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Posted by Goro on 12/20/05 15:12
afiggatt wrote:
> J wrote:
> > When will, say Star Trek, DVD sets be re-released in high definition
> > versions? I'm assuming it will happen, except maybe for TNG, but especially
> > for ENT.
> >
> > For old non-film stuff, effects in TNG for example, what was the original
> > storage medium? Was it rendered and/or stored in anything more than NTSC
> > resolution.
>
> Depends on the show, what technology they used for special effects and
> whether the show was edited on film or video. TV shows from the 1960s
> and 70s were mostly shot & edited on 35 mm film. These could be redone
> in HD if good quality 35mm masters still exist. See Hogans Heroes and
> Charlie's Angels on HDNet for example.
>
> But by the 80s & 90s, a lot of shows were still shot on 35mm (and
> still are), but the editing and special effects stuff was done on video.
> TO create an HD version, they might have to go back to the original 35mm
> film and re-edit it from the 35 mm originals. Expensive to do this. If
> the special effects were done on SD video - as I gather TNG was - then
> they would have to redo the special effects in HD if they want it to
> look good. Even more expensive and unlikely to be done anytime soon
> except maybe for the most popular shows.
More expensive to do this? That means Paramount would end up selling
the ST season sets for, what, $300 a season?!
-goro-
> Nothing to stop them from upconverting some of older shows from video
> or a mix of 35 mm & upconverted SD special effects shots and selling
> them as HD versions cropped to 16:9. I bet some of the studios will do
> just that.
>
> Alan F
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