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– The source. This was the most revealing part. "HDRip" meant it was recorded from a high-definition source, but not from a Blu-ray. Usually, this came from a leaked web stream or—more commonly in 2016—a digital screener. A reviewer or cinema employee had likely captured the film using a capture card or even a phone held steady in an empty theater, then processed it through filters to reduce flicker and stabilize the image.