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I was a bit disappointed with the 5.1 DTS-MA mix. I love watching a movie with a well mixed audio track. The songs sounded fine, but from time to time, the dialog seemed flat. I do not think I heard much from the rear speakers, if any at all. In the beginning of the movie, I cycled through my receivers audio settings to make sure it was not in some obscure mode. The movie was originally recorded in Dolby Stereo, so there is only so much one can expect from a 5.1 mix. In no way did this take away from the movie.
I can only directly compare the Blu-ray release to the Gold Collection DVD. I would say it was worth the upgrade on two fronts; 1) the improved picture quality, and 2) the Brazzle Dazzle Effects bonus feature. There were a few shorts that were included on the Gold Collection DVD that were not included in the latest release.
As with any action movie, the fun of what we see on-screen only tells a small story of the hard work that went on behind the scenes. Stahelski and Leitch enlightened us on some of that hard work with their commentary track on the film's Blu-ray. Here are some of the highlights of the John Wick commentary.
When John fights the assassin Perkins (Adrianne Palicki), the fight was meant to end with him breaking her nose. The studio insisted that since the only other female character in the film is John's dead wife, such violence against Perkins would seem in bad taste. Amazingly, the studio also questioned if it was necessary to kill off the dog, which seems like one of those cliched bad studio notes.
During the filming of the spectacular club fight sequence, the filmmakers explained that they only had two days to film it and Reeves was sick with the flu for both days. Despite running a fever, they said he refused to take breaks and performed every stunt perfectly.
The only free software that plays Blu-ray well is Leawo FREE Blu-ray Player Mac -ray-player-mac/ AnyMP4 Blu-ray Player for Mac works, but the free version has an obtrusive watermark. Any other app makes both my Macs crash: kernel panic, pink screen, shut down and reboot.
Thanks for your reply. It does not seem that the Asus burner you suggest can read 4K UHD Blu-ray Discs, just the standard Blu-Ray ones. I saw the Archgon Star UHD External 4K-Ultra HD BD Player is plug & play for Macs, but the specifics note that "At the moment the only software that can play 4K UHD Blu-ray movies is Cyberlink PowerDVD for Windows and unfortunately there is NOTHING for Mac IOS." Does this hold true? It seems that AnyMP4 Blu-ray Player for Mac does read 4K UHD discs.
I contacted the AnyMP4 Blu-ray Player for Mac customer service and they cannot guarantee that their software can play 4K UHD Blu-ray Discs. I am unable to find a software that can play 4K discs on a Mac. If anybody knows about any option, please say so. I'd like to be sure before buying an external UHD Blu-ray reader, because they are much more expensive than standard Blu-ray ones, which I now know work fine. Thanks.
The industry has learned from its past mistakes, at least a little. 4K players will all play standard Blu-ray discs and DVDs as well, for example. There's also only one format! No UHDDVD or other such nonsense. All the manufacturers are on board for a single unified format, so the great Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD format war is ancient history.
Expanded color: Thanks to advancements such as OLED and quantum dots, a much wider color gamut is possible in many modern TVs. The problem is, they'll need expanded color gamut content for this feature to be useful. That's where 4K Blu-ray discs come in. The 4KBD format has the ability to do the full extent of the Rec. 2020 standard in the future, though only the smaller DCI's P3 color range is available on today's discs. Either one is a big improvement over the current HD standard used on standard Blu-ray, Rec. 709, which dates back to the dark ages (of CRT). For background info, check out Ultra HD 4K TV color, part I and Part II. For the current tech, check out: What is wide color gamut?
Initially, HDR10+ had only Amazon Prime Video promising supported content on its streaming site, and although Amazon remains the only major VOD service to offer it, more and more 4K discs in HDR10+ have made their way to market. Nevertheless, it's fair to say that Dolby Vision is comfortably the more widely available of the two formats.
Any 4K TV should deliver a 4K picture, but only TVs with more recent specs will be able to take full advantage of what Ultra HD Blu-rays can offer. This includes HDR, which is one of the key factors for getting the best possible picture.
Ron Martin, VP of Panasonic's Hollywood Lab and a crucial player in the development of Ultra HD Blu-ray, told What Hi-Fi? 4K discs will beat 4K streaming: "[a disc format] is the only repeatable, reliable way to do it. Streaming has certain advantages but many disadvantages."
Since the standard Blu-ray Discs only support content with up to 2K resolution (1080p), the Blu-ray Disc Association introduced an enhanced variant of Blu-ray called Ultra HD Blu-ray (or 4K Blu-ray) for playback of 4K content. Also, the Association introduced an enhanced variant of Blu-ray for playback of 8K content in Japan.[13]
The first consumer device arrived in stores on April 10, 2003: the Sony BDZ-S77, a US$3,800 BD-RE recorder that was made available only in Japan.[23] However, there was no standard for pre-recorded video, and no movies were released for this player. Hollywood studios insisted that players be equipped with digital rights management before they would release movies for the new format, and they wanted a new DRM system that would be more secure than the failed Content Scramble System (CSS) used on DVDs. On October 4, 2004, the name Blu-ray Disc Founders was officially changed to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), and 20th Century Fox joined the BDA's Board of Directors.[24] The Blu-ray Disc physical specifications were completed in 2004.[25] The recording layer on which the data is stored lies under a 0.1 millimeter protective layer and on top of a 1.1 millimeter substrate made of polycarbonate plastic; Sony also announced in April 2004 a version using paper as the substrate developed with Toppan Printing, with up to 25 GB storage.[26][27]
The first BD-ROM players (Samsung BD-P1000) were shipped in mid-June 2006, though HD DVD players beat them to market by a few months.[34][35] The first Blu-ray Disc titles were released on June 20, 2006: 50 First Dates, The Fifth Element, Hitch, House of Flying Daggers, Underworld: Evolution, xXx (all from Sony), and MGM's The Terminator.[36] The earliest releases used MPEG-2 video compression, the same method used on standard DVDs. The first releases using the newer VC-1 and AVC formats were introduced in September 2006.[37] The first movies using 50 GB dual-layer discs were introduced in October 2006.[38] The first audio-only albums were released in May 2008.[39][40]
Following these new developments, on February 19, 2008, Toshiba announced it would end production of HD DVD devices,[56] allowing Blu-ray Disc to become the industry standard for high-density optical discs. Universal Studios, the sole major studio to back HD DVD since its inception, said shortly after Toshiba's announcement: "While Universal values the close partnership we have shared with Toshiba, it is time to turn our focus to releasing new and catalog titles on Blu-ray Disc."[57] Paramount Pictures, which started releasing movies only in HD DVD format during late 2007, also said it would start releasing on Blu-ray Disc. Both studios announced initial Blu-ray lineups in May 2008. With this, all major Hollywood studios supported Blu-ray.[58]
On July 20, 2010, the research team of Sony and Japanese Tohoku University announced the joint development of a blue-violet laser,[76] to help create Blu-ray Discs with a capacity of 1 TB using only two layers (and potentially more than 1 TB with additional layering). By comparison, the first blue laser was invented in 1996, with the first prototype discs coming four years later.
Shortly after the "format war" ended, Blu-ray Disc sales began to increase. A study by the NPD Group found that awareness of Blu-ray Disc had reached 60% of households in the United States. Nielsen VideoScan sales numbers showed that for some titles, such as 20th Century Fox's Hitman, up to 14% of total disc sales were from Blu-ray, although the average Blu-ray sales for the first half of the year were only around 5%. In December 2008, the Blu-ray Disc version of Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight sold 600,000 copies on the first day of its launch in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.[87] A week after the launch, The Dark Knight BD had sold over 1.7 million copies worldwide, making it the first Blu-ray Disc title to sell over a million copies in the first week of release.[88]
Blu-ray faces competition from video on demand[93] and from new technologies that allow access to movies on any format or device, such as Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem or Disney's Keychest.[94] Some commentators suggested that renting Blu-ray would play a vital part in keeping the technology affordable while allowing it to move forward.[95] In an effort to increase sales, studios began releasing films in combo packs with Blu-ray Discs and DVDs, as well as digital copies that can be played on computers and mobile devices. Some are released on "flipper" discs with Blu-ray on one side and DVD on the other. Other strategies are to release movies with the special features only on Blu-ray Discs and none on DVDs.
By December 2017, the specification for an 8K Blu-ray format was also completed. However, this specification was for Japan only so that it could be used by Japanese public broadcasters like NHK to broadcast in 8K resolution for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.[13]
The Blu-ray Disc application for recording of digital broadcasting has been developed as System Description Blu-ray Rewritable Disc Format part 3 Audio Visual Basic Specifications (BDAV). The requirements related with computer file system have been specified in System Description Blu-ray Rewritable Disc Format part 2 File System Specifications version 1.0 (BDFS).[164] Initially, the BD-RE version 1.0 (BDFS) was specifically developed for recording of digital broadcasts using the Blu-ray Disc application (BDAV application). But these requirements are superseded by the Blu-ray Rewritable Disc File System Specifications version 2.0 (UDF) (a.k.a. RE 2.0) and Blu-ray Recordable Disc File System Specifications version 1.0 (UDF) (a.k.a. R 1.0). Additionally, a new application format, BDMV (System Description Blu-ray Disc Prerecorded Format part 3 Audio Visual Basic Specifications) for High Definition Content Distribution was developed for BD-ROM. The only file system developed for BDMV is the System Description Blu-ray Read-Only Disc Format part 2 File System Specifications version 1.0 (UDF) which defines the requirements for UDF 2.50.[160][164] All BDMV application files are stored under a "BDMV" directory.[165][166][167][168]
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