[geeks] 1080p TV broadcasts?

[Joshua Boyd]

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 01:42:29AM -0400, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> Andrew Jones wrote:
>> TV started to be mastered on video in the 80s.  Most notably: There
>> are *no* good copies of Star Trek: The Next Generation.   It was shot
>> on video, edited on video, and aired from video.  The DVDs don't really
>> look any better than broadcast reruns.
>
> Actually, TNG was shot on film, but the effects were composited on  
> video.  If TNG needs to be remastered for Blu-Ray, the live-action shots  
> on film would come across just fine, but all the effects shots would  
> need to be redone.  It would be a project on an order of magnitude  
> similar to the TOS remakes.
>
> However, unlike TOS, there are seven seasons.  That would be expensive.

Also, unlike TOS, there are a lot more effects, including in later years
CGI that would have to be completely redone.