In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the first broadcast, Paramount owner CBS started to restore the episodes for an HD release on Blu-ray but also for future broadcasts and the online distribution. A simple conversion of the final cuts was impossible because they only were available on video in SD. Consequently, the original negatives were scanned in HD. In order to do so, more than 25,000 reels had to be dug up from the Paramount archieves and cleaned. Also because the original visual effects had been made for an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, the aspect ratio of the new HD versions remains unchanged. Some visual effects such as phaser shots and beaming processes have been re-created instead of converted. Furthermore, perspective goofs in space and misguided shadows have been corrected and so have some paintings.


Compared are the Original Version and the Remastered Version.

In order to keep it simple, repeated effects do not have screenshots.

 

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By order os the starfleet, the Enterprise needs to accompany two antedianic delegates to a conference on the planet Pacifica. Also travelling to Pacifica are Lwaxana Troi, Deanna's mother and ambassador of Betazed. Shortly after her arrival on the Enterprise, she starts to flirt with Picard. When the Captain seeks sanctuary on the holodeck, Riker becomes the new object of desire. But Lwaxana fails again. He too seeks sanctuary on the holodeck where he starts a game as distraction. But Lwaxana follows him there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Enterprise in front of the digitally altered planet.

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00:29
The beam effect has been slightly enhanced.

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01:49
The Enterprise in front of the digitally altered planet.

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05:07
The beam effect has been slightly enhanced.

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05:58
The beam effect has been slightly enhanced.

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07:24
The stars passing by have been slightly altered.

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07:35
The stars passing by have been slightly altered.

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The stars passing by have been slightly altered.

11:37
The stars passing by have been slightly altered.

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12:48
The stars passing by have been slightly altered.

19:34
The stars passing by have been slightly altered.

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23:05
The stars passing by have been slightly altered.

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40:43
The Enterprise in front of the digitally altered planet.

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42:23
The beam effect has been slightly enhanced.

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42:26
The beam effect has been slightly enhanced.

42:36
The Enterprise in front of the digitally altered planet.

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