Whats the last Bluray you watched?

[AVSCraig]

It is extremely sharp in my opinion.    A couple of sites mention that it was shot using ARRI Alexa 65 cameras in ARRIRAW (6.5K) format, and mastered to a true 4K Digital Intermediate.

That's good to hear. It should arrive tomorrow in time to watch. Might be a new reference quality disc, along with Hacksaw Ridge.

[bmoney]

LOVED passengers!  4k was outstanding...sound was outstanding (although a 30Hz monster) highly recommended

[DLCPhoto]

Another thumbs up for Passengers.  Watched in 4k/Atmos on my RS400 last night (using Arve's Custom Curves), and it was spectacular.  Sharpness and vividness in many scenes were as good as I've seen on my setup.

[AVSCraig]

LOVED passengers!  4k was outstanding...sound was outstanding (although a 30Hz monster) highly recommended

Smoking good picture on the RS4500. Great soundtrack too. I never really though about what would happen if you lost artificial gravity, and then suddenly regained it. Ouch !

This is right up there with Hacksaw Ridge for reference 4K material, that's for sure !

[bmoney]

Another thumbs up for Passengers.  Watched in 4k/Atmos on my RS400 last night (using Arve's Custom Curves), and it was spectacular.  Sharpness and vividness in many scenes were as good as I've seen on my setup.

Can you share the custom curve settings? And how to administer them?

Thabks

[DLCPhoto]

Can you share the custom curve settings? And how to administer them?

Thabks

Starting around a month ago, Manni01 and Arve, along with many others, developed a method of creating Custom Gamma Curves that would do the job of watching HDR on our projectors, better than JVC's Gamma D.  For most of us, including me, Gamma D crushed shadow detail, making it unpleasant to watch in HDR, without bumping up Blackness drastically.

The 'other' forum has pages and pages of information on the RS500/RS600 thread, as the tools and approaches changed almost daily.  Enough to make your head spin at times!

lovingdvd in the other forum posted a pretty good summary of the simplest current way of creating a custom gamma curve for your particular setup here:

Speed Guide to creating a Custom Curve

It's reasonably straightforward, simpler than a JVC Autocalibration.  This is what I've done on my system, and is my preferred way of watching HDR now.  In fact, I went ahead and sold the HDFury Integral that I had bought a few days before all of the custom curve business started hittin the scene, since I prefer the new approach over the SDR-BT2020 that can be achieved with the Integral.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Don

[claw]

Most of us with RS500/RS600 projectors consider Gamma D to be broken.  With the JVC Projector Tool, I now have a custom Gamma that finally allows me to watch every UHD disc in HDR.   HDR that beats BT.2020 SDR in my opinion.

Then add an HDFury Linker to remove the HDR metadata flag (without any HDR to SDR conversion) to complete the experience:
- JVC projector does not auto-select Gamma D so your selected custom gamma is not overridden.
- JVC projector does not disable Auto-Iris which gives back real fade-to-blacks.

[DLCPhoto]

Most of us with RS500/RS600 projectors consider Gamma D to be broken.  With the JVC Projector Tool, I now have a custom Gamma that finally allows me to watch every UHD disc in HDR.   HDR that beats BT.2020 SDR in my opinion.

Then add an HDFury Linker to remove the HDR metadata flag (without any HDR to SDR conversion) to complete the experience:
- JVC projector does not auto-select Gamma D so your selected custom gamma is not overridden.
- JVC projector does not disable Auto-Iris which gives back real fade-to-blacks.

Yes, I should have mentioned the Linker option.

Personally, I do not use or like DI (either of the 2 options available) because of iris pumping, which while it's not all that frequent, really bugs me when it does occur.  I know of others with more knowledge and experience than I do who share this preference to not use DI, but it seems we are in the minority.

But it would be nice to not have to manually switch Gamma whenever I watch HDR content.  I'm just not sure it's worth $200 to me at this point in time! 

[bmoney]

Starting around a month ago, Manni01 and Arve, along with many others, developed a method of creating Custom Gamma Curves that would do the job of watching HDR on our projectors, better than JVC's Gamma D.  For most of us, including me, Gamma D crushed shadow detail, making it unpleasant to watch in HDR, without bumping up Blackness drastically.

The 'other' forum has pages and pages of information on the RS500/RS600 thread, as the tools and approaches changed almost daily.  Enough to make your head spin at times!

lovingdvd in the other forum posted a pretty good summary of the simplest current way of creating a custom gamma curve for your particular setup here:

Speed Guide to creating a Custom Curve

It's reasonably straightforward, simpler than a JVC Autocalibration.  This is what I've done on my system, and is my preferred way of watching HDR now.  In fact, I went ahead and sold the HDFury Integral that I had bought a few days before all of the custom curve business started hittin the scene, since I prefer the new approach over the SDR-BT2020 that can be achieved with the Integral.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Don

thank you!  What is the tool he speaks of that is needed?  sorry for the newb questions

[DLCPhoto]

thank you!  What is the tool he speaks of that is needed?  sorry for the newb questions

I thought he had links to the relevant downloads, but apparently not.

Here's a link to Arve's Software.  Download the folder there to a folder on the PC you'll be using to connect via ethernet to your projector:

Arve's Software

Here's a link to his Readme, which gives general instructions, along with a link to the Python software that you'll need to install as well, in order to run his 'Tool' :

Readme File

These links, along with the first one I sent, should get you up and running.  It sounds a bit complicated, but it's not.  The software enables you to really fine-tune the curve, with a variety of dos-line commands, but you don't really need this, as the "speed" guide will accomplish most if not all of what you need to get a much better picture than with Gamma D.

Good luck, and post back if you run into issues.

[AVSCraig]

Watched " Rogue One " on Blu Ray for the first time last night. Good film. And I must say, it totally segue's into the original film in a very clever manner. Maybe better than " Revenge of the Sith " ( which I haven't watched in a while ). 

[AVSCraig]

Watched " Patriot's Day " on 4K tonight. Powerful film. Extremely well done. My guests and I were pretty much on the edge of our seat the entire movie. i thought it was respectful of the victims and the entire event.

[ShadeRF]

Watched Hidden Figures 4k as my first UHD on my JVC RS500. Loved the movie and the picture quality was beautiful!

[AVSCraig]

Watched Hidden Figures 4k as my first UHD on my JVC RS500. Loved the movie and the picture quality was beautiful!

I've got that one coming soon ! 

[ronman79]

That's good to hear. It should arrive tomorrow in time to watch. Might be a new reference quality disc, along with Hacksaw Ridge.

So Craig, Hacksaw is that good?  I mean from a PQ and SQ standpoint...I bought it, but it is still in my stash, waiting for my room construction to be finished.  I have several movies that, over the last several months, I've "saved myself" (and eyes and ears) for the new theater room...I just got the X770RB in on Monday, Denon 4300 about a week before, and the Oppo 203 when it came out...It's all staying put for now....Can't wait...can't wait!  I should be settling in with everything next weekend....