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

[Djss1297]

I really don't want to rebuy everything. I wish would the upgrades would hold off longer.

[Ray_Rogers]

What I'll be doing is buying some Vortex non-ECO cases and having these Blu-ray Superbit releases as the second disc for what I already own.

Crap Sony transfers which could benefit from this.

10 Things I hate About You
Cliffhanger
The Fifth Element
LEON
The Messenger: Joan of Arc

Actually the majority of their releases which use MPEG2, is denoised and degrained with tons of DNR and EE. Make it around $15 each title. Maybe even a DAS BOOT TV Mini-series version spread over 2-Discs? There's no reason for me to buy DVD any longer. Except Doctor Who Classic imported from Amazon UK but that's another thread.

I got GHOSTBUSTERS for free with the original slipcover because Amazon botched the order originally so the 4K release is where I'm actually spending money on it. Not bad. Glory I think I got for $13. Again for space saving reasons I'm just going to have the 4K Superbit as the second discs.

So are there any meaningful titles Sony could actually give a worthwhile overhaul to? The Luc Besson films but NIKITA looks great already. Maybe a triple feature pack of The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and Mirror Mask? I'd rather see far longer cuts of films in this 4K line split over 2 Discs which I'm hoping Lawrence of Arabia would get.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Blu-21

Angles & Demons never really looked impressive which I know had a lot to do with the shooting conditions, style and lighting, but I wonder how that would fair with a new 4K release. Anybody have any clue?

Of the "4K Line" I only ordered Glory and Angels & Demons, so I can let you know tomorrow when they arrive.
A total shame they couldn't include the extras, but I had to get a small sampling of this line just satisfy my curiosity.

[BrandonJF]

Originally Posted by BozQ

The "gimmick" here is the disc itself. As much as Sony is marketing this range of discs as "Mastered in 4K" with "Expanded Color Gamut", the actual disc itself is still 1080p with the same limited color gamut as every other Blu-ray disc out there, which results in all these skepticism.

Where was this stated? I find that hard to believe that they advertise expanded color and xvycc support on the back of the packaging and it ended up not being true...

[img eL]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Not quite. A 50 GB Blu-ray maxes out at 46.57 GB total (a BD-25 maxes out at 23.28 GB), so with the 28.68 GB feature size, there is actually only 17.89 GB of space, not 21.32 GB. And then there is another 1.58 GB being used by other material on the disc, so that leaves 16.31 GB of free space.

Yeah I know, I was just giving the ballpark to make things simple. I think those specs that you posted relates to recordable blu ray disc's

[Pieter V]

Looking forward for a comparison of Spider-Man (2002).

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by img eL

Yeah I know, I was just giving the ballpark to make things simple. I think those specs that you posted relates to recordable blu ray disc's

No, they are the specs for every BD whether they are factory pressed discs or BD-Rs. As he said a 25 maxes out at 23.2 and a 50 maxes out at 46.5.

[img eL]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

No, they are the specs for every BD whether they are factory pressed discs or BD-Rs. As he said a 25 maxes out at 23.2 and a 50 maxes out at 46.5.

Yeah sure, is that using a base-2 system or a base-10 system?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by img eL

Yeah sure, is that using a base-2 system or a base-10 system?

The GB system.

[img eL]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

The GB system.

http://www.hughsnews.ca/faqs/authori...c-capacity#9.1

[42041]

Originally Posted by Toptube

So what I mean is this: look at those ghost busters screenshots. There aren't any apparent benefits in resolution. There weren't problems with aliasing before, or perception of grain or anything related to resolution or compression issues.

the problems are all with the balancing of the scan. There is way too much contrast in the original image. As such, it washes out highilights, blows out whites, makes the grain seem very large (which can actually hurt detail and apparent resolution) and punches up the colors.

Yes, but that's Ghosbusters, an analog film. The new disc is a brand new transfer, but Angels and Demons will be the same transfer, because the full quality, color, and artistic intent were completely locked in to the digital master created during the film's post-production. Any difference would essentially be down to bitrate (which is reasonably healthy on the original disc), this xvYCC color thing, and maybe some minor difference if they use a different scaling algorithm.

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

What I'll be doing is buying some Vortex non-ECO cases and having these Blu-ray Superbit releases as the second disc for what I already own.

Crap Sony transfers which could benefit from this.

10 Things I hate About You
Cliffhanger
The Fifth Element
LEON
The Messenger: Joan of Arc

10 Things I Hate About you is from Disney.

[Toptube]

I'm not really sure a second re-do of Fifth Element would be worth it. The first re-do looks pretty amazing. It's probably a tiny bit too sharp, but otherwise that transfer is pretty stellar. Expanded color would be cool, if it makes a noticeable difference...

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Well, I can't help you there. I only watch TV for three reasons:

The Walking Dead
Swamp People
Tanked

Luckily, they are all in HD, which on satellite looks slightly better than an upscaled DVD.

from what I understand 'The Walking Dead' is actually shot on 16mm film - I've not seen the blurays, but on cable - the image isn't that impressive.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

from what I understand 'The Walking Dead' is actually shot on 16mm film - I've not seen the blurays, but on cable - the image isn't that impressive.

Yep, 16mm, but that's enough to provide a good looking Blu-ray if filmed properly. I've watched it in HD through Netflix and thought it looked pretty good. They did intend to make the show look a little grittier than your avg. show to match the mood of the comics.

Good article on the filming from the DP: http://magazine.creativecow.net/arti...e-walking-dead

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

from what I understand 'The Walking Dead' is actually shot on 16mm film - I've not seen the blurays, but on cable - the image isn't that impressive.

Yeah, it looks rather mediocre on satellite, but the BDs look much better.

[Drewbee87]

No screenshot comparisons for Spider-Man yet?

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Yeah, it looks rather mediocre on satellite, but the BDs look much better.

yes that's what I've heard.

[master gandhi]

I'll probably pick up Ghostbusters and Taxi Driver tomorrow, since those were both shot on film and could benefit from a remaster, and I like those movies the most out of all of these.

I would pick up Spider-Man down the road if they also release Spider-Man 2.

[42041]

Originally Posted by master gandhi

I'll probably pick up Ghostbusters and Taxi Driver tomorrow, since those were both shot on film and could benefit from a remaster, and I like those movies the most out of all of these.

I would pick up Spider-Man down the road if they also release Spider-Man 2.

Keep in mind that if you own the old Taxi Driver disc, its already from a 4K transfer, and any improvement will be subtle to negligible.