I was just reading in an article somewhere on the Ships Of The Line calendar line, but apparently the models used for the Voyager, Deep Space 9, the Defiant, the Enterprise-E and the NX-01 are the original TV CGI models, or copies of the original files that have been upgraded to work on newer software.. Apparently even the models made for TOS-R and TNG-R have made their way into the calendar's.
I'm pretty sure that SotL accepted and vetted fan-submissions; although it's entirely possible that was only opened up a few years in. Even so, there are at most 20 starship models that were used throughout DS9, and according to that one article some vendors created HD compatible scenes that were rendered in SD - requiring, essentially, the CGI elements to be identified, rerendered and recomped.
This article basically sums up the problem and answers the OP's question. Kind of unfortunate, but makes sense. Especially since the TNG blu-ray sales were apparently less than stellar.
Nothing we don't already know. Maybe a couple stuff, but he's just reiterating what we've already known. One of the commenters suggests crowdraising — imagine if some wealthy fan were to make a significant donation to the DSVGR HD cause.
Hey, if no one is buying, they're not selling.
I wouldn't buy it in the expectation that it would help. I picked the entire seven season boxset up for around £55 - that's not to cover the costs of the project.
Not quite what I meant. I just mean that the quality of the remaster and the special features are probably enough to get me to buy it. It really is a monumental collection.
