Pacific Rim 4K UHD (2013)

[Brahmzy]

Originally Posted by brian9229

It's funny, all the praise for this, while in fact, it's an upscale. But yet, so many other 4k upscales are so heavily cursed, but some look as good as this. Hmm, interesting.

Not all upscales are created equally..

[brian9229]

Originally Posted by McSteebler

Coming from loving the already stunning bluray, I just watched this last night...and WOW. It's my current reference disc. Stunning amount of detail and clarity on this one with NO GRAIN.

Of course not. It was shot digitally.

[brian9229]

Originally Posted by Brahmzy

Not all upscales are created equally..

Um, an upscale is an upscale is an upscale. Like many other UHD's with a 2K DI. Nothing special was done here beyond the upscale, like many other upscales. With the exception of possible polishing of cg elements.

[SwaGGInTheShadows]

Originally Posted by brian9229

Um, an upscale is an upscale is an upscale. Like many other UHD's with a 2K DI. Nothing special was done here beyond the upscale, like many other upscales. With the exception of possible polishing of cg elements.

Ooooh gawd smh

[Lt_Cobretti]

Nice to see this finally get reviewed, if it hadn't got perfect video scores I would have been appalled.

[Brahmzy]

Originally Posted by brian9229

Um, an upscale is an upscale is an upscale. Like many other UHD's with a 2K DI. Nothing special was done here beyond the upscale, like many other upscales. With the exception of possible polishing of cg elements.

Um, no. Not every upscale is the same. Good grief man.

Every studio uses different methods and every title is a bit different. Some are done better than others. You think there’s a single checkbox in a single piece of editing software that every single 2K DI upscale by every studio has had checked?
Tons of variables involved - algorithms, softness settings, edge enhancements (or lack of) etc. There’s a myriad of adjustments as to how the images are upscaled, and it’s all up to the editor(s) controlling the software. There’s a major element of creative liberty involved here and visual opinions abound (good and bad).
Oblivion UHD being a perfect example of how to completely botch an upscale job. Start out with one of the most excellent 2K sources in existence, and ruin it for UHD.
Sure it’s got great HDR - completely different component of the editing job as a whole.
But whoever was in charge of the upscale and overall softness/sharpness decisions (and they were intentional decisions) needs to be fired as it ruined what could’ve been a top 3 reference disc as it is on std BD.
It’s almost like the Oblivion editors didn’t actually have a UHD display to verify their final work on. Like they literally were viewing their final passes on 1080p monitors and saying “looks great - nailed it!”
See what I’m getting at?
I would think / hope these upscales will continue to get better and sharper as time is spent editing on the format. Equipment gets refreshed/improved.
I can only hope Oblivion gets a second release and Edge of Tomorrow gets a proper editing job. Maybe Oblivion was our sacrificial title in the education of how to upscale properly for UHD.

[birdztudio]

let alone that not all 4K native discs look good...

[Brahmzy]

True. You cannot judge upscale vs native on one example of each. Take the best of each to see the possibilities. Each source/title is going to offer a different result depending who’s shooting and editing.

[McSteebler]

Originally Posted by brian9229

Of course not. It was shot digitally.

Ok

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[Britnasty]

I'll echo the sentiments. This deserved a perfect review and if it hadn't gotten one, I would have revolted.

This was the first UHD I watched on my TV when I got it and was immediately blown away. Still my #1 go to reference disc.

[ROSS.T.G.]

Went ahead and ordered. Only seen once on my old 3D Panny

[atlantajoseph]

Price drop to $22.99 on Amazon (US). w00t

[DJR662]

Originally Posted by ROSS.T.G.

Went ahead and ordered. Only seen once on my old 3D Panny

Really?! Man, you're in for a visual treat!

I love the 3D version but the 4K truly is gorgeous and reference material. It almost makes you forget you're watching it in 2D. Almost...

[lquevideo]

if this is an upscale, well slap me stupid.
looks really sharp and there's great definition. did a blind buy for this with both blade runners in 4k. wasn't expecting to be wowed by this disc, but it's so good. is the starship troopers disc as gorgeous as this.

[PissedOffPeoN]

Starship is gorgeous even with all the grain but that's good .

[Dirk504]

Finally decided to double dip and WOW! This is the one. Reference quality all the way. I can’t wait to see what they do with Uprising.

[EarlyGrace]

I just placed an Amazon order and can't wait to see it pop on the small screen. Thanks for all the good insights!

[Nothing371]

The incredible UHD effects in Pacific Rim masks the fact that there is basically only one woman throughout the whole the movie.

[rdm5777]

Originally Posted by Nothing371

The incredible UHD effects in Pacific Rim masks the fact that there is basically only one woman throughout the whole the movie.

Sorry the movie didn't hit your quota. I think it is a shame that you are more concerned with quantity over quality. Mako was a solid character.

[Mierzwiak]

Originally Posted by rdm5777

Mako was a solid character.

I would say she was the best of all characters.