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35mm theatrical release prints typically had something approximate to 720p worth of resolution, which means that a 2K DI master file still contained more information than what an audience was actually seeing in projection. On top of that, factor in the optics of the lenses on the projector...

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the only 4K discs made from 2K sources are for movies where the finished master is only 2K. They are transparent to what the master is.

I find it helpful to think of home media releases of non-digital productions as “translations”. It may not be as extreme a disparity as translating from, say, French to English, but film and digital are different mediums and I believe it makes sense to appreciate them as such. I don’t disagree...

A well-shot 35mm camera negative exposed in optimal conditions with optimal lenses is something between 3K and 4K. A 35mm projection print, as seen by audiences in commercial theaters, is much closer to 720p.

I totally get this. I know it’s ancient history at this point but I remember having a lot of discussions on this forum a decade ago when consumer 4K was being rolled out where I had more or less taken the position that it was too soon to be putting out another consumer format and that given the...

Yes. Some of this race to add more pixels and such is being driven by the same hardware manufacturing ethos that wants us to all buy new phones and computers and TVs every year, where the hardware manufacturers are driving for changes that no one using the equipment is actually asking for...

That would be putting the film back into postproduction - so at that point you’re no longer talking about making a transfer of the finished film onto a disc, you’re talking about rebuilding from scratch. And that’s when it no longer is making a transfer or doing restorative or preservation work...

And then you’re not talking about presenting the finished film as the filmmakers intended on a disc, you’re talking about altering their already completed work to satisfy the whims of consumer hobbyists.

That’s because the film negative is not the final product - the 2K DI is. Film is merely the capture medium used but is not intended to be viewed as a finished movie. Until fairly recently, film was a cheaper and more accessible capture medium than digital cameras were. Even today, digital...