Planet Earth 2

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Reminder: The repeat of Islands runs this afternoon at 4:15 pm and the first showing of Mountains is this evening at 8:00 pm.

[elsiegee40]

Ibex: I do not call that raising your young in safety!

[elsiegee40]

I wouldn't call the Mountains episode bland, but it was not as dramatic as Islands.

 

Amazing photography again

[witch]

It's going to be very "light-touch" when it is covering all the world's mountains in one short program. I do hope they will go back and do each bit in more detail in the future. Fascinating stuff!

[rad]

I wouldn't call the Mountains episode bland, but it was not as dramatic as Islands.

 

Amazing photography again

I agree, the photography filming this episolde is amazing, how they follow and capture the footage is unbelieiveable. Right place and the right time.

the bears rubbing themselves, the ibex just going for it jumping down the cliffs. It didnt have the edge of the seat factor like last weeks episode but stunning.

 

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[arwen]

Loved the eagle footage on this episode. Was fantastic to see them so close.

One thing I have noticed in this series is how the animals don't seem to care about the camera being there. It is either well edited or the new cameras are much less intrusive than before. Dancing bears was ace!

 

On a geeky level, I'd really like to know what cameras they are using for the different locations.

[Andrew_C]

I seem to recall a thread where some were saying that the BBC didn't produce anything worth watching...

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[elsiegee40]

From twitter... Planet Earth 2 reconstruction with Blu Tac

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[HarryMonkey]

The numbers ...

 

[Pottsey]

I seem to recall a thread where some were saying that the BBC didn't produce anything worth watching...

It was more we said BBC doesn't produce enough worth watching to justly the high cost. Anyway I always said Planet Earth and Doctor Who are worth watching. Just its better to watch them on Netflix or buy on Bluray over watching them on BBC. Planet Earth is well worth the Blu-ray cost but no where near good enough to be worth a TV licence cost. EDIT: Could even be one of the few things worth buying in 4k Blu-ray once it comes out.

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[sonofsanta]

I thought the cinematography in the Deserts episode was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen on TV. Absolutely stunning, in an almost literal sense of the word.

 

Thus far the eagle fight is still my favourite moment though

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BBC tests 4K Planet Earth II in HDR on iPlayer

 

The BBC has begun a trial of 4K high dynamic range (HDR) video on its iPlayer streaming platform.

 

The test involves four minutes of footage from its Planet Earth II series, which promise to reveal more detail and present more vibrant colours than was possible before.

 

It is part of efforts to develop technologies that will make live broadcasts in the new formats possible.

 

But only a minority of TVs can screen the footage at this stage.

 

"One of the clips is a frog on a leaf with lots of rain, and the reason this is so interesting is that the redness of the frog is a really deep Ferrari red that you would never get in broadcast television at the moment," explained Phil Layton, head of broadcast and connected systems at BBC Research & Development.

 

"We want to show that this is how the BBC could make ultra-high definition HDR material available to iPlayer.

 

"And we want to use this as a trigger to work with manufacturers to get their products updated so there's a pathway there for future on-demand BBC content."

 

As the trial went live, only Panasonic's latest screens supported the test's underlying technology - known as hybrid log-gamma (HLG).

 

Although recent models from other manufacturers can also be updated to add the facility, it is unclear whether the firms will do so.

 

Holding back support for HLG would give the companies an opportunity to market future models as being the first to support the format closer to when it launches.

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Holding back support for HLG would give the companies an opportunity to market future models as being the first to support the format closer to when it launches.

 

But... if Panasonic's latest screens already support that, then hasn't that ship sailed

 

I can well see PE2 being the exemplar material for HDR in the way that PE1 was for FullHD. HDR should be very, very cool.

 

On topic: only one more episode left! Why can't it just be a permanent fixture of the schedules, a new episode every Sunday without fail. I'd pay for that.

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...Why can't it just be a permanent fixture of the schedules, a new episode every Sunday without fail. I'd pay for that.

 

That's very kind of you, but I think you might find that gets very expensive. You would probably want a few others to chip in also.

 

 

Edit: I just read this:

 

Link: BBC could make Planet Earth III, says producer

 

...As Planet Earth II draws to its conclusion on Sunday, the producer of the spectacular wildlife series has hinted that the BBC could return with a third instalment – though it won’t be any time soon...

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If you haven't seen last night's Planet Earth II, but you plan to watch it, be prepared to be quite moved by the plight of the Sea Turtles.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3osVYthqZo

 

During the making of the series finale of Planet Earth II, local conservationists working to save thousands of turtle hatchlings helped the crew. This clip is dedicated to the staff at Barbados Sea Turtle Project.

 

Link: The Barbados Sea Turtle Project

[witch]

I'm so glad they helped them! Poor little turtles

[sonofsanta]

I think that Cities episode was the greatest thing I have ever seen on my television. Absolutely incredible stuff. Hard to pick a best bit--the happy Jaipur monkeys free running everywhere? Falcons divebombing at 200mph in NYC? Leopards stalking through Mumbai at night under the cover of the city noise?

 

The turtles were heartbreaking though. Glad they were helping as well as filming them, because hot damn if that wasn't some thick guilt being laid on for how we as humans are causing that suffering to no end.