The Iron Claw 4K UHD

[DAT_JB]

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/movie/detai...partner.jpc.de



Will be released on April 5 as Mediabook from Leonine.

[Gacivory]

Hell yeah !!!!!

[rocklobster]

Holy shit PLEASE get released in America!!

[DAT_JB]

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0CV4XMPGZ/...v_lig_dp_it_im

[Nitroes]

[DAT_JB]

Umm okay. Anyone wanna post it a third time?

[dallywhitty]

[Nitroes]

Originally Posted by DAT_JB

Umm okay. Anyone wanna post it a third time?

The image I posted? It's all links up to then.

Let's seem some images of the artwork. You know, the thing we're all interested in.

[DAT_JB]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

The image I posted? It's all links up to then.

Let's seem some images of the artwork. You know, the thing we're all interested in.

You should maybe check your browser settings because there’s clearly artwork in the first post.

[DAT_JB]

[GasmaskAvenger]

waiting for jpc.de to ship my pre-order. Hopefully soon.

[lgans316]

No HDR?

[GasmaskAvenger]

Originally Posted by lgans316

No HDR?

the same label's 4K of Beau Is Afraid has HDR10 and Dolby Vision, so I expect the same for this film as well.

[nicwood]

I should have my copy tomorrow but don’t expect the best UHD ever considering it’s Leonine. I’d bet money that the on-screen titles are translated and everything from HDR to the audio is somehow homebrewed as so often with them. Hopefully they improved their encoding as I remember their early 4Ks being quite shoddy.

[nicwood]

Got my MB from Amazon. I'm no fan of special packagings like Steelbooks or Mediabooks in general and only use them if no standard edition is available but I loathe them when they're made as cheaply as the one Leonine did for The Iron Claw. All-glossy surface, front and back, no other virtues - just a flimsy fingerprint magnet. I already know that it'll wear out as soon as you open it a few times and especially when reading the booklet.

Image-wise, it's an utter disappointment of an encode. Leonine, formerly Universum Film, learned nothing. They're the Kino Lorber of Germany, which fits nicely together with the shoddy quality of this edition. The picture encode looks just like one KL would produce with their new authoring house. It's literally as if they'd employ their AI and set-and-forget. This is one of those encodes where a few frames look nice and very detailed and then suddenly an entire frame turns to pixel mush. It's something I can't unsee and it's bothersome during the color sequences of the film. Highlights in general (the usual skies, lamps, lampshades, larger white surfaces etc.) look horrible with heavy macroblocking. At first, when seeing the initial B&W scene, I thought that this might be a solid encode (highlights aside) but as soon as the film switches to color, it's over.
Chroma is also a problem when paused and in motion. The DV grade (could be homebrewed by Leonine) can't properly hide it. I don't know whether it's FEL or MEL as the UHD is still locked as of today.

Some (not all) on-screen titles are (as expected) translated into German, such as "Based on a true story". The date and location indicators of the wrestling matches weren't altered and appear in the original font as seen in the US master.

Audio is also questionable. German is DTS-HD 7.1 and English 5.1. This edition seems to cater exclusively to those that view dubs.

Looking forward to offloading this thing again soon.

[FantasticMrFox]

Oh no That sounds bad. Mine was shipped yesterday by JPC. I'm so excited for the movie since no cinema near me screened it. I paid 35 EUR and don't care for Mediabooks, so I may keep it sealed and return it then and get a BD Keep Case.

[nicwood]

Originally Posted by FantasticMrFox

Oh no That sounds bad. Mine was shipped yesterday by JPC. I'm so excited for the movie since no cinema near me screened it. I paid 35 EUR and don't care for Mediabooks, so I may keep it sealed and return it then and get a BD Keep Case.

The Leonine BD sadly isn't any better. I'm getting the US Lionsgate instead. In addition to better encoding, it's got the original on-screen text in the master.

[GasmaskAvenger]

Meh. Will hang onto it once I get it.

[nicwood]

BD Info for The Iron Claw UHD

DISC INFO:

Disc Label:     Shared Folders
Disc Size:      82,254,111,932 bytes
Protection:     AACS2
Extras:         Ultra HD
BDInfo:         0.7.5.6

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00002.MPLS
Length:                 2:12:40.494 (h:m:s.ms)
Size:                   81,749,508,480 bytes
Total Bitrate:          82.16 Mbps

(*) Indicates included stream hidden by this playlist.

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-H HEVC Video       55990 kbps          2160p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 @ Level 5.1 @ High / 4:2:0 / 10 bits / HDR10 / Limited Range / BT.2020 / PQ / BT.2020 non-constant / Mastering display color primaries: Display P3 / Mastering display luminance: min: 0.0001 cd/m2, max: 1000 cd/m2 / Maximum Content Light Level: 1089 cd / m2 / Maximum Frame-Average Light Level: 83 cd/m2
* MPEG-H HEVC Video     14039 kbps          1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 @ Level 5.1 @ High / 4:2:0 / 10 bits / Dolby Vision / Limited Range / BT.2020 / PQ / BT.2020 non-constant / Mastering display color primaries: Display P3 / Mastering display luminance: min: 0.0001 cd/m2, max: 1000 cd/m2

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             German          4543 kbps       7.1 / 48 kHz /  4543 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit / DN -4dB)
DTS-HD Master Audio             English         3583 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz /  3583 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit / DN -6dB)

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           German          21.761 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           German          0.235 kbps

Graph:

[Beckstreaker]

Originally Posted by nicwood

I don't know whether it's FEL or MEL as the UHD is still locked as of today.

Sorry if I'm way off but does this mean the UHD is Region Locked like the Italian 4K Steelbook of Killers of the Flower Moon?