**Halloween (2018) Blu-ray VS. 4K Blu-ray Comparison Screenshots Attached..

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Hey Gang,

I’ve attached below direct, digital screenshots of both Halloween (2018) upcoming blu-ray releases. Both were ripped from hard copies at full resolution and then compressed to 1920p x 1080p so I could take screenshots on my Retina MacBook Pro.

The order goes as follows; first, screenshots of the 4K HD Blu-ray copy, THEN the standard blu-ray copy afterward.

I’ve watched both and there is a percentage of improved clarity on the 4K copy. Example; the opening close-up shot of Dana’s gloved hand holding her recording equipment defines the gloves’ leather stitching and microphone brand lettering much more clearly than the standard issue. Which, by comparison, this level of visual detail is still a bit hazy with pixel-y ambiguity.

However, much like the 4K blu-ray issue we received of the (1978) Halloween earlier this year, the print seems extremely desaturated and drab compared to the film I saw in the theater this year (??) :confused:

I’ll let you guys be the judge if you have yet to place your pre-orders,lol! :pumpkin: :pumpkin: :pumpkin:

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sh**t 4K again its to Dark !! Same like at the Terminator 2 Copy

i will buy the 2k version

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That’s incredibly disappointing.

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Damn that sucks, I’ll probably still watch it anyway tho

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Horror movies look better at low definition IMO

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I wonder if it has something to do with the HDR settings or the speed of HDMI cable. That does suck, though.

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I agree. Not being able to see what’s coming out of the shadows adds to the terror. When all you can see if the characters and the shadows, your mind starts filling in the gaps and imagining what could be there.

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they also look much warmer, it’s like comparing the sound of a Vinyl and a CD, some vintage music genres just sound right on the Vinyl cause that’s how they were meant to sound, we can say the same about movies, Slashers is a vintage horror style, it gives its best in LD IMO, I can say the same with Horror in general.

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I would agree, plus the darker more dull look of the image adds to the eerie atmosphere. No horror movie should be bright and colorful in my opinion.

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I would take those screenshots with a huge grain of salt. There is something very wrong with the 4K screenshots. There is no way that it actually looks that bad.

Blu-Ray.com’s review for the 4K doesn’t agree with your take:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Halloween-4K-Blu-ray/219052/#Review

The UHD offers an honest, though certainly not extraordinary, upgrade from the Blu-ray. The improvements to sharpness under the 4K resolution are tangible, but modest. Clarity and fine details enjoy a small boost over the Blu-ray, leaving environments, faces, and objects with a little more definition than the 1080p image can produce. The HDR colors are not revelatory, either, but they do make for the biggest area of improvement on the UHD disc. There’s an obvious jump from the SDR Blu-ray that comparatively lacks the fullness and crispness the HDR colors provide. Skin tones are deeper and more lifelike, the red checkerboard titles seen at the mental hospital in a key early scene are much more intense, and whites the patients and Dr. Sartain wear are far more crisp, punchy, and well saturated. Natural greens, fall colors, festive Halloween color cues, and nighttime black levels all enjoy greater depth. The UHD solidifies the colors a good bit, and the Blu-ray’s color palette almost looks dull and unhealthy in comparison. Noise management is slightly improved and the UHD, like the Blu-ray, reveals no bothersome source or encode maladies. HDR makes this one the clear winner over the Blu-ray, even if the image is otherwise nothing special in the grand scheme of the UHD universe.

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Hm. The article you’re referencing sounds exactly like what I briefly stated above. Higher fidelity, lower saturation and exposure rating. Also, your included quotation is overly analytical with technically confusing jargon. Plus this website staff is partnered WITH the home video sales distributors which brings an unfair bias. I ripped from direct copies and compressed to the resolution as stated above with no editing whatsoever.


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Huh?

The review states that the 4K blu ray is anything but desaturated and drab:

The HDR colors are not revelatory, either, but they do make for the biggest area of improvement on the UHD disc. There’s an obvious jump from the SDR Blu-ray that comparatively lacks the fullness and crispness the HDR colors provide. Skin tones are deeper and more lifelike, the red checkerboard titles seen at the mental hospital in a key early scene are much more intense, and whites the patients and Dr. Sartain wear are far more crisp, punchy, and well saturated. Natural greens, fall colors, festive Halloween color cues, and nighttime black levels all enjoy greater depth. The UHD solidifies the colors a good bit, and the Blu-ray’s color palette almost looks dull and unhealthy in comparison.

Regarding Blu-Ray.com having a bias because staff is partnered with home video sales distributors, come on. They give plenty of negative reviews.

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Everything looks like the exact same color on the 4k screenshots. So weird…

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The “extras” sucked on this movie! They were all so short and not that interesting.

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4K is a joke.

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4K is most definitely not a joke. It might be for this movie, but watch John Wick 2 or The Revenant or Planet Earth 2 on a proper setup (UHD Blu-Ray player, 4K monitor, HDMI 2.0 cord, not streaming) and you’ll change your mind.

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I picked up the 4k this morning and just watched it. It looks great and nothing like those screencaps posted above. If the movie really looked like that on your tv I’d say you need to adjust some settings or something.


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Even if you see 4K screenshots online it won’t truly 4K unless you’re viewing it on the right equipment.


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Another review of the 4K Blu Ray:

UHD Presentation: 94
(Each rating is worth 4 points with a max of 5 per category)

HDR: Dark Highlights: *****
HDR: Bright Highlights: ****1/2
HDR: Expanded Color: ****1/2
Resolution: ****1/2
Visual Impact: ****1/2


DTS:X Rating: 90
(Each rating is worth 4 points with a max of 5 per category)

Level of immersion: ****
Soundstage integration: ****1/2
Audio object placement: *****
Effectiveness of platform: *****
Entertainment factor: ****

Halloween comes to Ultra HD Blu-ray from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment featuring 2160pHEVC encoded video and lossless DTS:X/7.1 Master Audio sound.

Halloween was derived from digital sources and finished on what appears to be a 2K DI, although, I wasn’t able to confirm this.

Halloween generally adheres to relatively cooler chromatic schemes, with the exception of sequences that call for richer color to provide thematic emphasis, which doesn’t make for especially eye-catching levels of color, but this Ultra HD rendering makes the most of its elements. With a noticeable increase in detail the image appears sharper when compared to the 1080p version. The plethora of close up camera shots reveal plenty of subtle refinement and textures within the image. Primary colors like blue and red are pleasingly rich while whites appear bright and punchy.

The added dimension in the grays, blacks, and shadows gives the image excellent depth. The exterior sequences with their overcast skies, moody visual aesthetic and razor sharpness looked terrific. The film has a variety of sequences that take advantage of high dynamic range. The contrast between the shadow details, bright flashes, firelight and glistening objects gives the image lots of visual pop.

The 1080p rendering of Halloween is quite good so the difference between the two isn’t night and day, but overall, I was very pleased with this presentation, finding that is easily trumps the Blu-ray.

DTS:X:

In listening to the DTS:X surround mix I found it to be of the moderately active variety that made effective use of the platform. Its use of audio objects placed above is a blend of atmospherics and discrete effects. When applied it creates an appreciable level of immersion that coincides with the onscreen events. Where this mix excels is in its use of the platform at ear level. There are many instances that show off the track’s thematic blend of music, weapon fire and smaller object sounds that create a wonderfully involving listening experience, that broadens the soundstage. I enjoyed the balance of atmosphere as well as the integration of discrete object placement. I think that it complimented the source material and drew me into the film when it mattered most.

https://www.avsforum.com/forum/187-official-avs-foruma-blu-ray-disc-reviews/3039930-halloween-ultra-hd-blu-ray-review.html