List of 4K film transfers on Blu-ray shot on film (non-digitally shot)

[L'armée des ombres]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Fox will be out there early like they were with BD, its about right they are doing the prep

Yep...i don't think these titles will ever see Blu.....4K disc here we come

[Geoff D]

Fox have been talking up the possibility of 4K BD for a good couple of years already, so it makes sense they'd be ready to rumble.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Fox have been talking up the possibility of 4K BD for a good couple of years already, so it makes sense they'd be ready to rumble.

well, I hope we have regular Blurays too of the 4K transfers.
After all, we still (!!!!!!) see dual format editions of Bluray + DVD after all these years!

And that would be the smart thing to do, because that way, they would sell discs to people too who won't rush to upgrade to 4K.
Otherwise, I think the sales will be low..

[StingingVelvet]

The studios will release some UBDs out of the gate but I am very pessimistic about its chances overall after that. The real question in my opinion is which disc format the labels and niche releases support in the future. Will UBD be our laserdisc style collector format or will BD remain so?

And yeah, I hope these early UBD releases have BDs with the same transfer on them, because I don't want to buy a first-gen player.

[St.ylo]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

The studios will release some UBDs out of the gate but I am very pessimistic about its chances overall after that. The real question in my opinion is which disc format the labels and niche releases support in the future. Will UBD be our laserdisc style collector format or will BD remain so?

And yeah, I hope these early UBD releases have BDs with the same transfer on them, because I don't want to buy a first-gen player.

Yeah, I've been hoping they'd do UBD+BD combo packs.

[L'armée des ombres]

I'm also very pessimistic about the next format, i have the worst feeling about the releases in the new format will fail in a big way.
The sales will not go well and the studios will say that "hard media" is dead.
In the wake of that they will all go on the streaming boat.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by L'armée des ombres

I'm also very pessimistic about the next format, i have the worst feeling about the releases in the new format will fail in a big way.
The sales will not go well and the studios will say that "hard media" is dead.
In the wake of that they will all go on the streaming boat.

This is all but guaranteed for the mainstream. However disc media will survive as a niche product, and the question is which format will be used.

[spectre08]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

This is all but guaranteed for the mainstream. However disc media will survive as a niche product, and the question is which format will be used.

and I don't have any problem with that. In all likelihood it would mean that we see more releases from companies like Olive, Twilight Time, etc. as well as fancy "special edition" releases. Even if we get fewer vanilla catalogue releases of middling older movies.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

The studios will release some UBDs out of the gate but I am very pessimistic about its chances overall after that. The real question in my opinion is which disc format the labels and niche releases support in the future. Will UBD be our laserdisc style collector format or will BD remain so?

And yeah, I hope these early UBD releases have BDs with the same transfer on them, because I don't want to buy a first-gen player.

I should think there'll always be a standard BD alternative to the UHD BD, whether that's an extant disc or a simultaneous UHD BD / BD launch. Yeah, the existing standalone BD may not have the newer transfer, but would you buy a first-gen player just so you could watch the new 4K transfer of, say, Home Alone or Jewel of the Nile downrezzed to 1080p? I wouldn't. Hell, I've got a 4K TV and even I won't be going near UHD BD at launch because my 2014 set isn't compatible with any of the new format's potential benefits aside from the spatial resolution.

[Pieter V]

Meanwhile 'Aloha' has a release date. No cover in the datebase yet.

[Brightstar]

can we add the rest of the bond films on the 4k list ?

http://www.parkcircus.com/latest/100...restored_in_4k

[L'armée des ombres]

Originally Posted by Brightstar

can we add the rest of the bond films on the 4k list ?

http://www.parkcircus.com/latest/100...restored_in_4k

Those transfers are not out yet on Blu-ray

[sartana]

Originally Posted by Brightstar

can we add the rest of the bond films on the 4k list ?

http://www.parkcircus.com/latest/100...restored_in_4k

What, no Never Say Never Again, Casino Royale or Quantum of Solace

[Pieter V]

This Blu-ray was mentioned before. And now I have the proof.

Cook recalls going through Harryhausen's personal collection of puppets, molds, artwork and dailies, which Jackson is transferring to 4K video. Jackson states that most of the shots were animated in one take.- Ray Harryhausen and film historian Tony Dalton * Never-released interactive photo gallery with original storyboards (including the skeleton fight)*

http://www.awn.com/news/jason-and-argonauts-goes-blu

[Geoff D]

It's a Sony remaster so 4K was always on the cards, but the piece in the article doesn't reference the movie specifically, it says that Jackson has transferred some of the film's dailies in 4K. I know, I know, why transfer workprint footage at 4K and not the main feature, but that's not explicit confirmation of the latter IMO.

[L'armée des ombres]

Originally Posted by Pieter V

This Blu-ray was mentioned before. And now I have the proof.



http://www.awn.com/news/jason-and-argonauts-goes-blu

I'm with Geoff on this....there is only mention of 4K but nothing is confirmed

[GxyExpress999]

Please add the UK edition of 3 women. According to the review, Criterion might have better PQ (due to the new color scheme?) though.

[L'armée des ombres]

Originally Posted by GxyExpress999

Please add the UK edition of 3 women. According to the review, Criterion might have better PQ (due to the new color scheme?) though.

Added

[Pieter V]

Originally Posted by GxyExpress999

Please add the UK edition of 3 women. According to the review, Criterion might have better PQ (due to the new color scheme?) though.

DVDBeaver has a review up. A lot better than the US disc.

Upcoming in cinemas: "Irrational Man" (Emma Stone) 4K movie according to IMDB. No database link of course nor Blu-ray date. But one to keep an eye on.

Next for the list and screened at Cannes.

Lumière

After Georges Méliès in the Grande Salle, to celebrate the 120 years of the birth of the Cinématographe Lumière, screening of a selection of Lumière films in the Grand Théâtre… Lumière.
A presentation of the Institut Lumière, of the Centre National du Cinéma and the Cinémathèque française. Screening in 4K DCP. 4K restoration carried out by Eclair Group, in collaboration with l’Immagine Ritrovata.

http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/2015...neup-revealed/

Restored prints:

Rocco e i suoi fratelli (Rocco and His Brothers/Rocco et ses frères) by Luchino Visconti (1960, 2h57)
A presentation of The Film Foundation. 4K restoration carried out by Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory, in association with Titanus, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels and The Film Foundation. Restoration with funding provided by Gucci and The Film Foundation.

For the first time on Blu-ray. In Japan only for now. So I don't see why there should be another master for this Blu-ray?

[Pieter V]

*Never mind. Stuff have changed.