Sony "Mastered in 4K" Blu-ray Titles May 14 and July 16 - Page 65 - Blu-ray Forum

jonstatt · 05-25-2013, 10:47 PM

I bought two of these

Angels & Demons
Battle LA

Nothing to do with picture quality, but the Battle LA came with a cardboard slipcover. Angels and Demons did not. Do these titles consistently come with the slipcover or is it luck depending on the batch?

rickah88 · 05-25-2013, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jonstatt

I bought two of these

Angels & Demons
Battle LA

Nothing to do with picture quality, but the Battle LA came with a cardboard slipcover. Angels and Demons did not. Do these titles consistently come with the slipcover or is it luck depending on the batch?

I believe all of these have slipcover for the first run. I got Angels & Demons on release day and it had a slip.

HD Goofnut · 05-26-2013, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jonstatt

I bought two of these

Angels & Demons
Battle LA

Nothing to do with picture quality, but the Battle LA came with a cardboard slipcover. Angels and Demons did not. Do these titles consistently come with the slipcover or is it luck depending on the batch?

You do realize that these were two of the titles that look virtually identical to the original releases, right?

TheHighRoller · 05-26-2013, 03:43 AM

Have any comparisons for Taxi Driver been posted yet?

TheHighRoller · 05-26-2013, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

You do realize that these were two of the titles that look virtually identical to the original releases, right?

He said he didn't get them for the AQ, he got them for the slips.

Besides, if I were to buy one of these MI4K releases, I'd definitely choose the MI4K over the regular version knowing that at least some improvement has been done. Also given that I don't care much about the bonus features for the particular title.

jonstatt · 05-26-2013, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

You do realize that these were two of the titles that look virtually identical to the original releases, right?

I didn't have the original releases of them. So I am not doubling up as it were! I thought if I am going to get a copy of these films I might as well try them.

But I was wondering why one disc came in the mail with a cardboard sleeve and the other didn't. Should it have done?

HD Goofnut · 05-26-2013, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jonstatt

I didn't have the original releases of them. So I am not doubling up as it were! I thought if I am going to get a copy of these films I might as well try them.

But I was wondering why one disc came in the mail with a cardboard sleeve and the other didn't. Should it have done?

Yeah, it should have. All of these are new and should have slips.

rickah88 · 05-26-2013, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

You do realize that these were two of the titles that look virtually identical to the original releases, right?

I wouldn't label it as "virtuallly identical". As far as A&D is concerned, there is noticeable improvement in the darker shots(caves, lowlight indoors, etc) over the original. Thankfully there are a lot of these scenes, so for the $15 price tag, this is a great compliment to the original...and a no-brainer for an interested first time buyer.

#Darren · 05-26-2013, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by AngelGraves13

I wonder if Sony will pull a fast one on us and release Lawrence of Arabia in 4K Mastered.

I figure it already was 4K Mastered. Maybe even their first 4K Mastered Blu-ray, but we'll have to wait and see I guess.

Lawrence of Arabia is a 5/5 image. An amazing restoration for a perfect film.

It is already mastered at 4k.

HD Goofnut · 05-26-2013, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by #Darren

It is already mastered at 4k.

It actually got an 8K master.

#Darren · 05-26-2013, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

It actually got an 8K master.

There you go!

Penton-Man · 05-26-2013, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by #Darren

It is already mastered at 4k.

The final scanning resolution was 8K as noted here back in Jan. 2012… https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...aw#post5673213

The files were downsampled to the working software (4k) resolution for finishing.

MifuneFan · 05-26-2013, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by #Darren

It is already mastered at 4k.

That was his point. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see Sony put out a Mastered in 4K LoA.

Penton-Man · 05-26-2013, 06:25 PM

Well, it is a business...and the title is low hanging fruit, so to speak.

22soultaker · 05-26-2013, 06:48 PM

So is there a list of 4K releases that have actually notable differences?

42041 · 05-26-2013, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 22soultaker

So is there a list of 4K releases that have actually notable differences?

Ghostbusters, Spiderman, and Glory are new transfers.
The rest are not (though they are new encodes and presumably have better compression).

marine92104 · 05-26-2013, 07:35 PM

Hey anyone else pickup mastered in 4k of The Karate Kid?

There was a report of 1 user that said the English subtitles were not there for the Chinese spoken parts.

Chapter six is an easy way to check it where they go to challenge the Karate teacher in his dojo.

I'd like to buy the 4k version of this title but not if the English subitles are missing.

Thanks for taking the time to check!

AngelGraves13 · 05-26-2013, 07:57 PM

Some of these movies already had 4K masters for their digital intermediates. My friend works at EFILM and they do like 90% of the movies released, the others being done by Technicolor or in-house.

TheHighRoller · 05-27-2013, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

It actually got an 8K master.

It got a 4K master stemming from an 8K scan. While scanning in a higher resolution is better, mastering it in a smaller resolution is not the same as if it were mastered in the resolution it was scanned in. Samsara was scanned and mastered in 8K. THAT is what Sony should be doing.

42041 · 05-27-2013, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TheHighRoller

It got a 4K master stemming from an 8K scan. While scanning in a higher resolution is better, mastering it in a smaller resolution is not the same as if it were mastered in the resolution it was scanned in. Samsara was scanned and mastered in 8K. THAT is what Sony should be doing.

Samsara was finished at 4K...

05-26-2013, 07:57 PM	#1298
AngelGraves13 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2011 Location:North Hollywood, CA 4K collection:1657 Blu-ray collection:3876 DVD collection:77 iTunes collection:267	Some of these movies already had 4K masters for their digital intermediates. My friend works at EFILM and they do like 90% of the movies released, the others being done by Technicolor or in-house. Last edited by AngelGraves13; 05-27-2013 at 07:50 PM.

05-25-2013, 10:47 PM	#1281
jonstatt Junior Member Member since:Oct 2007	I bought two of these Angels & Demons Battle LA Nothing to do with picture quality, but the Battle LA came with a cardboard slipcover. Angels and Demons did not. Do these titles consistently come with the slipcover or is it luck depending on the batch?

05-26-2013, 03:43 AM	#1284
TheHighRoller Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Location:BlueVersion on Letterboxd 4K collection:574 Blu-ray collection:1252 DVD collection:11 Digital collection:2 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:104	Have any comparisons for *Taxi Driver* been posted yet?

05-26-2013, 06:25 PM	#1294
Penton-Man Retired Hollywood Insider Member since:Apr 2007	Well, it is a business...and the title is low hanging fruit, so to speak.

05-26-2013, 06:48 PM	#1295
22soultaker Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Huntington Beach Home Theater Gallery:27 Blu-ray collection:543 Trading Score:26	So is there a list of 4K releases that have actually notable differences?

05-26-2013, 07:35 PM	#1297
marine92104 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2006 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1 iTunes collection:9 Trading Score:43	Hey anyone else pickup mastered in 4k of The Karate Kid? There was a report of 1 user that said the English subtitles were not there for the Chinese spoken parts. Chapter six is an easy way to check it where they go to challenge the Karate teacher in his dojo. I'd like to buy the 4k version of this title but not if the English subitles are missing. Thanks for taking the time to check!

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