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+ | [[File:TOS 01 Beta Package.jpg|thumb|A Betamax release]] |
− | '''Betamax''', also known as simply '''Beta''', was a home video format introduced on {{d|10|May|1975}} by [[Sony]], three years before its main rival [[VHS]]. ''[[Star Trek]]'' releases on Beta included the first six films, ''The Original Series'' and episodes of ''The Next Generation'' before the formats demise in the early 90s. |
+ | '''Betamax''', also known as simply '''Beta''', was a home video format introduced on {{d|10|May|1975}} by [[Sony]], three years before its main rival [[VHS]]. ''[[Star Trek]]'' releases on Beta included the first six films, all episodes of ''The Original Series'' and ''The Animated Series'' and the first three episodes of ''The Next Generation'' before the formats demise in the early 90s. |
− | Beta tapes were first released in boxes that were slightly larger than the tape itself providing for a tight fit. Similar to that one had with the sleeve one gets with a blank video tape. All of the episodes, including the color version of "The Cage" were first released in this fashion. Paramount was one of the last, if not the last, studio to release video tapes in the Betamax format. Beta tapes released towards the end of the format's life were often in the boxes made for the commercially more popular VHS format. Star Trek |
+ | Beta tapes were first released in boxes that were slightly larger than the tape itself providing for a tight fit. Similar to that one had with the sleeve one gets with a blank video tape. All of the episodes, including the color version of "The Cage" were first released in this fashion. Paramount was one of the last, if not the last, studio to release video tapes in the Betamax format. Beta tapes released towards the end of the format's life were often in the boxes made for the commercially more popular VHS format. Star Trek releases were no exception to this and Beta tapes of the episodes were released in VHS sized boxes, with a piece of cardboard inserted into the box to make for a tighter fit and a big sticker on the front of the box saying "BETA" and smaller ones on the side of the box saying beta used to cover up the VHS logo. |
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== Release chronology == |
== Release chronology == |
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+ | ''Dates in italics are approximate.'' |
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− | !style="text-align:center;"|Date |
+ | !style="text-align:center; width:8%;"|Date |
+ | !style="text-align:center;"|Country |
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!style="text-align:center;"|Product released |
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+ | ! colspan="3"| {{y|1980}} |
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+ | |[[October 1980|October]] |
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− | |{{BM|Star Trek: The |
+ | |{{BM|Star Trek: The Motion Picture}} |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)|Star Trek]]: Television Classics'' volumes 1-5 (all) |
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|''Unknown'' |
|''Unknown'' |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)#UK releases|Star Trek]] - Shore Leave'' (Mountain) |
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! colspan="3"| {{y|1981}} |
! colspan="3"| {{y|1981}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[May 1981|May]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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|''Unknown'' |
|''Unknown'' |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)#UK releases|Star Trek]] - Where No Man Has Gone Before'', ''Star Trek - The Menagerie'' (EVC) |
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! colspan="3"| {{y|1982}} |
! colspan="3"| {{y|1982}} |
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+ | |[[May 1982|May]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)#UK releases|Star Trek]] - Trouble with Tribbles'' (Mountain) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[June 1982|June]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |''Star Trek - Amok Time'', ''Star Trek - Dagger of the Mind'' (Mountain) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[July 1982|July]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)|Star Trek]]: Space Seed'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[November 1982|November]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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|{{BM|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}} |
|{{BM|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}} |
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+ | ! colspan="3"| {{y|1983}} |
+ | |- |
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+ | |[[March 1983|March]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[April 1983|April]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)#UK releases|Star Trek]]'' - CIC-Arena 1 of 2 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[October 1983|October]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[December 1983|December]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |''Star Trek'' - CIC-Arena 2 of 2 |
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|''Unknown'' |
|''Unknown'' |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|Germany |
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+ | |''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[October 1984|October]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)#UK releases|Star Trek - Double Bill]]'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[February 1985|February]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |Tapes 1-10 ("Group 1") of 80 for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)|Star Trek]]'', {{BM|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[March 1985|March]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[April 1985|April]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |Volume 1 of ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series (Betamax)#UK releases|Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' (Rental) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[May 1985|May]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |Tapes 11-20 ("Group 2") of 80 for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)|Star Trek]]'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[November 1985|November]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |Tapes 21-30 ("Group 3") of 80 for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)|Star Trek]]'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="3"| {{y|1986}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |''[[April 1986|April]]'' |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |Tapes 31-40 ("Group 4") of 80 for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)|Star Trek]]'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[November 1986|November]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |Tapes 41-51 ("Group 5") of 80 for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)|Star Trek]]'', ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Special Longer Version'', ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' and ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' re-releases |
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! colspan="3"| {{y|1987}} |
! colspan="3"| {{y|1987}} |
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+ | |[[30 September]] |
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|{{BM|Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home}} |
|{{BM|Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home}} |
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+ | |''[[September 1987|September]]'' |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |Tapes 52-61 ("Group 6") of 80 for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)|Star Trek]]'' |
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|''Unknown'' |
|''Unknown'' |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|Australia |
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+ | |''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)#Australian releases|Star Trek]]'': {{e|Where No Man Has Gone Before}} & {{e|The Corbomite Maneuver}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'', Volumes 1-2 for ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation (Betamax)#UK releases|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' (Rental) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="3"| {{y|1988}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |''[[April 1988|April]]'' |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |Tapes 62-71 ("Group 7") & 72-79 ("Group 8") of 80 for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)|Star Trek]]'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="3"| {{y|1989}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |''[[July 1989|July]]'' |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |Volumes 1-11 (all) for ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series#US releases|Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[21 December]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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|{{BM|Star Trek V: The Final Frontier}} |
|{{BM|Star Trek V: The Final Frontier}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |Tape 80 of 80 for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)|Star Trek]]'' ({{e|The Cage}} All-Color Collector's Edition) |
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! colspan="3"| {{y|1991}} |
! colspan="3"| {{y|1991}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[5 September]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |Tapes 1-3 (all) for ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation (Betamax)#US releases|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' |
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|''Unknown'' |
|''Unknown'' |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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− | |{{BM|Star Trek - The Collector's Edition |
+ | |{{BM|Star Trek - The Collector's Edition}} |
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! colspan="3"| {{y|1992}} |
! colspan="3"| {{y|1992}} |
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+ | |[[12 March]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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+ | |{{BM|Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Director's Series}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[1 July]] |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|US |
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|{{BM|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country}} |
|{{BM|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="3"| ''Unknown'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|Spain |
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+ | |{{BM|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}} |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |''Unknown'' |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |''[[Star Trek: The Original Series (Betamax)#UK releases|Star Trek - Trouble with Tribbles]]'' (Videon) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |''Unknown'' |
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+ | |style="text-align:center;"|UK |
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+ | |Volumes 2-4 of ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series (Betamax)#UK releases|Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' (Rental) |
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− | ==External |
+ | ==External links== |
*{{wikipedia|Betamax}} |
*{{wikipedia|Betamax}} |
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*[http://www.freewebs.com/betatapes/ Beta tapes] |
*[http://www.freewebs.com/betatapes/ Beta tapes] |
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+ | [[Category:Betamax releases| ]] |
Revision as of 06:45, 27 March 2014
Template:Realworld
Betamax, also known as simply Beta, was a home video format introduced on 10 May 1975 by Sony, three years before its main rival VHS. Star Trek releases on Beta included the first six films, all episodes of The Original Series and The Animated Series and the first three episodes of The Next Generation before the formats demise in the early 90s.
Beta tapes were first released in boxes that were slightly larger than the tape itself providing for a tight fit. Similar to that one had with the sleeve one gets with a blank video tape. All of the episodes, including the color version of "The Cage" were first released in this fashion. Paramount was one of the last, if not the last, studio to release video tapes in the Betamax format. Beta tapes released towards the end of the format's life were often in the boxes made for the commercially more popular VHS format. Star Trek releases were no exception to this and Beta tapes of the episodes were released in VHS sized boxes, with a piece of cardboard inserted into the box to make for a tighter fit and a big sticker on the front of the box saying "BETA" and smaller ones on the side of the box saying beta used to cover up the VHS logo.
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Betamax releases |
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The Original Series • The Animated Series • Star Trek films • The Next Generation |
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Super 8 • Betamax • VHS • CED • LaserDisc • VHD • Video 8 • VCD • DVD • UMD • HD DVD • Blu-ray • 4K Ultra HD • Digital |
Release chronology
Dates in italics are approximate.
Date | Country | Product released |
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1980 | ||
October | US | Star Trek: The Motion Picture |
Unknown | US | Star Trek: Television Classics volumes 1-5 (all) |
Unknown | UK | Star Trek - Shore Leave (Mountain) |
1981 | ||
May | UK | Star Trek: The Motion Picture |
Unknown | UK | Star Trek - Where No Man Has Gone Before, Star Trek - The Menagerie (EVC) |
1982 | ||
May | UK | Star Trek - Trouble with Tribbles (Mountain) |
June | UK | Star Trek - Amok Time, Star Trek - Dagger of the Mind (Mountain) |
July | US | Star Trek: Space Seed |
November | US | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
1983 | ||
March | US | Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Special Longer Version |
April | UK | Star Trek - CIC-Arena 1 of 2 |
October | UK | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
December | UK | Star Trek - CIC-Arena 2 of 2 |
Unknown | Germany | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
1984 | ||
October | UK | Star Trek - Double Bill |
1985 | ||
February | US | Tapes 1-10 ("Group 1") of 80 for Star Trek, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
March | UK | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
April | UK | Volume 1 of Star Trek: The Animated Series (Rental) |
May | US | Tapes 11-20 ("Group 2") of 80 for Star Trek |
November | US | Tapes 21-30 ("Group 3") of 80 for Star Trek |
1986 | ||
April | US | Tapes 31-40 ("Group 4") of 80 for Star Trek |
November | US | Tapes 41-51 ("Group 5") of 80 for Star Trek, Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Special Longer Version, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock re-releases |
1987 | ||
30 September | US | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
September | US | Tapes 52-61 ("Group 6") of 80 for Star Trek |
Unknown | Australia | Star Trek: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" & "The Corbomite Maneuver" |
Unknown | UK | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Volumes 1-2 for Star Trek: The Next Generation (Rental) |
1988 | ||
April | US | Tapes 62-71 ("Group 7") & 72-79 ("Group 8") of 80 for Star Trek |
1989 | ||
July | US | Volumes 1-11 (all) for Star Trek: The Animated Series |
21 December | US | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier |
Unknown | US | Tape 80 of 80 for Star Trek ("The Cage" All-Color Collector's Edition) |
1991 | ||
5 September | US | Tapes 1-3 (all) for Star Trek: The Next Generation |
Unknown | US | Star Trek - The Collector's Edition |
1992 | ||
12 March | US | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Director's Series |
1 July | US | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
Unknown | ||
Unknown | Spain | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
Unknown | UK | Star Trek - Trouble with Tribbles (Videon) |
Unknown | UK | Volumes 2-4 of Star Trek: The Animated Series (Rental) |