ST: Discovery - broadcast specs?
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They have not confirmed this anywhere yet. CBSAA is currently 1080p. All of Netflix original programming has a 4k UHD requirement.
CBSAA is only 2.0 stereo audio not Dolby Digital 5.1 AC-3 surround sound.
When the behind-the-scenes video from production was released less than 10 days ago I mentioned what I saw here.
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/production-starts-video.286124/page-5#post-11905515
I expect this season to be mastered in 4k UHD and an eventual 4k UHD Blu-ray release as well as a new feature for CBSAA in 2019 being 4k UHD streaming-only but no download even though they will probably allow 480p or 720p limited resolution downloads in a year.
Also Internationally I expect Netflix viewers will get 5.1 surround sound since Netflix allows for
CBSAA is only 2.0 stereo audio not Dolby Digital 5.1 AC-3 surround sound.
When the behind-the-scenes video from production was released less than 10 days ago I mentioned what I saw here.
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/production-starts-video.286124/page-5#post-11905515
I expect this season to be mastered in 4k UHD and an eventual 4k UHD Blu-ray release as well as a new feature for CBSAA in 2019 being 4k UHD streaming-only but no download even though they will probably allow 480p or 720p limited resolution downloads in a year.
Also Internationally I expect Netflix viewers will get 5.1 surround sound since Netflix allows for
Even though I would expect this series mixed in 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos sound for eventual 4k UHD Blu-ray release most people won't hear 7.1 surround as streaming-only is 5.1 surround everywhere including iTunes Microsoft Movies & TV, and Google Play except Vudu. And my guess is Vudu will not get season 1 DSC until after all episodes have been released on CBSAA.
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DSC is being aired in 480 interlaced SD, so those people watching on internet-tv hookups won't be missing anything that everyone else is seeing. The bluray will be sold for $500 for Season 1 according to my source, and will have an increased resolution of 8K SUHD and will include a gold-colored plastic insignia badge with the new DSC logo.
Really? That sucks. Now I really feel sorry for American people
$500??? That badge better be made with real 18ct gold!
That screenshots makes it seem like they are probably shooting with an Arri Alexa. That camera has a max. resolution of 3.2k. I would have hoped that they would shoot with a higher resolution camera like the RED but knew that was going to be unlikely.
Would upscaling to 4k be all that difficult? Considering that it probably will stream at 720-1080; you're only going to be seeing that high detail if you have a fairly large screen or on the inevitable BR release.
No they propably will upscale to 4k. But why not shoot 4k (or higher) natively when the cameras for that have been available for a while know? It might stream in 720-1080 on CBS Digital but it will propably be available as UHD stream for the rest of the planet on Netflix, so why not shoot it directly in that format instead of upconverting again. I get that cinematographers apparently cherrish their good, old Alexas over everything but so many things shot in the last 10 years and right know will forever be stuck at 2K resolution and can only be upscaled to 4K. Just look at whats being released on UHD Blu-Ray right know. Most of the newer movies are just upscaled 2k master with HDR added and most of those were shots with Arris Alexa at 2.8k. Often times it isn't even worth upgrading from Blu-Ray imo.
The whole things reminds me a little bit of the 1980s and 90s when a lot of shows were shot on film but edited on video and now a lot of money has to be spend to make them available in HD because those video masters just don't allow for that. If the orginal film still exists (like with TNG) at least there is the possibility of remastering it into real HD and even UHD. But everything shot with the early Alexas will forever be stuck at 2.8k or 3.4 and can only be upconverted.
Skimming through the Arria posts, it seems that a 4k upscale is natively supported with almost no (visible) loss of image clarity. At some point you get to diminishing returns - a human can't tell much difference, if any between 2k and 4k, while the difference between 480 and 1080 are quite pronounced.
I imagine there's a sensible reason why producers are choosing the slightly lower res cameras instead of the more expensive ones.
I imagine there's a sensible reason why producers are choosing the slightly lower res cameras instead of the more expensive ones.
Even the difference between 480p and 1080p can be questioned, since to someone in their 30's might be able to make out more difference in a 1080 video, whereas someone in their 70's or 80's will say that they can't tell the difference between 480 & 1080.
But here in Canada all of Bell's channels broadcast in 1080i, so the show will be seen in 1080i here. As to the audio, I find a lot of times shows are played from the tape in 2.0 but modulated to 5.1. Bell's SD channels tend to be 2.0, so they may do it this way for downconversion purposes.
