Planet Earth II 4K UHD (2016)

[gates70]

Can't wait! Just received the first Planet Earth series yesterday as I've never seen it but love that stuff. Can't wait to watch it.

[Tony208]

Either way this might be the top 4K disc(s) out there.

[Viking61]

Includes sneak peak of Planet Earth II. Release date November 29th 2016.

http://www.bbcwpressroom.com/home-en...gh-definition/


Wild Africa / Tiny Giants 4K UHD Blu-ray

[AngelGraves13]

Wonder if this will be 4K/60p. Are 4K releases mainly 4K/24p still? I'd expect The Hobbit to be 4K/48p.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by AngelGraves13

Wonder if this will be 4K/60p. Are 4K releases mainly 4K/24p still? I'd expect The Hobbit to be 4K/48p.

This was probably shot at 25 fps or 24 fps. It will be interesting to see if they leave it in PAL 25p if it was shot that way. 25p is supported.

There is no 48 fps support in the UHD Blu-ray spec.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Viking61

Includes sneak peak of Planet Earth II. Release date November 29th 2016.

http://www.bbcwpressroom.com/home-en...gh-definition/


Wild Africa / Tiny Giants 4K UHD Blu-ray

I can't speak for 'Wild Africa' but the 3D of 'Tiny Giants' is paramount in enjoying the feature.

[AngelGraves13]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

This was probably shot at 25 fps or 24 fps. It will be interesting to see if they leave it in PAL 25p if it was shot that way. 25p is supported.

There is no 48 fps support in the UHD Blu-ray spec.

I think it was shot at high frame rate, probably 60p. It looks quite good even in the TV broadcasts. 24p would be a blurry mess, so it was likely frame blended down to 24p. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by AngelGraves13

I think it was shot at high frame rate, probably 60p. It looks quite good even in the TV broadcasts. 24p would be a blurry mess, so it was likely frame blended down to 24p. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

If the BBC shot it in a high PAL frame rate, then it would be 50 fps.

Since this is probably going to be a worldwide encode (as most major studio UHD discs have been), we'll see if it stays at a native frame rate or if it's unnecessarily converted.

[legends of beyond]

[Strangerbyday]

I know this is probably a very silly question but for anyone who's been watching this as it airs, is there many segments in the show about insects? I have a pretty huge fear of them (all kinds) & its always stopped me watching shows like this.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Strangerbyday

I know this is probably a very silly question but for anyone who's been watching this as it airs, is there many segments in the show about insects? I have a pretty huge fear of them (all kinds) & its always stopped me watching shows like this.

Sure. There's always macro cinematography about that ecosystem. I'd rather take bugs than snakes. [shudders]

[kristoffer]

Can't wait for this and the fact that we might get the first 60fps UHD BD.

[Jimmy Smith]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

They should release "Enchanted Kingdom" on UHD - I'd be very happy

We also really need an Ultra HD release of Life Story as it was shot in 4k but only given a standard Blu-Ray release in March. That needs a UHD release

Nature shows really provide good visual demo material and I often find them far more entertaining than most scripted content as the show all the real life drama that play out every minute of every day on this planet that we are often oblivious too. It is a beautiful yet cruel world we live on

[Penton-Man]

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...-a7401286.html

regarding 'everything you need to know' will be at the Opening Keynote of the PTS - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...e#post12908556

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by tyrok

http://www.redsharknews.com/producti...lly-shot-in-4k

Note to redshark, to be precise, they’re marine iguanas. Met them face-to-face both underwater and above land back in the day. Also had a scuba diving face-to-face with one of your distant relatives, on the left - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ar#post8883334

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galapagos_shark) who initially mistook me as a sea lion.

[Deciazulado]

Originally Posted by kristoffer

Can't wait for this and the fact that we might get the first 60fps UHD BD.

There's already one with 59.94 and 60fps segments, tho it's not in HDR/2020 color space. (The UK ed. probably is the same but I've only seen the German disc)

[Pieter V]

Release date for Germany: Spring 2017

[SlaughterX]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Note to redshark, to be precise, they’re marine iguanas. Met them face-to-face both underwater and above land back in the day. Also had a scuba diving face-to-face with one of your distant relatives, on the left - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ar#post8883334

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galapagos_shark) who initially mistook me as a sea lion.

[F34R]

Super excited for this one!!

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by SlaughterX

I think my eyes were probably bigger when it went for my leg. Thank God for nimble underwater camera housings and quick reflexes. The encounter happened so fast with me using the housing for protection that the footage wasn’t that great so I sent it off to Eugenie (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...tuary-science/) for identification of the species. She confirmed it as a Galapagos shark.