Comments on: Review of Catspaw Remastered http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/ the source for Star Trek news and information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:55:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: TomBot2006 http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-3869 TomBot2006 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:38:26 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/#comment-3869 Wow, that's not saying much since DeSalle and Co. basically got Nowhere.... heh,heh. ;-D Wow, that’s not saying much since DeSalle and Co. basically got Nowhere…. heh,heh. ;-D

]]> By: seangh http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-3742 seangh Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:39:20 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/#comment-3742 Jason - you are dead on with that review. Next to the "Empath," this was one of my least favorite episodes. I thought the subplot of the Enterprise junior staff led by DeSalle trying to get to the landing party was actually more interesting than what was happening down on the planet. I also thought this print looked awfully dark, which I did not care for. The enhancements were right on - and while I respect the fact that the re-mastered version are not trying to change the original shows too much, I think they could have created CG aliens to replace the pipe cleaner puppets and not even the purists would have complained much. Jason – you are dead on with that review. Next to the “Empath,” this was one of my least favorite episodes.

I thought the subplot of the Enterprise junior staff led by DeSalle trying to get to the landing party was actually more interesting than what was happening down on the planet.

I also thought this print looked awfully dark, which I did not care for.

The enhancements were right on – and while I respect the fact that the re-mastered version are not trying to change the original shows too much, I think they could have created CG aliens to replace the pipe cleaner puppets and not even the purists would have complained much.

]]> By: Matt Wright http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-3736 Matt Wright Thu, 02 Nov 2006 02:04:58 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/#comment-3736 Great writeup Jason! Great writeup Jason!

]]> By: Dave http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-3728 Dave Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:18:38 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/#comment-3728 Well, if you don't live in an area with a lot of light pollution that wahes out the sky. The magnitudes and colors of different of stars are clearly visible in a very dark sky such as you might see from space minus a huge light source washing them out, like the sun. I've been looking at the night sky since I was 14 and I grew to love it very much. I think the biggest problem in the colored stars on the original starfields is simply that there were far too many of them. Yellow stars which are the most common, would tend to look white from a great distance away therefore the starfield should appear mistly white with some stars tinted a faint bluish white or with a touch of red. The various other colors available would not be obvious unless you were parked right next to it. The Hubble images are indeed produced using false-color. When you are looking at Hubble images they are combining a number of different filters that are applied to the image to create the colorful images that you view online or on the evening news. Space really isn't that colorful unless its a planet or a nebula. In the case of a nebula it will be ht or miss based on the gases in the region and the types of stars forming within. Well, if you don’t live in an area with a lot of light pollution that wahes out the sky. The magnitudes and colors of different of stars are clearly visible in a very dark sky such as you might see from space minus a huge light source washing them out, like the sun.

I’ve been looking at the night sky since I was 14 and I grew to love it very much. I think the biggest problem in the colored stars on the original starfields is simply that there were far too many of them. Yellow stars which are the most common, would tend to look white from a great distance away therefore the starfield should appear mistly white with some stars tinted a faint bluish white or with a touch of red. The various other colors available would not be obvious unless you were parked right next to it.

The Hubble images are indeed produced using false-color. When you are looking at Hubble images they are combining a number of different filters that are applied to the image to create the colorful images that you view online or on the evening news. Space really isn’t that colorful unless its a planet or a nebula. In the case of a nebula it will be ht or miss based on the gases in the region and the types of stars forming within.

]]> By: Lao3D http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-3725 Lao3D Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:36:45 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/#comment-3725 Not that I'm an expert or anything, but a lot if not most of the images we see from Hubble and other astronomical instruments are "false color" meaning they've manipulated and heightened color to emphasize things like depth, variations in temperature, radiation etc. Kind of misleading if they don't point that out clearly. Anybody have more in-depth knowledge of what it really looks like out there (or what we think it looks like)?? Not that I’m an expert or anything, but a lot if not most of the images we see from Hubble and other astronomical instruments are “false color” meaning they’ve manipulated and heightened color to emphasize things like depth, variations in temperature, radiation etc. Kind of misleading if they don’t point that out clearly.

Anybody have more in-depth knowledge of what it really looks like out there (or what we think it looks like)??

]]> By: Magic_Al http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 Magic_Al Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:20:17 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/#comment-3720 That's funny about the red stars. What is the deal with the decision to go from colorful stars to monochrome? Stars look pretty colorful in Hubble images. That’s funny about the red stars. What is the deal with the decision to go from colorful stars to monochrome? Stars look pretty colorful in Hubble images.

]]> By: TempestMan http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-3716 TempestMan Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:54:29 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/#comment-3716 Did anyone catch just how dark this print was? The color saturation was nothing short of amazing, though. I wonder if the darkness was deliberate in keeping with the Halloween theme? Do a scene-by-scene comparison if you have the DVDs...the DVD is much brighter, but the colors are much more washed out looking overall. I guess I'll have to re-buy these again when the get re-released...will this ever end? :) Seriously, I'm enjoying this and wouldn't mind re-purchasing if the new product is of better quality... Jon Did anyone catch just how dark this print was? The color saturation was nothing short of amazing, though. I wonder if the darkness was deliberate in keeping with the Halloween theme?

Do a scene-by-scene comparison if you have the DVDs…the DVD is much brighter, but the colors are much more washed out looking overall.

I guess I’ll have to re-buy these again when the get re-released…will this ever end? :)

Seriously, I’m enjoying this and wouldn’t mind re-purchasing if the new product is of better quality…

Jon

]]> By: Ron Jon http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-3715 Ron Jon Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:32:02 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/#comment-3715 I think it's funny that even Startrek.com is complaining that the red stars are missing! Maybe red stars cost too much!! I think it’s funny that even Startrek.com is complaining that the red stars are missing! Maybe red stars cost too much!!

]]> By: Ron Jon http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-3714 Ron Jon Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:29:30 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/#comment-3714 Thanks for the head-up, Lao3D! The new station looks awesome! Looks like a massive industrial facility in space, even better than in the original episode or 'Trials and Tribbilations'. Couldn't tell much about the new Enterprise, though. Guess we'll have to wait a few more days. Thanks for the head-up, Lao3D!

The new station looks awesome! Looks like a massive industrial facility in space, even better than in the original episode or ‘Trials and Tribbilations’. Couldn’t tell much about the new Enterprise, though. Guess we’ll have to wait a few more days.

]]> By: Lao3D http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/comment-page-1/#comment-3712 Lao3D Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:17:24 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/31/review-of-catspaw-remastered/#comment-3712 Oh and by-the-by, startrek.com just posted a shot of the new remastered K-7 on their TTwT remastered page... Let the kvetching begin! Oh and by-the-by, startrek.com just posted a shot of the new remastered K-7 on their TTwT remastered page… Let the kvetching begin!

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