Animated Series Coming to Blu-ray.

[BillJ]

http://trekcore.com/blog/2016/03/star-trek-the-animated-series-is-coming-to-blu-ray-in-2016/

Suppose to be coming in time for the holidays this year. I wonder what kind of transfer and special features we'll end up with?

 

[Avro Arrow]

I'll take "Things I Never Expected to Happen" for $100, Alex...

Interesting news. If this release is priced reasonably, then I'm there!

 

[MarsWeeps]

Cartoon Blu-ray? So we'll be able to see the pencil marks in the drawings?

 

[Kor]

I am looking forward to this, for sure.

"More Tribbles, More Troubles" looks absolutely outstanding in HD as a bonus feature with the TOS season 2 blu-ray set.

Kor

 

[Galileo7]

I am looking forward to this, for sure.

"More Tribbles, More Troubles" looks absolutely outstanding in HD as a bonus feature with the TOS season 2 blu-ray set.

Kor

Good to know. I was wondering how TAS would look in blu-ray quality. Looking forward to it too.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

The Digitalbits link in that article dates from 2013...

 

[Kor]

The Digitalbits link in that article dates from 2013...

They must have accidentally linked to an old one.
This is the latest Digitalbits piece that mentions ST:TAS on blu ray:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/031816_1400

Kor

 

[Green Shirt]

http://trekcore.com/blog/2016/03/star-trek-the-animated-series-is-coming-to-blu-ray-in-2016/

I wonder what kind of transfer and special features we'll end up with?

Maybe the actor and staff recollections will be animated. Sounds interesting.

 

[Pauln6]

They should cartoonise a TOS episode in the same style, like they did with some of the missing Who episodes or better yet, employ some sound-alikes and give us a new episodes! Or turn the Phase II scripts into animated episodes. I should imagine with modern digital animation, replicating Filmation would be simplicity.

 

[Doug Otte]

Interesting photo of Rand, Paul. I assume it was digitally created?

PS I'll be buying the animated blu-ray set.

 

[Ronald Held]

Will the Blu-Ray look better than VHS being a low res animation?

 

[Pauln6]

Interesting photo of Rand, Paul. I assume it was digitally created?

PS I'll be buying the animated blu-ray set.

There's a lovely lady who does cosplay shots in a TOS outfit so I pasted Grace's head from a Trekcore image onto her body and then used Gimp to cartoonise the whole image to even out the colouring. I hope she doesn't mind!

 

[BillJ]

Will the Blu-Ray look better than VHS being a low res animation?

The DVD's look better than the old VHS tapes. I just wonder what the source was of the HD masters they created?

 

[Shalashaska]

I'm pretty sure TAS has been up in HD on Netflix for a while now.

 

[BillJ]

I'm pretty sure TAS has been up in HD on Netflix for a while now.

Netflix in HD tends to look like a DVD and their 4K offerings are equivalent to 1080p.

 

[Sir Anthony Eden]

Very pleased to hear this.

 

[Indysolo]

Netflix in HD tends to look like a DVD and their 4K offerings are equivalent to 1080p.

Netflix HD easily surpasses DVD.

TAS was completed on film, therefore it will look as good as possible in HD. You can preview this with "More Tribbles, More Tribbles" from the season two Blu-ray set.

Neil

 

[BillJ]

Netflix HD easily surpasses DVD.

I don't know? On my 50 meg connection, it definitely looks closer to DVD than Blu-ray.

 

[Relayer1]

Really can't see the point. Uprezzed DVD on animated stuff is good, especially when it's something as basic and lacking in detail as TAS.

I've got it on DVD, I've got the other Blurays, no doubt I'll get this, but not until it's around £10 or so...

 

[BillJ]

Day one purchase for me. Then I'll hand off my DVD's to my daughter.