Screenshot Comparisons 4K

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by ko8ebryant24

eXistenZ

L'atelier d'images UHD HDR10 vs Vinegar Syndrome UHD HDR10

203 nits

https://slow.pics/c/rOEb5Y01

I thought I wouldn't detect a difference playing these side-by-side, but the Vinegar Syndrome release noticeably retains the dye clouds, while they are completely absent on the L'atelier d'images.

Completely absent? There's still plenty of the yellow/blue mottling of the dye clouds on the L'Atelier, but there's what looks like quite untidy chroma containment on the VS which is polluting the colour and making it look noisier.

[ko8ebryant24]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Completely absent? There's still plenty of the yellow/blue mottling of the dye clouds on the L'Atelier, but there's what looks like quite untidy chroma containment on the VS which is polluting the colour and making it look noisier.

Oh, that could be possible. I just couldn't really see the dye clouds on the L'atelier or maybe I was seeing the noise in the VS and thinking it was dye clouds. I'll correct the post, thank you.

[andreasy969]

Untidy chroma containment with the FiM encode? Didn't take a look. Not even at my disc actually (which tells you quite a bit about my current state of movie watching). But I do wonder if Geoff didn't realize.

[KMFDMvsEnya]

The lights.
https://slow.pics/c/Ro0YulyI

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by andreasy969

Untidy chroma containment with the FiM encode? Didn't take a look. Not even at my disc actually (which tells you quite a bit about my current state of movie watching). But I do wonder if Geoff didn't realize.

Why? Would I have changed my opinion on what was said otherwise?

[andreasy969]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Why? Would I have changed my opinion on what was said otherwise?

Did you know?

EDIT: To answer your question: Don't know. Just think you would have phrased it differently had you known.

[fkid]

Please note, the compilation below includes both HDR and SDR images, so recommended to have HDR mode ON and view the HDR PQ images (#1-2) on an HDR display, and SDR mode for the SDR images (#3-4) for best accuracy.

BLAZING SADDLES - 1974 - HDR+SDR COMPARISON - 2014 WB HD BLU-RAY vs. 2024 WB UHD BLU-RAY (25)

[ko8ebryant24]

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

WB BD vs Icon UHD HDR10

100 nits

https://slow.pics/c/gIbdfSlv?canvas-...ge-fit=contain

DISCLAIMER:
Colors are not representative in tonemapped HDR screenshots, only compare compression and detail.

[ko8ebryant24]

North by Northwest

WB BD vs UHD HDR10

203 nits

https://slow.pics/c/xKUcSS8M?canvas-...ge-fit=contain

DISCLAIMER:
Colors are not representative in tonemapped HDR screenshots, only compare compression and detail.

[ko8ebryant24]

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Paramount/WB BD vs Paramount UHD BL+FEL

203 nits

https://slow.pics/c/Wmi5Snx5?canvas-...ge-fit=contain

DISCLAIMER:
Colors are not representative in tonemapped HDR screenshots, only compare compression and detail.

[ko8ebryant24]

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (BL and BL+FEL)

Paramount UHD BL vs BL+FEL

203 nits

https://slow.pics/c/BmpVjShR

[singhcr]

Originally Posted by ko8ebryant24

North by Northwest

WB BD vs UHD HDR10

203 nits

https://slow.pics/c/xKUcSS8M?canvas-...ge-fit=contain

Thanks as always for these! It looks to be a nice upgrade: better skintones and more visible grain, more along the lines of what one would expect for VistaVision. Overall, I am quite happy with what I'm seeing.

[ko8ebryant24]

The Sugarland Express

Universal BD vs UHD BL+FEL

150 nits

https://slow.pics/c/kKoZqatp?canvas-...ge-fit=contain

DISCLAIMER:
Colors in tone-mapped HDR screenshots are not representative, only compare compression and detail.

[ko8ebryant24]

The Sugarland Express (BL and BL+FEL)

Universal UHD BL vs BL+FEL

150 nits

https://slow.pics/c/YC62ooxF

[fkid]

I am pleasantly surprised by how much clean-up work Criterion did with Toho's master, not to mention the excellent grain retention and difference in contrast. I did notice a frame with a strange anomaly in Criterion's encode, but it seems to be an outlier. Although I do have a feeling the very top encode will be BFI's DV/HDR presentation, that remains to be seen.

SEVEN SAMURAI - 1954 - SDR COMPARISON - TOHO JPN UHD BLU-RAY vs. CRITERION USA UHD BLU-RAY (45)

[nicwood]

Originally Posted by fkid

I am pleasantly surprised by how much clean-up work Criterion did with Toho's master, not to mention the excellent grain retention and difference in contrast. I did notice a frame with a strange anomaly in Criterion's encode, but it seems to be an outlier. Although I do have a feeling the very top encode will be BFI's DV/HDR presentation, that remains to be seen.

SEVEN SAMURAI - 1954 - SDR COMPARISON - TOHO JPN UHD BLU-RAY vs. CRITERION USA UHD BLU-RAY (45)

What???!! Criterion of all labels brought back detail and grain from that Toho master? Incredible. So it’s their encode to blame at least partially. I’m really really surprised by this just as much and the BFI can’t come soon enough now. Hopefully they’ll have High and Low already in the works and ready to go soon if that’s what we can look forward to.

[ko8ebryant24]

Blazing Saddles

WB BD vs UHD HDR10

150 nits

https://slow.pics/c/pwVItoQX?canvas-...ge-fit=contain

My fav shot:
https://slow.pics/c/XFuBVtRf?canvas-...ge-fit=contain


EDIT: Comparison 29 is incorrect, here is the fixed version without blown-out highlights.
https://slow.pics/c/5KYrhATL?canvas-...ge-fit=contain


DISCLAIMER:
Colors in tone-mapped HDR screenshots are not representative, only compare compression and detail.

[ko8ebryant24]

Scarface

Universal BD vs Criterion UHD SDR

https://slow.pics/c/r8YCHl17?canvas-...ge-fit=contain

[ko8ebryant24]

Originally Posted by opinion12

A FiM encode that's less than perfect?!

There are compromises to be made when you’re limited to a BD-66.

[peppapigstan]

i wonder if the TOHO UHD for Seven Samurai looks like that due to lowpassing given their BDs for their anime BD outputs