Also don't forget by 2019 there will probably be an "even better" home video format than blu-ray with "ultimate" picture and sound quality so then you will have to buy everything again anyway.perkizitore wrote:I guess i'll have to wait until 2015, to get LOTR with all the extras on blu-ray ( and 2017 to get them for less than 50$).
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
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Accurate guess!godardslave wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:52 pmAlso don't forget by 2019 there will probably be an "even better" home video format than blu-ray with "ultimate" picture and sound quality so then you will have to buy everything again anyway.perkizitore wrote:I guess i'll have to wait until 2015, to get LOTR with all the extras on blu-ray ( and 2017 to get them for less than 50$).
So I've never seen these films but my friends stumbled upon this thread showing how the color temperature has drastically changed in the new 4k. Fair to assume Peter Jackson is tampering with the color timing for every home video release? Or is something else going on with these films?
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If that's accurate, "tampering" would be putting it lightly. That's total revisionism. The supposed new color timing looks awful. It is just a tweet, so I'm hoping it's inaccurate.Drucker wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:46 pmSo I've never seen these films but my friends stumbled upon this thread showing how the color temperature has drastically changed in the new 4k. Fair to assume Peter Jackson is tampering with the color timing for every home video release? Or is something else going on with these films?
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Based on my (admittedly hazy) memory of the theatrical releases of these films, this is actually the most accurate home release *by far*. The screenshot above was taken with a phone and is an SDR pull down of an HDR image. For more accurate stills, check a professional review site.
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I've no idea which is more accurate to the original theatrical presentation but the UHD looks to be a huge improvement timing wise IMO.
Even then, they'll still be converted to SDR. They'll be good for judging detail levels but colour and range will be "off" compared to how the disc actually appears on a HDR set.RitrovataBlue wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:50 amThe screenshot above was taken with a phone and is an SDR pull down of an HDR image. For more accurate stills, check a professional review site.
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Based on the screenshots? They are from the old Blu-rays.
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Along with the YouTube comparisons, these smartphones shots to try and compare the color-grading of a SDR Rec709 BD with the one of a Dolby Vision BT2020 UHD is one of the most ludicrous thing I've seen recently. That it's happening on such a high-profile release doesn't surprise me, but this is the race for the scoop in its lowest form. It's of course confusing people to a high level since there is no way this is representative of the UHD actual content but hey, this guy is the one which got them out there first.
At least, blu-ray.com provides an actual review, though the caps are totally pointless since they're from a BD, and the old one on top of that (I thought there would be remastered BDs too ?).
At least, blu-ray.com provides an actual review, though the caps are totally pointless since they're from a BD, and the old one on top of that (I thought there would be remastered BDs too ?).
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The reviews I've seen so far have quelled my fears. The cited comparison supra is, I think, inaccurate for a few reasons.tenia wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 2:05 pmAlong with the YouTube comparisons, these smartphones shots to try and compare the color-grading of a SDR Rec709 BD with the one of a Dolby Vision BT2020 UHD is one of the most ludicrous thing I've seen recently. That it's happening on such a high-profile release doesn't surprise me, but this is the race for the scoop in its lowest form. It's of course confusing people to a high level since there is no way this is representative of the UHD actual content but hey, this guy is the one which got them out there first.
At least, blu-ray.com provides an actual review, though the caps are totally pointless since they're from a BD, and the old one on top of that (I thought there would be remastered BDs too ?).
And it doesn't look like like a remastered blu-ray will accompany the UHD release, but I wonder about the digital code. It seems it can be redeemed for a digital UHD copy, but I wonder if it also comes with access to a digital HD copy (AND if that HD copy would be the new remaster or the old one). Essentially, I'm wondering if there is any way the new remaster will be available in regular old, 1080p HD.
The blu-ray.com review claims a more complete package is coming in 2021. Maybe that will have 1080p options.
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As far as 1080p HD is concerned, the last edition has already fixed the existing problems and I'm perfectly happy with that set.
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Which "last editions" ? At least for Fellowship, both color gradings (TC and EC) have been controversial and the movie is noticeably DNRed, and I don't recall any version having more than 1 HD master available.
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I'm so glad this topic is relevant for a film like Lord of the Rings. My three closest friends are film lovers like I am, but I'm the only one who goes nuts about all the things we talk about on this forum (color timing, blu-ray encoding, etc.) But now that it's affecting this film, my best friends are finally seeing it my way and understand the pain I feel when I look at the color timing on something like the Varda set.
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I thought the extended cut fixed the DNR issue already? I may have misremembered.tenia wrote:Which "last editions" ? At least for Fellowship, both color gradings (TC and EC) have been controversial and the movie is noticeably DNRed, and I don't recall any version having more than 1 HD master available.
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I might be the one misremembering - I seem to remember the TC and EC having equivalent PQs except for the gradings.andyli wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:28 amI thought the extended cut fixed the DNR issue already? I may have misremembered.tenia wrote:Which "last editions" ? At least for Fellowship, both color gradings (TC and EC) have been controversial and the movie is noticeably DNRed, and I don't recall any version having more than 1 HD master available.
However, I don't think there are different masters for each cut, which is what I originally meant.
Edit : just checked and indeed, the EC BDs were better looking that the TC ones.
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Some true comparison images (no phone pics of a TV screen or that ilk) via a blu-ray.com member.
https://m.imgur.com/a/STTa8Sp
https://m.imgur.com/a/STTa8Sp
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Looks significantly better. LoTR has grown on me as a trilogy. The fiancee and I make a point to watch it every year. I have an older 4K tv with no HDR but this still looks like a must buy.
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Just got the 4k set. Haven't seen any of them since theaters: should I watch the extended editions or theatrical?
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Peter Jackson prefers the theatricals due to their superior pacing.
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Video of Peter Jackson talking about the 4K remaster.
Has a very revisionist vibe. He talks multiple times of wanting to make all six films visually "consistent" as if they were "all filmed at the same time." I'm not a fan of that way of thinking about restorations and remasters.
Has a very revisionist vibe. He talks multiple times of wanting to make all six films visually "consistent" as if they were "all filmed at the same time." I'm not a fan of that way of thinking about restorations and remasters.
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I find the theatrical cuts woefully incomplete twenty years later. They are more like extended trailers, IMO. I only watch the trilogy every 2-3 years, so when diving in, I just prefer to take the deep dive.
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There are some scenes in the extended versions that damage the pacing or don't mesh well in one way or another.
Several beats from the extended cuts are redundant with similar beats in the theatricals, and I always get the sense that Jackson managed to add those beats into the scenes that remain in both cuts after having trimmed off the scenes that are now only in the extended versions.
But there are some pretty great bits in the extended versions that I miss when watching the theatricals now. So it's a wash.
(I also don't think I agree that ROTK benefits least from the added material. The stuff in Isengard at the beginning is pretty indispensible.)
Several beats from the extended cuts are redundant with similar beats in the theatricals, and I always get the sense that Jackson managed to add those beats into the scenes that remain in both cuts after having trimmed off the scenes that are now only in the extended versions.
But there are some pretty great bits in the extended versions that I miss when watching the theatricals now. So it's a wash.
(I also don't think I agree that ROTK benefits least from the added material. The stuff in Isengard at the beginning is pretty indispensible.)
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"We didn't have all these toys 20 years ago." That's it. That's the ballgame. Anytime you give the directors these tools, how could they not want to tweak and fix and change?TheKieslowskiHaze wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:38 amVideo of Peter Jackson talking about the 4K remaster.
Has a very revisionist vibe. He talks multiple times of wanting to make all six films visually "consistent" as if they were "all filmed at the same time." I'm not a fan of that way of thinking about restorations and remasters.