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Old 06-17-2009, 07:35 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by dcowboy7 View Post
Can they do like they did for the syndicated now 16x9 seinfeld shows since that started even earlier 1989.
All the shows that guy mentioned (including X-Files) were shot on film, so theoretically they could be transferred to blu-ray. Remember, film has a higher resolution than HD.

The question is - do the film elements still exists, or are we only left with video (standard def) masters now?

If film elements still exists, most likely the shows will need to be re-edited from scratch, and special effects work will either need to be re-done, or upscaled from the standard definition masters.

Then you need to decide whether to keep the original aspect ratio of the show, or crop them to 16:9 for the new HD transfers. I for one am not in favor of cropping native 4:3 material to modify the original aspect ratio of the show.

These are among the problems facing Star Trek: The Next Generation currently...

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