When verifying you have the correct file, look for these details in MediaInfo:
To understand the value of this specific release, one must first understand aspect ratios. The Terminator 1984 Open Matte 1080p WEB-DL DDP...
Most modern films are shot with the intention of being displayed in a widescreen format, typically 2.39:1 (CinemaScope) or 1.85:1 (Flat). When you watch a standard Blu-ray or HDTV broadcast of The Terminator, you are almost always watching a version cropped to 1.85:1 or 2.35:1. This creates those familiar black bars at the top and bottom of your 16:9 television screen. When verifying you have the correct file, look
However, many films from the 1980s, including The Terminator, were shot on 35mm film using "Super 35" or similar techniques. The camera captures a full 4:3 (or 1.33:1) image on the film negative. Theaters use aperture plates to mask the top and bottom of the image to fit the widescreen screen. This creates those familiar black bars at the
Open Matte means that the digital transfer has removed those masks. In this 1080p WEB-DL release, the picture fills the entire 16:9 (1.78:1) screen—or close to it—revealing the "full frame" image that the camera lens actually captured.
This refers to the audio codec. Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) is a lossy compression format, but it is vastly superior to standard Dolby Digital (AC-3). It supports higher bitrates (usually 256-640 kbps for 5.1) and is efficient for streaming. For a film like The Terminator, with Brad Fiedel’s iconic, pulsating synth score and the relentless clanking of the endoskeleton, a DDP track provides significantly better dynamic range than older MP3 or AC-3 tracks found on early web releases.