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miss_brainfarts@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I was wondering, many 4K releases are probably just an upscale of the existing release, no? Is there any way to know if the image is native 4K made from the original material when buying?

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UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’d like to think that the majority of releases are new 4K scans of the original camera negatives. The only way to know for sure is to read detailed reviews beforehand. For example, here’s the information about The Abyss from The Digital Bits.

For its release on Ultra HD, Lightstorm, working with Park Road Post, has built a new 4K Digital Intermediate using recent 4K scans of the original camera negative (confirmed per Lightstorm). This footage was then “optimized” by Park Road’s proprietary deep-learning algorithms. Photochemical grain has been greatly reduced, though not eliminated entirely, while fine detail has been “enhanced” algorithmically. The image has also been graded for high dynamic range, with both Dolby Vision and HDR10 available.

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