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Star Trek TNG Blu-ray Officially Announced!
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Zombie James
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XiaNaphryz said:
AAAAaahhhhhHHHHHH!!
Azure Dream
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XiaNaphryz said:
Oh god that was a glorious Quick Look. For those who haven't seen it:
http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-throwback-multimedia-celebrity-poker/17-3586/
Kulock said:
Here's the scene for those who don't want to watch the whole thing: http://youtu.be/rT0YznUsuDI
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
Yeah son!
(NSFW) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClP8n6asn3w
(NSFW) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClP8n6asn3w
mightynine
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I am probably asking the dumbest question: would this mean true 16:9 for TNG, or would the end result still be 4:3?
Azure Dream
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Darklord said:
It's better when you watch the whole thing, because it's so out of place, that's why it works so well.
This site has some good comparison shots between the DVDs and what's available in the trailer:
http://tng.trekcore.com/bluray/
The comparisons of the ship are absolutely amazing (rehosting these pics, but they're all from trekcore):
The comparison makes it pretty clear that these are not redone CGI shots, but are actually recomposited shots from the original film elements ILM filmed with the models. The detail is astounding, and to think all this detail has been sitting on a shelf waiting to be seen properly since the 80s. I'm really amazed at this.
Unfortunately, according to posters at AVSforum the shots ILM did for the pilot used much higher grade film than they probably used for non-ILM FX shots throughout the rest of the run of the series, so we probably shouldn't expect every space shot to look so astounding, but still, it's incredible IMO, particularly since these comparisons are done using the web trailer which is (hopefully) nowhere near the bitrate the actual BR releases will be.
http://tng.trekcore.com/bluray/
The comparisons of the ship are absolutely amazing (rehosting these pics, but they're all from trekcore):
The comparison makes it pretty clear that these are not redone CGI shots, but are actually recomposited shots from the original film elements ILM filmed with the models. The detail is astounding, and to think all this detail has been sitting on a shelf waiting to be seen properly since the 80s. I'm really amazed at this.
Unfortunately, according to posters at AVSforum the shots ILM did for the pilot used much higher grade film than they probably used for non-ILM FX shots throughout the rest of the run of the series, so we probably shouldn't expect every space shot to look so astounding, but still, it's incredible IMO, particularly since these comparisons are done using the web trailer which is (hopefully) nowhere near the bitrate the actual BR releases will be.
Zombie James
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Amazing comparison.
BattleMonkey
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I assume thats just the opening for the Blurays. Would be amazing if they did improve the entire show like that.
BattleMonkey said:
The news is that every FX shot is being recomposited from the original film elements. There's no way they could charge by simply uprezzing the current SD special effect shots. It's just that the ILM shots in the pilot are more detailed than the shots in the rest of the series due to the higher grade film stock ILM used to do those shots (this is because the shots ILM did of the ship going to warp are pretty much reused throughout the entire series for generic "Enterprise going to warp" shots).
Dreams-Visions
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Day 1.
NihonTiger90
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May want.
Whenever I was watching TNG during its original run, I could SWEAR that I could see people moving around in the windows of the observation lounge behind the bridge while it did its slow crawl forward during the intro credits. Of course I was still a little kid at the time...
Hobbun said:
ILM used 8-perf 35mm film which is a film stock that runs through the camera horizontally (similar to how IMAX 15-perf 70mm film runs horizontally). Since it's horizontal that allows the captured frame to be physically larger on the film. All the other effect shots for the series were done using 4-per 35mm (vertical running), which is the same film stock used for regular actor photography and has roughly half the frame size as the film stock used by ILM.
Of course, ILM didn't do any of the effects shots beyond the pilot I believe, and I doubt many of the "ships of the week" were anywhere near as detailed as the Enterprise models, so there's bound to be some variation in quality (and whether the shots done by Image G were lit as carefully as the ILM shots will also affect it).
DarthWoo said:
You can see them much more clearly in the new footage, obviously.
teiresias said:
Thanks for the detailed explanation.
teiresias said:
Ok. Well, I figured there would be some variation in quality, I am just hoping the difference will be very hard to notice. Would hate to see a big drop off in quality in one scene, like when the Enterprise goes to warp (from what I understand, they used ILM's original film over and over for when the Enterprise went to warp), compared to a large space battle, like in "Best of Both Worlds", that was not used with ILM film.
zomgbbqftw
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Give me DS9 or give me death!
I bet CBS/Paramount will skip DS9 and go straight to VOY which is a bunch of bullshit. I love TNG, but I have never been bothered enough to get the DVDs and I'm not sure that would change for the Blu-ray editions. I would 100% double dip for DS9 though.
I bet CBS/Paramount will skip DS9 and go straight to VOY which is a bunch of bullshit. I love TNG, but I have never been bothered enough to get the DVDs and I'm not sure that would change for the Blu-ray editions. I would 100% double dip for DS9 though.
NekoFever
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That's the MSRP. Most Blu-rays have an MSRP of anything from $30-50.Koomaster said:
Just as an example, Captain America has an MSRP of $42.99 but you can find it online for less than $25.
Well there might still be chance that I could send it back and take the DS9 pack instead.
Stumpokapow
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a176 said:
People who want to watch TV shows that they believe will never come out on Blu
Stumpokapow said:People who want to watch TV shows that they believe will never come out on Blu
Agreed.
I always try to buy blu-ray when I can (if they did a good job on the transfer), but I went ahead and bought the complete series of The Shield and the first two seasons of Warehouse 13 on DVD, as I dont think they will ever make it to blu-ray.
JoshuaJSlone
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Given that this was announced for TNG's 24th anniversary and they say the full first season will hit "later on in 2012", safe to say it will hit in September 2012 for the 25th anniversary?
I wouldn't take that as indication--a 4 episode sampler was never going to go for 1/6 the cost of a season (well, I HOPE not). Stargate Atlantis had a similarly priced disc with the two hour premiere and finale, but more recently the full five season set could be had for not much over $100.Koomaster said:
Mammoth Jones
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I just need to know how much for the complete series. Because paramount is overpricing it if you extrapolate 22 bucks for 5 episodes.
That's going to be hundreds of dollars.....
No thanks. I'll stick to SD on Netflix.
That's going to be hundreds of dollars.....
No thanks. I'll stick to SD on Netflix.
TheLegendOfMart
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B_Rik_Schitthaus
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Shame that it will be many years before we get this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoBoMvY0U10
in HD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoBoMvY0U10
in HD.
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