Why do Sony 4K discs look SO good??

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

In a way they did because the sharpening comes from the early days of film scan outs of digital effects footage. Sony or the film's rights owners would have to go back and redo all the visual effects comping to get rid of the EE added to compensate for the drop in resolution from said transfer process of a computer screen image captured via a film camera to film negative

You make it sound like they're all pointing a camera at a screen like that crappy eye transition shot in Highlander!

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Noremac Mij

Nope. 35mm looks great. French Blu looks great. This is a very standard Sony job.

If it's "standard" then how come pretty much every other Sony UHD I have in my entire collection doesn't have such blatant EE like Fifth Elephant does?

[TheSweetieMan]

The Fifth Element actually looks pretty damn good.

[Noremac Mij]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

If it's "standard" then how come pretty much every other Sony UHD I have in my entire collection doesn't have such blatant EE like Fifth Elephant does?

Every single Sony movie, disc, TV, photo camera, projector, and film camera has built in sharpening. Some more than others. Some of their movies look absolutely fantastic and others are ridiculously over processed. This sharpened look is what I refer to as the signature Sony look. Once you see it and what they’re doing, it becomes distracting. This is how they differentiate themselves from the competition and people keep falling for this sharper (supposed better) look over and over again. No other major company that I know of does it to this extent. I’ve owned and still own a lot of Sony’s high end products across all platforms. I’m a huge Sony supporter. But I get more irritated these days, mainly due to a very strong competition. There are some truly incredible products out there. When are you ordering your A9F?

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by Noremac Mij

Every single Sony movie, disc, TV, photo camera, projector, and film camera has built in sharpening. Some more than others. Some of their movies look absolutely fantastic and others are ridiculously over processed. This sharpened look is what I refer to as the signature Sony look. Once you see it and what they’re doing, it becomes distracting. This is how they differentiate themselves from the competition and people keep falling for this sharper (supposed better) look over and over again. No other major company that I know of does it to this extent. I’ve owned and still own a lot of Sony’s high end products across all platforms. I’m a huge Sony supporter. But I get more irritated these days, mainly due to a very strong competition. There are some truly incredible products out there. When are you ordering your A9F?

Give an example of another Sony 4k disc that in your opinion has high levels of sharpening.

[guile]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Give an example of another Sony 4k disc that in your opinion has high levels of sharpening.

I too am very interested in hearing this. Everything I’ve seen from Sony up to this point looks beautiful and very “film like” ESPECIALLY their catalog titles.

[Noremac Mij]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Give an example of another Sony 4k disc that in your opinion has high levels of sharpening.

Hook.

[koberulz]

Don't feed the troll, guys.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by koberulz

Don't feed the troll, guys.

I just like making him wave the troll flag.

[Noremac Mij]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

I just like making him wave the troll flag.

You should stop being so condescending all the time.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Noremac Mij

You should stop being so condescending all the time.

Pot, meet kettle.

(I mean, I'm a condescending arse when I want to be, but at least I know I am )

[Noremac Mij]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Pot, meet kettle.

(I mean, I'm a condescending arse when I want to be, but at least I know I am )

I’m the same, but Velvet is just consistently nasty. Either that, or I don’t get his humor/style at all.

[notops]

Originally Posted by Noremac Mij

I’m the same, but Velvet is just consistently nasty. Either that, or I don’t get his humor/style at all.

Awwww...

...and to hear this from the guy grumbling about "snowflakes" in the Casino thread.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by Noremac Mij

I’m the same, but Velvet is just consistently nasty. Either that, or I don’t get his humor/style at all.

I seem to rub about 5% of the population the wrong way but I'm almost 40 and there's no going back now, baby!