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

[42041]

Originally Posted by metaridley

Totally yawn-inducing news. Have fun being conned, ladies and gentlemen.

What's the "con"? They're not saying the discs are 4K. They're saying the discs come from 4K transfers. A new transfer isn't a "con".

[MisterXDTV]

Originally Posted by 42041

Other than Ghostbusters, I don't think any of that is officially confirmed, so buyer beware. It's quite possible Glory was a 4K scan off from an IP to begin with, and who knows what's going on with Spiderman.

I am 100% sure about Glory (it was a 2K Master), and I think the first Spider-Man comes from a 2K Scan

[metaridley]

Originally Posted by 42041

What's the "con"? They're not saying the discs are 4K. They're saying the discs come from 4K transfers. A new transfer isn't a "con".

Unless the original transfers looked like dogshit, I can't imagine the new ones would be so much better, let alone noticeable, that they warrant a double-dip, high prices, etc. I could be wrong but this seems like another Superbit situation.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by 42041

What's the "con"? They're not saying the discs are 4K. They're saying the discs come from 4K transfers. A new transfer isn't a "con".

And repackaging existing transfers like Taxi Driver isn't necessarily a con either.

Sony's restorations and transfers are almost all top-notch and there's nothing wrong with them trying to distingusih their excellent work from other lesser efforts.

[The Fallen Deity]

Originally Posted by metaridley

Totally yawn-inducing news. Have fun being conned, ladies and gentlemen.

If Ghostbusters has had all its problems from the current Blu-Ray fixed, it's not really a con then is it.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by metaridley

Unless the original transfers looked like dogshit, I can't imagine the new ones would be so much better, let alone noticeable, that they warrant a double-dip, high prices, etc. I could be wrong but this seems like another Superbit situation.

Rubbish, the better the master the better the end product, the best blu-rays out there for BC titles come from at a minimum 4k scans

[Steve Lilley]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

If Ghostbusters has had all its problems from the current Blu-Ray fixed, it's not really a con then is it.

Agreed. If we get a sweet looking Blu-ray of GHOSTBUSTERS out of the deal, I'm happy.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Steve Lilley

Agreed. If we get a sweet looking Blu-ray of GHOSTBUSTERS out of the deal, I'm happy.

The DCP is the extact same master as the blu-ray

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by sb444

Are you toched in the head ? You fail to realize, that having just the movie on a dual-layer disc and using every inch of space on it, will IMPROVE the picture detail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IF these films were released (and if blu-ray had an uncompressed video format) they would require over 1tb of space, so ANY releases, no matter of its 1 or 2 hours, that just uses the disc for audio and video files and uses every inch of space will look better

Perhaps, but Sony didn't use all the space on a disc when they released Superbit DVDs.

Also, for these "Mastered in 4K" Blu-rays, there's no indication that Bonus Features are being dropped to maximize video/audio.

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Here's what appears to be the official covers for these releases. Look pretty bad in my opinion.

Wow...very, very ugly.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by blu-ray_girl_fan

Perhaps, but Sony didn't use all the space on a disc when they released Superbit DVDs.

Also, for these "Mastered in 4K" Blu-rays, there's no indication that Bonus Features are being dropped to maximize video/audio.

This is not about bit rate, this is about finally not having crap masters.
Garbage in Garbage out

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

This is not about bit rate, this is about finally not having crap masters.
Garbage in Garbage out

They should've done it right in the first place.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by blu-ray_girl_fan

They should've done it right in the first place.

To be fair, if anyone did it was Sony

[Metallix87]

Might double dip on Ghostbusters, depending on reviews of this line. I do wonder, though, if these will become the standard for future Sony Blu-Ray releases, or if we'll always be paying a premium for them.

[YodasFootPowder]

Can't wait for the onslaught of mastered in 4k titles that get slammed for still having crappy transfers, DNR, color shifting, banding, using a poor master, etc... It's inevitable, just as with normal Blu-rays. LOL! They already DNR titles to death because they think it makes them look better to the casual high-def crowd, can't see any reason why it won't continue to happen.

[bookcase]

Could they junk up these covers an more? I'm definitely not going to be double-dipping on these titles, just as I didn't for Superbit titles during the reign of DVDs -- and that's sort of what this is.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by YodasFootPowder

Can't wait for the onslaught of mastered in 4k titles that get slammed for still having crappy transfers, DNR, color shifting, banding, using a poor master, etc... It's inevitable, just as with normal Blu-rays. LOL! They already DNR titles to death because they think it makes them look better to the casual high-def crowd, can't see any reason why it won't continue to happen.

Since when is this a common practice for Sony?

[YodasFootPowder]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Since when is this a common practice for Sony?

There seems to be whiners when it comes to every transfer, no matter how perfect. I can't wait to hear people start complaining that they're still not happy.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by YodasFootPowder

Can't wait for the onslaught of mastered in 4k titles that get slammed for still having crappy transfers, DNR, color shifting, banding, using a poor master, etc... It's inevitable, just as with normal Blu-rays. LOL! They already DNR titles to death because they think it makes them look better to the casual high-def crowd, can't see any reason why it won't continue to happen.

This is Sony, they just don't use DNR nor mess around too much

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by YodasFootPowder

There seems to be whiners when it comes to every transfer, no matter how perfect. I can't wait to hear people start complaining that they're still not happy.

Well, Sony does have a strong track record with the catalog titles. The only thing I loathe about Sony is the Cinavia junk they are throwing on their discs now. As far as DNR/EE go Universal takes the cake for that by a landslide.

[42041]

Originally Posted by YodasFootPowder

Can't wait for the onslaught of mastered in 4k titles that get slammed for still having crappy transfers, DNR, color shifting, banding, using a poor master, etc... It's inevitable, just as with normal Blu-rays. LOL! They already DNR titles to death because they think it makes them look better to the casual high-def crowd, can't see any reason why it won't continue to happen.

Actually, releases of remastered Sony movies tend to be exceptionally uneventful on these boards, since there's rarely anything to ***** about. Those guys know what they're doing.