The OFFICIAL STNG-R general discussion thread!

That's awesome. Even if you scale the 1080p image back to NTSC or PAL format it looks a thousand times better.

But I still think they should have gone to 16:9, using the full image space.

 

We've been over this: Not possible. The TV extracted area is off-center, so any extension would be mostly on the left side, breaking the composition of almost all shots (imagine an off-center bridge viewscreen). There's often crew and equipment in those parts of the film. And even if those two weren't the case, there's still not enough image area to actually go 16:9 without cutting from top and bottom, again screwing with shot composition.

 

I agree with Sho, but I will say that Seinfeld looks decent with the top and bottom cut off in HD syndication. Not saying I want them to do that to Trek, but if they did, people would survive.

 

I do think they should do a 16:9 cut in addition to a 4:3 one...

I agree there are some shots where there are closeups of faces that would look abysmal cropped - perhaps this sort of shot can be opened up to include more of the negative because there is less chance of seeing booms/rigs etc?

 

This has been discussed to death, you should look at earlier thread pages ...

 

I hope they took the time to make the clouds roll on Qo'noS, so that it looks like a real planet and not a painting of a planet.

 

Everything on these boards have been discussed to death.

I'm also in favor of a 16:9 crop.

 

As I understand it, they're cropping it for broadcast release (streaming?), but the Blu-rays will retain the full 4:3 picture.

It will interesting to see whether the cropped versions are taken from a wider source, or if they've just cropped the 4:3 masters. If it's the latter, you can achieve the same result using your television.

 

http://www.blu-raydefinition.com/reviews/star-trek-the-next-generation-the-next-level-blu-ray-review.html

*********REVIEW WITH PICS********

 

WALLPAPER!

I love you.

 

And I think Seinfeld looks terrible cropped. But as others have said, this has been discussed to death already.

 

Thanks for the heads up!

 

This Enterprise Shot:

http://www.blu-raydefinition.com/wo...loads/2012/01/Star_Trek_TNG_Next_Level_09.jpg

Is the first glimpse of the dreaded 4ft model and I may say it looks fine from that distance!

Might even be CGI..

EDIT: *has* to be CGI because the rim windows are lit! its CGI! someone tell me im wrong..

 

There's a soft glow around it I'm definitely not digging

 

There's a soft glow around it I'm definitely not liking.

 

It *IS* a CGI Enterprise, I am positive. The 4ft model only lit up the ten-forward windows and the 6ft model none of the rim windows lit up. In the shot I posted there are multiple rim-windows lit up.

Maybe all trace of the 4ft model has gone? Why CGI that particular shot?

 

Wow, great new screenshots!

I find this one interesting:

http://www.blu-raydefinition.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Star_Trek_TNG_Next_Level_21.jpg

The old footage of the Bird-of-Prey has gone and new footage was added. This might me CG as well.

 

WOOOOOHOOOOOO!

 

Look at all the Care and Attention to Details we all are getting:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/103528

Notice something different?

 

Hmm, I'm getting file not found when I try to enbiggen that pic. The remade opening sequence warp effect replaces the two-footer with CGI, so maybe it's something to do with the star-streaking effect?

The Klingon ship looks like CGI, IIRC that shot was originally a reuse from Star Trek III...