Are we sure this is the best quality transfer of the original material for Interstellar over to 4K? Was this result truly what was intended? Is there no further resolution gain to be had and did the guys in the studio doing the post processing make sure everything was done to the highest quality level? Even if we think the resolution is the best we can get, what about that odd elevated black level between Blu-Ray and UHD Blu-Ray!?įor the videophiles who have a copy of the UHD Blu-Ray Interstellar, what do you think? Are you guys seeing any improvement in the resolution? Are you seeing that elevated black level? So while on paper it might be "real", in reality this is an example of how one can't just assume that the final output reflects expectations! Sometimes all the higher resolution is doing is just highlighting details in the film grain.Īll this begs the question. Again, where's the resolution enhancement?! I certainly did not see anything special with the CGI "Saturn" or the "Endurance" examples above. Real or Fake 4K in fact rates Interstellar as "Real 4K". On the digital side, the visual effects were supposed to be 4K+ renders and all this done in a 4K digital intermediate. I had a look at the 70mm scenes from The Dark Knight Rises and thought that looked better than Interstellar.
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It's one thing to pixel peek at inches away from the computer monitor and noticing slight differences but sitting from a few feet away looking at my 75" TV screen, what little improvement here is simply insignificant. Wasn't 65mm/15-perf supposed to be something like "18K"? At least a difference was evident with Dunkirk, but sadly not here. I did not expect much from 35mm, but I was clearly disappointed in the 70mm portions.
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As I've said before, I'm certainly not going to run to buy a 4K version of movies filmed in 35mm unless it's one of my favourites and this movie certainly did nothing to change my perspective on this.
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But there's an issue with the black level not quite up to par even compared to the standard 1080P Blu-Ray!įrom a resolution perspective, I honestly don't think the 35mm portions of the movie improved in resolution over the madVR upscaled 1080P. Sure, the color and contrast of the HDR effect on a good screen distinguishes the 4K version whether you prefer it is a subjective matter. No such luck suggesting that there's minimal resolution difference here.Īs noted above, I can't but feel a bit disappointed by the UHD Blu-Ray version of Interstellar. Resolution-wise, I would have thought I'd see more in the rings of Saturn, maybe more subtle bands would show up, or perhaps better demarcation between the different rings. You can actually see that the black level of the UHD Blu-Ray is not as dark in the example above also with the Endurance but this image of Saturn against the blackness of space is more obvious. Even if the HDR version might be enhancing the brightness, the black level looks like a dark gray with slight greenish tinge instead of true black. Looks like there's some kind of black level issue here. Compared to the standard 1080P, it's surprisingly not as black! I don't think it has to do with madVR's HDR-to-SDR processing since I have not noticed this problem elsewhere (plus madVR has no issues with the pure black letterboxing of 35mm scenes). What color is space? BLACK, right? Notice something rather disconcerting with the UHD Blu-Ray version.
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You're going to have to click on the image or download it, display 1:1 and on a high quality black or dark gray screen to really appreciate this.