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sverre054 said:
Take this with a grain of salt, but they do have some specific details, so maybe....

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Remaster Details
While details about the project are still being kept under wraps, The Vulcan Reporter can reveal that this remaster will be developed by FX3X, a VFX company located in Skopje, Macedonia, and Los Angeles, California. A 4K scan of the original filmed footage will be used for the remaster. Furthermore, the remaster t 12, FX3X has grown to become one of the industry’s success stories. FX3X is n
Has Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Been Remastered Before?

While this might be the first time you’re hearing about an official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine remaster, this is not the first time we have seen officially remastered Star Trek: Deep Space Nine footage.

What We Left Behind – Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space is a documentary that takes a retrospective look at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, its influence, meaning, and legacy. The documentary was produced by 455 Films and directed by Ira Steven Behr and David Zappone and includes over 20 minutes of remastered footage from the series, including some special effects shots, spanning all seven seasons, which involved scanning 400 reels of 35mm film.

Before the Deep Space Nine documentary was released, fans didn’t even think a Deep Space Nine remaster was possible. Back in 2017, TrekNews.net held an interview with the writer, director, producer, and editor of the bonus features found on The NextGeneration and Enterprise Blu-ray sets, Robert Meyer Burnett. This is what Burnett had to say about the topic of remastering Deep Space Nine (and Voyager) and why it most likely will not happen:

A complicated question with a simple answer; It takes way too much time and money to remaster DS9 and Voyager into HD.

We are now happy to report that a Deep Space Nine remaster is actually in development. Let’s hope that a Voyager remaster is next.

What Other Star Trek Remasters Can We Expect?
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Robert Picardo and Jeri Ryan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6 Episode 4
Deep Space Nine won’t be the first Star Trek series that gets a remaster, as other Star Trek series (and even films) have gotten remastered releases before.

A remastered version of Star Trek: The Original Series was announced for broadcast syndication on 1 August 2006 by CBS Paramount Television. Beginning with the fourteenth episode of the series, the episodes were digitally remastered to 1080p HD video, and DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Surround audio standards. The opening theme was re-recorded in digital stereo with new vocals by Elin Carlson, and William Shatner’s opening monologue was remastered from the original elements. Many of the visual effects were also recreated using CGI by CBS Digital.

It was announced on the 24th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s premiere, 28 September 2011, that the series was set to be remastered. The specifications of the remaster were similar to the remaster of The Original Series (1080p HD video, DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Surround audio). The remaster was released on Blu-ray and eventually, broadcast syndication in 2012.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation Blu-Ray
Even Star Trek: The Animated Series was remastered, for Blu-Ray. The remastered Star Trek: The Animated Series Blu-ray set was released in 2016 as part of the Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection. The remastered versions of the first ten Star Trek films were released from 2009 to 2010, on both DVD and Blu-Ray.
While details about the project are still being kept under wraps, The Vulcan Reporter can reveal that this remaster will be developed by FX3X, a VFX company located in Skopje, Macedonia, and Los Angeles, California. A 4K scan of the original filmed footage will be used for the remaster. Furthermore, the remaster will include new VFX that will be created using AI.

Founded in 1997 with a team of just 12, FX3X has grown to become one of the industry’s success stories. FX3X is now one of the world’s largest providers of visual effects for Film

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Remaster Details
Has Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Been Remastered Before?
What Other Star Trek Remasters Can We Expect?
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Remaster Details
While details about the project are still being kept under wraps, The Vulcan Reporter can reveal that this remaster will be developed by FX3X, a VFX company located in Skopje, Macedonia, and Los Angeles, California. A 4K scan of the original filmed footage will be used for the remaster. Furthermore, the remaster will include new VFX that will be created using AI.

FX3X
FX3X VFX House
Founded in 1997 with a team of just 12, FX3X has grown to become one of the industry’s success stories. FX3X is now one of the world’s largest providers of visual effects for Film and Television with facilities in Skopje, Macedonia, and Los Angeles, California. FX3X now has a dedicated staff of 300 employees worldwide covering the entire gamut from pre-production tasks, on-set work to post-production services. FX3X has worked on previous Star Trek series such as Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard. FX3X will also be working on the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which follows Captain Christopher Pike, Number One, Spock, and the crew of the USS Enterprise.

Has Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Been Remastered Before?
Ira Steven Behr
Ira Steven Behr on the cover of the “What We Left Behind – Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space” poster.
While this might be the first time you’re hearing about an official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine remaster, this is not the first time we have seen officially remastered Star Trek: Deep Space Nine footage.

What We Left Behind – Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space is a documentary that takes a retrospective look at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, its influence, meaning, and legacy. The documentary was produced by 455 Films and directed by Ira Steven Behr and David Zappone and includes over 20 minutes of remastered footage from the series, including some special effects shots, spanning all seven seasons, which involved scanning 400 reels of 35mm film.

Before the Deep Space Nine documentary was released, fans didn’t even think a Deep Space Nine remaster was possible. Back in 2017, TrekNews.net held an interview with the writer, director, producer, and editor of the bonus features found on The NextGeneration and Enterprise Blu-ray sets, Robert Meyer Burnett. This is what Burnett had to say about the topic of remastering Deep Space Nine (and Voyager) and why it most likely will not happen:

A complicated question with a simple answer; It takes way too much time and money to remaster DS9 and Voyager into HD.

We are now happy to report that a Deep Space Nine remaster is actually in development. Let’s hope that a Voyager remaster is next.

Deep Space Nine won’t be the first Star Trek series that gets a remaster, as other Star Trek series (and even films) have gotten remastered releases before.

A remastered version of Star Trek: The Original Series was announced for broadcast syndication on 1 August 2006 by CBS Paramount Television. Beginning with the fourteenth episode of the series, the episodes were digitally remastered to 1080p HD video, and DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Surround audio standards. The opening theme was re-recorded in digital stereo with new vocals by Elin Carlson, and William Shatner’s opening monologue was remastered from the original elements. Many of the visual effects were also recreated using CGI by CBS Digital.

It was announced on the 24th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s premiere, 28 September 2011, that the series was set to be remastered. The specifications of the remaster were similar to the remaster of The Original Series (1080p HD video, DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 Surround audio). The remaster was released on Blu-ray and eventually, broadcast syndication in 2012.

Even Star Trek: The Animated Series was remastered, for Blu-Ray. The remastered Star Trek: The Animated Series Blu-ray set was released in 2016 as part of the Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection. The remastered versions of the first ten Star Trek films were released from 2009 to 2010, on both DVD and Blu-Ray.

Besides Deep Space Nine, Star Trek series that have yet to be remastered include Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise. We have some good news though: the production team behind the What We Left Behind – Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space documentary, 455 Films, is currently crowdfunding for a Voyager documentary. This documentary might include remastered Voyager footage, which would pave the way for a full remaster of the series. Star Trek: Enterprise most likely will not be getting a remaster anytime soon, seeing as how it is the most recent non-Kurtzman Star Trek series released.
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mother fucker i just watched the series in 1080p
 
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Once again I Highly recommend picking up this on audiobook. It cover the entire history of star trek and the behind the scenes of how each series and film was made. It's a 2 book series that is nearly 70 hours long. Great to play in your car or while at work. I'm listening to it for like the 4th time, and it's still fantastic.
 


Star Trek Prodigy opening sequence. Pretty impressive animation for a "kids" show.

The ship is likely the "captains yatch". A small fast ship that was built to fit into the hill of the ship. It is there in the technical manual for Voyager. Similar to the captains yatch built into the Enterprise E, that was shown in the TNG films.
 
sverre054 said:
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Once again I Highly recommend picking up this on audiobook. It cover the entire history of star trek and the behind the scenes of how each series and film was made. It's a 2 book series that is nearly 70 hours long. Great to play in your car or while at work. I'm listening to it for like the 4th time, and it's still fantastic.
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It was fascinating to learn that Nimoy loathed the next gen films and that the studio gave Brent Spiner a certain amount of creative control over the Nemesis project. Although the franchise had not been trending upward at that point, the movie resulted in the end of the TNG era.
 
Gene Tunney said:
It was fascinating to learn that Nimoy loathed the next gen films and that the studio gave Brent Spiner a certain amount of creative control over the Nemesis project. Although the franchise had not been trending upward at that point, the movie resulted in the end of the TNG era.
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The oringnal script for Nemesis was supposedly much better, but after the various producers and powers that be get there hands on it, it was a shdpw of its self. They actually also wrote a treatment for the next film, that was going to involve the crews of DS9 and VOY, and traveling via the transwarp network to destroy the Borg.

Micheal Pillar wrote a fantastic book called, Fade in, that is all about the writing of insurrection. It showed how they went from this great adventure story into finding the fountain of youth, and how the producers and Patrick Stewart's involvement, destroyed the story, and made the film unrecognizable. Paramount sued Pillar to stop the release of the book, but he requested upon its death that it be released for free, which is ways. If you google fade in book, there a link for a free download. It's not super long, and is really cool insight into the Hollywood machine.
 
sverre054 said:
The oringnal script for Nemesis was supposedly much better, but after the various producers and powers that be get there hands on it, it was a shdpw of its self. They actually also wrote a treatment for the next film, that was going to involve the crews of DS9 and VOY, and traveling via the transwarp network to destroy the Borg.

Micheal Pillar wrote a fantastic book called, Fade in, that is all about the writing of insurrection. It showed how they went from this great adventure story into finding the fountain of youth, and how the producers and Patrick Stewart's involvement, destroyed the story, and made the film unrecognizable. Paramount sued Pillar to stop the release of the book, but he requested upon its death that it be released for free, which is ways. If you google fade in book, there a link for a free download. It's not super long, and is really cool insight into the Hollywood machine.
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Micheal Pillar mentioned that script in the Altman and Gross book, but this is my first time to hear about the discord with Paramount. I do recollect him saying that Stewart, who is known to display Shatner-esque behavior at times, personally put the kibosh on the fountain of youth story.

Leonard Nimoy also sued Paramount, using this as leverage to capitalize on his salary for the first Star Trek film. Apparently, Shatner also benefited due to a clause in his contract which stated that no other actor, especially Nimoy, could have a higher salary.

I would have preferred to produce Pillar's version for Insurrection. At that point, the Star Trek franchise could have benefited from a quest or romping adventure. A film perhaps less serious but more grand in scale, in the same vein as The Final Frontier, but complete with higher production standards and a better ending, could have dramatically changed the projection of Star Trek as we know it. Majestic planets, galactic intrigue, and a distinctly introspective balance between duty and interpersonal relations...that's Star Trek. The end result of Insurrection was an undeniable waning in Star Trek popularity, an irreparable loss of prestige in Berman, forfeiture of artistic confidence in Frakes, and a disenfranchised Pillar.
 
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Gene Tunney said:
Micheal Pillar mentioned that script in the Altman and Gross book, but this is my first time to hear about the discord with Paramount. I do recollect him saying that Stewart, who is known to display Shatner-esque behavior at times, personally put the kibosh on the fountain of youth story.

Leonard Nimoy also sued Paramount, using this as leverage to capitalize on his salary for the first Star Trek film. Apparently, Shatner also benefited due to a clause in his contract which stated that no other actor, especially Nimoy, could have a higher salary.

I would have preferred to produce Pillar's version for Insurrection. At that point, the Star Trek franchise could have benefited from a quest or romping adventure. A film perhaps less serious but more grand in scale, in the same vein as The Final Frontier, but complete with higher production standards and a better ending, could have dramatically changed the projection of Star Trek as we know it. Majestic planets, galactic intrigue, and a distinctly introspective balance between duty and interpersonal relations...that's Star Trek. The end result of Insurrection was an undeniable waning in Star Trek popularity, an irreparable loss of prestige in Berman, forfeiture of artistic confidence in Frakes, and a disenfranchised Pillar.
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Basically, Paramount got greedy after seeing the success of First contact, and had to stick their noses in every aspect of production, ruining what makes Star trek great. Innsurrection was suppose to be, TNG era Voyage home, but it ended up having too many hands in the cookie jar.

Here's a link to a free PDF copy of Micheal Pillars book, Fade in, if your interested.
https://mindreels.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/fade-in-mid-res1.pdf
 
Today is Star Trek day. CBS will be posting new interviews and panels all day, and expect some worthy news announcments.
 
Prodigy premieres Oct 28

Season 4 of Disco starts Nov 17th
 
The recently released 4k restorations of the first 4 films, will be available exclusively on paramount+ starting in 2022. Most the other series are leaving Netflix at the end of September. Sounds like Paramount+ will be the spot to see trek from now on.
 


Season 2 Picard trailer. Comes out February 2022 after season 4 of DSC. Season 3 of Picard has already been filming for a month, and will likely be out late 2022 or early 2023
 
sverre054 said:
Basically, Paramount got greedy after seeing the success of First contact, and had to stick their noses in every aspect of production, ruining what makes Star trek great. Innsurrection was suppose to be, TNG era Voyage home, but it ended up having too many hands in the cookie jar.

Here's a link to a free PDF copy of Micheal Pillars book, Fade in, if your interested.
https://mindreels.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/fade-in-mid-res1.pdf
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Fade In was a splendid read, especially for those interested in learning about script development. Michael Piller brought compelling ideas to the studio, while navigating departmental obstacles that clearly adulterated his creative vision. Perhaps one day the uncut version will remodel its prestige in the pantheon of Star Trek. My feeling is that the film may have been inhibited by overanalysis. Although the location, cast, moralistic vision and feel good ending were sumptuous, regarding the story, I would have created a different adventure.
 
sverre054 said:


Season 2 Picard trailer. Comes out February 2022 after season 4 of DSC. Season 3 of Picard has already been filming for a month, and will likely be out late 2022 or early 2023
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Why the fuck is Jurati still on this show and not in fucking prison for murdering Maddox??
 
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