4K Movies Releases

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture...ear-for-movies

As an aside, for those wondering what the ^ “bread-box size cartridges that managers click in and out easily” look like, well, at least one type which has been in common use in the past is a hard drive caddy such as this – http://www.amazon.com/DX115-Sata-IIb.../dp/B000MTWVMO

[Penton-Man]

Lost in last week’s news shuffle of the Xbox One getting boned by the PS4, something to file under *it’s not how big it is, but how you use it*….go here -

https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/

Then click on ‘Learn More’.
Then, from the category ‘Download WWDC 2013 Session Videos’, click on “videos page”.

Sign in with your Apple ID (if you don't have a dev account they are FREE to register)
Then scroll down to ‘Painting the Future’.

Or for those amongst us who would enjoy a shorter, quicker path, just click on the following to get an overview of the little bugger and scroll the downward arrow to continue.…http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/?cid=ww...d-0aa89a43e04f

Or, listen as the dev geeks go wild upon its unveiling -

Apple gives sneak peek at new Mac Pro - YouTube

[Penton-Man]

Before Peter objects to my one and only Apple plug of the year ^, related to a prior question (regarding ESPN) which you posted on another thread but this for 4K 2D, see… http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/6...ader?nocookies

And a heads-up to soccer fans , Brazil vs. Japan (Confed Cup) is coming on (ESPN) in less than 2 hr. time (in HD of course).

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I assume the container….http://www.live-production.tv/news/3...telegenic.html

Should be on its way to Brazil and *the World Cup dress rehearsal competition* with the cameras to follow shortly, along with the CA-4000 Studio Back - http://vimeo.com/63615955# not mentioned in the THR article-> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/beh...heading-451120

As to the specific info ^ which I posted about 10 days ago (highlighted in blue above)….well, for the mainstream Tech news outlets better late (from this past Friday) –> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/beh...ting-4k-565612

than never. Good job THR.

P.S. Today on ESPN from the Confederations Cup – Mexico vs. Italy, followed by Spain vs. Uruguay

[Penton-Man]

Attention new members, two 4K Lists pertinent to Blu-ray movies -

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=218262
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=220755

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Thought Penton might be interested in this...
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/art...Year_s_End.php

More pressure on 3D…http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soc...v-coverage.ap/

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http://corporate.comcast.com/news-in...ultra-hd-video

[Penton-Man]

Attention soccer aficionados

Putting a smile on many a non-full time pro soccer players’ face, Tahiti makes history … http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/17/sp...iti/index.html

Visual aid

Confederations Cup 2013 - Tahiti Goal Against Nigeria - YouTube

Oh....4K tie-in with associated geek pics even for truck drivers and crane operators….. https://twitter.com/search?q=%23love4konfedcup&src=hash

[androidandroid]

I'm not caught up on 4k as I should be, is this going to be a new standard anytime soon?

[Mansinthe]

they want to release specifications for a new standart at the end of the year. (hdmi 2.0 , h265 and stuff.. maybe 48p)
first 4k bluray players not before next year or maybe 2015

[TripleHBK]

Considering a lot of studios aren't even putting the effort into releasing catalog titles on blu ray with new 2k scans, I don't think we have to worry about 4k anytime soon (if ever). I just don't see any reason for 4k to take off when we still continue to hear about how expensive it is to restore and release older films with new remasters from the film negatives. Sure, some of the newer stuff may get 4k releases, but if older titles can't show the benefit of the upgrade then it's going to be a tough sell. 4k may see the most benefit from sports, documentary's and over the air broadcasts.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

I just don't see any reason for 4k to take off

Don’t underestimate the power of the marketing machine, for instance, just recently (be patient it may take time to load the link)….http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/n...-its-4k-hdtvs/

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

...when we still continue to hear about how expensive it is to restore and release older films with new remasters from the film negatives. Sure, some of the newer stuff may get 4k releases, but if older titles can't show the benefit of the upgrade then it's going to be a tough sell

Combining this list…https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=218262 with this list…https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=220755 I think there are already many more 4K titles in the content provider infrastructure than there was when 3D Blu-ray launched….which you won’t need wearing special glasses to notice an upgrade (if you sit within 1.5 PH).

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

4k may see the most benefit from sports...

Sports is, and always has been, a powerful driver of consumer electronics sales…arguably thee primary driver (notice how many new TVs sell around the football playoffs and the Super Bowl in the U.S. each year) but in the case of 4K for sports, it gets complicated, something which I recently alluded to here… https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...th#post7766850

You see, sports like soccer; football, etc. crave depth of field shots as the gold standard to follow the action throughout the course of a match. If you’re a field camera operation, it is rather easy to get great shots with HD broadcast cameras because of their inherent nature (2/3” sensors); whereas 4K cameras are single sensor cameras…http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/...cameras/216279

Which provide more of a shallow depth of field which is more desirable for cinema (movies). For that important reason (as well as some others), right now, the jury is still out with regards to the applicability for a 4K end-to-end pipeline for sports seen at home.

However, keep in mind, I don’t believe it is totally impossible to get about the same depth of field shots with 4K cameras as you can get with traditional HD broadcast cameras, BUT it is a formidable challenge. Meaning, for field operators, it will require developing a skill (managing camera placement, and especially focus and exposure, in order to produce a similar depth of field to an HD broadcast camera.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Combining this list…https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=218262 with this list…https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=220755….

And adding to, when the membership gets around to it, like today…. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...dd#post7775143

[RyanPom]

I really dont give a rip about 4k. Most older movies wont get remasteres in 4k, so why bother?

[Nasedo]

Blu Ray is were it stops for me. No way I'm buying any 4K movies.

[ultraman352]

Originally Posted by Nasedo

Blu Ray is were it stops for me. No way I'm buying any 4K movies.

Which is what everyone said about dvd

[RyanPom]

Originally Posted by ultraman352

Which is what everyone said about dvd

And Laserdisc.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by ultraman352

Which is what everyone said about dvd

Anyone with a projector is going to want 4k movies.

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by RyanPom

I really dont give a rip about 4k. Most older movies wont get remasteres in 4k, so why bother?

It's the trickle down effect, 1080p releases will benefit from features mastered at 4k, also It's been said many times, it's not all about resolution, but better color depth as well.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Nasedo

Blu Ray is were it stops for me. No way I'm buying any 4K movies.

Sir, given your credentials (505 Blu-rays) you are a collector by nature…show some fortitude to continuing to spend money.