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

[pro-bassoonist]

New Pre-orders for July 16:



Godzilla Blu-ray

Men in Black Blu-ray

Moneyball Blu-ray

Pineapple Express Blu-ray

Spider-Man 2 Blu-ray

SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES “MASTERED IN 4K” BLU-RAY TITLES TIMED WITH SONY 4K TVs

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (January 7, 2013) – To compliment the electronics industry’s launch of 4K Ultra HD Televisions, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is proud to leverage its growing 4K asset library to present “Mastered in 4K” Blu-ray™ titles. While maintaining the studio’s commitment to the highest possible quality Blu-ray releases, the “Mastered in 4K” offering takes these efforts even further.

“Mastered in 4K” Blu-ray releases will feature titles—such as The Amazing Spider-Man™, Total Recall, The Karate Kid, Battle: Los Angeles and The Other Guys—sourced from pristine 4K masters and presented at high-bitrate 1080p resolution, with expanded color showcasing more of the wide range of rich color contained in the original source. When upscaled via the Sony 4K Ultra HD TVs, these discs serve as an ideal way for consumers to experience near-4K picture quality. SPHE also plans to utilize available high quality 4K masters for select upcoming new release Blu-ray titles. “Mastered in 4K” Blu-ray Discs can be played on all existing Blu-ray Disc players.

“The electronics industry’s groundbreaking launch of 4K Ultra HD TV has given us reason to even further elevate our Blu-ray offering,” said David Bishop, President, SPHE. “This spring, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is excited to deliver a complementing lineup of ‘Mastered in 4K’ Blu-ray titles, offering consumers the best possible picture and sound quality to be experienced on the latest HDTVs.”

Leading the adoption of 4K content in cinema, home entertainment and broadcast, Sony Pictures builds on its renowned professional equipment expertise along with the company’s wealth of knowledge in both 4K acquisition and home entertainment. These “Mastered in 4K” Blu-ray titles—paired with the native 4K titles for Sony’s 4K video distribution service, which is planned to be launched in summer 2013 in the US—demonstrate Sony Pictures’ holistic commitment to 4K and to the launch of this exciting new hardware into the market.

SPHE will release this initial wave of more than 10 “Mastered in 4K” titles starting in Spring 2013, with rollout to select international territories soon thereafter.

Pro-B

[Spicoli]

Great news!

4K on the way

Just no display big enough to enjoy it.

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

This sounds like the "Mastered in HD" phrase that Sony used to put on DVDs. All fine and dandy, except

1) many of those masters were 720p or 1080i

2) the DVDs themselves were 480i.

[Show spoiler]

[42041]

ummm... not sure what that changes.

[A.MONK]

The Blu-ray version of Superbit?

[Snicket]

Eh.

I think this technology is still a few years away. Price points are way too high for people to really get into it. It's probably worth waiting for true 4K to get here.

With DVD still having a stronghold on home media sales I don't think Joe Everyman is going to care about 4K right now.

[Spicoli]

This is a great article

.http://www.zdnet.com/why-4k-uhd-tele...am-7000009506/


Basically if you even can afford the TV the amount of content is so limited that after you are done with the pre loaded movies, they need to send someone out to your house to re load it. Wow!

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by A.MONK

The Blu-ray version of Superbit?

This is how it looks at the moment.

I think that is just fine - as long as the native 4K titles are under the Blu-ray umbrella.

The good news for people interested in top quality product right now is that Sony will push "4K mastered" on brand new releases. This initiative will likely introduce some very impressive looking Blu-ray releases later this year, and next.

Pro-B

[Spicoli]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

This is how it looks at the moment.

I think that is just fine - as long as the native 4K titles are under the Blu-ray umbrella.

The good news for people interested in top quality product right now is that Sony will push "4K mastered" on brand new releases. This initiative will likely introduce some very impressive looking Blu-ray releases later this year, and next.

Pro-B

How exactly is the disc manufactured or produced differently? I thought that their player can upscale current BD's. Is there new media?

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by Spicoli

This is a great article

.http://www.zdnet.com/why-4k-uhd-tele...am-7000009506/


Basically if you even can afford the TV the amount of content is so limited that after you are done with the pre loaded movies, they need to send someone out to your house to re load it. Wow!

Ooooohhhhhh, So I pay you $25,000 AND you get to come to my house for an inconvenient service call whenever I want to watch something new?

Tell me moar!!!

[Mr. Movie Fan]

Superbit rises from the grave?

My guess is that these are just the same editions in new packages...

[BeWaterMyFriend]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Eh.

I think this technology is still a few years away. Price points are way too high for people to really get into it. It's probably worth waiting for true 4K to get here.

With DVD still having a stronghold on home media sales I don't think Joe Everyman is going to care about 4K right now.

That is how I feel. The technology does intrigue me and I am excited to see how things pan out the next 4-5 years, but I don't see myself investing in this anytime in the near future and I am usually an early adapter.

I also can't see too many people in the general public upgrading to new "4K Ultra HD" televisions after just jumping into the HD bandwagon a few years ago (or even as recently as the past 1 year to 18 months).

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by Spicoli

How exactly is the disc manufactured or produced differently? I thought that their player can upscale current BD's. Is there new media?

This is correct. The Sony player can upscale to 4K.

The native 4K content is currently pre-loaded only on the player that Sony is bundling with their 4K TV set.

Pro-B

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Guys, the movies are mastered in 4K, but they're not encoded in 4K. That means the Blu-rays still have only 1080p. The 4K file is in a hard drive somewhere in Sonyland.

[Spicoli]

OK I see now.

These new discs mean nothing. They are still 1080p. It's just a gimmick to get the word going about 4k.

Sony first needs a 4k player. Maybe that is what the PS4 will be. a 4k Gaming?Movie device. That would be sweet.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Great news!

4K on the way

Just no display big enough to enjoy it.

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=9831

Pro-B

[Spicoli]

Originally Posted by blu-ray_girl_fan

Guys, the movies are mastered in 4K, but they're not encoded in 4K. That means the Blu-rays still have only 1080p. The 4K file is in a hard drive somewhere in Sonyland.

Yes they will just "slap a sticker" on the old inventory

[Spicoli]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=9831

Pro-B

Ha ha I meant one that I can afford lol

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by Spicoli

OK I see now.

These new discs mean nothing. They are still 1080p. It's just a gimmick to get the word going about 4k.

Sony first needs a 4k player. Maybe that is what the PS4 will be. a 4k Gaming?Movie device. That would be sweet.

From what we gather PS4 will support 4K in some way but won't be the 4K package that the PS3 was for blu-ray. Mostly because game devs still don't have a great grasp on developing games in 1080p at 60 fps, so 4K is still out of the picture....for now anyways.

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Yes they will just "slap a sticker" on the old inventory

Let's get crankin'!