Elysium Blu-ray 26/12

[adamhopelies]

Arrived this morning.

[DJJez]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

Arrived this morning.

thanks for the pic. glad to see it has a slipcover

[adamhopelies]

Originally Posted by DJJez

thanks for the pic. glad to see it has a slipcover

The slip is sealed too.

[derek_1999]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

Arrived this morning.

Can you list the extras? Interested to see how it compares with the US one

[adamhopelies]

Originally Posted by derek_1999

Can you list the extras? Interested to see how it compares with the US one

It's a pretty impressive set actually.

*Collaboration - Crafting the performances in Elysium

*Engineering Utopia: Creating a society in the sky

*Extended scene

*Visions of 2154: An interactive exploration of the art and design of Elysium

*The journey to Elysium:a three part feature - Envisioning Elysium. Capturing Elysium. Enhancing Elysium

*In support of story: The visual effects of Elysium

*The technology of 2154

The back of the packaging also boasts that the film has been mastered in 4K too.

[Buzz201]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

The back of the packaging also boasts that the film has been mastered in 4K too.

As nice as that is, what happens in a few years time when 4K isn't good enough? Can they just remaster it like film or is it stuck at that quality forever?

[Indiana Jones]

Originally Posted by Buzz201

As nice as that is, what happens in a few years time when 4K isn't good enough? Can they just remaster it like film or is it stuck at that quality forever?

A lot of CG heavy films nowadays are rendered at 2k such as The Avengers and The Hobbit so even 4k isn't possible with them without all the CG being re-rendered so having Elysium already mastered at 4k future proofs it to a certain degree but yes they will be stuck at whatever res they finished them at without spending a lot of money.

[Buzz201]

Originally Posted by Indiana Jones

A lot of CG heavy films nowadays are rendered at 2k such as The Avengers and The Hobbit so even 4k isn't possible with them without all the CG being re-rendered so having Elysium already mastered at 4k future proofs it to a certain degree but yes they will be stuck at whatever res they finished them at without spending a lot of money.

Thanks I realise that was a somewhat stupid question, and am going to ask another one.

If Sony wanted a film in 8k for whatever reason, and money/time were no object, would it be possible for them to take an FX-free original camera shot and increase the resolution to 8k, with it looking as good as something natively shot in 8k? (I know there'll be some kind of upscaling process avaliable, but is there a process they could use to make it look "less upscaled" and more like a native 8k shoot?).

[I'm not sure I worded that very well, so apologies if you have no clue what I'm going on about.]

[deckard82]

Müller in Germany has a pretty neat 2-Disc Mediabook edition of this movie. Picked it up, looks pretty sweet.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Buzz201

If Sony wanted a film in 8k for whatever reason, and money/time were no object, would it be possible for them to take an FX-free original camera shot and increase the resolution to 8k, with it looking as good as something natively shot in 8k?

Unless it's shot on film I can't see how they could do it, even if the algorithms improve it would still be an upscale.

I wonder has any film been given 4K effects? It seems everything is rendered in 2K as it gives a softer look compared to the too sharp 4K look. It would be nice to see some comparisons!

[derek_1999]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

It's a pretty impressive set actually.

*Collaboration - Crafting the performances in Elysium

*Engineering Utopia: Creating a society in the sky

*Extended scene

*Visions of 2154: An interactive exploration of the art and design of Elysium

*The journey to Elysium:a three part feature - Envisioning Elysium. Capturing Elysium. Enhancing Elysium

*In support of story: The visual effects of Elysium

*The technology of 2154

The back of the packaging also boasts that the film has been mastered in 4K too.

adamhopelies - thanks for taking the time to list/type out

Seems pretty much the same as the US version. I think I'll grab a copy after Xmas now!

[YPJ888]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

Arrived this morning.

Is there any Chinese subtitles inside?

[chip75]

Originally Posted by YPJ888

Is there any Chinese subtitles inside?

There doesn't seem to be.

[Tech-UK]

Just watched this for the second time (first at cinema) and still enjoyed it.

PQ is pretty much reference. AQ is solid, nice and balanced although it does seem to be mixed quiet low in volume. Once its pumped up, sounds superb.