Sony "Mastered in 4K" Blu-ray Titles May 14 and July 16

[Geoff D]

No, the frame is shifted up and to the right on the DVD. Up and to the right, up and to the right...sorry, went all Kevin Costner there.

[edit] And please note that I didn't say that the DVD had the exact same framing as the new Blu-ray, but it proves that there is an existing precedent for the framing to have been shifted in that manner vs the original Blu-ray.

[masterrusell]

Originally Posted by xxBachelor1981xx

Does anyone know if Sony is suppose to come out with more Mastered in 4k movies and when we might see them?

+1

I´d love to see Black Hawk Down mastered in 4K. The actual disc is pretty good, but given the fact that it´s encoded in MPEG-2, I think there´s enough room to improve the quality if remastered and encoded in AVC MPEG-4.

[HeavyHitter]

Yeah, Black Hawk Down would be a good candidate. The current disc is looking dated as you can tell it's an older transfer. Not terrible, but not as good as it can look.

[SammymeBlu]

Sony 4K = Bluray Superbit

[42041]

Originally Posted by SammymeBlu

Sony 4K = Bluray Superbit

Truly a profound insight.

[SammymeBlu]

Originally Posted by 42041

Truly a profound insight.

Yeah,thought i would not go into deatils and keep it simple and sweet

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by masterrusell

+1

I´d love to see Black Hawk Down mastered in 4K. The actual disc is pretty good, but given the fact that it´s encoded in MPEG-2, I think there´s enough room to improve the quality if remastered and encoded in AVC MPEG-4.

The DE disc is the way to go for Black Hawk Down. It's AVC and has the most extras, but the audio is the best on the U.S. disc. The DE disc is also region B locked.

[masterrusell]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

The DE disc is the way to go for Black Hawk Down. It's AVC and has the most extras, but the audio is the best on the U.S. disc. The DE disc is also region B locked.

Yeah, you´re right about the DE disc, and living in Spain means no problem for me about the region B coding, but in this particular case, I prefer the US version because of the superior audio quality (the Spanish disc has a lossless track... but only for the Spanish audio -English track is only Dolby Digital 5.1-), my wife demands Spanish subtitles (DE has not Spanish subs) and ´cause the PQ is more than acceptable (although it could be better if remastered).

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

The DE disc is the way to go for Black Hawk Down. It's AVC and has the most extras, but the audio is the best on the U.S. disc. The DE disc is also region B locked.

Is it actually a different transfer, or just encoded in AVC?

[Pieter V]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

Is it actually a different transfer, or just encoded in AVC?

http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...ID=271#auswahl

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

To qualify that remark, let me say again that Spidey 2 always looked unbalanced to me on the old Blu-ray, never mind the new one, but the extra headroom and space on the right (the goof in the shot of Uncle Ben is a single anomaly in that regard, it's disingenous to claim otherwise)

How about the zoomed/cropped 2.40 FX shots?

[Sky_Captain]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

Is it actually a different transfer, or just encoded in AVC?

As Pieter V has kindly linked, the DE disc is the same transfer re-encoded. There are benefits to be had from the AVC encoding, of coarse, but no mind-blowing differences.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

As Pieter V has kindly linked, the DE disc is the same transfer re-encoded. There are benefits to be had from the AVC encoding, of coarse, but no mind-blowing differences.

Miniscule difference - at the very best. lol

[Sky_Captain]

Precisely.

[Poya]

Are they putting in extras in the MI4K line now?

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by Poya

Are they putting in extras in the MI4K line now?

Only new movies like This Is the End and After Earth.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

How about the zoomed/cropped 2.40 FX shots?

You picked out the train shot, well done. But the other two VFX shots in the capsaholic comparison are - you've guessed it - shifted up and to the right.

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

You picked out the train shot, well done. But the other two VFX shots in the capsaholic comparison are - you've guessed it - shifted up and to the right.

Let's face it -- Spider-Man 2 has yet to be released definitively on BD, even if we accept that the color, detail, etc. on the Mi4K disc is improved over the two previous releases (1 movie-only, 1 with Bonus Features).

[Geoff D]

That's as may be, but I'm very pleased with the Mi4K version for the advantages it has over the original Blu-ray. You guys wanna hold out for perfection on account of a few 'misplaced' pixels, be my guest, but I doubt that even the actual 4K version will be much different from this, let alone any future BD release (the Mi4K being the third so far).

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

That's as may be, but I'm very pleased with the Mi4K version for the advantages it has over the original Blu-ray. You guys wanna hold out for perfection on account of a few 'misplaced' pixels, be my guest, but I doubt that even the actual 4K version will be much different from this, let alone any future BD release (the Mi4K being the third so far).

What's the point of rewarding studios for falling short? This isn't primary school -- "A for effort!"