Not to repeat myself, but Seinfeld in 16x9 looks terrible. There are way too many scenes where it was obvious the show was cropped and it's worse for it. If that's what we'd get from TNG, I'd rather have 4x3.
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Re: Entire series to be remastered for Blu-Ray
I think its going to cost more than $50,000 per episode, but I also think they are going to sell well more than 128,000 sets.
I think its going to cost more than $50,000 per episode, but I also think they are going to sell well more than 128,000 sets.
^ To say nothing of syndication rights, including that Netflix deal, which I'm sure is no small amount of change.
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.
And this is why I want it shown in 4:3 as originally done. If there's stuff like this in the sides, then don't bother. I don't mind the space shots being 16:9 though. But if it has to be all one way or the other, 4:3 is my preference.
It'll make a fortune...STNG already sold for record amounts in syndication the second time around, imagine what an HD series with "new" goodies will go for!
I'd like to re-iterate for the thread that its its going to be 4:3...so why bother bringing up 16:9 again? That discussion is moot.
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It can. That's exactly what it would do. It would be compositionally inferior if it was reframed.
(Which it won't be, thankfully.)
ETA: Apparently, The Digital Bits have confirmed 4:3 so phew...
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/mytwocentsa197.html
The Enterprise sequence in the trailer on startrek.com implies they have cropped it to 16:9.
ETA: I guess they can crop and render as 16:9 from the scan for syndication as someone else suggested.
It doesn't help that numpties in the comments section on the trailer site say it was originally filmed in 16:9 and they are glad that this will be restored.
What the hell are they smoking? Did they even watch the teleconversion sequence in the new trailer? The show was filmed on 35mm and the closest TV aspect ratio to full gate or Academy ratio is 4:3 as the Picard sequence in the trailer demonstrates.ETA: If they do spend more than $50,000 per episode, we should get our money's worth.
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I will definintely be buying it. I want to make sure this project get's all the support it can so they won't have a reason not to do it. Plus, I really want to see TNG in HD!
I think someone already posted this link, but comparisons of the likely difference in picture quality can be found here:
http://tng.trekcore.com/bluray/
Anyone got an idea what the price of the taster set is likely to be yet?
The ILM shots from the pilot where filmed for widescreen and then cropped to 4:3, so you wouldn't lose anything. The same is probably not true for the rest of the series.
Haha, maybe the live action will be 4:3 and the space shots will be 16:9. 
I'm pretty sure what we'll get will look even better. Those are just screenshots from a compressed video after all.
Its not just Digital Bits...the press release AND Mike Okuda say it wil l be in 4:3.
The press release also states the retail price at $21.99...
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Haha, maybe the live action will be 4:3 and the space shots will be 16:9.
Not so hilarious or far-fetched really...on netflix the wider screen FX are in 16:9 and the rest of the series is 4:3...so we may see the ILM shots in full glory at some point.
Ack, I missed that.
In the UK, I imagine the full retail price will be £21.99 ($35) as we're usually treated as gullible rubes who'll gladly pay through the nose.
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^ That's their attitude towards Star Trek fans in general.
Case in point: the last movie.
Case in point: the last movie.
^ That's their attitude towards Star Trek fans in general.
Case in point: the last movie.
Why?
Was the price for the ticket or the DVD or BluRay exorbitantly higher than for comparable movies?
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