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This image was made by Foundation Imaging for the DVD director's cut re-release many years later, it is a CGI reinterpretation of the scenes shot by Trumbull where the plasma weapon disappears before hitting the Enterprise. It may not be accurate in having this image represent the 1979 Douglas Trumbull footage.
Mark T. Bantha68 (talk) 23:09, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Well, there was never a shot of both the Enterprise and the weapon in the same frame in the original 1979 cut. Both were always separate shots edited together, but never simultaneous. In the re-release DVD, for dramatic purposes both were placed together in the same shot. I'm assuming because having it wink out unceremoniously on the view screen in the original release was undramatic and looked a little hokey. I'll see if I can find some articles about the remade shots when the director's cut DVD was released.
Mark T.Bantha68 (talk) 11:08, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Here's an example of an optically filmed Douglas Trumbull-generated shot: (http://dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=70794) Note: there appear to be restrictions to use that particular .jpeg from that site.
A picture of Daren Dochterman's (CGI supervisor to the 2001 DVD re-release) version of the Enterprise: (http://trekmovie.com/2006/09/13/daren-dochterman-talks-trek-enhanced/).
Another example of a CGI shot that was created just for the DVD re-release: (http://thecia.com.au/star-trek/movies/images/01-12.jpg).Bantha68 (talk) 12:12, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
@David Fuchs: I've uploaded a screen grab from the 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc release that came out a few weeks ago. I couldn't get a frame accurate version to the image you initially uploaded, as it appears they re-did the VFX again. I'll leave it up to you if you'd like to revert to the prior image or not. If you believe this is a good update, I'll update the source/info details. =) —Locke Cole • t • c 20:10, 1 October 2022 (UTC)