New transfer, 15 discs. Woo!
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s...itions_Blu-ray_Set_Officially_Announced!/6572
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s...itions_Blu-ray_Set_Officially_Announced!/6572
One boxset to bind us all ..
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Soldato
I will wait. Bought the movies on blu ray and was royally shafted over the quality. Which was no better than DVD.
Soldato
Nearly got the budget set as a present for someone and went for harry potter in the end after seeing comments about the quality of the first lotr set. This one is more appealing
Soldato
*drools*
Soldato
so you pay through the nose for a 15 disc blu ray special ed and most of it or atleast the extra content that give cradance to an addition to the collection is on DVD?
also is the blu ray set of initial releases really just the same PQ as the DVD!
also is the blu ray set of initial releases really just the same PQ as the DVD!
Soldato
Yup. I was shocked when I watched it. Worst blurays I ever bought.
Soldato
Really looking forward to these, great films imo, seen them countless times but never tire of them.
I didn't think the theatrical blu ray transfers were anywhere near as bad as some have stated, for the most part they looked good to me and improved as the trilogy progressed. Will be interesting to see how the remastered FOTR looks, it was definitely the weakest transfer of the theatrical set.
I didn't think the theatrical blu ray transfers were anywhere near as bad as some have stated, for the most part they looked good to me and improved as the trilogy progressed. Will be interesting to see how the remastered FOTR looks, it was definitely the weakest transfer of the theatrical set.
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Damn! I only just bought the original BR set after giving up waiting for this. Had no idea the transfers were so bad. Haven't had a chance to watch any of them yet, but was looking forward to it in HD. 
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Taken from The Digital Bits, some more info on the transfer of "Fellowship" and why the extras aren't on Blu-ray:
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Now then... before we get to the release news today, we have a little more Lord of the Rings: Extended Blu-ray information for you. A lot of people have asked about the new 2K remaster of Fellowship. Specifically, a few people have wondered if WHV was cheaping out by not remastering at at least 4K. We've confirmed that 2K was the resolution of the final post-production/editorial master for the film. So unless and until someone goes in and rescans all the film elements at higher resolution, then rebuilds the edit and re-renders all the visual effects at the higher resolution, 2K is the highest resolution element available to master a Blu-ray from. And that's what WHV has apparently gone back to. Today, this kind of film mastering work is mostly done at 4K, but back in 2000-2001, 2K was standard.
A couple other comments on the set: A few readers have complained that The Appendices and Costa Botes documentaries are only included on DVD in standard definition. In other words: Why haven't they been upgraded to high-definition for the Blu-ray? Surely they were shot in HD? And the answer is no, they weren't. We've confirmed that all of The Appendices material was shot in 16x9 SD and the finished documentaries were in that resolution and aspect ratio. What's more, the Costa Botes documentaries were 4x3 letterboxed SD. You have to remember, from post-production to finished DVDs, this material was produced in the 1998-2003 timeframe. The HD transition had only just begun, and studios weren't in the habit of paying for HD behind-the-scenes material yet. I think it was closer to 2005-2006 that DVD producers really began shooting such material in HD in anticipation of high-def discs. In the last 5 years or so, it's obviously become standard practice to shoot "making of" in HD. But back then, not so much. So SD IS the final resolution of all this material. As to why all the SD bonus content wasn't collected onto BD-25s for this release, we can only assume it was done to save authoring costs. One other note: The set will include a collectible map of Middle Earth, and the booklets for each film will include a chapter listing and guide to all the extras. So there you go. For those of you've who had questions about these issues, we hope this clarifies things for you a little. We're expecting more technical information from WHV on the set soon, so we'll pass it on to you here as it comes in.
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Now then... before we get to the release news today, we have a little more Lord of the Rings: Extended Blu-ray information for you. A lot of people have asked about the new 2K remaster of Fellowship. Specifically, a few people have wondered if WHV was cheaping out by not remastering at at least 4K. We've confirmed that 2K was the resolution of the final post-production/editorial master for the film. So unless and until someone goes in and rescans all the film elements at higher resolution, then rebuilds the edit and re-renders all the visual effects at the higher resolution, 2K is the highest resolution element available to master a Blu-ray from. And that's what WHV has apparently gone back to. Today, this kind of film mastering work is mostly done at 4K, but back in 2000-2001, 2K was standard.
A couple other comments on the set: A few readers have complained that The Appendices and Costa Botes documentaries are only included on DVD in standard definition. In other words: Why haven't they been upgraded to high-definition for the Blu-ray? Surely they were shot in HD? And the answer is no, they weren't. We've confirmed that all of The Appendices material was shot in 16x9 SD and the finished documentaries were in that resolution and aspect ratio. What's more, the Costa Botes documentaries were 4x3 letterboxed SD. You have to remember, from post-production to finished DVDs, this material was produced in the 1998-2003 timeframe. The HD transition had only just begun, and studios weren't in the habit of paying for HD behind-the-scenes material yet. I think it was closer to 2005-2006 that DVD producers really began shooting such material in HD in anticipation of high-def discs. In the last 5 years or so, it's obviously become standard practice to shoot "making of" in HD. But back then, not so much. So SD IS the final resolution of all this material. As to why all the SD bonus content wasn't collected onto BD-25s for this release, we can only assume it was done to save authoring costs. One other note: The set will include a collectible map of Middle Earth, and the booklets for each film will include a chapter listing and guide to all the extras. So there you go. For those of you've who had questions about these issues, we hope this clarifies things for you a little. We're expecting more technical information from WHV on the set soon, so we'll pass it on to you here as it comes in.
Soldato
Rubbish films
Overlong, bad script, poor continuity, Bad acting, and now 15 disc!
Oh Dear
Why do you care if you hate the films??
Stop trolling!
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Films split over 2 Blu-Rays? :/
I'm glad that I rip them now. Changing discs annoyed me for the DVD release!
I'm glad that I rip them now. Changing discs annoyed me for the DVD release!
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Why do you care if you hate the films??
Stop trolling!
Agreed.
As for this set I will probably buy it if it has some good transfers of the films. I didn't get the theatrical release blurays as they seemed to be a stop gap before these came out.
I suspected the extras would only be DVDs as they were shot in SD. Maybe they will just use the exact same DVD copies in this set.
Anyway looking forward to it. Let's hope they do a lots of extras for The Hobbit like they did for LOTR and King Kong.
That's a bizarre comment. You hate them because they are being milked? That applies to many many films, and is no reason to dislike a film. It's a reason to dislike Hollywood, certainly.
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I'd love to know how much this is slated to be, it's touted for release around my 40th so I need to know how much someone's going to spend on me
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I'd love to know how much this is slated to be, it's touted for release around my 40th so I need to know how much someone's going to spend on me
I'd guess easily £69.99