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Film Grain! WTF???

Mr.6

Mr.6

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Can someone explain to me like I'm a 5 year old why grain is important?

I have been following on the blu-ray.com forums the Terminator 2 4k UHD thread and everyone is just complaining about the disc regarding the grain and DNR. I watched a few clips on my 4k UHD and so far it looks good.

This is not the only movie they complain about regarding DNR and grain.

Am I missing something?

Mr.6
 
There's a significant sized segment of the population that likes film grain and thinks it's important that movies look like they were shot on film even when presented on a format capable of higher resolution.
Then there's an also significant sized segment of the population that wants as little grain as possible.
The third segment, of which I am a part, doesn't care.
 
Lots of video games (at least on PC) even have the option for film grain. In that context, I hate it. Why pay for a rig capable of super sharp graphics, and just dirty it up that way? lol
 
I remember when I got my SONY 4k tv and then I watched The Walking Dead. I thought"What the hell?". Apparently up until very recently, like the last season, it was shot on film, specifically for the grain.
 
Mr.6 said:
Ok so I'm not crazy.
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For the record ... ones level of "give a shit" about film grain and one's level of sanity are not necessarily measured on the same scale.

That was was lot of words to say that you may be batshit crazy for all we know. But not necessarily because of your opinion of film grain.
 
PaulyT said:
Lots of video games (at least on PC) even have the option for film grain. In that context, I hate it. Why pay for a rig capable of super sharp graphics, and just dirty it up that way? lol
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I completely agree. That is why I was questioning what I was reading.

I guess people want their movies to look like what they saw at the theatre.
 
Mr.6 said:
I completely agree. That is why I was questioning what I was reading.

I guess people want their movies to look like what they saw at the theatre.
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I personally think that that what you should see at home is whatever the producer intended it to look like. If it was shot on film with grain (or more likely had grain digitally added) that was an intentional style choice and should be reflected in the editions meant for home viewing.
 
Towen7 said:
I personally think that that what you should see at home is whatever the producer intended it to look like. If it was shot on film with grain (or more likely had grain digitally added) that was an intentional style choice and should be reflected in the editions meant for home viewing.
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I agree with you as well. I want it to look as intended by the director and for T2, James Cameron over saw the process for the 4k UHD.

I'll have to watch the whole movie to see if there is a problem.
 
i actually didnt know it was mr. 6 until i peeled my eyes out.

anyways, film grain, love it or hate it.

i am like towen said, in the i dont care camp.

but like pauly, i didnt pay for an awesome rig to get a shitshow 4k transfer and/or TOO much film grain.

like watching japanese porn with the digitized hazed out parts.
 
is the picture that way due to social distancing?

you know, we cant get covid if the picture is taken a bit closer.

please. :D
 
I just want the content to look the way the director intended. If the movie was made intentionally grainy, I want that retained. Otherwise, I honestly don't care.
 
Haywood said:
I just want the content to look the way the director intended. If the movie was made intentionally grainy, I want that retained. Otherwise, I honestly don't care.
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I thought that’s what I wanted too. But when Three Kings came out on DVD (which was when DVD was new and all the rage) I was really disappointed that it didn’t look razor sharp, clear and pristine.

To this day, I still prefer my movies to look like they were filmed using the latest and greatest highest res tech available. Tack sharp, bright and 8K-ish.
 
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