Now that North by Northwest 4k is coming https://shop.warnerbros.co.uk/collections/pre-order/products/north-by-northwest-ultimate-collector-s-edition-with-steelbook-4k-ultra-hd-1959, I wanted to ask something (Sorry, I think I have asked this again)
1) I guess there won't be a box with all 15...
I know screenshot comparisons are frowned upon around here, but I thought to post this anyway.
A comparison between an old HD version and the new blu-ray that I found.
(apologies for not posting the exact same frame)
It's up to you now what do you prefer...
https://imgsli.com/MjU2MjM3
Well, the screenshots in Criterion's site look good. Not the piss-yellow tint I was afraid of from the new 4k restoration:
https://www.criterion.com/films/34098-farewell-my-concubine
If you don't mind waiting for a standard edition (which will eventually come I'm sure) and importing, the Arrow UK release has much better compression/encoding.
Unless you aren't bothered by such things...
I don't suppose anyone can grab any actual screenshots that compare to these ones, https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0&d1=17850&d2=15873&s1=202499&s2=168136&i=0&l=0 to see if the teal and yellow are gone, as they say in the other forum?
Also, I read there's an audio sync issue.
Let me get this straight:
All the other companies and studios that release wonderful restorations of films (and most of the times some unknown horror b-movies or something) are addressed to purists only?
I didn't see anyone complaining then that they would love a degrained AI upscaled film..
I'm really confident that now that we saw the Cameron fiasco regarding the home cinema versions of his films, someone or some persons will newly scan original prints and make the definite versions WITH grain, like the "4KXX" Star Wars projects.
It's just a matter of time.
Nevertheless, I have...
Hello.
I hope I can find a solution here for my weird problem.
Sometimes, when I watch blu-rays/UHDs in a 5.1 set up, the center speaker suddenly lowers volume in some spots.
I can almost hear no dialogue.
Usually it does this in 2-3 places in one movie, but now I was watching ARMAGEDDON and it...