Dark Knight Blu-ray Question (Merged)

[scottmar]

I don't know if this is the case for everyone's copy, but for mine when there's a scene shot with an IMAX camera, it is full screen. Non Imax it jumps back to letterbox with the black bars.

So the movie keeps shifting back and forth.

[Diesel]

thats the way the film was made.

IMAX cameras have a aspect ratio of 1.44:1 (i believe)
so for the IMAX scenes they decided to present them in 1.78:1 instead of the normal 2.4:1 the rest of the film was shot in.

there is no problem with ur blu-ray, they all switch

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by scottmar

I don't know if this is the case for everyone's copy, but for mine when there's a scene shot with an IMAX camera, it is full screen. Non Imax it jumps back to letterbox with the black bars.

So the movie keeps shifting back and forth.

There's nothing wrong with it. It's supposed to be like that. Enjoy!

[montu99]

That's normal the IMAX shots are in a different aspect ratio, all the discs do this. If you look at the back cover of the bluray it will say both aspect ratios at the top in the video specifications area.

[Shallow_]

I thought it was mostly just annoying. Everytime there was an IMAX shot, it was over almost before I noticed it leaving a split second of 'oh theres an IMAX scene, and now its over'. Only scene long enough was the Lamborghini car scene towards the end..

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Shallow_

I thought it was mostly just annoying. Everytime there was an IMAX shot, it was over almost before I noticed it leaving a split second of 'oh theres an IMAX scene, and now its over'. Only scene long enough was the Lamborghini car scene towards the end..

you do know the entire six minute opening scene was in IMAX right?
and the Hong Kong scene, and the armored truck chasing scene, etc.

[clownface]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Hilarious!!!

[ClaytonMG]

Originally Posted by Shallow_

I thought it was mostly just annoying. Everytime there was an IMAX shot, it was over almost before I noticed it leaving a split second of 'oh theres an IMAX scene, and now its over'. Only scene long enough was the Lamborghini car scene towards the end..

So annoying that you didn't even notice the other 36 minutes filmed for IMAX, right?

[Sussudio]

this will answer your question if everyone else hasn't already:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=77896

[STARSCREAM]

wow, just wow.

[mthopper]

Originally Posted by scottmar

I don't know if this is the case for everyone's copy, but for mine when there's a scene shot with an IMAX camera, it is full screen. Non Imax it jumps back to letterbox with the black bars.

So the movie keeps shifting back and forth.

Holy crap...

[Sloan78]

Cut him "some slack" guys he is new, but as much as we not only have discussed TDK as well as IMAX on blu in general he should of seen it before posting this thread. It's all good though.

[brett_day]

Originally Posted by Sloan78

Cut him "some slack" guys he is new, but as much as we not only have discussed TDK as well as IMAX on blu in general he should of seen it before posting this thread. It's all good though.

+1 i agree, not everyone knows about the different aspect ratios this movie puts out. If you did not know and were knew to blu ray i could see where it would be kinda freaky

[Bobby Henderson]

I loved all the IMAX stuff in The Dark Knight. Yeah, sure the aspect ratio switches. However, the full screen stuff makes sense in the context which it is presented. Most of the big aerial shots and certain key dramatic moments were filmed in IMAX just to stress them further.

There's also the added benefit that the IMAX footage was scanned at 8K and yields incredible looking image quality even on Blu-ray. Still, there's nothing quite like seeing the movie projected in IMAX. I'm rooting for Hollywood to react positively to the success of The Dark Knight and rave reviews of the Baraka Blu-ray by filming more movies natively in 65mm large format -either in traditional 5-perf 65mm or 15-perf 65mm IMAX.

[mmunro2003]

I think these threads are getting old quick

[Sammy]

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[cajmoyper]

Originally Posted by mmunro2003

I think these threads are getting old quick

So is that avatar of yours. What's that about? This thread = No, I won't cut him some slack, there was too much to answer his own question. Try looking at the box for one.

[Blu_Ray_Fan]

I really didn't even notice the different ratio's when watching the movie. I knew going in about them, but have never bothered me when watching it. I think if you get involved with the movie enough, you don't even notice it.

[Blu Man]

Did he seriously just ask us that question? It say's that they switch on the back of the case!!!!!! Anyway, It goes back and forth between IMAX ratios and 2:40:1 ratio. 65mm film to 35mm film.

[X400]

hehe gold