Dragonslayer

You should check out Project 4K77. They did 4K scans of the original films.

 

Very interesting! But believe me - Dave can do at least as good as them. I had some shorter clips from him from other movies and they were fantastic. Especially the DTS-MA sound.

 

Is Dave doing upscales? These aren't upscales. They're scans of the original source elements.

 

I have reel-to-reel tapes from 1940 encoded into 4K that looks amazing.

 

Nice!

 

Amazon.com listing for the Blu-ray has been updated. Official cover art is looking good.

 

I've already compared the work of Project 4K77 with Dave's latest regrade of Star Wars A New Hope. They fall far short of this quality.

 

well I now have one of 4K77,
05-Star.Wars.4K77.2160p.UHD.DNR.35mm.x265-v1.0 and the quality is really funny

 

1.0 versions are preservation scans. They are the raw 4K scans of the 35mm film, before any cleanup such as color correction, etc.

Also, if you are trying to compare the quality of these scans with a remastered blu-ray, you're completely missing the point of the project.

 

If anyone is interested in this and still on the fence, the Blu-ray $14.99 and the 4K is on sale for $19.99 (Amazon US).

 

That's not bad, that's the going rate for a 4k disc.

 

Yeah, and when I pre-ordered it, it was $24. What I like about Amazon is when you pre-order, you always get the lowest prices it goes to.

 

I did not know that!

 

Yeah, I love it. It's like set-it-and-forget-it!

 

I notice that the current pricing for the Blu-ray is "only" 17% off the list price. Even at the full suggested retail price of US$19.99 + tax is still a decent price for the movie. The 4K release is 23% off, from US$25.99 to US$19.99.

I don't have a 4K stand-alone player, only one TV capable of dealing with that input, and no computer 4K drives. The cost of going that extra step upgrade is sadly beyond my limited and very fixed income.

 

I'm still at 2K myself. Have no desire to upgrade my home theater receiver, Blu-ray players, HDMI switches, cabling and projector, all of which are limited to 1080p. I watch all my content at 150" diagonal, the primary seating position being 14 feet away. The level of detail is more than sufficient.

 

I only buy 4Ks when the blu-ray is either unavailable or deficient in someway where the former isn't. I'm only buying the 4K of Dragonslayer because it's one of my all-time favorites and I thought I'd never see it on blu-ray, let alone 4K.

 

If you really want to upscale from 1080p to 4K, the program to use is DaVinci Resolve Studio. It's made by Blackmagic. It's a bit expensive but for what it does, it's great. There is a bit of a learning curve, but nothing the people here can't handle. I think its a free trial, not sure though.