Evil Dead 2 4K UHD (1987)

[JekYL]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

It's not hard to fit a 4K movie of average length (say, 2 hours) onto a 66GB disc, especially when it's not got a dozen different language options. But what Lionsgate have been doing is making extensive use of 100GB discs for their UHDs, often the main movie encode will be enough to fit on a 66GB but they use a triple-decker to include the legacy extras as well. In this case the new ED2 documentary is on the Lionsgate 4K disc so they don't have to press a new Blu-ray, it looks like it's the existing U.S. 25th anniversary disc, whereas StudioCanal (who are releasing this in Europe) have been issuing their new remasters on Blu-ray as well as UHD, using a 2-disc BD (movie + extras) and bare bones UHD approach. Make sense?


This? Have you seen it already? StudioCanal will be handling the remaster for ED2 anyways, as we know. So this won't be a "true" Lionsgate joint either.

Yes. Thanks for the info. I haven't fully dove into the the whole 4K thing and the technical knowledge of it. Even though I own like 80 4Ks at this point... lol I just don't have the equipment to play them yet.

[Pieter V]

DE/FR/UK disc:

DISC INFO:

Disc Size: 60,455,733,608 bytes
Protection: AACS2
BD-Java: No
Extras: Ultra HD
BDInfo: 0.5.8.7

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00010.MPLS
Length: 1:24:27.583 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 52,428,165,120 bytes
Total Bitrate: 82.77 Mbps

(*) Indicates included stream hidden by this playlist.

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-H HEVC Video 55197 kbps 2160p / 24 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 Profile 5.1 High / 4:2:0 / 10 bits / HDR / BT.2020 /
* MPEG-H HEVC Video 13874 kbps 1080p / 24 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 Profile 5.1 High / 4:2:0 / 10 bits / Dolby Vision / BT.2020 /

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
DTS-HD Master Audio French 2930 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2930 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio English 2795 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2795 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio German 1182 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1182 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio Spanish 1221 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1221 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio English 991 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 991 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 16-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
Presentation Graphics French 0.04 kbps
Presentation Graphics French 10.011 kbps
Presentation Graphics English 13.739 kbps
Presentation Graphics German 9.653 kbps
Presentation Graphics Spanish 9.52 kbps
Presentation Graphics French 44.741 kbps
* Presentation Graphics German 47.858 kbps

[OutOfBoose]

Wait a minute. Blu-ray rip already? Two months earlier?

UPD. Ah, it's EU disc.

[Pieter V]

Originally Posted by OutOfBoose

Wait a minute. Blu-ray rip already? Two months earlier?

StudioCanal vs Lionsgate.

[OutOfBoose]

Right. If so, we need comparison pics asap.

[bendermac]

What is the 2nd english DTS-HD track?

[cubanlinx]

Originally Posted by bendermac

What is the 2nd english DTS-HD track?

Commentary.

[Geoff D]

lolz at the size of that Dolby Vision enhancement layer!

[cubanlinx]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

lolz at the size of that Dolby Vision enhancement layer!

A mighty 8.18 GB.

[OutOfBoose]

Is this a record yet?

[Pieter V]

https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=4088

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by Pieter V

https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=4088

Clearly a different scan.

Did the previous master erroneously have soundtrack area on the left side?

Beyond that, it's impossible to tell. I don't trust Caps-a-holic 4K caps of HDR material whatsoever, as it's not indicative of the actual range and colours.

[Matt89]

Interesting comparison. Looks like the 25th anniversary might've been misframed and the colours look off. The UHD also has similar framing to the older blu-ray from Anchor Bay. The first screenshot looks SO much better on the UHD. That teal-coloured sky is horrendous.

~Matt

[grodd]

Hmm some shots I feel are a big improvement. However there are a handful where I like the previous. I'll wait until this one arrives before I say much more.

[Jlouisbarrett]

Looks like a very nice upgrade.

[ROSS.T.G.]

I'm ready for this.

[thethingwithnoname]

some look better and some don't - much as i love this film, i may wait out for a cheap price if there's not a big difference on this one

[The Fallen Deity]

A solid upgrade, a few compression issues aside.

The black crush on the anniversary BD is horrendous.

[Brian81]

4K of ED1 isn't a critical upgrade. The upgrade in colors is noticeable, but if it never got a 4K it wouldn't have been much of a loss. Very mild upgrade.

This? Looking at Caps a Holic, it is quite a large difference in PQ.


What's with the teal wash, though?



Oh yeah, everything is actually teal and it was the inferiority of old home video tech's fault.

[Brian81]

Originally Posted by Matt89

Interesting comparison. Looks like the 25th anniversary might've been misframed and the colours look off. The UHD also has similar framing to the older blu-ray from Anchor Bay. The first screenshot looks SO much better on the UHD. That teal-coloured sky is horrendous.

~Matt

What is with teal denim, though?