Michal Ždanský When Apple finally launched the iTunes Store in the Czech Republic, we only got music content and it was discussed how it would be with video content. Today we have the answer. The ability to buy and rent movies has quietly appeared in iTunes.
"In silence" is a very apt expression, because you won't find this section in the usual way, the movies tab is still missing. However, if you search for a movie, a section of movies and series will appear among the results. Then just select the movie and you can access the entire movie section from the movie tab.
Apple is probably still adding to the movie database, which is why it is not yet accessible in the usual way, that will probably come at the official launch. And how are the prices? You can buy the movie for a price 9,99 € or lend for 2,99 € whether 3,99 € in HD resolution (720p). There are not many HD movies on offer yet, but a much larger number can be expected once the Czech catalog is complete.
If you are wondering how renting movies actually works, you have a movie rented for 30 days, during which you can start playing the movie. Once you click on Play, you then have 48 hours to finish watching the movie. Not everyone watches a movie for one viewing, so 48 hours gives a person the opportunity to continue the next day. Movies can of course be transferred between Apple devices, they will even remember where you finished watching on one device and it is possible to continue from that point on, for example, the iPad.
All available films are available in their original version, Czech dubbing or subtitles are not available. It is not yet known whether this option will be available. All films include, among other things, a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. So when the video content is already available in the Czech Republic, there is a high probability that we will soon see official distribution Apple TV, which could be announced alongside the movie content on iTunes, which could probably be today or tomorrow.
in the article you also write about serials... unfortunately I couldn't find them. are you really sure that they are/will be added too? isn't there a separate "TV Shows" section for them?
They can go so far with English.... When there is an Apple Store, will there be English-speaking staff there?! At least they could add the subtitles out of decency. But I'm looking forward to apple tv :)
I already see the Films tab on the iPad in iTunes, but if it's only in English, it doesn't matter to me because I don't know English.
the serials are not there…. English is not good, if it is not in Czech, you do not have to put it there
but I wonder who can wait now :-)
Only 720p? Full HD movies not available on the iTunes Store?
I'm not entirely sure if apple tv can do better than 720p and if it can't then in my opinion they won't be there
no, then it only goes to 720p, but what has been heard is that 1080 should also be possible with the new Apple TV update
Please differentiate! The first generation Apple TV can still do 1080P, but the new ATV 2G only does 720P.
Personally, I wouldn't mind if it's in English, for example in Austria, as far as I know, most of the movies on iTunes are also in English, so you probably can't just wait for Czech movies here either. But what really bothers me is the absence of those subtitles. At least the English ones would be enough (again, I have no illusions about the Czech ones). But I don't know that way. To buy it and add subtitles there, I'll just download it somewhere, as always, because the bonus convenience is completely non-existent on iTunes in this case.
I expected more. The subtitles won't work, I didn't expect the Czech ones, but they don't even put the English ones there, so they're going to be stuffed. Asking two kilos for a movie is too much for me. I was expecting a price of around 50 CZK. It's just that few people will buy this from us. Obash, the offer is teke lousy, I was looking for example for my favorite The Sopranos and not a fat! Weakness!!
Subtitles in AJ are there. I just rented TRON and I'm fine. I don't mind if it's not localized. First of all, you have to realize that Apple only recently started with the iTunes Store here, so it's quite pointless to expect everything in Czech right away, when OS X itself was only localized with Lion.
I am glad that there is at least some chance to download movies and music LEGALLY! I love Apple!
If it's only in English, I'm not interested. But in America, I think everyone speaks only English :)))
I welcome the films, but I will only buy them in HD if the corresponding fps or similar cannot be found otherwise.
And for Avatar and HP of the last one, I see a price of €13,99 and also cc - which I think is closed cations - that should be enough :)
Just for info: you can also rent movies on AppleTV with a Czech account, but you can't transfer it between devices. Just like a rented movie on the iPad, it only works on the iPad. Otherwise, photostream works pretty well on appletv, but I don't understand why it can't connect iCloud purchased music and movies. Weird.
However, it can be played on all devices via homesharing. PC-MAC-iPad-iPhone and Apple TV probably teachers too. It is true that the cloud does not work for this yet, which will hopefully be fixed soon
I have a movies folder in iTunes on my PC.
How much space does a 120-minute movie in HD (so let it be 720p) quality take up (and therefore, how long will it take to download)?
5 minutes and I don't see the volume :)
And what are the chances that Czech films will appear there in a reasonable time horizon? Due to work, I spend quite a lot of time away from CR, and because I miss it, I would really like to be able to watch Czech films through iTunes!