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Universal Pictures made movie history by sending an updated version of the film to theaters after opening night. The patch included improved visual effects and fixed embarrassing editing errors, such as a scene where actress Judi Dench’s human hand was visible instead of her CGI cat paw.

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Repairing software bugs, stabilizing frame rates, or correcting formatting errors. Kanye West’s 2016 album The Life of Pablo

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Universal Pictures made movie history by sending an updated version of the film to theaters after opening night. The patch included improved visual effects and fixed embarrassing editing errors, such as a scene where actress Judi Dench’s human hand was visible instead of her CGI cat paw.