Deep Impact 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

A flawless stunner from Paramount, this is their best catalog effort in a while. No noise reduction, filtering, or processing is noted. Deep Impact's film stock breathes freely, and the pristine 4K scan is lush in detail. Texture astounds behind a crisply resolved grain structure. It's some of the purest, most convincingly film-like '90s catalog title on the format to date.

Masterfully rendered color doesn't show any digital tinkering either, leaving flesh tones pure, primaries glowing, and absolute vividness where allowed (explosions, for one) give Deep Impact endless purity.

Black levels? Check. Their density and deepest levels spare detail to avoid crush while still delivering the tightness needed. Peak contrast holds until the needed moments, which again, is explosions. The fireballs allow a blindingly bright high point.

Audio

Sadly, Deep Impact features a copycat Dolby TrueHD track pulled from the Blu-ray. The choice, while disappointing considering the Atmos/DTS:X potential, doesn't alter the fantastic soundstage. Ambiance before the destruction captures the cityscapes and roadways naturally. Deep Impact always makes sure to have something moving about the speakers.

Come time for the major blasts, LFE erupts, rumbling the room and convincingly (in a simulated way) the planet. Subwoofer support makes the most of the available range, the shaking beefy and satisfying.