4K Bridge of Khazud-Dum comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWO4JFE_WeE&feature=emb_title
I think the 4k is a slight improvement here taking away the Orange tint when the Balrog has gone but I can’t say the same for all the color tint removals on Saruman and Galadriel for example it’s a bit too different looking to me. There is a shot of Gimli at the coucil of Elrond that looks better with no Bloom but the golden hue is gone…
All in all It looks good but it is different and although some of the difference sits well some does not sit well.
So I think perhaps there is room for a halfway house on take some bits and restore color tints to others and use the shots without the Bloom but add the Color tint sans Bloom. The Gimli at the council is bloomed out so it could be better just with the tint say.
I am not sure if that is a choice to take for the project in question but I would certainly like Burnt in original subtitles for all 3 films like in the cinema which would be good too. Something I wanted to do for a while.
Anyway just a few thoughts on it. I think it would require a thorough comparison.
When I said “sans bloom” I did’nt mean Orlando Bloom 😃