Cameron drops some Abyss details - Blu-ray Forum

vincentric · 07-24-2016, 03:41 AM

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/ja...se-1201821558/

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“We’ve done a wet-gate 4K scan of the original negative, and it’s going to look insanely good,” Cameron said. “We’re going to do an authoring pass in the DI for Blu-ray and HDR at the same time.”

He said to expect that some time early next year.

Opips3 · 07-24-2016, 03:44 AM

Grr...I very disappointed! I mean Abyss will on UHD 4K HDR?

vincentric · 07-24-2016, 03:50 AM

Am assuming yes. But the wording is unclear.

legends of beyond · 07-24-2016, 04:21 AM

I shall pre-order the hell out of that thing.

SVTStingRay · 07-24-2016, 04:25 AM

damn that sounds great...........i cant wait!

GC Riot · 07-24-2016, 09:05 AM

I'm so hoping this turns out to be true! I mean, the best we have on the home market is a non-anamorphic DVD, and this film deserves so much better.

Quint van der Vaart · 07-24-2016, 10:55 AM

Let's hope he did the same for True Lies

kristoffer · 07-24-2016, 11:22 AM

This would be a must buy for me! Love the underwater footage.

Esox50 · 07-24-2016, 02:22 PM

I hope its true, but if Cameron said to expect it next year...I'd add about 3-5 years to that at the pace he works.

bruceames · 07-24-2016, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Opips3

Grr...I very disappointed! I mean Abyss will on UHD 4K HDR?

You may as well get used to having just about every UHD BD movie to include HDR. The only exceptions will be perhaps some really old movies or "low end" releases from obscure distributors or some documentaries. Certainly not a movie as relatively new as The Abyss. It would either get HDR or not get released at all.

Opips3 · 07-24-2016, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

You may as well get used to having just about every UHD BD movie to include HDR. The only exceptions will be perhaps some really old movies or "low end" releases from obscure distributors or some documentaries. Certainly not a movie as relatively new as The Abyss. It would either get HDR or not get released at all.

I'll get used to every UHD BD movie without HDR. I know it's no fun.

My SONY HDTV was 8 bit DCI rec.708 and 1080p.

I excited SONY New ZD9 4K TV series with HDR is better improved than OLED.

Geoff D · 07-24-2016, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

You may as well get used to having just about every UHD BD movie to include HDR. The only exceptions will be perhaps some really old movies or "low end" releases from obscure distributors or some documentaries. Certainly not a movie as relatively new as The Abyss. It would either get HDR or not get released at all.

Indeedy, if we're talking about any catalogue movie that's even remotely popular and it gets released by the majors on UHD then HDR will be there by default. As for the indies, it depends on what they're given, as proven by turbine's German release of Texas Chainsaw: the 4K master didn't have HDR so their UHD doesn't have HDR.

I'll be avoiding the Abyss UHD in my current SDR state though, as I don't want this to end up like ID4 all over again. I'll stick with the regular Blu, when it FINALLY appears anyways. This is Cameron we're talking about, after all. King of the World? King of the Procrastinators more like.

dvdmike · 07-24-2016, 06:19 PM

Cameron doing a new master with tweaked colour?
Yeah and pigs will fly

GC Riot · 07-24-2016, 06:30 PM

I wonder if this is TRUE, or if it's just... LIES!

dvdmike · 07-24-2016, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by GC Riot

I wonder if this is TRUE, or if it's just... LIES!

Adam_ME · 07-24-2016, 09:12 PM

HDR would mean UHD. And Fox is a big supporter of the format. I would love to get that movie. Imagine all those blues in 4K HDR. Please include both cuts though.

Rich1631 · 07-24-2016, 11:16 PM

The Abyss is still good but it is my least favorite Cameron film, but average Cameron is still better than 99% of other directors. Will def pick up since this is a long time coming!!!

GC Riot · 07-25-2016, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich1631

The Abyss is still good but it is my least favorite Cameron film, but average Cameron is still better than 99% of other directors. Will def pick up since this is a long time coming!!!

Really?

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jono3000 · 07-25-2016, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by GC Riot

Really?

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Also this one...

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Resettito · 07-25-2016, 11:01 AM

Cameron is always super hands on with his movies' transfers, ie Aliens, or Terminator 2 3D (which is still nowhere to be seen

).

What I want is a 4K remaster for Terminator 1 & 2 which are probably in the works, but hey, he's so busy with the 4 Avatar sequels (that I'm super excited for), and his subterranean explorations.

07-24-2016, 11:22 AM	#8
kristoffer Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2010 Location:Denmark	Cameron drops some Abyss details This would be a must buy for me! Love the underwater footage.

07-24-2016, 03:44 AM	#2
Opips3 Banned Member since:Mar 2015 4K collection:43 Blu-ray collection:354 Blu-ray reviews:2	Grr...I very disappointed! I mean Abyss will on UHD 4K HDR?

07-24-2016, 03:50 AM	#3
vincentric Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Bay Area, CA 4K collection:321 Blu-ray collection:1003 Trading Score:266	Am assuming yes. But the wording is unclear.

07-24-2016, 04:21 AM	#4
legends of beyond Special Member Member since:Apr 2016 Location:Aldome, Pluto II, Andromeda Galaxy 4K collection:33 Blu-ray collection:87	I shall pre-order the hell out of that thing.

07-24-2016, 04:25 AM	#5
SVTStingRay Active Member Member since:Nov 2013 Location:Miami, Fl	damn that sounds great...........i cant wait!

07-24-2016, 09:05 AM	#6
GC Riot Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Gothenburg, Sweden 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:472 DVD collection:21 Trading Score:37	I'm so hoping this turns out to be true! I mean, the best we have on the home market is a non-anamorphic DVD, and this film deserves so much better.

07-24-2016, 10:55 AM	#7
Quint van der Vaart Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Netherlands Trading Score:22	Let's hope he did the same for True Lies

07-24-2016, 02:22 PM	#9
Esox50 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 4K collection:420 Blu-ray collection:492	I hope its true, but if Cameron said to expect it next year...I'd add about 3-5 years to that at the pace he works.

07-24-2016, 06:19 PM	#13
dvdmike Banned Member since:Jun 2010 Blu-ray collection:1069	Cameron doing a new master with tweaked colour? Yeah and pigs will fly

07-24-2016, 06:30 PM	#14
GC Riot Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Gothenburg, Sweden 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:472 DVD collection:21 Trading Score:37	I wonder if this is TRUE, or if it's just... LIES!

07-24-2016, 09:12 PM	#16
Adam_ME Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Katy, TX 4K collection:1227 Blu-ray collection:2108 DVD collection:83 Digital collection:5040 iTunes collection:272 Prime collection:312 Trading Score:695	HDR would mean UHD. And Fox is a big supporter of the format. I would love to get that movie. Imagine all those blues in 4K HDR. Please include both cuts though.

07-24-2016, 11:16 PM	#17
Rich1631 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:New Jersey, USA Blu-ray collection:13	The Abyss is still good but it is my least favorite Cameron film, but average Cameron is still better than 99% of other directors. Will def pick up since this is a long time coming!!!

07-25-2016, 11:01 AM	#20
Resettito Special Member Member since:Feb 2009 Blu-ray collection:57	Cameron is always super hands on with his movies' transfers, ie Aliens, or Terminator 2 3D (which is still nowhere to be seen ). What I want is a 4K remaster for Terminator 1 & 2 which are probably in the works, but hey, he's so busy with the 4 Avatar sequels (that I'm super excited for), and his subterranean explorations.

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