![]() ![]() ![]() CBS and Paramount decided to do something never before done: go back to the original negative of the 178 episodes of The Next Generation and rebuild the post-production in high-definition for each one. Why do we have a high-definition remaster of The Next Generation, then? We’re actually so, so lucky that we do. While it was relatively simple to remaster The Original Series and The Animated Seriesinto HD, these other Star Trekseries created a problem. The Next Generation, DS9, and Voyager were all shot in this manner - on 35mm film, with post-production done on videotape - which means no 35mm finished negatives exist for these episodes. ![]() As Burnett explains, by doing the post-production work via video, the individual elements were cheaper and took less time, which resulted in the opportunity and resources for more visual effects. This was an attractive options for science fiction TV like Star Trekthat had a lot of visual effects elements. Those shows originally shot on 35mm, with a 20 megapixel resolution, were never to be seen again if finished on tape. True blacks, stable reds and rich blues simply didn’t exist on videotape. However, NO FILM NEGATIVE WAS CUT, so the final product would only exist on videotape, at NTSC’s greatly reduced video resolution and color. A program could be shot on 35mm film, but instead of editing on film and then cutting negative, the original 35mm material footage would instead be scanned to videotape - at NTSC resolution, and the rest of the post-production process, editing, mixing, etc., would then be completed on tape, at a reduced cost. ![]()
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