4K Movies Releases

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

http://www.studiodaily.com/2015/06/p...urassic-world/
but nice interview anyway with John Schwartzman.

Take note, Dave Gregory…..https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/33...44193516961795

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Close enough….......2398 x 1556 to be exact.

Probably not mentioned with such ^ pixel precision here…http://www.studiodaily.com/2015/06/p...urassic-world/
but nice interview anyway with John Schwartzman.

Way ahead of you P-Man: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=360

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Way ahead of you P-Man:

Sir, for perspective into Hawaii film locations……that comment calls for a romp into our walk-in closet to search for an old T-shirt of mine commemorating an experience.

Meanwhile, until then, if you get to see the Arsenal in 4K (http://www.techradar.com/us/news/tel...lution-1299480 ), and it looks good, then I’ll be quite envious.

[Penton-Man]

For those planning on purchasing a 4K HDR-capable television in the relatively near future, you might want to pass on this - https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=17194 for the time being.

And wait for the Dolby Vision HDR version, as the colorist from FotoKem did a good job with Andreas starting from the log files.

[Geoff D]

Bah, I'm stuck with what I got so it's the regular 2D BD for me.

[jono3000]

I'm getting the 3D version so no UHD BD for me

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Friday perspective:

I’m always appreciative of my vision. There are many folks out there who are not so fortunate, e.g. according to some psychologists, the 3 worst things that can happen to a human being are -

Argus II - Retinal Implant - Bionic Eye - Retinal Prosthesis System - YouTube


But science and dedicated professionals are helping them cope by improving the quality of their life….

Written spiel - http://www.keckmedicine.org/usc-eye-...united-states/

Video –

Seeing is Believing: USC Eye Institute's retinal prosthesis gives blind woman the gift of sight - YouTube


Update:
Another Argus retinal implant surgery is planned very soon at USC Eye Institute. Best wishes to all involved.

Update to the Update at the bottom of that ^ post.

Apparently the surgery went very well. Kudos to Lisa, Mark and the team . Random Note to video journalists and bloggers….even if you were to stare at a 4,000 nit entirely illuminated screen, it will not ‘burn your retinas’ ….may well cause eye fatigue, a lecture perhaps for another day……..but not retinal pathology, let's try to refrain from such embellishment.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Way ahead of you P-Man: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=360

Not at the one of the film locations for both Jurassic Park and Jurassic World….http://www.imdb.com/search/title?loc...f_=ttloc_loc_4 namely, Kualoa

Which also served as the location for the 1996 mountain bike World Cup Finals - http://archives.starbulletin.com/96/...awaiibeat.html




And where my buds and I raced the course prior to the cross country final for the pros….as I didn’t see you nor any other Brits ahead of me that day . But alas Geoff, as age sneaks up on me, some of the local youngsters are beginning to kick my arse on the National Forest trails.

[Geoff D]

I love the newspaper with the date in the picture, like you're sending a ransom Polaroid to the owner of the T-Shirt. I would've believed you Penton.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I love the newspaper with the date in the picture, like you're sending a ransom Polaroid to the owner of the T-Shirt. I would've believed you Penton.

I know you would have. The included *accessory* was for the sake of those who continue to read this thread on the down low to gain accurate information, but would never publicly acknowledge it.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

….may well cause eye fatigue, a lecture perhaps for another day……..

As well as glare, and retinal afterimages.
For a bit of explanation as to the later - http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/gazehdr/gazehdr.mp4

[Penton-Man]

So, are there any extraocular(outside dee eye) concerns in the minds of knowledgeable video engineers and scientists about the higher luminance output associated with future HDR display, one might ask?

Well….yes. There is concern about viewing even brighter images (HDR) late at night for it is a fact that melatonin suppression is intensity dependent (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3047226/
) . To explain….research has shown that night time light exposure suppresses the production of melatonin which is the major hormone that controls sleep and wake cycles. Soooo, a reduction in melatonin at night is associated with subjective levels of sleeplessness. However, the consequences are potentially more serious than only lousy sleep outcomes….http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/...p-470874691595

Namely….studies have suggested there is an increase in the risk of impaired immune system function, and possibly cardiometabolic consequences such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and heart disease (e.g. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...0.00773.x/full )

Soooo, the thinking is (note to Ray…that means educated speculation), that it may well be even more important not to watch HDR content just prior to bedtime, i.e. finish watching the HDR movie or show at least an hour prior.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Blu-Dog

Look, man, the weather report is over my head.

The Script - Hall Of Fame 1 Hour - YouTube

[Penton-Man]

Busy this week (with a 4 letter word…..WORK), ergo, only time for one post (link) for now…

Jurassic World PARODY - YouTube

For those yearning for more, lots of not so difficult thinking contributions starting about here – https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...g#post11063134 and continuing onwards.

P.S.
Geoff, in the meantime, here’s a T-shirt for you (not even necessary to compete against those dinos to get one, just requires a little $.) - http://teespring.com/raptorwheelietshirt If not interested, please pass on to mike.

[Penton-Man]

Human cycling action pic.. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/beh...-cinema-810117

[Penton-Man]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/beh...n-dolby-809828 < rogue be the 2nd HDR (DV) graded feature film by Company3 (part of Deluxe Entertainment Services), although this one isn't 4K, like Tomorrowland.

[raygendreau]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/beh...-coming-810024

So, what happened? We had the Tomorrowland Dolby Cinema rollout with invitation only for the techfluencers who dutifully praised it. Then San Andreas. Trying to find normal theatergoers comments about the Dolby Cinema HDR offerings was like looking for a needle in a haystack. The comments I did find were noncommittal at best. Granted, there are only a handful of Cinemas equipped to show Dolby Cinema HDR, but really?

Seems to me, you better wow theatergoers with HDR if you expect to make much of an impact with HDR in the home theater.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/beh...-coming-810024

So, what happened? We had the Tomorrowland Dolby Cinema rollout with invitation only for the techfluencers who dutifully praised it. Then...

Well, firstly, I don’t consider the press to be ‘techfluencers’…the good ones (like 'news-breaking' Carolyn ) are pure reporters. I think of ‘Techfluencers’ as more akin to the studio executives who are directors or VPs of technology (e.g. http://www.hollywooditsociety.com/sp.../who-attended/ ), cinematographers and Directors who were ‘by invitation only’ invited to the Dolby Vision showings set-up at for instance the Harmony Gold ( http://www.harmonygold.com/theater/ ) and Vine theater long before Tomorrowland in Dolby Vision premiered at the El Cap for the Audio Video website blogger types.

But to directly answer your question as to what/why/how much *wow* there is/will be with the HDR version of some upcoming movies, you have to understand that the final look is more related to what the filmmakers are/were trying to accomplish with their storytelling. It’s very dependent upon creative choice and plus, it’s still a learning process for all the filmmakers.

What I mean is that like for instance with T-land, the Director, DP and VFX could have chosen to go more *WOW* with the contrast and color palette, but they weren’t out to construct the movie aesthetic around a powerful post production tool…..like some viewers may have experienced with material shown at professional trade shows…IBC, NAB, CineGear, etc.

But I think that anyone with a remotely critical eye should be able to identify the superior color and contrast of the HDR as opposed to the SDR version of T-land had they’d been viewed side-by-side in the theater setting. Viewing only the HDR version in a theater and how much someone will appreciate the improved PQ… well, people have different sensibilities. Also, I suspect that some early Users (Directors) will grade in Dolby Vision in order to enable a more refined , elegant look to their work, which would otherwise be flat, whereas others will barely exploit the tool at all (e.g. Directors like David F. who prefer a desaturated look with a lot of their material). Different strokes for different folks.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Seems to me, you better wow theatergoers with HDR if you expect to make much of an impact with HDR in the home theater.

Dolby Vision in the theater….Dolby Vision at home. In regards to this idiom “tail wagging the dog”, what will turn out to be the tail and what will be the dog?

[Derb]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

So, are there any extraocular(outside dee eye) concerns in the minds of knowledgeable video engineers and scientists about the higher luminance output associated with future HDR display, one might ask?

Well….yes. There is concern about viewing even brighter images (HDR) late at night for it is a fact that melatonin suppression is intensity dependent (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3047226/
) . To explain….research has shown that night time light exposure suppresses the production of melatonin which is the major hormone that controls sleep and wake cycles. Soooo, a reduction in melatonin at night is associated with subjective levels of sleeplessness. However, the consequences are potentially more serious than only lousy sleep outcomes….http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/...p-470874691595

Namely….studies have suggested there is an increase in the risk of impaired immune system function, and possibly cardiometabolic consequences such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and heart disease (e.g. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...0.00773.x/full )

Soooo, the thinking is (note to Ray…that means educated speculation), that it may well be even more important not to watch HDR content just prior to bedtime, i.e. finish watching the HDR movie or show at least an hour prior.

That's some crazy $hit right there.

I take it none of these people are gamers? Or if they are then they have inadvertently subjected themselves for cause of sleeplessness, impaired immune system function, possible cardiometabolic consequences such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, & heart disease.. yet just discovered these facets through HDR luminance.