Editing Star Trek: The Original Series (section)

===Remastered edition===
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To celebrate the series' 40th anniversary in September 2006, CBS Paramount Domestic Television (now known as [[CBS Media Ventures]], the current rights holders for the ''Star Trek'' television franchises) began syndication of an enhanced version of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' in [[High-definition television|high definition]] with new [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] visual effects.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://trekmovie.com/2006/08/28/star-trek-tos-gets-redone-with-new-cgi |title=Original Star Trek Getting a CGI Makeover! |publisher=TrekMovie.com |date=August 28, 2006 |access-date=April 23, 2007 |archive-date=April 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403094320/http://trekmovie.com/2006/08/28/star-trek-tos-gets-redone-with-new-cgi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Under the direction of ''Star Trek'' producer David Rossi, who consulted with Mike and Denise Okuda, the visual and special effects were recreated to give ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' a more modern look. Special attention was given to such elements as the ''Enterprise'', alien planets and their images depicted from space, planets seen from orbit, alien spacecraft, and technology such as computer readouts, viewscreen images, and phaser beams.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

The restoration and enhancement was performed by [[CBS|CBS Digital]]. All live-action footage was scanned in high definition from its first-generation 35&nbsp;mm film elements. While it was possible to retouch and remaster some visual effects, all new exterior ship, space, and planet shots were recreated under the supervision of Niel Wray.<ref>{{cite web |title=TOS Remastered |url=https://trekmovie.com/trek-remastered/tos-in-hd/ |website=Trekmovie.com |access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref>

"Original camera negatives" were used for all live-action footage, but not for external shots of the ship and planets. Notable changes include new space shots with a CGI ''Enterprise'', and other new models (for example, a [[Gorn (Star Trek)|Gorn]] ship is shown in "[[Arena (Star Trek: The Original Series)|Arena]]"), redone [[Matte (filmmaking)|matte]] background shots, and other minor touches such as tidying up viewscreens.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

A small number of scenes were also recomposed, and sometimes new actors were placed into the background of shots.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trekmovie.com/2006/11/20/behind-the-scenes-at-cbs-digital/ |title=Behind the Scenes at CBS Digital |publisher=TrekMovie.com |author=Anthony Pascale |date=November 20, 2006 |access-date=April 23, 2007 |archive-date=April 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403094344/http://trekmovie.com/2006/11/20/behind-the-scenes-at-cbs-digital/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The opening theme music was also re-recorded in digital stereo.

The first episode to be released to syndication was "[[Balance of Terror]]" on the weekend of September 16, 2006. Episodes were released at the rate of about one a week and broadcast in a 4:3 aspect ratio. Despite the [[High-definition video|HD]] remastering, CBS delivered the broadcast syndication package in [[Standard-definition television|Standard Definition (SD TV)]]. The HD format was made commercially available through [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]], or by streaming and downloads.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trekmovie.com/tos-in-hd/ |title=TOS Remastered: Format |publisher=Trekmovie.com |access-date=September 7, 2012 |archive-date=September 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920041550/http://trekmovie.com/tos-in-hd/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

While the CGI shots were mastered in a 16:9 aspect ratio for future applications, they were initially broadcast in the U.S. and Canada—along with the live-action footage—in a 4:3 aspect ratio to respect the show's original composition.

On July 26, 2007, [[CBS Home Entertainment]] (with distribution by Paramount Home Entertainment) announced that the remastered episodes of ''TOS'' would be released on an [[HD DVD]]/DVD hybrid format. Season one was released on November 20, 2007. Season two had been scheduled for release in the summer of 2008, but it was canceled when [[Toshiba]] (which had been helping finance the remastering of the show) pulled out of the HD DVD business.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Star-Trek-Season-2-HD-DVD-Cancelled/9018 |title=Reports Say HD DVD Format To Be Discontinued |publisher=tvshowsondvd.com |author=David Lambert |date=February 18, 2008 |access-date=February 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221190546/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Star-Trek-Season-2-HD-DVD-Cancelled/9018 |archive-date=February 21, 2008 }}</ref> On August 5, 2008, the remastered season two was released on DVD only.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Star-Trek-Season-2/9215 |title=Release Date for Star Trek – Season 2 (Remastered) on DVD |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |author=David Lambert |date=March 21, 2008 |access-date=March 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324032706/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Star-Trek-Season-2/9215 |archive-date=March 24, 2008 }}</ref> Season 3 was released on DVD on November 18, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Star-Trek-Season-3/10189 |title=Release Date, Exclusive Early Look at Package Art, for Remastered 3rd Season of TOS |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |author=David Lambert |date=March 21, 2008 |access-date=March 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730091800/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Star-Trek-Season-3/10189 |archive-date=July 30, 2008}}</ref> On February 17, 2009, Paramount announced the season one of ''TOS'' on [[Blu-ray Disc]] for a May release to coincide with the new feature film coming from Paramount.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=4189 |title=Star Trek – The Original Series – Season 1 – Complete Blu-ray |access-date=February 18, 2009 |archive-date=February 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225205555/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=4189 |url-status=live }}</ref> The second season was released in a seven disc set on Blu-ray in the U.S. on September 22, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.homemediamagazine.com/blu-ray-disc/star-trek-season-2-blu-ray-due-sept-22-16319 |title=Home Media Magazine " 16319 " Star Trek Season 2 Blu Ray Due Sept 22 16319 |publisher=Homemediamagazine.com |date=July 9, 2009 |access-date=July 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716142604/http://www.homemediamagazine.com/blu-ray-disc/star-trek-season-2-blu-ray-due-sept-22-16319 |archive-date=July 16, 2009}}</ref> The third season was released on Blu-ray in the U.S. on December 15.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Star-Trek-Season-3-Bluray/12702 |title=Star Trek DVD news: Announcement for Star Trek – Season 3 on Blu-ray Disc |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |access-date=September 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914050802/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Star-Trek-Season-3-Bluray/12702 |archive-date=September 14, 2012}}</ref> With the release of the "Alternate Realities" box set, remastered ''Original Series'' episodes were included in a multi-series compilation for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Star-Trek-Alternate-Realities/10174 |title=Star Trek DVD news: Update about Star Trek: Alternate Realities |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |access-date=September 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023184606/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Star-Trek-Alternate-Realities/10174 |archive-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref>