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 04:25:38

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

This review says it better than I did about TNG being on video masters:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews2/startrektngs1.html

"Star Trek: The Next Generation is presented on DVD in its original full
frame aspect ratio, and the video quality is generally very good... with
a few limitations. The Next Generation was one of the very first TV
shows to use heavy digital video post production and special effects,
meaning that the final masters were on videotape - not film. That's
standard practice today, but it was a new way to do things back in 1987.
As such, the series (particularly the early episodes) has a very
"digital" look about it, which can be noticed particularly in special
effects shots and the show's credits. Also, the state of the art in
physical videotape storage back in the late eighties was still largely
analog, meaning that these early episodes can appear a little soft or
"muddy" at times, with occasionally crushed blacks. But this is probably
picking nits. Color reproduction is generally excellent. And these
episodes, if not exactly reference quality, certainly look better than
you've ever seen them before. All but the most picky videophiles should
be quite happy with them."

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