- Warner Bros has scanned more than 20 films in 8k
- Scann from film, including 70 mm
- But is there a point around 8k on streaming?
One of the big disadvantages of the best 8K televisions is that there is a small precious 8K content to watch. But the latest news from Warner Bros suggest that good things happen. More than 20 good things, in fact, like a start.
Speaking at the NAB 2025 event this week, Warner Bros said that he had digitized more than 20 films in 8K. As Flatpanelleshd reports, he did not name the films, but he said that he scored films shot on a film, including films shot on 70 mm, in 8K. It is a combination for Home Theater Heaven.
The studio has already teamed up with Samsung to deliver 8K movie trailes for Creed III, Barbie, Blue Beetle, Dune: second part, Wonka And Aquaman and the lost kingdom. And Apple also produces 8K entertainment, but emphasizing Vision Pro so far.
The news that more entertainment 8K arrives is great, but something is still missing before you can believe that the 8k future really happens.
8K home entertainment: what is missing
The remaining question is: how are we going to really get our 8K entertainment in a way that makes the jump to 8k in your worth?
There is a huge disc to the shape of a disc in the high-quality home entertainment ecosystem: Blu-ray lights up at 4K and there is no plan for an 8K successor.
The answer could be an online video, but not because it is currently delivered by the main streaming services: streaming services use compressed video formats, and it is an athemian for the kind of people who care enough about the image quality to buy an 8K TV or projector, and to pay 8K movies.
The binary flow for 8K is enormous, so much so that the IEEE has produced an article on this subject. If delivered via Netflix or the other best streaming services, it would come with compressed colors that additional resolution would be a useless compromise. If we can have higher binary flow streaming, I prefer that we just had a better 4K quality, closer to what you get the best Blu-ray 4K players.
Speaking of this, the answer could be Kaleidescape. The company manufactures high-end movie streamers and also provides downloads, and its films are delivered to the same quality Blu-ray 4K. He is just joined the 8K Alliance to “play a central role in training the future of premium domestic cinema”. An 8K film equivalent of Qobuz high resolution audio downloads could be convincing – although it can also be very expensive.
It is clear that something is necessary, however, because the lack of content 8K is clearly worried about television companies and maintains low sales numbers: Sony discreetly confirmed that it was moving away from 8K television for the moment and other manufacturers such as LG have not announced new 8K models for a while.
I am excited by the idea that 70 mm quality films 8 km being available at home, but they must reach people in a way that makes them superior to what we have now, or everything will be useless.
