The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

[Hellraiserfan]

Thanks for the comparison. Never knew how bad it was.

[Cook]

Originally Posted by ryan4butler

From the Catwoman feature.

[Show spoiler]

Anyway to get a screencap without the pause logo, and maybe a direct capture?

[kashif]

Originally Posted by Lowedawg2

Whenever somebody gets the cowl editions could you please take pics? I want to see how the disks are arranged in it. Still jealous of everybody with the bd already!

This is the question I have been asking for a long time and still no satisfactory answer because still there is no official images anywhere. I wonder why

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by kashif

This is the question I have been asking for a long time and still no satisfactory answer because still there is no official images anywhere. I wonder why

I would be almost willing to bet that there will be a pop out spindle that holds all the discs. Much like the Watchmen Owl ship.

[BStecke]

Originally Posted by Cook

This:

Theatrical



Blu-Ray



EE, crush, and odd color timing.

Full-res at link.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison.php?id=5544

If this is the same comparison that's been floating around the last few months, which I believe it is, that cap is from the trailer and not the theatrical presentation. So not exactly an accurate comparison.

[Rusty100]

Originally Posted by BStecke

If this is the same comparison that's been floating around the last few months, which I believe it is, that cap is from the trailer and not the theatrical presentation. So not exactly an accurate comparison.

It still shows the trailer having much nicer picture than the blu-ray, that's for sure.

[MifuneFan]

The funny thing is if the Blu's color was the theatrical, and the theatrical the blu everyone would be *****ing about how green/teal and unnatural it looks.

[killermike2178]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The funny thing is if the Blu's color was the theatrical, and the theatrical the blu everyone would be *****ing about how green/teal and unnatural it looks.

That doesn't change the fact that the Blu's color doesn't match the theatrical color, and also has a ridiculous level of edge enhancement applied to it, an overblown contrast and black crush...

It doesn't match the theatrical presentation, a legitimate complaint, thus people are not happy with it, bottom line...

[tylerdurden10]

Originally Posted by killermike2178

That doesn't change the fact that the Blu's color doesn't match the theatrical color, and also has a ridiculous level of edge enhancement applied to it, an overblown contrast and black crush...

It doesn't match the theatrical presentation, a legitimate complaint, thus people are not happy with it, bottom line...

I'm sorry but I definitely don't recall the movie looking teal in the theaters! So this is not a good comparison since those caps are from a trailer, not the actual theatrical release.

[killermike2178]

Originally Posted by tylerdurden10

I'm sorry but I definitely don't recall the movie looking teal in the theaters! So this is not a good comparison since those caps are from a trailer, not the actual theatrical release.

So, it's okay if a Blu looks overly processed and edge enhanced, because "Hey, it looks good enough for me!", even if it wasn't the director's intent?

[SolidBlu]

i'm still getting the trilogy, the standard and target exclusive versions

[spf781]

Got mine yesterday from a friend in NYC. Haven't had the chance to watch it all the way through yet but it sounds and looks great. I really hope they go back and remaster the first two.

There is a DVD that comes with this edition. I took it out of its case because one of the clasps that held the two blu-rays in the middle had broken off.

Another small complaint: Unless I overlooked it, there is no "play all" for the featurettes on disc two. Seriously, Warner?

[Cook]

Originally Posted by tylerdurden10

I'm sorry but I definitely don't recall the movie looking teal in the theaters! So this is not a good comparison since those caps are from a trailer, not the actual theatrical release.

Wally Pfister, Nolan, IMAX, and a couple olthers involved in TDK's blu-ray production have talked about the process that was used. The bluray came from an IMAX print. Upon receiving the print, IMAX applies their own EE and DNR processes to the 35mm elements on the IMAX prints to smooth out the 35mm so their isn't a major quality difference between the 35mm and IMAX footage. This means the 35mm elements on the IMAX print do not match the 35MM print people saw in standard theaters which was the print without any additional post-processing. Because the blu-ray came from an IMAX print the 35mm elements do not match what people saw in standard theaters. The standard theater print is the original film print without all the post processing IMAX applies. Therefore everyone wants the blu-ray authored from the original print. In short, theatrical print equals original print. IMAX/Blu-ray print equals additional IMAX post-processing.

[tylerdurden10]

Originally Posted by Cook

Wally Pfister, Nolan, IMAX, and a couple olthers involved in TDK's blu-ray production have talked about the process that was used. The bluray came from an IMAX print. Upon receiving the print, IMAX applies their own EE and DNR processes to the 35mm elements on the IMAX prints to smooth out the 35mm so their isn't a major quality difference between the 35mm and IMAX footage. This means the 35mm elements on the IMAX print do not match the 35MM print people saw in standard theaters which was the print without any additional post-processing. Because the blu-ray came from an IMAX print the 35mm elements do not match what people saw in standard theaters. The standard theater print is the original film print without all the post processing IMAX applies. Therefore everyone wants the blu-ray authored from the original print. In short, theatrical print equals original print. IMAX/Blu-ray print equals additional IMAX post-processing.

That makes sense since I saw it in IMAX, so the blu-ray looks great to me.

[Cook]

Originally Posted by tylerdurden10

That makes sense since I saw it in IMAX, so the blu-ray looks great to me.

I don't think it looks bad, but it can look better. If you think it looks great now, imagine a blu-ray from the original print with no IMAX post-processing.

[killermike2178]

Originally Posted by Cook

I don't think it looks bad, but it can look better. If you think it looks great now, imagine a blu-ray from the original print with no IMAX post-processing.

+1, This!

[Neomic]

I would much rather Warner using the 35mm print and splicing in the IMAX footage. Sure, there would be a bit of a quality change between the two, but I think a lot of people (including myself) would be a lot happier with the change in source quality compared to the ugly post-processing IMAX did on the image.

[Bluprint]

Originally Posted by kristoffer

If those shots are indeed from the BD then it looks like the strange IMAX issues that the non IMAX scene on TDK had are also on this release. Black crush, lack of details ( DNR? ) and EE.

Originally Posted by MisterXDTV

The Imax Scenes are the best thing I have ever seen on Blu, here's my screen:

IMAX:



35 mm



35mm is naturally soft, much better than TDK.... Seems a perfect Blu-ray transfer

[lolwut]

Originally Posted by Cook

I don't think it looks bad, but it can look better. If you think it looks great now, imagine a blu-ray from the original print with no IMAX post-processing.

I think it looks bad. When it came out I thought I was crazy after reading all the glowing reviews. But it was really harsh. I also thought the non-IMAX scenes in TDKR lacked detail. The IMAX scenes for both films are incredible of course.

[Bluprint]

Originally Posted by AmrlKJaneway

This movie stunk big time. I mean, it was crap. Terrible. I hate it...

But I'm gonna buy it.

This is why hating never makes sense!