Star Trek TNG on BluRay confirmed ! — Page 10

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Part 3 of the Oduka's interview is up on TrekCore. They mention in "The Naked Now" that they discuss the TOS Enterprise in the episode but show a diagram of the refit. They've made a diagram of the TOS Enterprise to use in that shot.

I asked Oduka about it on Twitter:

@doubleofive said:

Are you planning on fixing many mistakes like that? You've got to be torn between recreating the original FX & making them better

@MikeOkuda said:

In vast majority of cases, we try to re-create original FX, including artistic decisions with which we disagree.

I thought TOSR crossed the line when they erased a statue that was part of the live action city set in the episode "Wink of an eye".

Missed that. Mine was the new expansive shots of Vulcan for Amok Time that replaced live action shots completely.

Exactly the reason I'm glad the Blu-ray keeps both for me. But do we do the same with all 7 seasons of TNG?

I'm depending on you people to preserve the originals, I don't care for TNG enough to buy both! ;-)

That shot of the torpedo spread is awesome.

pittrek said:

The interesting thing is that all the remastered special effect shots are widescreen

pittrek said:

I remember seeing the TOS footage widescreen but only in some promo pictures. Was the widescreen render actually used ?

The interview on TrekMovie says that they're using a CG Enterprise for shots they don't find, and they're using Tobias Richter's model, better known as The Light Works. I've always been impressed with his models for years, he now does the effects for New Voyages/Phase II. I love when they don't start from scratch when there are perfectly good fan works out there. Interesting that they didn't use the model created by John Knoll for Generations (and used in DS9 as various Galaxy-class ships) OR the one Gabriel Köerner (another ascended fan) made for the last episode of Enterprise.

A comparison of the original saucer separation effect from "Encounter at Farpoint", the HD reuse in "Star Trek: Generations", and the CGI replacement used in TNGR.

I wonder if ILM lost the separation footage when they reused it for "Generations", so that's why they had to use Richter's model?

I should have said I thought they crossed the line when I saw it broadcast.

The Blu Rays were not out yet at the time, and the season one HD-DVD set did not include the originals.

Weird to see some of those makeup/costume tests looking so clean. They were part of the blooper reel that circulated among fans as washed out bootlegs for years. Wonder if that's in the extras?

And that Romulan warbird looks stunning in the remaster.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Event

Shown on the big screen at participating theaters.

Opens today July 23, 2012 (150) | Runtime:2 hr 30 min

They will be showing two restored episodes: "Where No One Has Gone Before" and "Datalore."' Also included are interviews with the cast and crew, and a look at the restoration of the show's first season.

I know, I know! I'm not going, argh!

Tobar said:

Edit: Just got back. Very disappointed in the presentation. The blacks were washed out and the picture detail was very poor. I'd say it was on par with the original broadcasts. I'm sure the actual blu-rays will look far superior. Just another strike against AMC in my book.