Simon Crust
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Until recently the majority of digitally photographed films were shot at a resolution of 2K and even those that were shot at a higher resolution were finished in post-production at a resolution of 2K. Rise was actually shot on 35mm film but the effects and the DI were done at 2K, so that's all the studio can release unless you expect them to re-do all the effects at a cost of millions which obviously isn't going to happen.Releasing upscales as "4K" seems hugely disingenuous. I don't recall this happening when blu-ray first came out. It's downright dishonest and is most likely false advertising.
Until recently the majority of digitally photographed films were shot at a resolution of 2K and even those that were shot at a higher resolution were finished in post-production at a resolution of 2K. Rise was actually shot on 35mm film but the effects and the DI were done at 2K, so that's all the studio can release unless you expect them to re-do all the effects at a cost of millions which obviously isn't going to happen.
But the review states that's it's an improvement over the blu-ray in all aspects. If it looks good, who cares what the DI was?
It's not just about resolution. Look at a UHD like Pacific Rim which is also an upscale. It's reference quality and looks a lot better than some of the native 4K discs. Looking forward to the review of Dawn.Then why release the UHD BD at all? Studios should just be up front and honest and say sorry, but we don't have movie X in 4K, so the blu-ray is as good as it gets.
I'll be voting with my wallet, and I hope others do the same.
Once detail is gone, it's gone forever. Perhaps the new disc looks better due to bitrate, codec, or perhaps it's just a different transfer which happens to look better. Who knows, but all of those would be equally applicable on a blu-ray release.
There's more to Ultra HD Blu-ray than just resolution, in fact that might be the least important aspect because unless you've got a very large screen you probably won't notice the additional resolution at any normal viewing distance. What makes an Ultra HD Blu-ray look so good is actually more to do with 10-bit video depth, wider colour gamut and high dynamic range. I've seen plenty of movies that used a 2K DI but looked absolutely stunning on UHD Blu-ray and beat the pants off the regular Blu-ray version.Then why release the UHD BD at all? Studios should just be up front and honest and say sorry, but we don't have movie X in 4K, so the blu-ray is as good as it gets.
I'll be voting with my wallet, and I hope others do the same.
There's more to Ultra HD Blu-ray than just resolution, in fact that might be the least important aspect because unless you've got a very large screen you probably won't notice the additional resolution at any normal viewing distance. What makes an Ultra HD Blu-ray look so good is actually more to do with 10-bit video depth, wider colour gamut and high dynamic range. I've seen plenty of movies that used a 2K DI but looked absolutely stunning on UHD Blu-ray and beat the pants off the regular Blu-ray version.
Of course that doesn't mean that some of the UHD Blu-ray releases so far haven't been cynical cash grabs but most have impressed me. I'm sure you'll be amazed by Planet Earth II which was shot and finished at 4K.Thanks Steve, I wasn't aware of that.
I've just gone UHD but have little material to play around with yet (Planet Earth 2 and Netflix). I may have to do a side by side of my own somehow.
Of course that doesn't mean that some of the UHD Blu-ray releases so far haven't been cynical cash grabs but most have impressed me. I'm sure you'll be amazed by Planet Earth II which was shot and finished at 4K.
Excellent choice of TV, which player did you go for?My new TV is still in its box at the moment (65" B7) but will be taking its place in my living room this evening. Planet Earth 2 will be the first thing I try.
I'm more intrigued now than I was to see how the Harry Potter films fare on UHD BD. They're 2K DIs apparently, but perhaps some HDR or the wider colour gamut can bring back a little of the detail lost to the black crush on the BDs.
Excellent choice of TV, which player did you go for?
I can feel Phil Hinton shaking his head now looking at that list.In that case you should pick up Despicable Me 1 & 2, Power Rangers, The Fate of the Furious and Resident Evil: Vendetta because they're all DV UHD Blu-rays that you can play on your UP970 and B7 combo.
In my opinion no way this disc deserves a score of 8. It was released in Dolby Atmos in cinemas and to omit that is unforgivable- or was it simply a mistake as suggested eleswhere?
Pointing out how good the original audio is is simply irrelevant.
6 out of 10 is more accurate.
I'll wait for the "fixed" disc.
UV not iTunes.Is the Digital Download an actual proper iTunes copy or one of those stupid UV things?