Oblivion 4K UHD (2013)

[shield80]

The Blu Ray is not artificially sharpened.get the fact's right
If it is then your sharpness setting is way to high.

[KMFDMvsEnya]

As much I like the colors of the UHD it has been filtered and the Blu-ray has been slightly sharpened.

Wish there were some screencaps of the itunes DV encode for some comprehensive comparisons.

[TheSweetieMan]

Geoff, what's the verdict on this disc? I'm thinking about picking it up after the hype from the Maverick trailer, but I'm reading conflicting opinions on this one.

[Vangeli]

It’s usually dirt cheap and comes with the Blu-ray anyway if you don’t like the filtering going on. The HDR/color/Atmos are fantastic, though.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by TheSweetieMan

Geoff, what's the verdict on this disc? I'm thinking about picking it up after the hype from the Maverick trailer, but I'm reading conflicting opinions on this one.

I love the HDR on it but it's been heavily softened vs the Blu-ray. IMO it's not conventional DNR but something like a low pass filter that's knocked out all high frequency informazione. Still actually looks pretty good in itself, but if you're a fan of the film and are used to how stunningly sharp the BD looks then the UHD's resolution falls short.

Some of that difference may be exaggerated due to some mild sharpening on the Blu, fair enough, but even so the UHD has still got a chunk of detail missing in action: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=115

[ROSS.T.G.]

It’s softer yeah but I prefer the warmer temperature and excellent HDR.

[TheSweetieMan]

I’m gonna pick it up tonight.

Feeling the need for some Cruise and Kosinski aesthetic after that Too gun trailer.

[Rice]

What Thread Page are these Softened Screen caps comparison at ??

[infiniteCR]

I enjoy the blu of this so much more when watching in theater mode.

[evoll]

Originally Posted by ROSS.T.G.

It’s softer yeah but I prefer the warmer temperature and excellent HDR.

Same with me and after seeing this thread bumped it's time for Rocky to come in and straighten some people out lol.

[Rice]

Just did a screen cap and run through myself between the 2 versions.

I would say, 4K is a much better visually overall, the HDR image is more expressive.

In comparison, the SDR felt flat, and on some scenes the sharpness (which this version admittedly has more of, took the realism out of the scene)

I believe the Softening filter used on the HDR version is intentional to better blend the scene together.

Any scenes involving clouds (which are many) , HDR no contest, SDR clouds are shit.


So it comes down to what you're looking for, if you're an avid Tom-Cruise fanboi, and routinely pause movies to count how many pock marks are on his face, Yea, SDR has you covered.

Everyone else, 4K version's the way to go.

[ROSS.T.G.]

Originally Posted by evoll

Same with me and after seeing this thread bumped it's time for Rocky to come in and straighten some people out lol.

Lol I was wondering where Rocky has been.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by ROSS.T.G.

Lol I was wondering where Rocky has been.

I dunno, I think we've got a ready made replacement in the form of Rice...

[ROSS.T.G.]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I dunno, I think we've got a ready made replacement in the form of Rice...

[Geoff D]

Alls I'll say is: I bet people wouldn't be complaining about the UHD looking "too sharp" if it had the same level of detail as the BD. If it did have that level of detail then, 2K upscale or not, it would be one of the very best discs on the entire format. As it is, it's a bit of a bodge job.

[Rice]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Alls I'll say is: I bet people wouldn't be complaining about the UHD looking "too sharp" if it had the same level of detail as the BD. If it did have that level of detail then, 2K upscale or not, it would be one of the very best discs on the entire format. As it is, it's a bit of a bodge job.

In This case, The Softness is an artistic decision and a movie-element.

I believe it's been for the better, because many of the blue screen scenes are blended better, and the characters look like they're in it now, rather than walking in front of cutouts.

[ROSS.T.G.]

I’m sure if we had the option for a new UHD with extra sharpness everyone would be all over it.

[Rice]

Originally Posted by ROSS.T.G.

I’m sure if we had the option for a new UHD with extra sharpness everyone would be all over it.

I'm pretty sure Bluray collectors would buy a new copy of Oblivion if it offered a free hotdog w/ or w/out extra sharpness.

That's just how collector's mindset is, it's a 'get' syndrome.

Hotdog Edition.

[ROSS.T.G.]

K...

[Brahmzy]

Originally Posted by Rice

In This case, The Softness is an artistic decision and a movie-element.

I believe it's been for the better, because many of the blue screen scenes are blended better, and the characters look like they're in it now, rather than walking in front of cutouts.

You’re talking out your A. You have no idea if it was an “artistic decision”.
I believe it’s a serious blunder/botch job/mistake.

I’m lol’ing at how the softness is being downplayed by some here.
I don’t know what kind of gear (including vision) those are dealing with, but the softness is severe. I run a high-end HTPC and I have the ability to do A/B comparisons literally with a touch of a key. The softness is drastic and really hurts the UHDs presentation.
A ton of data is simply missing from the UHD scenes.