UHD Tier Lists
Sources
- Criterion Forum Finch's best UHD list and disappointing UHD list, Fus1on's contemporary UHD Releases list, and nicolas' non-english friendly releases list
- And other contributions from forum members
Great source, poorly encoded but it does look significantly better than the Blu-Rays.
Great source, poorly encoded but it does look significantly better than the Blu-Rays.
best encode, subpar audio
good encode, subpar audio
picture quality slightly better on the UK release, disappointing audio on both
best encode, subpar audio
good encode, subpar audio
picture quality slightly better on the UK release, disappointing audio on both
color space error
color space error
Proper 4K remaster
Poor AI upscale
Proper 4K remaster
Poor AI upscale
Great restoration, good encoding, kept the 7.1 remix from the past Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray releases, which is a superior-sounding, more detailed, more dynamic remix compared to past mixes, while sounding faithful in content.
Lacks the original Dolby Stereo mix.
Great restoration, good encoding, kept the 7.1 remix from the past Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray releases, which is a superior-sounding, more detailed, more dynamic remix compared to past mixes, while sounding faithful in content.
Lacks the original Dolby Stereo mix.
35th anniversary edition
35th anniversary edition
More detail, but cropped to 2.35:1 from 1.85:1, revisionist colour grading and other changes
More detail, but cropped to 2.35:1 from 1.85:1, revisionist colour grading and other changes
No detail increase from the Blu-ray, but much less compression artifacts.
No detail increase from the Blu-ray, but much less compression artifacts.
Slight increase in detail from 1080p Blu-rays, but much better wide colour gamut use even in an SDR-only encode. Higher frequency detail gets much more room to breathe in the 4K encode.
Slight increase in detail from 1080p Blu-rays, but much better wide colour gamut use even in an SDR-only encode. Higher frequency detail gets much more room to breathe in the 4K encode.
Slight increase in detail from 1080p Blu-rays, but much better wide colour gamut use even in an SDR-only encode. Higher frequency detail gets much more room to breathe in the 4K encode.
Slight increase in detail from 1080p Blu-rays, but much better wide colour gamut use even in an SDR-only encode. Higher frequency detail gets much more room to breathe in the 4K encode.
No detail increase from the Blu-ray, but much less compression artifacts.
No detail increase from the Blu-ray, but much less compression artifacts.
Caveat: A scream in one scene is missing from both UHD tracks
Caveat: A scream in one scene is missing from both UHD tracks
Solid compression and original audio
Solid compression and original audio
Solid upscale of the original early 2K DI. Much clearer and shows more detail than was muddled up by past flawed filmout-sourced releases. Original uncensored 6.1 audio is also welcome. Only flaw that is not inherent to the original source is the lack of English subtitles.
Solid upscale of the original early 2K DI. Much clearer and shows more detail than was muddled up by past flawed filmout-sourced releases. Original uncensored 6.1 audio is also welcome. Only flaw that is not inherent to the original source is the lack of English subtitles.
Top-notch restoration; Engine encoding. The original 4-track stems being included alongside the Dolby Stereo 2.0 are also very welcome.
Top-notch restoration; Engine encoding. The original 4-track stems being included alongside the Dolby Stereo 2.0 are also very welcome.
Total: 1436 films