Arrow Video UHD discussion thread

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I know you're not saying this but I'll say it anyway: Arrow, like most indies, don't grade stuff in their basement. They use professional post-houses to restore and colour grade their in-house stuff and I reckon they've had dat access to HDR/DV for a while - but as they were adamant about not getting into 4K UHD then it made no sense for them to finish stuff in HDR, they didn't even finish many recent "4K scans" in 4K for similar reasons.

It does raise the question of what they're going to do with their new restorations going forward, that if they're not going to release something in UHD - and they ain't gonna be doing it for everything, no sir - will they still restore them in 4K HDR for dat future proofing aspect? Or will that still come down to "we're not releasing it in 4K HDR so why finish in 4K HDR"?

I think it depends on resources and return. Like I tried to bring up a few posts back, I think they will start as mainstream as possible. Then maybe get Prince Of Thieves next year.

The main thing is though Arrow have planted their flag firmly in UHD ground. And they aren't going away. It will, I think, be a slow and evolving process. The wheels though are in motion.