Editing Superbit (section)

== History ==

The Superbit line launched in October 2001 with five titles: ''[[The Fifth Element]]'', ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'', ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'', ''[[Desperado (film)|Desperado]]'' and ''[[Johnny Mnemonic (film)|Johnny Mnemonic]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/superbit.html |title=A Look at Superbit |accessdate=2013-12-31}}</ref> Following the initial release of the Superbit line, ''Superbit Deluxe'' was introduced, which bundled a Superbit-quality feature with a second disc containing the special features. In January 2007, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment discontinued its Superbit line in order to promote its [[Blu-ray|Blu-ray Disc]] format.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.videobusiness.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6408427 |title=Sony officially drops Superbit line |publisher=Video Business (via [[Internet Archive]]) |date=January 18, 2007 |accessdate=2007-08-16 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220827/http://www.videobusiness.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6408427 |archivedate=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>

Some of the most popular Superbit releases were the [[Sam Raimi]] films [[Spider-Man (2002 film)|''Spider-Man'']] and ''[[Spider-Man 2]]''. The multi-disc Superbit titles (meaning the films spanning more than one disc) included ''[[Das Boot]]'' as well as David Lean’s ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]],'' but in order to maximize the bitrate for AV-quality the title was not split where enthusiasts were expecting: the intermission interlude. This led many fans of the film to ignore the release. ''Lawrence of Arabia'' was also limited to a single movie disc in many regions when the Blu-ray debuted with Sony’s Blu-ray version of Superbit ‘Mastered in 4K’ line. Only Japan got a ‘Mastered in 4K’ where the film spanned multiple discs with the disc split finally occurring at the more appropriate intermission interlude. The [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|UHD Blu-ray]] of ''Lawrence'' was split across two triple layer BD100s at the appropriate spot again when debuting on that format with the Columbia Classics VoI. 1 UHD Blu-ray box set.