How much longer till we have 8k movies

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by nick4Knight

Exactly, 8k content will come. 8K movies from hollywood its so unlikely in the current paradigm/trajectory of home video! Unless a quantum shift in technology, like the forecast automation wave we are headed for. But at that point everybodies western world will be changed forever so the idea of 8K movies at that point will be but one aspect that would have broken through barriers currently in place.

I see you and others going bonkers for all this amazing AI that's heading our way, but I still don't get how it makes 8K movies a regular thing along with everything else that's going to "transform" our lives? Especially when it comes to stuff shot on film, as there will never be any substitute for the human factor of physically locating vaulted materials and then scanning them in, one reel at a time. AI could make the cleanup of dirt and scratches more expeditious and less error-prone, yes, but colour timing is also something that will continue to require the human touch.

Originally Posted by Canada

My question is how big of a TV would you have to get to benefit from 8K 200' minimum. Joe Kane says you practically have to sit on top of a 4K set to take advantage of the resolution, so would this mean you would have to have your nose on the glass to notice 8K resolution.

What also sucks for people with projectors even 1080p Blu-rays should have been anamorphically enhanced 4K they should have done anamorphically enhanced video here's to hoping when 8K come that it will be anamorphically enhanced.

But when this kind of anamorphic enhancement doesn't even apply to theatrical masters then why would they provide it for a home version?