As promised<\/a>, Simpsons<\/em> fans can now watch early seasons (pre-2009) in 4:3 format on Disney+. Beginning today, users can choose to view those episodes in either 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios. The 4:3 format won’t cut off sight gags<\/a> like the one above.<\/p>\n The change should appease fans, but some may still be surprised that it was an issue at all. The Simpsons<\/em> switched to the 16:9 aspect ratio when it made its high-def debut<\/a> in 2009. When FXX started streaming<\/a> the show <\/em>in 2014, fans pointed out that the 16:9 format applied to older episodes cut off key visual cues. In response, FXX agreed to stream the series’ first seven seasons in their original aspect ratio<\/a>. That was fine, until Disney+ began streaming all seasons in 16:9 format<\/a>, resurrecting an issue many thought was solved. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In a blog post<\/a>, Joe Rice, a Disney vice president, explained why showing the original episodes in 4:3 format wasn’t as easy as some might assume. If 4:3 versions of the episodes were added as standalone bonus content, Rice said, features available for modern HD content, like Continue Watching and Watchlists, wouldn’t be supported. <\/p>\n To avoid that, Disney+ had to change how it packages and identifies content — such as video, various audio languages and subtitles — and metadata — like artwork, descriptions and credits. Previously, a content package could only have one version of a single video. But Disney+ wanted to avoid creating new content packages for every 4:3-format episode.<\/p>\n “It was clear that the cleanest path forward was to make a fundamental change to the content model to break the assumption that only a single version of video would be present in any given package,” Rice wrote.<\/p>\n Now, Disney+ is able to create content packages with two forms of a single video. For Disney+ users, all of this means that they can toggle between watching those early episodes in 4:3 aspect or 16:9 without losing any modern streaming features. For Disney+, the change could open up new ways of presenting content in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tags:<\/b> Christine Fisher<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Disney explains why it didn’t have a quick fix. As promised, Simpsons fans can now watch early seasons (pre-2009) in 4:3 format on Disney+. Beginning today, users can choose to view those episodes in either 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios. The 4:3 format won’t cut off sight gags like the one above. The change should appease fans, but some may … Continue reading At last, you can watch early ‘Simpsons’ episodes as intended on Disney+<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading
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