Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Sneakers-4K-Blu-ray/343185/

149•bredren•5h ago

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VilleSalonen•4h ago

The link points to a Full HD Blu-ray review. Here is the review for the highest quality 4K Blu-ray review: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Sneakers-4K-Blu-ray/343185/

pbhjpbhj•3h ago

I was surprised to read they're not affiliated with Blu-ray RTM (registered trade mark) - I guess Blu-ray RTM are unusually choosing not to bite the hand that feeds them.

https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00...

gittes•4h ago

Great movie! So many big named actors in it! The director also did Field of Dreams!

BLKNSLVR•3h ago

I'm not a fan of baseball, but I liked Field of Dreams (at the age I was back when it would have made it to Australian TV).

dang•4h ago

Related. Others?

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shelled•4h ago

Hey dang, do you do this manually or semi-manually or is it just automated from your a/c?

dang•4h ago

Semi-manually, so I'm glad you included that option :)

This question comes up a lot - here's an answer that goes over it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40564558

kleiba•4h ago

StackOverflow has this feature that when you write a new question, it tries to fuzzy-match that up against existing questions. I wonder if an approach similar to yours, using search, could be employed on HN as well to reduce the number of dupes?!

This would be helpful especially for those cases where the same story gets covered on multiple places on the internet and so URL matching doesn't help.

nielsbot•4h ago

Wonder if ML could help automate merging of duplicate (or similar topic) threads? (I don't know much about ML)

irjustin•4h ago

LLM's would be absolutely amazing at this actually. With their current ability - it's basically their sweet spot.

mosselman•4h ago

Wow that is cool! Any chance you could share that Arc extension?

ctxc•4h ago

I was kinda hoping it was manual (sorry). I was fired up at the opportunity to build something tiny that solves a pain, but...man you have a solid setup there :D

jph•3h ago

Sneakers and Setec Astronomy became my go to for example encryption code for years. If you're not familiar with Setec Astronomy, you're in for a treat. <3

ghostDancer•3h ago

I think you keep too many secrets.

sixtram•3h ago

The question is, can you guarantee my safety?

glimshe•2h ago

Setec Astronomy is also the name, obviously inspired by the movie, of a successful MIT Puzzle Hunt group.

Bluestein•3h ago

Featured here often.-

... particularly sadly, at Earl Jones' passing.-

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41493927

Greatest movie :)

PS. The quote on "goowill not being something the government does" reads so poignant now ...

Karellen•2h ago

Part of my headcanon for Sneakers is that Agent Abbot (Jones) is actually Admiral Greer (Jones' character from The Hunt for Red October/Patriot Games/Clear and Present Danger), set a bit earlier in his career, and going under a codename while working CyberOps for NSA ;-)

BLKNSLVR•3h ago

Ironically, I think this movie is better suited to being watched on VHS quality.

beeflet•3h ago

I just watch it with my eyes closed

jpecar•2h ago

Indeed, sound mix is rather amazing. Incredible stereo picture and depth, something you seldom hear in modern movies.

InsideOutSanta•2h ago

If you have a high-quality digital version of a movie, you can use one of the CRT shaders from modern emulators to make it look like any old TV you want.

voxadam•3h ago

My voice is my passport. Verify Me.

devoutsalsa•2h ago

This is always the first thing I remember about the movie...

COOTYS RAT SEMEN

"No, I don't."

"No. No."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GutJf9umD9c

nullify88•2h ago

Heavily referenced in Uplink, the hacker video game by Introversion Software.

richrichardsson•1h ago

Just before I left the UK in 2018 there was starting to become this trend for voice verification on some services, in one particular one I had to go through the setup of (perhaps it was Virgin Media? I forget), they had me say "My voice is my passport" to train it on how I sound. I smiled to myself.

ccheever•2h ago

I work at a company whose legal name is Monterey's Coast, Inc.

cantrecallmypwd•2h ago

oystermen coast ;)

amnesty scooter

coyote smartens

economy tasters

aa-jv•2h ago

I never understood the love for this movie, it just seems lame to see all of these caricatures being created that reinforce hacker stereotypes - and not even in a good way.

glimshe•2h ago

The movie was partially responsible for creating the stereotype. This was 1992 and hacker culture wasn't yet mainstream.

aa-jv•2h ago

Hacker culture was quite mainstream in the 80's, already. This was a refactoring of it. War Games and Tron and other movies got there first.

I think that's the reason I don't have the affinity for this movie that many do - it created incorrect stereotypes which still persist today.

nullify88•2h ago

There are some great stills from that movie. In particular the close up of a person's face with reflections of computer text in glasses often sticks with me. I know Timecop also has a similar scene just after the time jump. I think it looks really cool.

My brain is weird.

sgt•2h ago

Anyone noticed that streaming services start to compromise on quality? With Netflix it's been like that for a while. Apple TV+ seems to be the best. I really want to get into Blu-ray now, looking for a decent player.

nullify88•2h ago

I mostly see a lot of stuttering. Either during high action scenes or when there's little happening at all. It's especially noticable on HBO / MAX at 4k DV. I assumed it was due to aggressive encoding.

voxadam•2h ago

Life is great on the high seas. I've spent nearly 16 years "Passing the Popcorn" and couldn't be happier.

pimeys•57m ago

Some butter with your popcorn? Here let me pass.

dmos62•51m ago

Question: what's the streaming budget for the big platforms? Can they offer 50-100 mbps? For example, a 70 gb video for a 2.5 hour movie would need 67 mbps to stream. Having access to a rip like that for a popular movie (meaning new or classic) is normal "on the high seas" and it has a detectable difference on my budget-tier setup compared to a ~20 gb rip. I'm wondering if streaming platforms can afford to offer something like that.

russelg•32m ago

Sony Bravia Core has movies up to 80mbps.

sixothree•1h ago

I would describe Disney as barely 720p when used in any web browser.

foobarbecue•1h ago

Seems to vary between shows. Been watching Andor on a good system (LG OLED 4K) and it's spectacular. No compression artifacts or splotchy dark areas.

GCUMstlyHarmls•40m ago

That might be a DRM thing, I know some streamers will only send 720 to Linux x Browser combos.

foobarbecue•1h ago

Yeah. I see overcompression on a lot of shows. Dark scenes and star fields tend to make it obvious. Three Body Problem was the worst -- I imagine it would have been consistently visually spectacular if they hadn't compressed it to shit. I've seen it on Apple TV too though-- e.g. really visible on Silo title screens. Love, Death and Robots on Netflix quality was great.

dmos62•49m ago

In my experience, HDR format makes the most difference. There's a dramatic difference between HDR10 and DV.

theshrike79•1h ago

They all give you "4k", but ATV+ has by far the best bit rate.

hudo•48m ago

Netflix is "4K Ultra HD: Up to 7 GB per hour". Blu ray is 25GB per side, so max 50GB for 2 layers. Typical movies are 35-50GB. So, BR, and think even DVD still looks much better than any streaming service!

criddell•40m ago

Sony’s streaming service is 80 Mbps or 36 GB per hour.

We’re going to have to disagree about DVDs though. They look awful on modern (big) televisions.

alias_neo•30m ago

> Blu ray is 25GB per side, so max 50GB for 2 layers

Are pressed Blu-Rays limited compared to writeable ones?

I have 100GB BDXL blanks (single-sided) I use as one of the archives for my family photos/videos.

Couldn't a film BluRay also be 100GB on a single side?

stuaxo•2h ago

"The dialog is clear, sharp, stable, and easy to follow." if we didn't already know it was an older film this would be the thing that nailed it.

pragmatick•2h ago

What's the relevance of this?

mortarion•38m ago

The best movie about physical pentesting and grayhat hacking in general.

Cyphase•2h ago

When I was a kid we had a VHS recording of Sneakers, with the beginning of an episode of Letterman at the end. I remember my mom liking it. Fond memories. I need to watch it again.

A couple of scenes:

    Carl: We've got customers.
    Martin: Shoes?
    Carl: Expensive.
    Martin: *fixes tie* Look busy, guys.

And another:

    *after apparently inconveniencing Liz, the group is walking out*
    Cosmo: We'll call you a cab.
    Liz: "Thank you. This is my last computer date."
    *Cosmo stops walking, falling behind*
    Cosmo: "Wait."
    *the group stops and turns*
    Cosmo: "A computer matched her with him? I don't think so."
    *Liz's face falls as Cosmo's henchman start slowly walking up behind her.*
    *dramatic music as we cut and zoom in to Cosmo's face*
    Cosmo: "Marty."
    *Cosmo turns and runs toward his office*

losthobbies•1h ago

I love this movie so much. I know there are parts that don't make sense but everyone in it is excellent and it's very quotable.

"Practice, Practice, Practice" "You...won't know...who to trust" "No more secrets"

The soundtrack is great too.

croes•1h ago

Best keypad hacking tutorial

polycaster•40m ago

I’m sorry, but could someone please elaborate on the significance of this post?

BLKNSLVR•31m ago

Sneakers is a very popular movie in the HN community. It's a great movie, well written, well cast, well acted, suspenseful, interesting, funny.

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Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

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Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

Evolving OpenAI's Structure

Carolina Eyck, renowned superstar of the theremin

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