Author Topic: TNG coming to Blu-Ray (Read 2050 times)

Jimmy · « **Reply #60 on:** January 06, 2012, 02:39:56 AM »

first preview shown here, side by side:
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/01/05/star-trek-tng-hd-exclusive-video/

MajorD · « **Reply #61 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:39:53 AM »

It's fantastic.

webxro · « **Reply #62 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:54:47 AM »

When will it be sold internationally ? Really i had to order voyager from UK because i couldn't find them around here .

Jimmy · « **Reply #63 on:** January 26, 2012, 09:46:42 AM »

someone took the latest released screenshots and compared them to the dvd as it is now...
very interesting to see!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHUQ3aGLa5Q

Black Patriot · « **Reply #64 on:** January 26, 2012, 01:30:19 PM »

Quote from: Jimmy on January 26, 2012, 09:46:42 AM

someone took the latest released screenshots and compared them to the dvd as it is now...
very interesting to see!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHUQ3aGLa5Q

Yeah, definitely shits all over the DVD.

Quote from: webxro on January 12, 2012, 03:54:47 AM

When will it be sold internationally ? Really i had to order voyager from UK because i couldn't find them around here .

I'm ordering it off Amazon, now that they finally offer shipping to Australia.

thelasthallow · « **Reply #65 on:** February 06, 2012, 04:13:16 PM »

on another note (lol whats up dawgs)

Its still going to be in a 4:3 aspect ratio (or whatever 640x480 is) and they are going to add black bars on both sides of the screen to get the full 1920 width but im guessing it will have full 1080p on the vertical. so its going to be like what? 640x1080p?

im really having a hard time trying to figure out how the resolution is going to work on this "HD Remaster" because usually videos are a full 1920x1080 not just like 1080....

Darkthunder · « **Reply #66 on:** February 06, 2012, 08:26:10 PM »

Well, for starters they are doing the remaster from the original 35mm film negatives, so even though the ratio will be 4:3, they can use any resolution they want (most likely 1440 x 1080). As you rightly pointed out, they will be adding black bars to the left and right of the picture, to get the full 1920 x 1080.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_resolutions

thelasthallow · « **Reply #67 on:** February 07, 2012, 04:33:23 AM »

Quote from: Darkthunder on February 06, 2012, 08:26:10 PM

Well, for starters they are doing the remaster from the original 35mm film negatives, so even though the ratio will be 4:3, they can use any resolution they want (most likely 1440 x 1080). As you rightly pointed out, they will be adding black bars to the left and right of the picture, to get the full 1920 x 1080.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_resolutions

seems plausible.

Jimmy · « **Reply #68 on:** February 07, 2012, 07:37:24 AM »

newest vids...

TNG season 1 intro in HD

TNG intro later seasons in HD

Saucer Separation from Encounter At Farpoint in HD

sman789 · « **Reply #69 on:** February 07, 2012, 07:19:49 PM »

Quote from: Jimmy on February 07, 2012, 07:37:24 AM

newest vids...

TNG season 1 intro in HD

TNG intro later seasons in HD

You can see people walking around in the conference room towards the end of the intros.

Atlantisbase · « **Reply #70 on:** February 08, 2012, 12:54:24 AM »

You always could as I recall; if you looked close enough

Steve · « **Reply #71 on:** February 08, 2012, 09:01:54 PM »

it's so crisp it's like watching geek-pr0n

Jimmy · « **Reply #72 on:** February 09, 2012, 03:18:20 AM »

someone posted these links at BCC but ill post them here as well...

Ex Astris Scientia did some comparisons:

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Here are some observations about sets, props and visual effects in TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" without a specific theme, and a comparison of the original TV release (TNG, 1987) with the remastered episode (TNG-R, 2012).

http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/inconsistencies/encounteratfarpoint.htm

Also, TrekCore screen caps:
http://tng.trekcore.com/hd/thumbnails.php?album=1

Jimmy · « **Reply #73 on:** May 01, 2012, 04:04:26 AM »

TNG: The First Season Blu-ray Arrives On July 24

watch an exclusive clip HERE!

spoondawg · « **Reply #74 on:** May 01, 2012, 08:33:11 AM »

Quote from: Jimmy on May 01, 2012, 04:04:26 AM

TNG: The First Season Blu-ray Arrives On July 24

watch an exclusive clip HERE!

Or just get The Next Level blu-ray and watch 3 full eps.

Black Patriot · « **Reply #75 on:** May 01, 2012, 01:55:19 PM »

Quote from: spoondawg on May 01, 2012, 08:33:11 AM

Or just get The Next Level blu-ray and watch 3 full eps.

That's what I did, quality is pretty amazing, certainly a lot better than the DVDs. Just a pity they're starting with the first season, easily the worst in TNG.

spoondawg · « **Reply #76 on:** May 02, 2012, 09:41:23 AM »

Quote from: Black Patriot on May 01, 2012, 01:55:19 PM

That's what I did, quality is pretty amazing, certainly a lot better than the DVDs. Just a pity they're starting with the first season, easily the worst in TNG.

Yeah man, its amazing how good it looks, even encounter at farpoint had me scratching my head the entire time going wow. I really hope they do it to DS9 as well, it would be incredible to see the battle scenes remade. Voyager would be cool too.. But i mean lets face it DS9 is clearly superior

Atlantisbase · « **Reply #77 on:** May 02, 2012, 09:57:36 AM »

Unfortunatley, as I believe was said earlier in this thread, DS9 and Voyager were shot on tape, not film, which means there's nothing to restore from. The tape automatically capped the quality and size by it's very nature. It sucks royally, but there's nothing you can do.

spoondawg · « **Reply #78 on:** May 02, 2012, 11:10:45 AM »

Quote from: Atlantisbase on May 02, 2012, 09:57:36 AM

Unfortunatley, as I believe was said earlier in this thread, DS9 and Voyager were shot on tape, not film, which means there's nothing to restore from. The tape automatically capped the quality and size by it's very nature. It sucks royally, but there's nothing you can do.

If It's one thing I've learned in life it's never say never... They said they would never release TNG on bluray and sure enough... I seriously doubt they taped either of those series. Anyway my point being is anything is possible. Also after looking into how the series was shot it turns out it was filmed the same as TNG.

Technical specifications for
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)

Camera
Panavision Cameras and Lenses

Film negative format (mm/video inches)
35 mm (Eastman EXR 500T 5298)

Cinematographic process
Spherical

Printed film format
Video (NTSC)

Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1

- IMDB

Black Patriot · « **Reply #79 on:** May 02, 2012, 02:25:46 PM »

It doesn't really matter if they shot DS9 on IMAX film, the market just isn't there to justify the cost of a full restoration. Remember that they've remade a lot of the FX shots, which is a tonne of money right there, and they've remastered the audio too. TNG has the audience to justify the cost, DS9 and Voyager don't. About the best we can hope for is a "best of" DS9 with some of the better episodes remastered (I'll take at least half of the 5th, 6th and 7th season episodes in a heart beat), but there's no way that they'd sell enough to justify a full restoration.

I'd love to be proven wrong, but I don't think it's gonna happen.