The Transformers: The Movie 4K UHD (1986)

[tuffy]

Originally Posted by MattPerdue

Yeah but it says UHD+BD. Unless they authored new discs with both on one.

I mean I don't really care about the 1.33:1 version but I am curious.

In that case, they probably put both versions on a single UHD. It's not especially long.

The film was framed for a 1.33:1 presentation so it would be a shame to lose the version with the most picture. But I expect both will be available.

[Jumpman]

Wait, this comes out in 3 days?!

Where’s the preorder?!

[TheDarkBlueNight]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

Wait, this comes out in 3 days?!

Where’s the preorder?!

Pre-order for the limited edition steelbook opens in 3 days. Not sure what the actual release date is for either the steelbook or the standard editions.

[PegasusKenshiro]

Originally Posted by tuffy

In that case, they probably put both versions on a single UHD. It's not especially long.

The film was framed for a 1.33:1 presentation so it would be a shame to lose the version with the most picture. But I expect both will be available.

It was not framed for 1.33. It was framed for widescreen but animated in 4:3.

[Scottishguy]

I guess I'll just post this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A52-...ature=youtu.be

[ZANTHERA]

Brilliant, I had a feeling with it being the 35th anniversary of the film this year that this would come out but it's been announced earlier than I thought.

As many others have mentioned I too hope they don't flub the colour space this time. For those who aren't exactly sure what went wrong, they accidentally finished the film at PC limited rather than TV limited colour space.

PC limited is 16-235 RGB meaning the darkest is 16 and the brightest is 235 rather than the full RGB range where 0 is the darkest and 255 is the brightest. TV limited is also 16-235 but it basically stretches it so that 16 and below is seen as black rather than dark grey and 235 and above is seen as white rather than light grey, the conversion was done in the wrong order, causing the greyness.

This was able to be fixed to a degree if you could manually change your screen to PC full colour space but because of all the borked levels the shadows ended up too dark and the highlights too bright. Hopefully since this is HDR this problem should be avoided entirely.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what the 6.5K scan is capable of that they used for the initial release, there's mixed messages whether or not the scan was 4K or 6.5K but 35mm is sometimes scanned at 6.5K so cropping to 4K can be done and keep the pixel ratio 1:1, which is what is believed to have been done when the print they used as it was mentioned in one of the bonus features.

I'm really looking forward to seeing all the laser blasts in HDR, they already looked amazing on the earlier release. I also hope and would assume anyway that we get the same thing as before with a 4:3 version of the film as well as the 1.85:1 version. I prefer the 4:3 version myself as I like to see all the picture available, even though on the odd occasion you see the unpainted edges of characters or see them pop in and out of the frame.

[Alister_M]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

It took over 10 years for The Transformers: The Movie came out on Blu-ray.

It was first released on BD in 2007, barely a year after the format's launch.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

I never thought I would see a day where I would see Transformers the Movie on 4K UHD. And only 5 years out from the start of the 4K UHD format. It took over 10 years for The Transformers: The Movie came out on Blu-ray. It seems like more and more movies are coming quicker on the UHD format with so many more to go. I think it might be safe to say that 4K is here to stay.

Or they’re just pumping this stuff out while they can as physical media withers and dies, but I ain’t complaining! Ohmaigod I can’t believe we’re getting TF the movie on UHD, EEEEEEEEEEEEK!

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by ZANTHERA

Brilliant, I had a feeling with it being the 35th anniversary of the film this year that this would come out but it's been announced earlier than I thought.

As many others have mentioned I too hope they don't flub the colour space this time. For those who aren't exactly sure what went wrong, they accidentally finished the film at PC limited rather than TV limited colour space.

PC limited is 16-235 RGB meaning the darkest is 16 and the brightest is 235 rather than the full RGB range where 0 is the darkest and 255 is the brightest. TV limited is also 16-235 but it basically stretches it so that 16 and below is seen as black rather than dark grey and 235 and above is seen as white rather than light grey, the conversion was done in the wrong order, causing the greyness.

This was able to be fixed to a degree if you could manually change your screen to PC full colour space but because of all the borked levels the shadows ended up too dark and the highlights too bright. Hopefully since this is HDR this problem should be avoided entirely.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what the 6.5K scan is capable of that they used for the initial release, there's mixed messages whether or not the scan was 4K or 6.5K but 35mm is sometimes scanned at 6.5K so cropping to 4K can be done and keep the pixel ratio 1:1, which is what is believed to have been done when the print they used as it was mentioned in one of the bonus features.

I'm really looking forward to seeing all the laser blasts in HDR, they already looked amazing on the earlier release. I also hope and would assume anyway that we get the same thing as before with a 4:3 version of the film as well as the 1.85:1 version. I prefer the 4:3 version myself as I like to see all the picture available, even though on the odd occasion you see the unpainted edges of characters or see them pop in and out of the frame.

It was scanned in 6K double flash mode for 4K output on an ARRIscan. Not much more complicated than that. It was also done from an IP rather than the camera negative, but as this is 2D cel animation then resolution isn’t the issue.

[kuzronk]

Originally Posted by Alister_M

It was first released on BD in 2007, barely a year after the format's launch.

In the US it only came out in 2016.

[Bassaholic]

Deeeeeeeeep sigh.

I have the DVD and two versions on BD. F**k it, I'll get this too. lol

[00Negro]

Physical media is dying my ass!! I am buying the ever-loving shit out of this on Monday. I hope this means we'll be getting G.I. Joe: The Movie!! Just imagine the opening scene in HDR and Dolby Atmos!! I feel like I'm 8 years old again, this is wonderful news!!!

[rexcrk]

Originally Posted by MattPerdue

Since it says it's a 2 disc release I wonder if that means they're abandoning the 1.33:1 version. Still I'm hype for this one. Never would've expected it.

On a related subject, I kind of wish that the “full screen” version was actually the home video version (with the Star Wars-like crawl, ending narration and such). I think it would just be neat to preserve that version of the movie too.

[Alister_M]

Originally Posted by kuzronk

In the US it only came out in 2016.

Don't make me post that "The World According to America" meme

[ZANTHERA]

Originally Posted by 00Negro

Physical media is dying my ass!! I am buying the ever-loving shit out of this on Monday. I hope this means we'll be getting G.I. Joe: The Movie!! Just imagine the opening scene in HDR and Dolby Atmos!! I feel like I'm 8 years old again, this is wonderful news!!!

In the video on the first post it says the preorders are starting on the 24th rather than it being available then, they said it'll be later in the summer that it'll be available.

[KubrickKurasawa]

If they don't botch this release I might get it. I still only have the DVD.

[BCap]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

It was scanned in 6K double flash mode for 4K output on an ARRIscan. Not much more complicated than that. It was also done from an IP rather than the camera negative, but as this is 2D cel animation then resolution isn’t the issue.

The camera negative was destroyed (or otherwise lost), was it not? It's always weird to hear about the negatives to (relatively) recent movies being lost or destroyed.

[BCap]

Originally Posted by thesmark88

Well, Kino Lorber is also putting out Touch of Evil this year, although this will probably come first

Given that this is a Transformers thread, would you say that KL is putting out "The Touch" of Evil? (I am so, so sorry.)

[BNex99]

Originally Posted by rexcrk

On a related subject, I kind of wish that the “full screen” version was actually the home video version (with the Star Wars-like crawl, ending narration and such). I think it would just be neat to preserve that version of the movie too.

I believe that was just in the UK, wasn't it? The US video version was always the US theatrical cut (aside from the word "shit" being muted in early VHS releases).

[Batman90]

This announcement came out of no where. I’m sure this will be hard to get for a while so I’m not holding my breath at getting a copy soon.