Comments on: Today Is Trouble With Tribbles Remastered Day

By: Dr. Image

Dr. Image — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:17:31 +0000

Wow. I thought the DS-9 footage looked great at the time, but after seeing the new CGI Ent., I’m actually liking IT better!
And seeing the impulse engines lit blew me away. Very cool.
Personally, I’d prefer a smooth D-7. A zillion aztec greeblies aren’t needed to convey scale if the artist knows how to do it properly.

By: John A.

John A. — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 20:30:32 +0000

I’ve noticed a lot of people complaining that in DS9: T-A-T, the D-7 Klingon Cruiser was all “asteked” up. I don’t see any problem with that. The fact is, no Klingon ship was ever shown in “The Trouble with Tribles”, so who is to say that this wasn’t just a “re-fit” of a D-7 Cruiser, or another variation of that class of ship? Had they shown a ’smooth’ version of the ship in “Trouble with Tribbles” I may have had an issue, but since it was never shown, I think some creative license was ok!

By: mars396

mars396 — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:59:54 +0000

Yo Joe:

thanks for the VFX reel on YouTube ! ! !! ! !

this would be a great weekly tradition…..

By: Thomas Jensen

Thomas Jensen — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:34:42 +0000

The Enterprise’s coloring looking better, nacelle caps too! Great new station sequences, colored stars (but not too many…). Very happy seeing the Enterprise, it looks much better.

Now, can someone please tone down that background singer during the titles??? I can’t stand it! It’s as bad as seeing the previous nacelle problems. It isn’t faithful to the original and it overpowers the music.

Some fine turning still remains in this area…..

By: TrekMD

TrekMD — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 06:51:18 +0000

OK, after watching the YouTube file (I haven’t been able to watch the episode yet), I am salivating. The new model looks great and the shots were excellent. I loved the final sequence with the impulse engines lit up! That was a great touch.

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:25:38 +0000

Well, excellent job Joe.

I really am wishing they had gone all out with this restoration job though. I cannot imagine how clean and clear the image would be if CBS had gone with DTS Digital images for the restore job and Eden FX for the new VFX. Oh well, it looks a hell of a lot better now than it did in the 60s.

However, they kind of lied in the promo reel when they stated that they were using what “came out of the camera” to do this project. The fact that cross fading is an issue means they are using the final production reels from the 60s and not the true original camera negative. Otherwise, the wipes and fades would not exist and could be done over with modern day techniques.

I do VFX work and I would have to give this project a B- overall.

By: Duane Boda

Duane Boda — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:19:32 +0000

Thanks Joe: You’re a true shining star and highlight (among many here) for all of your help and input. ATSC as in Tv tuner? Or Tv – DVD Recorder?
Sometimes I can piece it all together and other times I’m simply brain dead like now.

By: joe

joe — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 04:57:21 +0000

i plugged my ATSC tuner into the video inputs of my computer, i recorded the episode, and used winDVD creator to edit together all the VFX

By: Lti

Lti — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 04:42:52 +0000

Dont worry, Duane Boda. destructive1 didnt include audio with the video.

By: Duane Boda

Duane Boda — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 04:40:48 +0000

Joe…thats wasn’t a personal dig on your efforts. You make this site worth a visit. Please keep up your excellent work. Hmm…I recorded some of the episodes of my DVD-Recorder – what application did you use – how did you go about posting them (uplinking) them here. Is it a difficult process?
Thanks for all of your excellent work.