Remastered Star Trek on HD DVD

Last year, in the US, Paramount began remastering all the episodes of The Orginal series. To quote the Paramount press release: "Meticulously remastered from the original camera negative specifically for this high-definition release, each classic episode is presented in pristine condition with state-of-the-art digital visual effects. 1960s special effects have been replaced with 21st century computer-generated imagery to give new depth and atmosphere to various elements including the main title sequence, the galaxy shots frequently seen from the Enterprise's bridge, the battle scenes, planets and alien ships, some of the matte paintings used as backdrops for new worlds, as well as the Enterprise and other Starships, which have been replaced with state-of-the-art CGI-created ships."

Now, the first season of remasters episodes is being released in this brand new boxset. And not just a regular boxset, but as the first High Definition DVD release of Star Trek. For those of you not familiar with High Definition, it is a new generation of discs, capable of much more data storage than original DVD's. That means the video and audio can be stored in a much higher quality. However, you need a HD DVD player to run HD DVD's. This set is a DVD / HD DVD combi set, with a total of 10 discs. It means that it has both regular DVD's and HD DVD's.

Besides the special features that were on the original release of season one, there are several brand new extra's for the High Definition format. These are:

• Starfleet Access
  On-screen graphical interface allows viewers to access Picture in Picture video commentaries, comparisons of re-mastered vs. original effects, encyclopedic information (science, life forms, technology), episode trivia and more on the following episodes:
  1. Where No Man Has Gone Before
  2. The Menagerie, Part 1
  3. The Menagerie, Part 2
  4. Balance of Terror
  5. The Galileo Seven
  6. Space Seed
  7. Errand of Mercy
• Spacelift: Transporting Trek into the 21st Century
  From new visual effects to sound, this documentary provides an in-depth exploration of the remastering of classic Star Trek episodes.
• Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
  Join crew member and "extra-extraordinaire" Billy Blackburn as he shares his own behind-the-scenes home movie footage of life on the set of Star Trek.
• Interactive Enterprise Tour
  Viewers will explore the Enterprise interior and exterior in detail as they pilot their own shuttlecraft in this spectacular 3D simulated feature.
• Perpetual Entertainment's "Star Trek Online" MMO Game Preview

The boxset will hit the stores on november 28th. Finally, let us show you the artwork of this first HD DVD release of Star Trek:

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• Star Trek: The Original Series HD Season 1 @ bol.com