Subj : Best copy?
To   : Alexander Shushpanov
From : Mike Miller
Date : Thu May 23 2024 17:22:06


 AS> Hi, Ken!

 AS> 15 май 24 12:06, you wrote to All:

 KN>> What's the best copy at which one can get B5?  I have the DVD set, and
 KN>> the quality is pretty crap.  I can't find a 4K version anywhere.  I
 KN>> was happy when Star Trek got a 4K version, but I read that it was not
 KN>> an easy thing to produce so I was thinking maybe B5 just never was
 KN>> able to.  Anyone know if there is a version floating around somewhere
 KN>> that is better than 720 x 480?

 AS> In Soviet Russia Babylon 5 3840x2160 you :)
 AS> https://rutracker.org/forum/tracker.php?nm=babylon%205


It's likely just upscaled from the dvd version.  B5 has a lot of digital effects, so like DS9 and Voyager, all those would have to be recreated in high-def. 

That's why DS9, Voyager and Enterprise haven't been remastered in 4K 

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