Blade Runner (1982) 4K UHD

[McCrutchy]

Warner released Blade Runner (1982) on 4K UHD in Japan yesterday.

[McCrutchy]

This 4K UHD disc is bundled with a new Japanese Blu-ray of the film ("日本語吹替音声追加収録版", or roughly "Japanese dubbed voice additional recording version") which appears to have the original English audio track in Dolby Atmos, like the UHD discs worldwide.

This disc had to be re-authored, since the previous existing Blu-ray versions of Blade Runner do not contain a Japanese dubbed audio track. Now, the Blu-ray has a Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 dub track, which should also be on the UHD disc.

I don't have Atmos capability, but the packaging claims it is Atmos, and the BDInfo scan confirms the disc has a Dolby TrueHD 7.1 core track. The VC-1 video encode is the same as the previously available Blu-rays, and the disc is still a BD-25, but only Japanese and English audio and subtitles are available.

The new Blu-ray versions marked as "日本語吹替音声追加収録版" also contain this Blu-ray Disc.

Here is the BDInfo scan of the standard Blu-ray:

                                                                                                                Total   Video                                             
Title                                                           Codec   Length  Movie Size      Disc Size       Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track                          Secondary Audio Track
-----                                                           ------  ------- --------------  --------------  ------- ------- ------------------                        ---------------------
00101.MPLS                                                      VC-1    1:57:36 22,006,124,544  22,261,496,297  24.95   16.87   Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4334Kbps (48kHz/24-bit)

DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     BLADE_RUNNER_THE_FINAL_CUT
Disc Size:      22,261,496,297 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        No
BDInfo:         0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00101.MPLS
Length:                 1:57:36.841 (h:m:s.ms)
Size:                   22,006,124,544 bytes
Total Bitrate:          24.95 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
VC-1 Video              16875 kbps          1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Advanced Profile 3

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Dolby TrueHD Audio              English         4334 kbps       7.1 / 48 kHz / 4334 kbps / 24-bit (AC3 Embedded: 5.1-EX / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB)
Dolby Digital Audio             Japanese        192 kbps        2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB / Dolby Surround
Dolby Digital Audio             English         192 kbps        2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB
Dolby Digital Audio             English         192 kbps        2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB
Dolby Digital Audio             English         192 kbps        2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           Japanese        9.439 kbps                      
Presentation Graphics           English         17.162 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Japanese        38.122 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Japanese        39.474 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Japanese        42.138 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Japanese        0.052 kbps                      

FILES:

Name            Time In         Length          Size            Total Bitrate   
----            -------         ------          ----            -------------   
00052.M2TS      0:00:00.000     1:57:36.841     22,006,124,544  24,947          

CHAPTERS:

Number          Time In         Length          Avg Video Rate  Max 1-Sec Rate  Max 1-Sec Time  Max 5-Sec Rate  Max 5-Sec Time  Max 10Sec Rate  Max 10Sec Time  Avg Frame Size  Max Frame Size  Max Frame Time  
------          -------         ------          --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  
1               0:00:00.000     0:02:58.178     4,101 kbps      17,199 kbps     00:02:18.054    16,167 kbps     00:02:16.970    15,906 kbps     00:02:17.095    24,343 bytes    217,481 bytes   00:02:38.741    
2               0:02:58.178     0:01:33.802     16,771 kbps     31,446 kbps     00:03:07.103    20,440 kbps     00:03:06.728    19,720 kbps     00:03:50.563    89,261 bytes    306,321 bytes   00:04:16.589    
3               0:04:31.980     0:02:53.131     17,884 kbps     23,064 kbps     00:06:19.379    20,099 kbps     00:06:17.418    19,175 kbps     00:05:33.249    93,237 bytes    201,307 bytes   00:07:25.111    
4               0:07:25.111     0:03:53.149     17,338 kbps     21,512 kbps     00:10:23.497    20,429 kbps     00:08:13.367    19,091 kbps     00:08:08.571    90,392 bytes    213,218 bytes   00:07:32.702    
5               0:11:18.260     0:01:40.308     17,218 kbps     20,106 kbps     00:12:16.318    19,068 kbps     00:12:14.817    18,355 kbps     00:12:09.812    89,766 bytes    206,004 bytes   00:12:13.065    
6               0:12:58.569     0:03:59.614     17,432 kbps     22,841 kbps     00:15:50.866    20,289 kbps     00:15:48.656    18,912 kbps     00:15:48.280    90,882 bytes    271,078 bytes   00:16:35.244    
7               0:16:58.183     0:05:40.631     17,516 kbps     25,336 kbps     00:20:22.554    20,050 kbps     00:21:03.512    19,274 kbps     00:21:03.345    91,318 bytes    229,725 bytes   00:20:22.971    
8               0:22:38.815     0:02:26.062     17,861 kbps     23,037 kbps     00:23:11.473    20,029 kbps     00:23:08.345    19,037 kbps     00:23:05.717    93,117 bytes    269,767 bytes   00:24:30.802    
9               0:25:04.878     0:02:53.464     17,619 kbps     23,933 kbps     00:25:18.058    21,963 kbps     00:25:14.179    20,196 kbps     00:25:11.092    91,859 bytes    226,853 bytes   00:25:09.549    
10              0:27:58.343     0:02:23.143     17,429 kbps     22,256 kbps     00:29:49.537    19,289 kbps     00:28:43.722    19,004 kbps     00:28:43.847    90,866 bytes    254,362 bytes   00:29:51.498    
11              0:30:21.486     0:05:57.690     17,515 kbps     25,782 kbps     00:32:15.975    20,995 kbps     00:32:11.971    20,377 kbps     00:32:06.966    91,314 bytes    379,041 bytes   00:32:16.935    
12              0:36:19.176     0:05:11.144     17,627 kbps     23,604 kbps     00:40:24.255    21,530 kbps     00:40:20.501    20,101 kbps     00:40:20.251    91,900 bytes    259,641 bytes   00:41:02.668    
13              0:41:30.321     0:00:53.678     17,800 kbps     21,058 kbps     00:42:04.104    19,464 kbps     00:42:17.576    18,714 kbps     00:41:57.181    92,804 bytes    217,679 bytes   00:42:04.522    
14              0:42:23.999     0:03:32.337     17,569 kbps     25,297 kbps     00:42:42.977    21,916 kbps     00:45:28.684    20,303 kbps     00:45:27.683    91,598 bytes    290,152 bytes   00:42:57.241    
15              0:45:56.336     0:02:48.126     17,612 kbps     23,353 kbps     00:46:18.692    19,893 kbps     00:46:17.024    19,246 kbps     00:48:13.015    91,819 bytes    227,360 bytes   00:46:19.693    
16              0:48:44.463     0:06:34.435     17,574 kbps     26,494 kbps     00:48:46.965    21,577 kbps     00:48:44.463    19,788 kbps     00:48:44.463    91,621 bytes    205,082 bytes   00:52:22.180    
17              0:55:18.898     0:02:08.378     17,604 kbps     25,550 kbps     00:55:47.844    20,087 kbps     00:55:44.007    18,821 kbps     00:55:43.715    91,780 bytes    244,017 bytes   00:55:30.076    
18              0:57:27.277     0:02:17.720     17,554 kbps     22,230 kbps     00:58:52.820    19,062 kbps     00:58:51.402    18,469 kbps     00:57:39.789    91,518 bytes    245,362 bytes   00:58:41.809    
19              0:59:44.998     0:02:04.415     17,518 kbps     22,607 kbps     01:00:04.267    19,297 kbps     01:00:35.089    18,712 kbps     01:00:31.753    91,331 bytes    193,395 bytes   00:59:57.302    
20              1:01:49.414     0:01:26.586     17,608 kbps     21,537 kbps     01:02:01.592    19,198 kbps     01:02:29.287    18,387 kbps     01:01:55.086    91,802 bytes    191,261 bytes   01:02:33.291    
21              1:03:16.000     0:04:28.393     17,502 kbps     24,387 kbps     01:07:25.416    20,035 kbps     01:05:10.865    19,227 kbps     01:05:06.903    91,249 bytes    297,535 bytes   01:05:30.176    
22              1:07:44.393     0:04:55.128     17,571 kbps     27,436 kbps     01:12:05.070    19,834 kbps     01:12:03.068    18,782 kbps     01:08:37.655    91,605 bytes    232,495 bytes   01:12:05.362    
23              1:12:39.521     0:03:34.005     17,533 kbps     23,425 kbps     01:13:26.860    20,867 kbps     01:13:25.025    19,422 kbps     01:13:23.315    91,407 bytes    226,418 bytes   01:13:26.985    
24              1:16:13.527     0:03:58.947     17,507 kbps     23,439 kbps     01:17:59.299    19,656 kbps     01:17:55.337    18,853 kbps     01:18:23.865    91,273 bytes    230,757 bytes   01:20:04.299    
25              1:20:12.474     0:02:22.058     17,314 kbps     22,082 kbps     01:20:45.757    19,661 kbps     01:20:44.047    18,530 kbps     01:20:44.047    90,268 bytes    290,865 bytes   01:20:40.418    
26              1:22:34.532     0:04:32.981     17,290 kbps     21,417 kbps     01:25:16.986    18,840 kbps     01:26:42.447    18,368 kbps     01:26:42.405    90,142 bytes    256,685 bytes   01:22:38.328    
27              1:27:07.513     0:01:37.722     17,865 kbps     21,995 kbps     01:28:22.588    19,138 kbps     01:28:18.626    18,635 kbps     01:27:49.222    93,142 bytes    261,120 bytes   01:28:24.841    
28              1:28:45.236     0:05:16.983     17,451 kbps     25,088 kbps     01:31:15.928    20,666 kbps     01:31:15.761    19,507 kbps     01:31:15.761    90,983 bytes    327,768 bytes   01:30:44.188    
29              1:34:02.219     0:02:52.088     17,550 kbps     24,821 kbps     01:35:59.503    19,743 kbps     01:35:31.058    18,938 kbps     01:35:29.098    91,496 bytes    314,277 bytes   01:36:04.425    
30              1:36:54.308     0:04:18.007     17,328 kbps     23,014 kbps     01:37:57.830    19,722 kbps     01:39:20.287    18,627 kbps     01:37:27.258    90,338 bytes    223,535 bytes   01:39:58.909    
31              1:41:12.316     0:01:24.959     17,669 kbps     22,476 kbps     01:42:02.032    19,927 kbps     01:41:31.502    19,197 kbps     01:41:26.288    92,117 bytes    278,225 bytes   01:41:41.887    
32              1:42:37.276     0:01:54.531     17,684 kbps     23,868 kbps     01:42:54.001    20,175 kbps     01:42:52.833    18,984 kbps     01:42:48.287    92,195 bytes    234,770 bytes   01:43:09.641    
33              1:44:31.807     0:01:24.459     17,791 kbps     22,872 kbps     01:44:34.434    19,223 kbps     01:45:05.507    18,554 kbps     01:45:02.212    92,753 bytes    280,114 bytes   01:45:51.053    
34              1:45:56.266     0:03:08.229     17,613 kbps     21,319 kbps     01:46:44.689    19,366 kbps     01:47:39.411    19,135 kbps     01:47:35.574    91,828 bytes    246,612 bytes   01:47:07.462    
35              1:49:04.496     0:03:17.238     17,549 kbps     21,934 kbps     01:49:23.723    19,198 kbps     01:49:42.409    18,728 kbps     01:49:41.366    91,784 bytes    298,953 bytes   01:49:42.450    
36              1:52:21.735     0:05:15.106     10,557 kbps     21,234 kbps     01:57:24.454    20,192 kbps     01:54:48.214    19,745 kbps     01:54:44.752    57,117 bytes    472,165 bytes   01:57:25.955    

STREAM DIAGNOSTICS:

File            PID             Type            Codec           Language                Seconds                 Bitrate                 Bytes           Packets         
----            ---             ----            -----           --------                --------------          --------------          -------------   -----           
00052.M2TS      4113 (0x1011)   0xEA            VC-1                                    7056.758                16,875                  14,885,152,997  81,002,356      
00052.M2TS      4352 (0x1100)   0x83            TrueHD          eng (English)           7056.758                4,782                   4,218,251,380   28,225,080      
00052.M2TS      4353 (0x1101)   0x81            AC3             jpn (Japanese)          7056.758                192                     169,364,736     1,102,635       
00052.M2TS      4354 (0x1102)   0x81            AC3             eng (English)           7056.758                192                     169,364,736     1,102,635       
00052.M2TS      4355 (0x1103)   0x81            AC3             eng (English)           7056.758                192                     169,364,736     1,102,635       
00052.M2TS      4356 (0x1104)   0x81            AC3             eng (English)           7056.758                192                     169,364,736     1,102,635       
00052.M2TS      4608 (0x1200)   0x90            PGS             jpn (Japanese)          7056.758                9                       8,326,274       49,452          
00052.M2TS      4609 (0x1201)   0x90            PGS             eng (English)           7056.758                17                      15,138,453      88,061          
00052.M2TS      4610 (0x1202)   0x90            PGS             jpn (Japanese)          7056.758                38                      33,628,006      191,460         
00052.M2TS      4611 (0x1203)   0x90            PGS             jpn (Japanese)          7056.758                39                      34,819,871      199,472         
00052.M2TS      4612 (0x1204)   0x90            PGS             jpn (Japanese)          7056.758                42                      37,170,437      212,046         
00052.M2TS      4613 (0x1205)   0x90            PGS             jpn (Japanese)          7056.758                0                       46,010          328

[Geoff D]

Look at that average video bitrate, you gotta love Warners

[d514]

Apparently they used the same video encode, you can see the BDInfo from the old disc here:
http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=5714&d2=5715&c=2331

English audio seems to be different.

[Geoff D]

Yes, that's what McC said

[Laserdisk]

It's what they did before, new audio old video.
Warner stay Warner