I saw the demo a few years ago, and it was very impressive, it reminded me of a lenticular Image, it moves as you move, it was also very important to be at the right distance to the screen, but remember what I saw was a prototype, so it may have improved since then.
bought the DVD way back, and last week decided watch a few Elvis films, and this one was in dire need of an upgrade, I'm so glad that Kino is releasing Clambake, and Frankie and Johnny.
You are of course correct, my bad. I still think there are many great potential catalog titles that would benefit from UHD, I would imagine that anything that was shot on 3 strip would benefit from the WCG. It will be interesting to see if B&W films will benefit from the wider grey scale.
Yes maybe not for films like that, but what about films like Bridge on the River Kwai, or The Guns of Navarone, which are supposedly getting a UHD release, I think pretty much any of the big films shot on 65/70mm would look great in UHD.
I think this time around I will be more selective, I kind of went on a feeding frenzy when DVD and Blu-ray came along, The Main question is will the titles I'm interested in make it to 4k ? There are so many that haven't made it to Blu-ray yet.
as far as catalog titles, I would have to agree, it's really been the small labels like Olive, Kino, Criterion, and Twilight Time that have really kept catalog titles alive, but unless they are given a 4k master, most don't have the resource to scan and master on there own.
I have to agree, it...
Mike, I was under the impression that it was because of the poor sales of 3D titles in North America, they seem to be releasing them in other regions, but you bring up a good point of people splitting up combo packs, I know some people sell off the DVD, and the Digital copy. If it is because of...
I'm lucky that I have a job that give me access to industry demos. IMDB, lists the technical specs of most films, but when it comes to 4k anything that was shot on film stock also has the potential for a 4k+ scan, Sony is probably the most diligent about going through their catalog and scanning...
Mike I agree with what your saying about the general public, and it will probably only be a niche market, I'm not disputing that, but how can I quantify in words the difference between what I saw at theses demos, It's like explaining to someone who has never seen a movie projected with 3 strip...
The cinema uses DCI-P3 which is a wide color gamut, and as good as the Blu-ray looks it would look even better, and smoother with little to no color banding, even at a normal sitting distance of 8 to 9 feet you can see the difference. I have been to many industry demos (NAB, INFOCOM), and it's...
I agree that 4k in of itself does nothing for smaller screens, it's the wider color gamut that will have the greatest impact on picture quality, that alone makes it worth while for me.
I was also happy with the previous release, but I'm glad this got the full treatment, besides the previous release got a lot of re-play from me, so I don't mind double dipping on a favorite.
PS. I stil hold on to hope that the theatical releases of Star Wars will be giveIn the full treatment...
They are putting some great stuff out but I'd like to see some classic comedy in future releases like The Fuller Brush Man (1948) or Way Way Out (1966) or one of my personal favorites Cat Ballou (1965) just to name a few.
They are already hated because of their limited model, that would only further the hate and outrage, I think they are doing a pretty good job, they increased the quantity to 5000, and had limits in place from the start, personally I would have limited it to 1 for Fright Night. With an...