Star Trek The Motion Picture Director's Edition 4K UHD/DLX (1979)

[Jeyl]

Originally Posted by Bolty

Does this link work?


https://mobile.twitter.com/jeylprime...737654791?s=21

It should. I made the tweet myself.

[Bolty]

Originally Posted by doubleofive

Hundreds and hundreds of editing and visual effects tweaks for the DVD, V'ger knows how many new/enhanced changes we'll get in the 4K version!

It's going to be a lot fun looking for all the changes on subsequent viewings after watching it the first time for the actual movie experience. It should have lots of rewatchability value.

Originally Posted by Jeyl

It should. I made the tweet myself.

Much appreciated!

[starmike]

I have an app for the Mac called 4K Video Downloader. I don't know if there's a Windows version. Downloads YouTube videos easily. I use it for times like this when something's up and it might get pulled.

[Socko]

Originally Posted by starmike

I have an app for the Mac called 4K Video Downloader. I don't know if there's a Windows version. Downloads YouTube videos easily. I use it for times like this when something's up and it might get pulled.

Ditto
There's a Windows version as well

[Jeyl]

It took them a whole day, but Paramount finally came down on my tweet and thus locked me out of my account. No gripes about it. Their content, their rules.

I also have no regrets. SO MANY fans have been waiting for this new version for a long time. I was extremely happy that many got to see it before it was blocked on my twitter.

[mikesncc1701]

Originally Posted by Jeyl

It took them a whole day, but Paramount finally came down on my tweet and thus locked me out of my account. No gripes about it. Their content, their rules.

I also have no regrets. SO MANY fans have been waiting for this new version for a long time. I was extremely happy that many got to see it before it was blocked on my twitter.

That's pretty shitty of them. Who would complain about free promotion?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by mikesncc1701

That's pretty shitty of them. Who would complain about free promotion?

Paramount/CBS still region lock their Trek trailers and vids on YT, god knows why.

[mikesncc1701]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Paramount/CBS still region lock their Trek trailers and vids on YT, god knows why.

And then go on to release region free discs. I wish I could stop trying to figure why the world is so ass backwards...

[uncledougie]

Originally Posted by david_blu

Got it! OK panic over. Thanks

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[Ben_R]

Not sure how I missed this thread…

To confirm (and not wishing to look like a Bellsprout 15 pages in) this release will be the same as the Special Longer Version found on LD with the extra 12mins of footage.

[Jeyl]

Originally Posted by ben_r

to confirm (and not wishing to look like a bellsprout 15 pages in) this release will be the same as the special longer version found on ld with the extra 12mins of footage.

it... Is... Not...

*clears throat*

The original Director's Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released on November 6th, 2001. This edition incorporates some of the added footage that was seen in the 'Special Longer Version' such as Uhura boasting about Kirk, McCoy's extended entrance, Ilia healing Chekov and Spock having sympathy for V'Ger before the climax.

That edition also incorporated a few new special effects shots that were designed and implemented with the intent of looking like it could have been created back in the day if the film had more post-production time.

The problem with the original Director's Edition was that everything was done in standard definition. Back in 2001 there was no 4K, blu-ray, or any home video high-definition releases. So when the next format eventaully came along, there was no HD source for the Director's Edition so for the past two decades, we've been stuck with that DVD.

For this new edition, everyone who worked on the original version was brought back and they've redone the film from the ground up. Not only is everything being done for a 4K presentaiton, they're also taking individual effect elements and re-rotoscoping them. The resulting video will not only look sharper than the previous presentation, it will also fix some of the issues that plagued the recent 4K disc, like the long shot of the Enterprise leaving Drydock.

So far, everyone involved has assured fans that a disc release will be coming. They just need to clear the Paramount + streaming window in order to get there. This is great news because this will give the crew even more time to work on the film if there is still any work needed to be done or any missed fixes they inded to incorporate. That happened on the TNG blu-ray sets.

As of this post, there has been no announcement for a release of the SLV on home video.

[Darthbooth1978]

Originally Posted by Jeyl

The resulting video will not only look sharper than the previous presentation, it will also fix some of the issues that plagued the recent 4K disc, like the long shot of the Enterprise leaving Drydock.

Having just watched the 4K release last night I’m curious as to how much better this could look with the Directors edition? I understand some of the visuals will be different and updated but will the actual scan of the movie be of superior quality too?

[doubleofive]

Originally Posted by Darthbooth1978

Having just watched the 4K release last night I’m curious as to how much better this could look with the Directors edition? I understand some of the visuals will be different and updated but will the actual scan of the movie be of superior quality too?

As I point out on my site and in the gallery I made, there are a lot of restoration errors that happened during cleanup that presumably won't be present in TDE.

[stvn1974]

Where do I sell all of your souls to get this released on UHD?

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

Where do I sell all of your souls to get this released on UHD?

You don’t. It is coming to 4K disc.

[Streetlight]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

Where do I sell all of your souls to get this released on UHD?

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[suspiciouscoffee]

So why do we think they pulled the trailer, was the April 5th date wrong/changed or did the trailer as cut just feature too much Stephen Collins? If they’re waiting to announce it at an event, Mission Chicago is soon but still after April 5, I don’t know where else they’d do it.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by suspiciouscoffee

So why do we think they pulled the trailer, was the April 5th date wrong/changed or did the trailer as cut just feature too much Stephen Collins? If they’re waiting to announce it at an event, Mission Chicago is soon but still after April 5, I don’t know where else they’d do it.

It was leaked and WonderCon is next weekend with a Star Trek panel.

[HippieDalek]

Originally Posted by Ben_R

Not sure how I missed this thread…

To confirm (and not wishing to look like a Bellsprout 15 pages in) this release will be the same as the Special Longer Version found on LD with the extra 12mins of footage.

I wish we were getting this version too. Overall I like the Director's Edition, but just like Star Wars I find the presence of CGI in a 70s film to be really jarring.

Even so I'm really looking forward to this release.

[JohnCarpenterLives]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

It's ONLY a YT video but the skin tones look really bad, just this odd one-note orangey sheen. But it is ONLY a YT video so phasers aren't set to kill...yet

No way they would go to such extremes in the restoration and make so many truly subtle changes while screwing up one of the most obvious and forefront aspects of the color grading....right?