4K Movies Releases

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

P.S.
Dang pirates are everywhere these days….
http://www.theguardian.com/technolog...ather-pacquiao

I now notice, a few hours after I posted that ^ , the newest fight of the century issue was even covered on NBC Nightly News… http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/...o-440298051681

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by bailey1987

HFR needs to be variable if you ask me, select scenes will play at a different Frame Rate to better the effect.

Yes, many think VFR is the ultimate solution in order for HFR to be successful with motion pictures. All I can say is that Ang is passionate about HFR 3D and had actually desired to do the Ali-Frazier project - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...alftime-734179

in 4K 60fps (3D) before things changed and he went with Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.

[jono3000]

Looking forward to IFA 2015 in Berlin, September 4-9. The German site is reporting we should see an actual player and title announcements.

[Geoff D]

Niiiiiiiice, I had a feeling we'd see something there, with the big assault to follow at CES 2016.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Niiiiiiiice, I had a feeling we'd see something there, with the big assault to follow at CES 2016.

It's getting closer!

[Geoff D]

I just hope we're not left in the cold, Steed. The uptake of Blu-ray in the UK has been pretty slow and even though 4K TVs have done very well sales-wise, I think most people who've got them are already having fun with Netflix 4K and Amazon 4K and whatnot. If people think UHD BD has already got a mountain to climb in the US, it's got a ****ing entire planet to climb in the UK.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I just hope we're not left in the cold, Steed. The uptake of Blu-ray in the UK has been pretty slow and even though 4K TVs have done very well sales-wise, I think most people who've got them are already having fun with Netflix 4K and Amazon 4K and whatnot. If people think UHD BD has already got a mountain to climb in the US, it's got a ****ing entire planet to climb in the UK.

Well, we can only hope Geoff. One thing I do know is Blu-ray has given me 8 fantastic years of entertainment so far. It will probably give me another 8 before dying out completely. That's a fair amount of time. If I get even half of that with 4k Blu-ray, it won't be so bad. Like I have said before, maybe by the time 8k Netflix is available, it will actually resemble true 4K lol.

[Penton-Man]

Sheesh, I come into a soccer/boxing thread and a 4K discussion breaks out. PeterTHX, what’s a man to do?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by jono3000

Looking forward to IFA 2015 in Berlin, September 4-9. The German site is reporting we should see an actual player and title announcements.

Do you have an English translated link? The only person I know here that speaks the German is Oliver.

[jono3000]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Do you have an English translated link? The only person I know here that speaks the German is Oliver.

Here's the German article:
http://www.bluray-disc.de/blu-ray-ne...d-ihre-inhalte

If you open it in Chrome browser it should translate it into English for you.

[bailey1987]

I expected ifa would be the place, I just hope they can achieve a global release or in England at the least in time for Christmas 2015 it will be a nice treat if so.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by penton-man

sheesh, i come into a soccer/boxing thread and a 4k discussion breaks out. peterthx, what’s a man to do? :d

:d

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by jono3000

Here's the German article:
http://www.bluray-disc.de/blu-ray-ne...d-ihre-inhalte

If you open it in Chrome browser it should translate it into English for you.

(Oliver, PM me if I misinterpreted what Google is offering up in free translation)

Jono, it seems to me that given the Google Chrome translation I have, the German site is implying that Panasonic will demo a Ultra HD Blu-ray player (beyond the prototype stage) which will show UHD content from a UHD disc? I also get another sentence gibberishly translated as “Matching players will also show the IFA.” I don’t see anything definitive about launch titles being revealed (again, poor translation???).

After the infomercial to reporters is finished, unless somebody is afraid, the event would be a splendid time for an astute reporter to ask the simple practical question as related to a recent poll involving avid home theater enthusiasts who really care about Ultra HD Blu-ray …. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=261212

as to the requirement (or not) of online authentication in order just to play the advanced parameters of a UHD HD Blu-ray disc…..and pull out a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer from the spokesperson pedaling the player(s).

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

:d

I get Everton v. Sunderland here in the U.S. Peter, take note and set your DVR.

[jono3000]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

(Oliver, PM me if I misinterpreted what Google is offering up in free translation)

Jono, it seems to me that given the Google Chrome translation I have, the German site is implying that Panasonic will demo a Ultra HD Blu-ray player (beyond the prototype stage) which will show UHD content from a UHD disc? I also get another sentence gibberishly translated as “Matching players will also show the IFA.” I don’t see anything definitive about launch titles being revealed (again, poor translation???).

After the infomercial to reporters is finished, unless somebody is afraid, the event would be a splendid time for an astute reporter to ask the simple practical question as related to a recent poll involving avid home theater enthusiasts who really care about Ultra HD Blu-ray …. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=261212

as to the requirement (or not) of online authentication in order just to play the advanced parameters of a UHD HD Blu-ray disc…..and pull out a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer from the spokesperson pedaling the player(s).

I'm relying on the translation Chrome gives me, some extracts:

There will be new information about UltraHD Blu-ray at IFA.
The first UltraHD Blu-ray player will be shown - likely from Panasonic who showed a prototype at CES 2015.
Blu-ray players compatible (matching) with UltraHD will be shown.
Use of DTS Digital Bridge in UltraHD Blu-ray is not yet known.
UHDBD authoring software is available.
List of recent 4K movies: Hobbit trilogy, Focus, Chappie, Mall Cop 2, Unbroken, Gone Girl, various special interest titles, remastered Saw and Peanuts.
UltraHD players will be available this year.
HDR TVs will be shown.
UltraHD Blu-ray specs include HEVC/H.265, 3840x2160, 60Hz, 100Mbps. Disc capacity 66GB and 100GB, 10-bit color depth, Rec.2020/BT.2020 colour space.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Oh........... And I can't wait for 4k!..!

I would have liked to have seen ‘Super Leo’ in 4k …
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/foo...ootball-Latest

Aside Note: we have a Blu-ray.com member from Austria named TheLion...https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...on#post3092345, maybe he can give us a definite translation.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by jono3000

I'm relying on the translation Chrome gives me, some extracts:

There will be new information about UltraHD Blu-ray at IFA.
The first UltraHD Blu-ray player will be shown - likely from Panasonic who showed a prototype at CES 2015.
Blu-ray players compatible (matching) with UltraHD will be shown.
Use of DTS Digital Bridge in UltraHD Blu-ray is not yet known.
UHDBD authoring software is available.
List of recent 4K movies: Hobbit trilogy, Focus, Chappie, Mall Cop 2, Unbroken, Gone Girl, various special interest titles, remastered Saw and Peanuts.
UltraHD players will be available this year.
HDR TVs will be shown.
UltraHD Blu-ray specs include HEVC/H.265, 3840x2160, 60Hz, 100Mbps. Disc capacity 66GB and 100GB, 10-bit color depth, Rec.2020/BT.2020 colour space.

Interesting….I’m not seeing it translated like that on my end…maybe because the company computer I’m using has the Chrome setting set for English (American)?....anyway, for one thing, skimming your translation, Focus didn’t get a 4K DI, soooo, I guess either the reporting is wrong, or,

on the other hand……and therefore deliciously interesting to ponder is the notion that the list of titles you’ve extracted actually does represent some early (set for launch) Ultra HD Blu-ray titles. Perhaps also a UHD Blu-ray of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)?

[Geoff D]

The Hobbitses weren't finished at 4K either, although that doesn't seem to have been a barrier to the 2K-finished movies which were announced as 4K Dolby Vision remasters by Warners not too long ago. Maybe they've worked the same mojo on Jackson's trilogy (which were already graded on Mistika's, incidentally).

It just wouldn't be a Sony launch slate without a goofy comedy though; in place of Sandler there's Kevin James.

[reanimator]

My guess is the reason they're branding the new format "Ultra-HD" and not "4KBD" is to move attention away from pixel count, and to emphasize the other technical improvements. A movie like FOCUS could still be honestly marketed as a "UHD" version of that movie as long as it has wider color space than the BD.

[Geoff D]

Of course, but they'd be wise to concentrate on genuine 4K material for the launch otherwise all the bloggers and commentators who've been rubbishing 4K for years will have a bloody field day. I can see the headlines now: "When is 4K not 4K?" and so on. We in here - some of us, anyway - know that it's not just about the pixels as to the benefits of UHD BD, but all the average joe will do is look to those bloggers for advice or will simply stumble across the usual shite that the likes of Yahoo continually emit.