Jurassic Park Collection 4K UHD (1993-2015)

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by jpilla415

I’m sure it’s too early to tell, but is there any indication that this is an Amazon exclusive? Or are they just the first to get preorders up?

They're wide releases. Should be up at GRUV, Walmart, and others soon enough. I do suggest people lock in orders at Amazon just to be safe, as some will list it much higher. If another retailer happens to have it lower, Amazon will probably lower theirs too.

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

They're wide releases. Should be up at GRUV, Walmart, and others soon enough. I do suggest people lock in orders at Amazon just to be safe, as some will list it much higher. If another retailer happens to have it lower, Amazon will probably lower theirs too.

Yeah I already got burned on Tombstone. Didn't pre-order at $41 and then it shot up to $55 before going OOS. Hopefully the rumors are true and they'll be re-pressed.

[Ben_UK]

The DNR applied to JP1, so is that actually applied to the current master or is it applied to the 4K subset (for some reason)? So for example if there is a DCP of JP1 which I imagine there is, would it thus have this same DNR as it’s baked into the master?

[Darth Marcus]

Got my pre-orders locked in plus gift wrapping for extra protection.

[KMFDMvsEnya]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Hopefully the new Atmos track gives some of the lower end back to the audio that was missing on the DTS:X track.

I personally like the 3D mix and have muxed it with the current 4K transfer, I would prefer that mix to be the basis for a new Atmos mix.

Hopefully they improve the transfer for JP1.

[sfmarine]

Looking at the photos..do we think the steelbook will have the JP logo embossed?

[Mierzwiak]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

[sfmarine]

I assume these will be BD-100 discs considering we're getting the legacy features as well.

[mpls1981]

Originally Posted by michaelhazin

Why does Spielberg not want to supervise the transfer one of his best films. It looks decent in 4k but it could and should look heart stopping.

I've never gotten the impression that he cares too much about home video releases like some directors do.

[Ben_UK]

Originally Posted by sfmarine

I assume these will be BD-100 discs considering we're getting the legacy features as well.

Who knows, they might do a Warner Bros and dump it all on a BD66, leaving only about 40gig for the actual movie.

[KMFDMvsEnya]

Originally Posted by Ben_UK

Who knows, they might do a Warner Bros and dump it all on a BD66, leaving only about 40gig for the actual movie.

Something something, HEVC is so amazing that it does not need nor require a lot of data to produce a good enuff image, blah, blah.

[Ben_UK]

Originally Posted by KMFDMvsEnya

Something something, HEVC is so amazing that it does not need require a lot of data to produce a good enuff image, blah, blah.

Whilst it’s true that a lower bitrate encode can look better than a higher bitrate one (see Shout’s Point Break vs the UK Icon release) I think you reach a point where bitrate starvation becomes a detriment to the image. Having said all that, the encoding by Universal is usually pretty good so we’ll see.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Ben_UK

Who knows, they might do a Warner Bros and dump it all on a BD66, leaving only about 40gig for the actual movie.

Universal's not allergic to using BD100.

Spielberg's all-in on DV & Atmos now, so I'm not surprised his films are finally getting the treatment.

Also looks like Universal's leaving DTS:X behind.

[nico87]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Just phrasing. At the top it does say newly remastered, so I have to hope these will be proper new transfers.

Anything is possible, but I have seen ZERO chatter or even rumors of new 4K scans for these, and now they release in 2 months, seemingly $teelbook$ only, just in time for JW Rebirth?

The only thing that would take the p*ss more is Universal announcing the new masters have been enhanced with AI.

But sometimes miracles happen

[KMFDMvsEnya]

Originally Posted by Ben_UK

Whilst it’s true that a lower bitrate encode can look better than a higher bitrate one (see Shout’s Point Break vs the UK Icon release) I think you reach a point where bitrate starvation becomes a detriment to the image. Having said all that, the encoding by Universal is usually pretty good so we’ll see.

I agree that allocating a lot of bits alone does not guarantee a great final output, it is dependent on how finessed the encoding parameters are tailored for any given material.

But it boggles my mind that anyone argues that it is acceptable to leave higher fidelity in transparency to the source on the table in rationalizing paltry encode sizes; especially for film based content which absolutely benefits from more generous encoding sizes.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by KMFDMvsEnya

But it boggles my mind that anyone argues that it is acceptable to leave higher fidelity in transparency to the source on the table in rationalizing paltry encode sizes; especially for film based content which absolutely benefits from more generous encoding sizes.

All that really matters is the end result though. Perhaps rhe end result is more likely to be X when the disc is Y, but at the end of the day that's all meaningless as a point of review.

[jpilla415]

Up at Bullmoose: https://www.bullmoose.com/p/37794488...steelbook-pg13

[Ben_UK]

I want to believe it’s an actual real remaster like what Universal recently did with Shaun of the Dead and not just a slapdash cash grab.

[Spanbauer]

Gruv should get this, yes? Since it's Universal?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Spanbauer

Gruv should get this, yes? Since it's Universal?

Yes, they should be posted on there soon, I imagine. There's a couple others Steelbooks coming in June too including Jaws, and M3GAN, so maybe they'll all be added at/around the same time.