Why do Sony 4K discs look SO good?? - Blu-ray Forum

guile · 01-03-2019, 07:21 PM

Seems like a silly question but...

Imo, they are literally the BEST looking discs out of any other studio. I don't understand how one studio can make discs that are stunning while many other studios pale in comparison.

If only Sony had the rights to Mission Impossible: Fallout

BrownianMotion · 01-03-2019, 07:31 PM

While Sony's newer releases are absolutely stellar, I find that the biggest gap between them and other studios is found on catalog releases. Leon, A Few Good Men, Groundhog Day, among others, are as close to flawless catalog releases as you can get. Fox has put out some catalog titles that can compete, but they've only got a handful of them in total.

oilers73 · 01-03-2019, 07:33 PM

Simple. Computers.

TheSweetieMan · 01-03-2019, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BrownianMotion

While Sony's newer releases are absolutely stellar, I find that the biggest gap between them and other studios is found on catalog releases. Leon, A Few Good Men, Groundhog Day, among others, are as close to flawless catalog releases as you can get. Fox has put out some catalog titles that can compete, but they've only got a handful of them in total.

Fox is easily the most underrated studio on the format.

Die Hard, The Predator, and Predator 2, all look worthy of being compared to Sony’s catalog releases.

I would love to get both Heat and Speed from Fox this year.

But I think what does make Sony so great is, they give every title, new or old, the same treatment. That’s pretty impressive. The fact that a film like Air Force One looks substantially better than something like Grease or Jurassic Park, is absolutely insane.

MisterXDTV · 01-03-2019, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by guile

Seems like a silly question but...

Imo, they are literally the BEST looking discs out of any other studio. I don't understand how one studio can make discs that are stunning while many other studios pale in comparison.

If only Sony had the rights to Mission Impossible: Fallout

Because they are the best in the business and they don't rely on HDR or Dolby Vision (they mostly don't even use it) to make the difference for the viewer

Their disc are truly 4K UHD.....

chucktatum · 01-03-2019, 08:47 PM

OP might be asking a rhetorical question but I think the main answer is because Sony also sells TVs and players so they have a vested interest in offering the best looking content to show off.

Also, since they develop much of the technology the industry uses, they are able to use top of the line equipment on their own films/TV shows.

Mierzwiak · 01-03-2019, 08:54 PM

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Why do Sony 4K discs look SO good??

zw94 · 01-03-2019, 09:24 PM

I love Sony 4Ks but this thread just makes me sad that we'll never see Panic Room on the format.

brainofj72 · 01-03-2019, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sentinel-fine

Maybe because they don't add any filtering?

This, this, this. Zero DNR means insane levels of fine detail that most other studios scrub away. Even if the DNR pass is very mild, you still see it (IMO) VERY easily when watching in UHD. It boggles my mind that it keeps being done.

reanimator · 01-03-2019, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSweetieMan

Fox is easily the most underrated studio on the format.

Fox just completed restoration on a large-format catalog title that should look stunning. Hopefully we'll see it before the end of 2019.

Doctorossi · 01-03-2019, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by reanimator

Hopefully we'll see it before the end of 2019.

Either that or we'll be shoveling $#!+ in Louisiana.

StingingVelvet · 01-03-2019, 10:19 PM

Raw 4k scans without tinkering, no hesitation to use the HDR dial, good encoding. Boom-shakka-lakka.

Geoff D · 01-03-2019, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Either that or we'll be shoveling $#!+ in Louisiana.

If it is Patton, they'd better do a new transfer of The Longest Day to go with it AND release the ****er on UHD, seeing as this is the 75th anniversary year of the Normandy invasion and that the BD is one of the very worst DNR abominations I've ever seen.

Bates_Motel · 01-03-2019, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by guile

Seems like a silly question but...

Imo, they are literally the BEST looking discs out of any other studio. I don't understand how one studio can make discs that are stunning while many other studios pale in comparison.

If only Sony had the rights to Mission Impossible: Fallout

They wouldn't have made MI:Fallout look any better than it already does, because it already comes from a 4K digital intermediate.

Where they excel is in actual film scans/presentations that DON'T come from a DI.

MechaGodzilla · 01-03-2019, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Boom-shakka-lakka.

Now this is stuck in my head, you *******!

Geoff D · 01-03-2019, 10:46 PM

That's what I thought, there's nothing wrong with MI Fallout. If Sony had paid for it but it was made by the exact same people then it would look exactly the same as it does now.

Anyhoo, as to why Sony's stuff looks so good, it's because they lace the discs with angel dust: as soon as you touch the disc to put it in the player, you trippin'...

Doctorossi · 01-03-2019, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Geoff D

they'd better do a new transfer of The Longest Day to go with it

And I've got three more words for them...

Tora! Tora! Tora!

ROSS.T.G. · 01-03-2019, 11:05 PM

They put catnip on their discs

TheSweetieMan · 01-03-2019, 11:10 PM

Hey Geoff, can you respond to my last post in the Sicario UHD thread?

professorwho · 01-03-2019, 11:11 PM

Good compressionists who know what they're doing

01-03-2019, 07:21 PM	#1
guile Senior Member Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Northeast Pennsylvania 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:339 Trading Score:16	Why do Sony 4K discs look SO good?? Seems like a silly question but... Imo, they are literally the BEST looking discs out of any other studio. I don't understand how one studio can make discs that are stunning while many other studios pale in comparison. If only Sony had the rights to Mission Impossible: Fallout

01-03-2019, 07:31 PM	#2
BrownianMotion Power Member Member since:Nov 2013	While Sony's newer releases are absolutely stellar, I find that the biggest gap between them and other studios is found on catalog releases. Leon, A Few Good Men, Groundhog Day, among others, are as close to flawless catalog releases as you can get. Fox has put out some catalog titles that can compete, but they've only got a handful of them in total.

01-03-2019, 07:33 PM	#3
oilers73 Banned Member since:May 2016 Location:Deceased Blu-ray reviews:3	Simple. Computers.

01-03-2019, 08:47 PM	#6
chucktatum Senior Member Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:33 Blu-ray collection:38 Trading Score:2	OP might be asking a rhetorical question but I think the main answer is because Sony also sells TVs and players so they have a vested interest in offering the best looking content to show off. Also, since they develop much of the technology the industry uses, they are able to use top of the line equipment on their own films/TV shows.

01-03-2019, 09:24 PM	#8
zw94 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2014 4K collection:356 Blu-ray collection:1157 DVD collection:99 iTunes collection:5	I love Sony 4Ks but this thread just makes me sad that we'll never see Panic Room on the format.

01-03-2019, 10:19 PM	#12
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:852 Blu-ray collection:2331 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	Raw 4k scans without tinkering, no hesitation to use the HDR dial, good encoding. Boom-shakka-lakka.

01-03-2019, 10:46 PM	#16
Geoff D Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Swanage, Engerland 4K collection:1348 Blu-ray collection:2525 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:33	That's what I thought, there's nothing wrong with MI Fallout. If Sony had paid for it but it was made by the exact same people then it would look exactly the same as it does now. Anyhoo, as to why Sony's stuff looks so good, it's because they lace the discs with angel dust: as soon as you touch the disc to put it in the player, you trippin'...

01-03-2019, 11:05 PM	#18
ROSS.T.G. Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Ontario, Canada 4K collection:393 Blu-ray collection:1549 Blu-ray reviews:16	They put catnip on their discs

01-03-2019, 11:10 PM	#19
TheSweetieMan Banned Member since:Nov 2009 4K collection:515 Blu-ray collection:515	Hey Geoff, can you respond to my last post in the Sicario UHD thread?

01-03-2019, 11:11 PM	#20
professorwho Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2017 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:982 Blu-ray reviews: 64 Trading Score:7	Good compressionists who know what they're doing

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