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Roundabout list just about every US studio as their client. They provide little information as to which titles they have mastered on their website, but they are doing very stellar work for Sony. Very interestingly, they divulge the colorists on two titles - why on Earth can't the studios...

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I've recently watched the Connery Bonds up to You Only Live Twice, plus On Her Majesty's Secret Service, from the blu-rays, projected onto a 130 inch screen. There were surprisingly few artifacts to be seen and I suspect the steaming versions on iTunes introduce compression artifacts that are...

Default algorithms - is a lot of the mastering process automated? How long would you typically need to master a delivered scan for a 4K UHD? Does it require more time than for a blu-ray or DVD?

Thank you very much for your answers. I had been wondering a bit at how you had converted all the bonus features for Cinema Paradiso, as Arrow Video's original blu-ray came out in 2013, which was three years before the 4K UHDs started appearing.

This is really illuminating! And very exciting to hear from one of the people who has been responsible for the very best home video discs during the last few years. For myself, who projects films at home, instead of using a flat panel OLED monitor, anything produced by Fidelity in Motion looks...

That could well be a valid reason. I've certainly noticed a few names that keep appearing with quality product. If I see Fidelity in Motion has mastered the disc, I am quite confident that the result will look great projected. Arrow Video have a stellar track record so far. I've decided to stop...

Yes - all these different terms are used for different processes by various companies and publishers, so it is sometimes difficult to know what they are talking about. I have gathered, over the past years, from the valuable input from insiders on this forum, that the term "restoration" is used...

Robert Harris has previously provided a good explanation of where HDR is applied: "...generally NOT a part of the design of a film, with most HDR entering the picture, no pun intended, during post. "Wouldn't look neat if those flames were Really bright orange..." It's added the same way that...

Lots of very good comments here. As Robert Harris, and others have pointed out - authoring is a critical step in determining how the final result looks on our screens. But the people and companies responsible for the authoring don't usually feature in production credits as clearly as the...

I acknowledge that people restore films but Silver Salt is the company announced as responsible for the new 4K version of The Ladykillers that StudioCanal has released in Europe. Why is this information not relevant to include on the release information? The package has a booklet, which goes...

Exactly why this is such a minefield to navigate through. But I've noticed during the last couple of years that a few select companies seem do it perfectly. And consistently.

I'm not entirely sure about Criterion doing their own authoring for all their titles. They are dependent on the masters they receive for a lot of them. A recent example is Fellini Satyricon - this 4K restoration and scan was not restored by Criterion, although there is no information anywhere...

After six years of 4K discs and 15 years of Blu-rays, there is still little transparency regarding the various companies which are responsible for the authoring of the video masters. There are exceptions - some of the discs have a title card clearly identifying who has been responsible for a...