Oh, this is so mine on the 6th! Bwa-hua-hua!!!
This is more of an issue concerning video cards than the DVD. ....Yeah, that's what I kinda thought....but I wasn't sure.
But I think a LOT of DVD addicts would be quite upset (to put it mildly) if Khan looked this dark (as above) on this Star Trek DVD release!
Thank you, Mike, for your helpful post.
It must be quite difficult then to accurately ascertain how the actual image is going to appear on your TV screen, when the screenshot representative samples are so very dark.
Must be a quandry Mr. Epstein has to face every day!
Too bad something can't be done to give a more accurate view of the screenshots.
None of the truly deleted shots - ie, the ones that weren't reinserted - show up elsewhere on the DVD either...That really sucks. Oh well…
The ABC version contains a scene where Kirk and Spock are discussing Saavik being half Romulan. It is my understanding that this scene is not on the SE DVD.This scene is not on the new DVD. It also was never part of the ABC version. It has shown up in promotional materials for the movie. It may have been featured in a "making of" special at the time of the film's release and it was part of a ShoWest trailer shown to exhibitors in 1982.
Neil
Too bad something can't be done to give a more accurate view of the screenshotsAn adjustment in the DVD software or the Video Overlay options of the video card could make the screen shots brighter or have a higher level of contrast (along with color, etc.). On an older system that uses software decoding, this would cause a major performance hit. However, on a system that has an acceptable processor (eg, above 500 or 600mhz) or hardware decoding on the video card can easily have its overlay or DVD software options seamlessly adjusted.
This scene is not on the new DVD. It also was never part of the ABC version. It has shown up in promotional materials for the movie. It may have been featured in a "making of" special at the time of the film's release and it was part of a ShoWest trailer shown to exhibitors in 1982.Oops! You are absolutely correct! I pulled my VHS copy of the ABC version (terrible quality!) and took a look. The scene to which I had referred was not in that version, just as you pointed out.
I then began to search through my other Star Trek VHS materials, and found one of those “convention” tapes that had the ShoWest trailer on it, and discovered that is where I saw the scene. Sorry ‘bout that…
Is there english subtitles on the new edition just as the old one ?Yes. And as usual for Paramount, they offer subtitles for the supplements as well - in English and French!