The Lords of Discipline UHD (1983)

[Robert George]

Didn't see a thread for this one. Kino Lorber will release The Lords of Discipline in 4K on September 2nd.

DISC 1 (4KUHD):

Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson with Pat Conroy Historian Lynn Smith
5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):

Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson with Pat Conroy Historian Lynn Smith
An Actor and a Gentleman: NEW Interview with Star David Keith (14:30)
Films to Change the World: NEW Interview with Director Franc Roddam (40:14)
5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
Optional English Subtitles

BDInfo:

Disc Title: The Lords of Discipline
Disc Label: The Lords of Discipline
Disc Size: 73,876,026,533 bytes
Protection: AACS2
Extras: Ultra HD
BDInfo: 0.7.5.6

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00002.MPLS
Length: 1:42:49.538 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 72,185,253,888 bytes
Total Bitrate: 93.60 Mbps

(*) Indicates included stream hidden by this playlist.

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
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MPEG-H HEVC Video 84793 kbps 2160p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 @ Level 5.1 @ High / 10 bits / HDR10 / BT.2020
* MPEG-H HEVC Video 119 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 @ Level 5.1 @ High / 10 bits / Dolby Vision / BT.2020

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
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DTS-HD Master Audio English 1562 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1562 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio English 2403 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2403 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -31dB

SUBTITLES:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
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Presentation Graphics English 43.015 kbps

[thunder2020]

Another horrendous encoding as per kino usual.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by thunder2020

Another horrendous encoding as per kino usual.

How do? It's got a tiny Dobly layer which isn't their usual MO, it's not that standard 18 Mb/s FEL. Interesting...

[thunder2020]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

How do? It's got a tiny Dobly layer which isn't their usual MO, it's not that standard 18 Mb/s FEL. Interesting...

Yea sadly the bright areas like the white skies etc all mushy like so many of their stuff. Of course the underlying master looks great ugh

[Robert George]

Originally Posted by thunder2020

Another horrendous encoding as per kino usual.

You've watched it?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by thunder2020

Yea sadly the bright areas like the white skies etc all mushy like so many of their stuff. Of course the underlying master looks great ugh

Ah, thanks. Looks like the massive FEL layers weren't done to fix things or be used as a "crutch" to bypass QC in any way, it was just some random figure put into the bitrate-o-meter and was never the cause of the mediocrity underneath in the first place. That's another theory Ruined.

[TPF]

This is sooooooo frustrating. KL picks up a picture that most labels have no interest in releasing, get an obviously fantastic 4K restoration from the original negative, go through the trouble to produce 2 wonderful interviews with the director and star and then, well then, mess it all up spectacularly with subpar encoding (think Mill Creek bad).

I will keep this fine picture (Blu-ray looks mostly good) but cancelled all KL preorders for the foreseeable future.

I'm fine with the fact that not everything can be FiM level quality, but really Kino, I don‘t get it. Is it economics? Maybe release less and up your game on the QC front and, PLEASE, don’t let the interns do the encoding.

(Same goes for The Two Jakes)

[thunder2020]

Yup as I said on my earlier post awful encoding once again. So disappointing.