Aside from the camera negatives, there are no “original film prints” for TNG, DS9 and Voyager from the 80’s/90’s/2000’s. The original edits are on videotape and it was the videotapes that were used to create the movies in the first place, so the music was a part of the videotapes.
What We Left Behind - Documentary Update Confirms *Some* HD Remastering
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Looks great. Come on CBS, pony up the money for a full remaster!
It looks like the film has distribution. Few details.
Shout! Studios has the acquired the worldwide rights to this documentary.
https://deadline.com/2019/03/star-t...dios-acquires-what-we-left-behind-1202574537/
Neil
https://deadline.com/2019/03/star-t...dios-acquires-what-we-left-behind-1202574537/
Neil
I would love to see it on the big screen but I know none of my local theaters will screen it. 
Thanks, I missed this.
Interesting that Kai says they are presenting the clips 16x9, and that Jonathan West ensured later seasons were filmed widescreen-safe. That wasn't the case for TNG. Yet another tantalising glimpse of what DS9-R could be...
If this goes theatrical I still hope the people who bought the early stream and blu Ray will still get an early release. I’m starting to get to the point where I’m wondering where my donation went. I get they want to upgrade it for HD and that’s great, but now they have distribution, I’m starting to feel like what I paid for will be irrelavent. At the time I paid, I didn’t think I would be waiting two years for this thing.
A new news article has been published at TrekToday:
Deep Space Nine:What We Left Behind will find a wider distribution with the news that Shout! Studios has acquired worldwide rights to...
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Deep Space Nine:What We Left Behind will find a wider distribution with the news that Shout! Studios has acquired worldwide rights to...
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Well I am excited. I don't think it will last long in the theaters but hopefully it will sale like hot cakes on blu ray and also get ratings. Doesn't Shout have a tv channel? I was also excited they said that CBS was kind of following this so once again we get more hope for a Blu Ray release. Get a little bit of hope all the time.
Jason
Jason
I know. I gave up on a HD remaster a very long time ago, but all of this positive talk about CBS looking in on them has sparked a little kernel of hope. Just a little one. 
Also to consider in this is the existence of CBS All Access, their ambition to increase subscribers, and, as a result, we have an upcoming onslaught of Star Trek product.
Again, it's just the faintest whiff of hope. Or is it desperation? I get those mixed up.
Also to consider in this is the existence of CBS All Access, their ambition to increase subscribers, and, as a result, we have an upcoming onslaught of Star Trek product.
Again, it's just the faintest whiff of hope. Or is it desperation? I get those mixed up.
Great to hear Shout! Factory is releasing the documentary.
From the website:
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Seems to me even just one key episode of DS9 streaming in 4K or HD (perhaps on CBS All Access where current key demographics are going for Trek) would add more interest in a theatrical release of the documentary, which would add more interest in a full series remaster. I bet since they're already in the vaults, the documentary team could remaster one episode with help from their friends David Frank and Christian Lerch (
). Hey, I'm a dreamer, what can I say. 
This guy was feeding clips into a machine-learning AI in an attempt to see if it was a feasible way to upscale DS9 on a budget. I can barely tell the difference, even on his "4K" attempt, but its certainly an option for a "cheap" HD release.
https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2019/03/remastering-star-trek-deep-space-nine.html
https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2019/03/remastering-star-trek-deep-space-nine.html
Gosh - it's so hard to choose. Because you'd want to choose an episode that is good from a marketing perspective as well, especially an episode with all of the ingredients to attract new fans. I have a lot of selfish choices, but I think you've chosen the best one for something like this. Lots of action, Worf is introduced (everybody knows him), I also feel like this was a turning point because it seemed like the actors really felt comfortable in their roles for the first time. Performances felt more natural and there was actually chemistry. I felt chemistry between Dax and Worf as well, so it was neat to see that relationship play out later.
