Wait… they used existing FHD/2K scans and upscaled those? And it still took this long for these to be released?
Thank fucking god fan preservation efforts happen with 16 and 35mm film reel scans.
Check out the examples in the 4K section of the Blu-ray forums. True Lies is the worst, followed by Aliens and The Abyss comes off the best.
The image has been upscaled and with the use of AI, the image has been scrubbed of all the grain.
Unfortunately, the image now looks pretty bad in places with smooth waxy faces and strange anomalies as AI tries to improve the picture.
I would’ve thought they would scan the original camera negatives, or next best thing, and then apply a little DNR to remove a little of the grain but apparently, this is what Cameron wanted.
ziby0405@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
stoly@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’d be ok with the 4k if they left the grain in. This is sort of like hos CBS replaced all the special effects on the original Star Trek series. It’s just not good.
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I liked the new effects on TOS. A lot of the original ones looked terrible and they did generally keep the style so phasers beams and such don’t look out of place.
Alien’s film grain is part of the movie’s look, though. It contributes to the atmosphere.