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Any reason why Disco isn't 4K?

Imagine his response if you pulled out a LaserDisc! I had a college prof back in the early 2000s that played video lessons from laserdisc... it was so ridiculous. Of course, I'm also the guy that pulls out his N64 and is still happy with the graphical effects of that machine too...so.. hashtag Nostalgia?
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My 12 year old and I often play Asteroids on the replica Atari 2600 I picked up nearly 10 years ago. It’s the fun that counts, not the format.
 
Exactly, I still have DVDs, VHS, a bunch of old consoles (though nothing pre-90s). I still play and watch all of them.
 
So, long story short..... It's probably shot in 4K, but 'downscaled' because of the effects, so that's why it's 1080?

Ok, makes sense.
 
So, long story short..... It's probably shot in 4K, but 'downscaled' because of the effects, so that's why it's 1080?

Ok, makes sense.
Similar thing happened with Enterprise, it was filmed at 1080p (or higher), but the FX was all done at 720p.
 
My 12 year old and I often play Asteroids on the replica Atari 2600 I picked up nearly 10 years ago. It’s the fun that counts, not the format.

I'm thinking about picking up a Laserdisc player for a few movies I want.
 
I'm thinking about picking up a Laserdisc player for a few movies I want.
Only reason I didn’t do the LaserDisc shuffle was cost. But maybe some day. Hell, even reel to reel is making a comeback in audio. If I wait long enough, my wax cylinder collection will be hip again. :lol:
 
On DVD, but they did air in HD in places that had HD back then.
I have the Blu-ray set. Season 1 has 480p up-rezzed to 1080p effects, not a proper HD original master. I believe S3 onwards has 720p effects. Been watching with my 12 year old son, time permitting, and we’re halfway through S1.
 
It's not only shot in 4K, it's mastered in Dolby Vision HDR with Dolby Atmos audio too. It's not broadcast in 4K because CBS All Access isn't in 4K, and they've likely not allowed Netflix to show it internationally in 4K either. Yet.
 
Or just get some Lorca injections. ;)
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..it was this or an Oculus
 
It's not only shot in 4K, it's mastered in Dolby Vision HDR with Dolby Atmos audio too. It's not broadcast in 4K because CBS All Access isn't in 4K, and they've likely not allowed Netflix to show it internationally in 4K either. Yet.

If this is true, I can't WAIT to watch the first season of Disco in 4K on my OLED (with Dolby Atmos) :D
 
They filmed in UHD [Ultra-high-definition television also known as Ultra HD]
which is 3.2k using Arri Alexa cameras. Since the shows original aspect ration is 2:1 This is 4k in the camera.
From my post on February 1 last year:
Actually according to the screenshot of the CGI ship
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It is the same monitor overlay as the Arri Alexa camera.
see other shots from other productions using the industry-standard Arri Alexa (XT or Classic) camera . Here:1 & 2.
The first link says "A look through the Alexa 65 EVF" which looks almost identical.
We see the Monitor is displaying LOG-C Gamma setting and the Electronic Viewfinder is using a Rec.709 LUT (Look-up Table) .
They are shooting at the industry-standard cinematic frame rate of 23.976 fps and we are looking at Camera "A" and it is recording.
They are filming in UHD [Ultra-high-definition television also known as Ultra HD]
which is 3.2k SYS which would be Apple ProRes codec. Since we saw the clapper slate of the Visual FX at the start of the video this may be a Visual FX-only camera shooting footage for use in monitors on the bridge to be used in-frame of actors while they are actually shooting a scene.
I'd like to see a behind-the-scenes monitor-shot of live-action actors to confirm all is being shot at 3.2k UHD resolution.

So it is safe to say all cameras are probably shooting in the same resolution for a UHD deliverable. I do wonder if they will use some an Arri ALEXA 65 a large format camera with 6.5K resolution which is what Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was shot on for some Trek DSC Visual FX work?
 
That Shenzhou model is a bit different from the final version we got. Not by much though, just missing the forward phase cannons and has TMP style phasers in it's place.
 
Unless comparing to OLED, my Panasonic plasma beats nearly all LCD displays in black level and contrast, which is equally if not more important.

Which is why I probably won't replace my (now 7+ year old) Panasonic plasma until it straight craps out. OLED is the only thing with picture quality as good, and I'm not spending that kind of money unless I have to.
 
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