Some 4k movies too grainy?

[ypan07]

So, I became the proud owner of an LG C8 a couple of weeks ago. Netflix 4k dolby vision documentaries and youtube 4k videos look fanatastic but some of the 4k movie rips like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon or even Matrix (sourced from rarbg...please don't tell anyone are too grainy. I googled and noticed that others too have reported this but not sure if this is a rip issue or something in TV setting can help it? Anyone else here noticed this too? Are blurays any better?

 

[htfan17]

First of all grainy is good. Pixellated or DNRed is bad. One must know the difference to find out which of these is the real issue and then decide if too much of that thing is good or bad. There is nothing better than seeing pure film grain as originally intended by the director. When done right, grainy image gives outstanding filmic depth to an image which a smooth and sharp digital image cannot.

Now to answer your specific question, irrespective of rip or actual blu ray, It is my personal opinion that films are not the ideal source to get the maximum potential out of 4K OLEDs or LEDs. Films are never going to have entire frame most colorful or sharpest or brightest. In movies, the story telling style, mood and theme are considered more important than the potential the format of 4k can offer . Like you yourself mentioned Instead of movies, all the 4K HDR / Dolby vision demo videos/ documentaries all over the internet fulfil the purpose very well

 

[raghupb]

So, I became the proud owner of an LG C8 a couple of weeks ago. Netflix 4k dolby vision documentaries and youtube 4k videos look fanatastic but some of the 4k movie rips like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon or even Matrix (sourced from rarbg...please don't tell anyone are too grainy. I googled and noticed that others too have reported this but not sure if this is a rip issue or something in TV setting can help it? Anyone else here noticed this too? Are blurays any better?

You are shouting out your source of material
Original content is fantastic on OLED 4K/HDR.
Just stay with original content.

Cheers,
Raghu

 

[ypan07]

You are shouting out your source of material
Original content is fantastic on OLED 4K/HDR.
Just stay with original content.

Cheers,
Raghu

Thanks Raghu. You mean the Matrix 4k bluray will not have these grains? The picture quality of the rips is good (it better be for their whopping 35G size) but the grains are too distracting, especially on light background.

 

[ypan07]

First of all grainy is good. Pixellated or DNRed is bad. One must know the difference to find out which of these is the real issue and then decide if too much of that thing is good or bad. There is nothing better than seeing pure film grain as originally intended by the director. When done right, grainy image gives outstanding filmic depth to an image which a smooth and sharp digital image cannot.

Now to answer your specific question, irrespective of rip or actual blu ray, It is my personal opinion that films are not the ideal source to get the maximum potential out of 4K OLEDs or LEDs. Films are never going to have entire frame most colorful or sharpest or brightest. In movies, the story telling style, mood and theme are considered more important than the potential the format of 4k can offer . Like you yourself mentioned Instead of movies, all the 4K HDR / Dolby vision demo videos/ documentaries all over the internet fulfil the purpose very well

Thanks. That's the general response I saw from my googled reddit pages that grain is inevitable on movies shot on 35mm film...sigh! :-(