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