I've noticed an unpleasant trend lately. Studios are releasing new 4k transfers with HDR and wider color gamut, etc. and then simultaneously pooping out either a repackaged old transfer or intentionally degraded version of the new transfer as 1080p discs at the same time.
Sometimes the colors are worse for no legitimate reason, frequently they are scrubbing grain like it's 2008.
What is clear from screenshot comparisons is that you can maintain a lot of the improvements of the 4k releases without the actual UHD enhancements.
Anyway, being a staunch anti-4k/HDR person, I've been wondering what would be involved in creating new 1080p discs using the UHD BDs as a master.
I honestly haven't the slightest idea where to start or what software is capable of it. I'm aware the HDR needs to be tone mapped(?) to SDR... and that's about it.
Case in point, The Mummy Trilogy got a recent 4k release that looks great. Except most people agree the film doesn't have 4k worth of detail. The similarly packaged BDs that came out this year are the same 10 year old transfers they keep repackaging.
What might a UHD to BD conversion look like? Check out these screenshots: http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?s=...count=1579
(This post was last modified: 2018-05-26, 07:32 AM by Doctor M.)
Sometimes the colors are worse for no legitimate reason, frequently they are scrubbing grain like it's 2008.
What is clear from screenshot comparisons is that you can maintain a lot of the improvements of the 4k releases without the actual UHD enhancements.
Anyway, being a staunch anti-4k/HDR person, I've been wondering what would be involved in creating new 1080p discs using the UHD BDs as a master.
I honestly haven't the slightest idea where to start or what software is capable of it. I'm aware the HDR needs to be tone mapped(?) to SDR... and that's about it.
Case in point, The Mummy Trilogy got a recent 4k release that looks great. Except most people agree the film doesn't have 4k worth of detail. The similarly packaged BDs that came out this year are the same 10 year old transfers they keep repackaging.
What might a UHD to BD conversion look like? Check out these screenshots: http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?s=...count=1579