[geeks] 1080p TV broadcasts?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Andrew Jones wrote:
> TV started to be mastered on video in the 80s.  Most notably: There
> are *no* good copies of Star Trek: The Next Generation.   It was shot
> on video, edited on video, and aired from video.  The DVDs don't really
> look any better than broadcast reruns.

Actually, TNG was shot on film, but the effects were composited on 
video.  If TNG needs to be remastered for Blu-Ray, the live-action shots 
on film would come across just fine, but all the effects shots would 
need to be redone.  It would be a project on an order of magnitude 
similar to the TOS remakes.

However, unlike TOS, there are seven seasons.  That would be expensive.

Peace...  Sridhar