Subj : Re: TNG vs TOS - anybody still think Next Generation sucks?
To   : rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.startrek.current,alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From : Mike
Date : Fri Sep 30 2005 04:17:22

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos

It was shot on film but the film was transfered to videotape and the
final "master", that is, what the final show is stored on is videotape.
For special effects, the models were shot on film and compositied in
video. So, while film was used (so it wouldn't have a shot on video
look) to film the scenes, the show was finished and only exists in it's
complete form on videotape.



Straker wrote:
> 
> In article <433C8417.584047B1@rochester.rr.com>, Mike
> <miker@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> > I still enjoy TNG today. Although on todays DVD and high def technology,
> > TNG is more dated because it was mastered to broadcast videotape and
> > can't be mastered in high definition like TOS which was mastered to
> > film. So, my DVD's of TNG represent the best quality of video production
> > in 1986 which is a far cry from high def.
> 
> I think you mean what it was shot on, not what it was mastered on.
> Which, IIRC, was film. I know I've seen pictures of TNG sets with film
> cameras. IMDb also says it was shot on film. Nobody would shoot that
> kind of show on standard videotape. It helped that they were still
> using models at the time instead of CGI, so all optical effects could
> be easily done on film.
> 
> Back on topic, I can't watch TNG anymore. Just can't. TOS forever!

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