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Jeff Kleist · 05-11-2009, 02:19 AM

See above

I'll let Bill comment on the rest

Constitution 101 · 05-11-2009, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Esox50

Saving Private Ryan - unknown, was rumored back in the format war
Braveheart - tentatively Aug 11, 2009. NOT officially announced
Gladiator - Earmarked for September. Tenatatively.
Star Wars 4-6 - They're out. Ok, they aren't. Nobody knows but Lucasfilm, Ltd.

Nobody knows ANYTHING about Star Wars? Hasn't George Lucas made ANY comments regarding it's blu-ray status? It seems he would've been asked about it by someone recently, but what do I know?

Jeff Kleist · 05-11-2009, 02:49 AM

No, Lucasfilm rarely shares their release plans with the public before they're ready for a big reveal.

Standard "no plans at this time" etc

The best I can tell you is that it should take less than the 7 years after launch it took to hit DVD, and personally I expect to see the prequels before the OT

Beast · 05-11-2009, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Constitution 101

Nobody knows ANYTHING about Star Wars? Hasn't George Lucas made ANY comments regarding it's blu-ray status? It seems he would've been asked about it by someone recently, but what do I know?

Well, we know he'll release it when he feels the format is adopted enough.

4K2K · 05-11-2009, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Constitution 101

Nobody knows ANYTHING about Star Wars? Hasn't George Lucas made ANY comments regarding it's blu-ray status? It seems he would've been asked about it by someone recently, but what do I know?

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...c6365abc12f9c2

Q: Will we see the Indy and Star Wars series in hi-def soon?

George Lucas:
That'll probably happen eventually. We're going to wait until
Blu-ray gets a little bit more establised first, because it's
only just won the hi-def war. It's got a year or two to get
some actual fission going.

Beast · 05-11-2009, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4K2K

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...c6365abc12f9c2

Q: Will we see the Indy and Star Wars series in hi-def soon?

George Lucas:
That'll probably happen eventually. We're going to wait until
Blu-ray gets a little bit more establised first, because it's
only just won the hi-def war. It's got a year or two to get
some actual fission going.

Sounds pretty positive that we won't have to wait as long as we did for the DVD.

Constitution 101 · 05-11-2009, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beast

Sounds pretty positive that we won't have to wait as long as we did for the DVD.

Well, at least w/blu-ray being up 72% in the 1st quarter NOT INCLUDING the playstation it might not be too long...

thebluemax · 05-11-2009, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by merrick97

Minority Report is one of my favorite SPielberg films and I look forward to seeing it.

A.I. on the other hand........Im not a fan.

Just the opposite for me, hated "Minority" loved "A.I."

thebluemax · 05-11-2009, 05:42 AM

OK, shoot me, I'll take DNR over excessive grain anyday. I don't care if grain is intended by the filmmaker. I hate it.

HeavyHitter · 05-11-2009, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

No, Lucasfilm rarely shares their release plans with the public before they're ready for a big reveal.

Standard "no plans at this time" etc

The best I can tell you is that it should take less than the 7 years after launch it took to hit DVD, and personally I expect to see the prequels before the OT

Are we still likely to see the original Indiana Jones by end of year?

Jeff Kleist · 05-11-2009, 07:50 AM

Bill's previous answer is the best answer we can give right now

tilapiah6 · 05-11-2009, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebluemax

Just the opposite for me, hated "Minority" loved "A.I."

+1

I thought A.I. was brilliant but thought Minority Report seemed forced. I'd love to have the former on Blu-ray.

tvine2000 · 05-11-2009, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebluemax

OK, shoot me, I'll take DNR over excessive grain anyday. I don't care if grain is intended by the filmmaker. I hate it.

so you like your pq soft and lack of detail.you might as well go back to dvd.

Grubert · 05-11-2009, 01:28 PM

This was just posted on the bits page:

Quote:

Okay... so I've seen Paramount's new Star Trek movie Blu-rays. I'm not going to review the complete set for a couple days, but I know there have been a lot of concerns about the video quality, following the release of the discs in Europe late last month. As such, I've been getting TONS of e-mail from readers with questions about the issue. So in order to be able to advise you all on the matter prior to street date tomorrow (Tuesday), I've been fortunate to obtain preview copies in order to evaluate the video and audio quality. I've looked at all of the films in detail, have made notes and am preparing my thoughts. I'll have them for you here later this morning, or very early this afternoon. I just wanted to jump in here early to let you all know in advance to watch for them.

Back later, so stay tuned...

Beast · 05-11-2009, 02:34 PM

*Cheers Bill on*

Not that I'll cancel either way. Having paid $43 and change, I'm happy either way.

I'll be keeping most of my DVDs anyway, for the extended cuts.

Constitution 101 · 05-11-2009, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tvine2000

so you like your pq soft and lack of detail.you might as well go back to dvd.

They said that about Patton. I'll take the DNR in Patton over excessive grain any day. I expected the PQ to be dull. The picture didn't really look all that soft. Personally, I think the loss of detail from removing grain is WAY over-estimated. I watched the standard dvd LOTR on my blu-ray player which uses the HQV chip for upscaling. That didn't even touch the worst blu-ray transfer & I'm watching a 65" 1080p display from only 13' away. I think there's probably a minimal amount of grain they could remove w/o the human eye seeing too much detail loss, but having a big plus on the PQ side. Based on my experience of watching roughly 75 blu-rays, it seems that DNR has less of a negative impact on the human eye than grain does. It's sort of like the two are almost weighted differently. While it is a fact that DNR does remove detail, is it an amount the naked eye can REALLY pick up? You won't really be losing detail you can't see in the first place. Maybe the positive of DNR outweighs the negative of grain to the naked and/or "untrained" eye. It appears to me that the grain is so ez to spot but you need to work a little harder to see DNR. Just a little grain sticks right out like a sore thumb to me instantaneously, but it takes a bit for me realize excessive DNR. Just my humble opinion. I don't want to get off topic but maybe the bits guys have some insight into this on-going dilemma...

Jeff Kleist · 05-11-2009, 04:04 PM

Quote:

They said that about Patton. I'll take the DNR in Patton over excessive grain any day. I expected the PQ to be dull. The picture didn't really look all that soft. Personally, I think the loss of detail from removing grain is WAY over-estimated.

If you don't find Patton to be excessive, on a film with very fine grain to begin with mind you, and on a 65" TV, then I don't think anything can be done to help you. DNR is often used on films WITHOUT excessive grain, just to get rid of it entirely

The difference is striking

HeavyHitter · 05-11-2009, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Constitution 101

They said that about Patton. I'll take the DNR in Patton over excessive grain any day. I expected the PQ to be dull. The picture didn't really look all that soft. Personally, I think the loss of detail from removing grain is WAY over-estimated. I watched the standard dvd LOTR on my blu-ray player which uses the HQV chip for upscaling. That didn't even touch the worst blu-ray transfer & I'm watching a 65" 1080p display from only 13' away. I think there's probably a minimal amount of grain they could remove w/o the human eye seeing too much detail loss, but having a big plus on the PQ side. Based on my experience of watching roughly 75 blu-rays, it seems that DNR has less of a negative impact on the human eye than grain does. It's sort of like the two are almost weighted differently. While it is a fact that DNR does remove detail, is it an amount the naked eye can REALLY pick up? You won't really be losing detail you can't see in the first place. Maybe the positive of DNR outweighs the negative of grain to the naked and/or "untrained" eye. It appears to me that the grain is so ez to spot but you need to work a little harder to see DNR. Just a little grain sticks right out like a sore thumb to me instantaneously, but it takes a bit for me realize excessive DNR. Just my humble opinion. I don't want to get off topic but maybe the bits guys have some insight into this on-going dilemma...

13 feet away is a bit far from a 65" to get full 1080p resolution.

http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html

Jeff Kleist · 05-11-2009, 07:06 PM

Long time back I alluded that at least one of the digibooks would be reissued in a different form

Natural Born Killers

C was one of those on the list. Just FYI

SquidPuppet · 05-11-2009, 07:19 PM

Hi Jeff. As LOST ends at the season six finale next year, is it somewhat safe to assume that Disney will release the Blu-ray promptly after the finale, ala 24 season seven this year?

I ask because I do not watch the aired episodes and wait (anxiously) for the Blu-ray release.

Thanks you.

05-11-2009, 07:06 PM	#5399
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	Long time back I alluded that at least one of the digibooks would be reissued in a different form Natural Born KillersC was one of those on the list. Just FYI

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Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	See above I'll let Bill comment on the rest

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Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	No, Lucasfilm rarely shares their release plans with the public before they're ready for a big reveal. Standard "no plans at this time" etc The best I can tell you is that it should take less than the 7 years after launch it took to hit DVD, and personally I expect to see the prequels before the OT

05-11-2009, 05:42 AM	#5389
thebluemax Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 1	OK, shoot me, I'll take DNR over excessive grain anyday. I don't care if grain is intended by the filmmaker. I hate it.

05-11-2009, 07:50 AM	#5391
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	Bill's previous answer is the best answer we can give right now

05-11-2009, 02:34 PM	#5395
Beast Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:376 Blu-ray reviews:3	Cheers Bill on Not that I'll cancel either way. Having paid $43 and change, I'm happy either way. I'll be keeping most of my DVDs anyway, for the extended cuts.

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SquidPuppet Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:27	Hi Jeff. As LOST ends at the season six finale next year, is it somewhat safe to assume that Disney will release the Blu-ray promptly after the finale, ala 24 season seven this year? I ask because I do not watch the aired episodes and wait (anxiously) for the Blu-ray release. Thanks you.

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