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

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by vertigo12314

Just wait a few years for a PS4 and then for prices to come down. Then I'll be interested.

Also I want 48fps and 60fps options on a new TV before I bother.

Yup, 48fps or 60fps would be a far better improvement. The time for the standard to evolve past 24fps is well past due.

[apw2607]

The whole thing is complete nonsense and just marketing blurb. It means nothing and will make no difference to the final disks. These will still be 1080p/24 at best.

More interesting news from sony is the 4k movie distribution service coming in the summer.

[Drooch]

This could have a very positive effect. If it encourages studios to release 'premium' blu rays then we might get some more decent transfers of catalogue titles that have been fobbed off with dated masters.

[42041]

Originally Posted by Drooch

This could have a very positive effect. If it encourages studios to release 'premium' blu rays then we might get some more decent transfers of catalogue titles that have been fobbed off with dated masters.

More likely it'll encourage them to put new stickers on the movies that already have 4K sources and keep doing business as usual.

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by Drooch

This could have a very positive effect. If it encourages studios to release 'premium' blu rays then we might get some more decent transfers of catalogue titles that have been fobbed off with dated masters.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...7&postcount=96

What more "encouragement" is needed? Others are already exceeding 4K, with or without Sony slapping stickers on Blu-rays gathering dust in their warehouses.

[Booker Dewitt]

Originally Posted by Snicket

I was going to read you post but I got distracted by your avatar.....

J/K I read it.

But seriously, Wendy and Lucy on Blu...I have waited long enough.

I told Amazon on August 3rd, 2010 to send me a email when when they announce a blu-ray...

Weird to think I've been repping the movie through my avatars off and on for four years now.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

That's fine and dandy, but this, er, 'initiative' is coming from Sony who are pretty much the premier studio when it comes to 4K origination and mastering, i.e. a good amount of their recent output has already been derived from 4K masters.

Launching this 'mastered in 4K' drive with movies that were recently released on Blu is a huge mistake IMO because the differences - should they actually be new encodes and not just repacks - will be tiny, whereas if they redid some older HD/2K catalogue titles then there could be noticeable improvements by virtue of the new transfer alone.

It's also confusing the issue, coming straight off of 3D disks that can only be played on 3D sets, that most clueless folk will think 4K disks can only be played in ($10,000 and largely unavailable) 4K sets.
Sony's putting their new label on The New 4K Trend, which may or may not happen, and the more they push it in frustrated 3D non-buyers' faces, the more it might not.

4K isn't its own isolated format yet, it's just a better mastering--I've already got 4K on my Baraka and Chitty/Bang disks, and while it looks clean enough, it's just the Blu-ray of the movie I was going to buy anyway.
And even then, I go for the complete package with extras, but so far, I haven't had a choice on store shelves.

Originally Posted by metaridley

My friends laughed out loud at the Superbit menu. Do you guys remember that ugly thing?

I don't. I never bought or watched one.

[Ben_UK]

I was under the impression that blu ray as we have it now will be the last physical disc format. Having said that, if the next step is 4K, with expected sizes of 200GB+, how is that going to work on a download streaming system? Of course it could be massively compressed, who knows.

[YodasFootPowder]

Originally Posted by Jompa

They are actually right. 720p is also HD, but not full HD as in 1080p.

The problem is, and my point being, there are many resolutions above 1080p. Case in point, 4k. So 1080p is not and has never been Full HD. Movies are shown in theaters in about 4k. You could go higher than 4k. Basically, resolutions can go as high as they want, assuming they have the capable equipment. Full HD suggests that you're getting the highest possible resolution that exists. So it just always looked stupid, to me, to see Full HD on their products. And then, of course, every company jumped on the retard wagon and started printing it on their boxes.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by blu-ray_girl_fan

4K and up is pretty standard for all of the major distributors these days.

Sony are the ones who've been really pushing it for theatrical origination as well as home video mastering. A 4K finish for a new theatrical release is still something of a rarity - unless it came from Sony, natch. Flicks like Prometheus and The Hobbit were shot in 5K, but were boiled down to 2K for the DI. Hell, Sony are currently so keen on 4K that it doesn't even matter what res the source format is: Skyfall was shot on the 2.8K Alexa but given a 4K finish regardless.

Anyway, my point in the previous post was that Sony have been routinely making movies in 4K, which means many of their current Blu-rays are already derived from 4K masters. Which means that this 'mastered in 4K' announcement is pure, unadulterated marketing sizzle. Stay away from the hype, Carol Anne!!!

[Scorxpion]

I need Skyfall in 4K mastered ,this going to be release by MGM or Sony

[srinivas1015]

I wonder if the Star Wars OT will get a re-release by FOX..

[eddievanhalen]

I want a new Blu ray of Gattaca scanned to 4K and with DTS-HD Master Audio.
Sony wake up, I want to buy your movie for the 5th time (LaserDisc, 1998 DVD, SuperBit DVD, 2.008 Special Edition Blu ray, and now if they're up to, a new Blu ray from a 4K scan).

[I KEEL YOU]

I remember how much better the picture quality was the first time I watched upconverted DVD via HDMI. I have no doubts that blu rays upconverted to 4K would also look even better.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by srinivas1015

I wonder if the Star Wars OT will get a re-release by FOX..

Probably (or by Disney in the future), but do you honestly think Fox or Disney will spend the money to remaster them in 4K?

[L'armée des ombres]

Originally Posted by srinivas1015

I wonder if the Star Wars OT will get a re-release by FOX..

Isn't Disney's turn now....or does Fox still have the rights
This press release from Sony actually made me laugh out loud.....really Sony

[meremortal]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

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ROFL. I actually was thinking Superbit before I clicked the thread. Really hated those for being more expensive for a barebones release with only a half bitrate DTS track and very slight PQ improvement. As for these, it's a little too early for me to really care. As long as the new blus are derived from 4k and don't go up in price, I'm happy.

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

[Buddy Ackerman]

Originally Posted by YodasFootPowder

Movies are shown in theaters in about 4k.

The vast majority of digital projecters in cinemas are 2K. There are 4K projectors out there but they are the specialized exception, not the norm.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by L'armée des ombres

Isn't Disney's turn now....or does Fox still have the rights
This press release from Sony actually made me laugh out loud.....really Sony

Fox owns the rights to A New Hope outright and has the rights to the other 5 films through 2020.