The OFFICIAL STNG-R general discussion thread!

[Admiral Buzzkill]

No reason to - they didn't do it with TOS-R.

 

[Captain Fine]

Yeah definitely see no reason to do that.

 

[Captain Robert April]

We'll be lucky if they fix the phasers in the photon tube in "Darmok"...

 

[Destructor]

We'll be lucky if they fix the phasers in the photon tube in "Darmok"...

My dreams consist of:

1. Winning the lottery.
2. Watching the TNG blu-rays to see that they fixed the phasers in the photon tube in "Darmok".

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

If they did two versions, the master would have to be in something like 1920x1440 pixels, right? So that they can create a 16:9 1080p version and a 4:3 1080p version in best quality?

1080p means 1,080 vertical pixels, that's the cap for a Blu-ray disc and 1080p TVs.

It would certainly be possible to put multiple versions on a disc, but that would require completely separate video files.... essentially doubling the number of discs required in a box set.

That confirms what I thought. I hope they resist the temptation to crop to 16:9, and leave it as 4:3 as they did for the original series. Those who hate the black bars should use the zoom facility on their TV.

 

[Start Wreck]

Soon...

soon.

Needs more black bars...

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

Soon...

soon.

Needs more black bars...

That picture looks just as fuzzy to me as the DVD.

 

[Holdfast]

We'll be lucky if they fix the phasers in the photon tube in "Darmok"...

My dreams consist of:

1. Winning the lottery.
2. Watching the TNG blu-rays to see that they fixed the phasers in the photon tube in "Darmok".

I believe these are the wrong way round.

 

[Squiggy]

Soon...

soon.

Needs more black bars...

That picture looks just as fuzzy to me as the DVD.

It was a low quality stream off Youtube. Meh. You get the point.

 

[beamMe]

Needs more black bars...

That picture looks just as fuzzy to me as the DVD.

It was a low quality stream off Youtube.

Which still looks better than TNG ever did before.

 

[groundhog]

I too don't understand the desire for widescreen. The show was never shown in widescreen, nor was it filmed that way. However, if you feel that need, your Blu-ray player or TV will have a 4:3 to 16:9 zoom function. It's pretty easy to do.

 

[beamMe]

I too don't understand the desire for widescreen. The show was never shown in widescreen, nor was it filmed that way. However, if you feel that need, your Blu-ray player or TV will have a 4:3 to 16:9 zoom function. It's pretty easy to do.

That would look like shit.

If it is possible to re-frame TNG for 16:9 they should do it - it can't hurt the show.

 

[Squiggy]

I too don't understand the desire for widescreen. The show was never shown in widescreen, nor was it filmed that way.

It was never shown in HD, nor filmed that way. Yet...here we are.

 

[Doug Otte]

I too don't understand the desire for widescreen. The show was never shown in widescreen, nor was it filmed that way.

It was never shown in HD, nor filmed that way. Yet...here we are.

Actually, it was filmed on 35mm, which has a much higher resolution than 1080p HD. So, having it on BD will get us closer to how it was filmed. However, I don't think that's what you meant, or is it?

Doug

 

[LitmusDragon]

Not to repeat myself but if anyone is looking for an example of a show that was filmed at 4:3 and successfully converted to 16:9 try watching the high def re-runs of Seinfeld. It mostly looks really good. There is the occasional shot that looks a little cramped.

If they did about the same job on TNG I'd be fine with it. I'd also be fine with a 4 x 3 frame as well. I'm just happy to be getting them in HD.

 

[Squiggy]

I too don't understand the desire for widescreen. The show was never shown in widescreen, nor was it filmed that way.

It was never shown in HD, nor filmed that way. Yet...here we are.

Actually, it was filmed on 35mm, which has a much higher resolution than 1080p HD. So, having it on BD will get us closer to how it was filmed. However, I don't think that's what you meant, or is it?

Doug

It was filmed on an HD medium, but it wasn't filmed for high definition. The gaffer's tape on the rear displays and so forth...you can't get away with that today.

 

[TheSeeker]

So , is it January 31st yet?

 

[groundhog]

Seinfeld in widescreen looks visibly cropped and cramped. No thanks.

 

[Ghostface1701]

Not to repeat myself but if anyone is looking for an example of a show that was filmed at 4:3 and successfully converted to 16:9 try watching the high def re-runs of Seinfeld. It mostly looks really good. There is the occasional shot that looks a little cramped.

If they did about the same job on TNG I'd be fine with it. I'd also be fine with a 4 x 3 frame as well. I'm just happy to be getting them in HD.

And for an example of a show that was badly converted to 16:9, look at the DVDs of Buffy and Angel. No thought given during filming to it ever being shown in 16:9, even though in the early '00s, it was definitely a possibility. I've taken an example screenshot, but there are many more examples.

If there's a chance of this happening in TNG, I'd much rather see the show in 4:3, as intended. Forget cropping vertically too.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

I'm now thinking I won't be rushing into buying even the taster until I read lots of feedback.