the use of IMAX cameras or lenses. That suggests there are no scenes in IMAX 1.90:1. So what makes this the IMAX version? Well, at the end it has the “Experience in IMAX” tag!

This is a dark and gritty trailer with a lot of shadows. There are several encodes, of varying qualities from 4K UHD 10 bit with 444 chroma subsampling to HD 8 bit. The default audio is an unofficial 5.1 mix derived from an official IMAX non English track. The centre was created from the official English stereo master and I also added an LFE as the IMAX track was 5.0 and not 5.1. If that is too much tinkering for you, the official lossless PCM stereo track is also included on all the .mkv files. If you are looking for the 4K DC Fandome Teaser, you can find it here.

Also, I mentioned another trailer for Dune was coming. Unfortunately I was mistaken and did not have what I thought I had.

IMAX Trailer 2 – UHD HEVC H265 yuv444 10 bit 16 Mbps – Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1, PCM Stereo
Video: HEVC H265 yuv444 10 bit 16 Mbps
Audio: Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1, Official PCM Stereo
Image: Scope 3840×1608
Format: MKV

IMAX Trailer 2 – HD HEVC H265 yuv444 10 bit 16 Mbps – Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1, PCM Stereo
Video: HEVC H265 yuv444 10 bit 16 Mbps
Audio: Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1, Official PCM Stereo
Image: Scope 1920×804
Format: MKV

IMAX Trailer 2 – UHD AVC H264 yuv420 8 bit 32 Mbps – Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1, PCM Stereo
Video: AVC H264 yuv420 8 bit 32 Mbps
Audio: Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1, Official PCM Stereo
Image: Scope 3840×1608
Format: MKV

IMAX Trailer 2 – HD AVC H264 yuv420 8 bit 32 Mbps – Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1, PCM Stereo
Video: AVC H264 yuv420 8 bit 32 Mbps
Audio: Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1, Official PCM Stereo
Image: Scope 1920×804
Format: MKV

IMAX Trailer 2 – UHD AVC H264 yuv420 8 bit 16 Mbps – Unofficial Mix – AC3 5.1
Video: AVC H264 16Mbps
Audio: Unofficial Mix – AC3 5.1
Image: Scope 3840×1608
Format: MP4

IMAX Trailer 2 – HD AVC H264 yuv420 8 bit 16 Mbps – Unofficial Mix – AC3 5.1
Video: AVC H264 16Mbps
Audio: Unofficial Mix – AC3 5.1
Image: Scope 1920×804
Format: MP4

Expected Release Date: March 4, 2022 (North America)
Director: Matt Reeves
Writers: Peter Craig
Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Colin Farrell
Studio: Warner Bros.