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

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Panasonic. I've got a PS3 though, that's listed in the ghostbusters press release, so I guess I'll be okay. Edit: no, hang on, the PS3 only mentions vx compatibility with AVCHD as well.

I was going to say, hope it's Sony as they will update via firmware as its their baby

[Trekkie313]

Originally Posted by Shawn Watson

Triple dip for Ghostbusters on BD for me, then.

Anyone remember Superbit DVDs? I am having deja vu here.

Me too!

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

I was going to say, hope it's Sony as they will update via firmware as its their baby

Hmmm. xv colour is mentioned in the spec for the current raft of Sx90 machines, but there's literally nothing in the manuals about utilising it, just a copyright notice for the xv brand. The spec for the new x100 models doesn't even mention it, they keep waffling on about triluminos instead.

[Bukax42]

Come on people, it's just marketing gimmick.

[Member-222782]

Normally, a development like this would make me nervous because I spent a small fortune building up my DVD collection over the years then Blu-ray comes along and upstages everything (for good, mostly). But something tells me I won't have to worry this time. Thanks, but, No, I don't want to see Adam Sandler in 4K. I'm only interested in deep catalog titles and studios currently aren't interested in that market.

[4Dblu]

if AQ don't match PQ what's the point anyway jus another way to get more $$$$$

so Sony wants us to buy these movies but no tv's to fully take advantage of 4K yeah ok, get right on it....

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Bukax42

Come on people, it's just marketing gimmick.

true, but regarding 'Ghostbusters' the current bluray had huge room for improvement in the PQ department.

[yellowcakeuf6]

Expanded Color made me laugh. I guess, where applicable, it's director approved.

[SolidRaider]

Ah, sharks! I got excited for nothing.

Back to good o' , boring 1080p I go.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by SolidRaider

Ah, sharks! I got excited for nothing.

Back to good o' , boring 1080p I go.

this also helps:

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[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by yellowcakeuf6

Expanded Color made me laugh. I guess, where applicable, it's director approved.

4k does offer superior and more accurate colour space, it's actually a big key selling points of the technology, hence why it is listed on the cover.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by yellowcakeuf6

Expanded Color made me laugh. I guess, where applicable, it's director approved.

Why? blu-ray does not fully replicate the colour range of film, nor high end digital.
This will be miles closer if done right.

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Hmmm. xv colour is mentioned in the spec for the current raft of Sx90 machines, but there's literally nothing in the manuals about utilising it, just a copyright notice for the xv brand. The spec for the new x100 models doesn't even mention it, they keep waffling on about triluminos instead.

The PS3 supports it and that is from 2006, lots can be added via firmware

[BluMan28]

I can just imagine the precious dimwits in big box retailers attempting to explain the differences between this and previous Blu-ray releases of Spider-Man or Ghostbusters.

Especially when these aren't 4K themselves. They simply come from 4K masters, which many current Blu-ray's already do but don't dress it up and announce it like this.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by BluMan28

I can just imagine the precious dimwits in big box retailers attempting to explain the differences between this and previous Blu-ray releases of Spider-Man or Ghostbusters.

Especially when these aren't 4K themselves. They simply come from 4K masters, which many current Blu-ray's already do but don't dress it up and announce it like this.

but are in fact 35mm and have a higher 'resolution' - if done right, a new 4K scan can reveal more color, clarity than obviously a 2K scan can't replicate.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

but are in fact 35mm and have a higher 'resolution' - if done right, a new 4K scan can reveal more color, clarity than obviously a 2K scan can't replicate.

6K on a good day for 35mm 8 would leave nothing tho

[Tech-UK]

'Expanded color' is asterisks, I presume the footnote is on the back. As mentioned could it be x v colour (xvYCC)? But the chain of equipment must all support it.

[Steve Lilley]

Originally Posted by Tech-UK

'Expanded color' is asterisks, I presume the footnote is on the back. As mentioned could it be x v colour (xvYCC)? But the chain of equipment must all support it.

My equipment, quite accidentally I assure you, can all support this. So I'm actually kind of looking forward to checking these out, ha.

[meremortal]

I may be in for Ghostbusters after reading reviews. Hopefully Labyrinth will also get 4K treatment. Like others have mentioned, hopefully this won't be simply Superbit 2.0 and an excuse for Sony to be lazy with barebone releases that yield an extremely small improvement.

[Drewbee87]

I'll definitely re-buy Raimi's Spider-Man films!

[Tech-UK]

I just looked back a page, and found the answer to my question.