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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The Enterprise is on the way to the U.S.S. Tsilkovski in order to examine its condition. After their arrival, a troop gets beamed up to the Tsilkovski. It turns out the entire crew is dead and they were affected by a desease that makes people literally insane. Noboy realizes that Geordi gets infected as well. The virus spreads quickly on the Enterprise. It has the same effect alcohol does. From now on, the crew does not hold back anymore.

01:23
The planet in front of the bridge. Cut to the Enterprise and the other spaceship.

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05:39
The Enterprise and the other spaceship in front of the planet.

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06:25
The Enterprise and the other spaceship in front of the planet.

09:44
The blue beam effect has been enhanced.

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17:59
The blue beam effect has been enhanced.

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18:05
The blue beam effect has been enhanced.

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18:09
The blue beam effect has been enhanced.

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19:14
Data in front of the planet.

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19:24
Data in front of the planet.

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19:34
The star as seen from the bridge.

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21:00
The Enterprise and the other spaceship in front of the planet.

29:36
The star.

29:50
The star changes its color.

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30:41
The Enterprise and the other spaceship in front of the star.

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33:35
The star collapses.

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34:16
The debris of the exploded star.

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35:42
The debris heads towards the Enterprise.

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36:18
The debris keeps heading towards the Enterprise and the other spaceship.

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36:25
The debris keeps heading towards the Enterprise and the other spaceship.

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38:07
The debris keeps heading towards the Enterprise and the other spaceship.

39:28
The debris keeps heading towards the Enterprise and the other spaceship.

40:02
The tractor beam has been slightly enhanced.

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40:07
The other spaceship gets flung against the debris.

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40:21
The other spaceship gets flung against the debris and explodes.

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40:27
The debris moves through the explosion.

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40:39
The debris almost hits the Enterprise.

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