Blu-rays with 1080p extras? Specifically catalogue titles

[AgentOrange]

I know alot of new releases have many extras in 1080P, but as my collection has grown I've noticed the VAST majority of extras for catalogue titles are in 480p. Many titles don't even have a single extra that is actually 1080p to complement the feature film. Even when the source is clearly taken from film (ala deleted scenes), alot of times those deleted scenes are also presented in a very low res 480p image. I think it irks me most with deleted scenes.

Now I'm sure part of the reason is cost, studios are lazy/budget conscious and just want to cut and paste content from a previous DVD wherever possible. And of course for certain extras, like interviews and such, it was probably shot in SD video to begin with (not on film). How much work is it to just re-run the film elements and then digitize them at 1080P? I'm not talking clean up or remastering, but just encoding the basic image at 1080p before mass producing the blu-rays? Usually with deleted scenes it's raw footage anyway... and I'm fine with that, I just don't understand why the actual encoding of this footage can't have been done at 1080p.

Anyway, I guess the point of this thread is to find out which blu-rays have the most extras that are actually 1080p material. I'm especially interested in older and catalogue titles.

[victimofthecity]

I agree one hundred percent, but I'm willing to be a lot of members will say "we're lucky to even get special features."

As far as my collection goes, I'm not really sure which titles have their special material in HD... I'm willing to bet not even a quarter of them.

[pitmosher]

+1000!

i hate this too!. bad enough some BD come out with so-so PQ, on top of that they dont throw in those extras.

[vertigo12314]

Criterion usually does.

[HD Goofnut]

If extras are included on a catalog title chances are they are 480p because they were made back when the film was made and were filmed in SD. There are some exceptions to this, but this is usually the norm.

[42041]

This may be my personal disinterest talking, but are a few deleted scenes in HD going to be a major selling point for most folks and justify the effort and expense? I'd much rather they put that money towards new transfers of films rather than extras.

[Templar]

Originally Posted by 42041

This may be my personal disinterest talking, but are a few deleted scenes in HD going to be a major selling point for most folks and justify the effort and expense? I'd much rather they put that money towards new transfers of films rather than extras.

I don't mind watching the deleted scenes, and to have them in HD is a bonus but not a requirement. I'm with you on putting the money towards the movies as these are what we are handing over our hard earned for, so the better they look...

[OldPangYau]

Well, just got my blu-ray of Zombie today, and with the exception of two TV spots (which were obviously mastered on video), EVERY extra is in 1080p, including both the export trailer and US trailer.

[Clark Kent]

Most Blu-ray extra features have just been recycled from the DVD edition, so usually the studio only has them in 480p.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Most Blu-ray extra features have just been recycled from the DVD edition, so usually the studio only has them in 480p.

Right, because they were originally filmed in 480p. There's no sense in putting them in 720p or 1080i/p when they the original elements are in 480p.

[Arkadin]

Every feature on the 5 disc Blade Runner is in 1080p.
that's one reason it is STILL the best catalog release to date imo.

[Bowers0813]

i actually dig when they put the theatrical trailer on there in 480p, depending on the age of the flick it's cool to see the vintage look of the trailer

[wd40cloud]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

Every feature on the 5 disc Blade Runner is in 1080p.
that's one reason it is STILL the best catalog release to date imo.

Nope, they're not two of the discs are DVDs, so you're not going to get any better than 480p

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by AgentOrange

...I just don't understand why the actual encoding of this footage can't have been done at 1080p.
...

What you are talking about is upscaling the image to 1080p which can produce either good to awful results depending on the source.

Lionsgate did this with the original 20th anniversary Blu-ray for Dirty Dancing, Everything was upcaled from the original 480i/p to 1080i/p and two of the music videos looked pretty awful upscaled from the original VHS masters.