Director Ben Strout had all archival material for "The Winter War" converted to HD and delivered on hard drives from Finland, Germany, and the US in 2005 before the 'war' between Blu-Ray and High-definition was decided. It was edited completely in HD. It first aired on PBS in Boston in full HD. Strout waited until that HD 'battle' was decided before releasing "Fire and Ice" on DVD in Blu-Ray format.