Changes: DVD

Revision as of 20:39, 30 September 2007

Template:Realworld DVD is a commonly used abbreviation of Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc. The various DVDs are split into regions where they were released and it is usually unlikely that they can be played on a DVD player in another part of the world.

Regions

The following is a guide to the regions and which areas of the world they relate to:

Region	Country
0	All Regions
1	US, Canada, US Territories
2	Japan, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East (including Egypt)
3	Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong)
4	Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean
5	Eastern Europe (former countries of the Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
6	China
7	Reserved for future use
8	International venues such as aircraft, cruise ships, etc.

Star Trek DVD releases

First Star Trek DVDs

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The last of the original 2-episode DVD releases

In 1999, 2000 and 2001, Paramount Pictures released the first DVD versions of Star Trek: The Original Series on Region 1 discs. These early releases consisted of two episodes per disc and had limited bonus features. The last of these releases included two versions of the original Star Trek pilot episode, "The Cage" – these were the original black-and-white version and a reconstructed color version, previously thought to have been destroyed. Also included on the disc was "Turnabout Intruder", the last episode of Star Trek: The Original Series.

Star Trek Movies on DVD

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Star Trek Movies 1-10 DVD Boxed Set in Region 2 packaging

In the same year that these DVDs began to be released, the first Star Trek movies to become available on the digital format were issued. In a similar fashion to the Original Series DVDs, these movie releases also had limited special features, although one notable exception was the first release of Star Trek Nemesis on the DVD format. More special features would later be included with all the movies when they were released as special editions.

Star Trek: The Next Generation DVDs

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Star Trek: The Next Generation DVDs as released in Regions 2 and 4

After the release of the early Original Series DVDs, complete season boxed set editions of Star Trek: The Next Generation followed, released to a global audience in 2002. Extensive bonus features were available on these sets, the details of which can be found on their relative pages. In 2006, the region 2 versions of these were re-released in a more slimline format, with different box artwork.

Special Editions of Star Trek Movies

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Star Trek - The Original Crew Movie Collection (Special Edition) Boxed Set

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Star Trek Generations (Special Edition), Star Trek: First Contact (Special Edition), Star Trek: Insurrection (Special Edition)

On 6 November 2001, Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released for the first time on DVD. The film was presented in a two-disc Director's Edition and accompanied many more special features than on any other DVD of a Star Trek movie. The film was also released in a collection of all the Star Trek movies on Region 2. The Motion Picture would eventually become the first of the new movie Special Editions. A complete set of Region 1 Special Editions was released on 4 October 2005, the same date as the last set was released. The individual Special Editions are listed below.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine DVDs

Star Trek Deep Space Nine the Complete Collection DVD Region 1 — The Complete DS9 DVD collection in Region 1 packaging

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The Complete DS9 DVD collection in Region 2 packaging.

Complete season boxed sets of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine followed a year later, in 2003. All of the boxed sets feature "Section 31 Hidden Files", otherwise known as 'Easter eggs.'

Slimpack versions (like TNG's above) were released on Region 2 on 30 April 2007. Their release dates in other Regions are unknown as of March 2007.

The boxed sets, which were later released as a complete DVD set, are listed below.

Region 2 DVD boxed sets include an interactive CD-ROM which build a DS9 database when used in conjunction with each other. The database features information on the episodes, characters, civilizations, planets and technology of the series. A screen saver for a personal computer is also included in each set.

Star Trek: Voyager DVDs

VOY DVD RGN1 — *Star Trek: Voyager* DVDs in Region 1 packaging

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Star Trek: Voyager DVDs as released in Regions 2 and 4

Complete season boxed sets of Star Trek: Voyager were released in 2004 and 2005. On 21 December 2004, the individual season sets were released as a complete set on Region 1 discs. A similar Region 2 collective DVD set was released on 28 November 2005. The individual season sets are listed below.

Original Series Re-issues

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Star Trek: The Original Series DVD boxed sets, as released in Regions 1, 2 and 4

In 2004, episodes of The Original Series were re-released in complete season boxed sets. These included more bonus features than the original DVD releases and were sold at a cheaper price. As "The Cage" was released on the last disc of the original Star Trek DVD releases, the episode was included with the TOS Season 3 boxed set. In a change from the other series boxed sets, the Region 1 version of these Original Series sets were issued in the same packaging as the Region 2 version. The sets are listed below.

Star Trek: Enterprise DVDs

Enterprise Season 1-4 boxset — *Star Trek: Enterprise* DVD boxed set in Region 1 packaging

Complete season boxed sets of Star Trek: Enterprise were released throughout 2005. Enterprise is the only Star Trek series to be released in DVD format during the same year that it was broadcast. For the first time in a Star Trek series DVD set, the special features on these discs included deleted scenes, outtakes and voice commentaries. In Australia and New Zealand, the first season of Enterprise was released in May 2005 and the second season followed in July. On 31 October 2005, the individual season sets of Enterprise were be released in a complete DVD set on Region 2. A similar Region 1 version followed on 1 November 2005. The various individual boxed sets for the different seasons are listed below.

Fan Collective Edition DVDs

In late 2003 in Region 2, Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Complete TV Movies was released on DVD, containing all of the two part and feature length episodes from Star Trek: The Next Generation, plus the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine pilot episode, "Emissary". Around the same time the Jean-Luc Picard Collection was released on DVD in Region 2 (an altered version was released in mid-2004 in Region 1), containing several fan favorite episodes. The sales of these led to Paramount announcing in 2005 that it was considering releasing four DVD boxed sets that would contain episodes from any of the live-action Star Trek series. Asking fans to vote on what they would like to see featured on the DVDs, Paramount stated that the development of these "Fan Collective Edition" DVD boxed sets was not guaranteed.

However, some time later, development of such DVD collections became reality with the release of the first boxed set on 7 March 2006. A fifth release was announced for 24 July 2007.

Star Trek: The Animated Series DVD

StarTrekTAS RealArt — *Star Trek: The Animated Series* DVD cover

On 21 November 2006, the Animated Adventures of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) were released on DVD as a boxed set of all 22 episodes. Special features include a making of and text commentaries on "Yesteryear", "The Eye of the Beholder" and "The Counter-Clock Incident".

Star Trek: Remastered

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The design of the new packaging

Planned for release in November of 2007, Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) features new 'futuristic' packaging. Special features include all new interviews, side by side comparisons of the new special effects, and a brand new fly-around of the Enterprise. It will be released on combination HD-DVD/DVD discs.

The Ultimate Star Trek Collection

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The Ultimate Star Trek Collection

The Ultimate Star Trek Collection contains all of the above DVDs, with the exception of The Animated Series.

External Links

DVD at Wikipedia
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine DVDs at Wikipedia

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 ===''Star Trek: Remastered''===
 [[Image:Remastered Season 1.jpg|thumb|The design of the new packaging]]
-Planned for release in November of 2007, Star Trek Remastered features new 'futuristic' packaging.  Special features include all new interviews, side by side comparisons of the new special effects, and a brand new fly-around of the Enterprise.
+Planned for release in November of 2007, ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (Remastered) features new 'futuristic' packaging.  Special features include all new interviews, side by side comparisons of the new special effects, and a brand new fly-around of the ''Enterprise''.  It will be released on combination HD-DVD/DVD discs.
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 ===The Ultimate ''Star Trek'' Collection===