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Panoramas of Star Trek Sets

179 points by jfil 10mo ago

ChrisArchitect 10mo ago
Reminded of a classic Star Trek TNG Technical Manual CD-ROM.... And sure enough this guy extracted QuickTime VR panoramas for the TNG portions of this. Pretty well done. Note the little dots on the floorplans take you to viewpoints. From a random Reddit thread about the site in 2020 (tho it's been an ongoing project for many years earlier) > _Back in the 90s, 360° panoramas were the new hot thing, and Star Trek was there!_ > I've pulled out a bunch of the old QTVR so we can explore them again. The 90s plans are from the TNG Technical Manual CD and Captain's Chair, all from set photography except for the 3D renders of the TOS bridge. There's also the Star Trek 2009 bridge photo that was on their old site - they had a few other interior set ones too, but sadly I haven't been able to find a copy of that. I have a feeling there was a higher quality copy of the bridge ones, too, but again.
- palmotea 10mo ago
  There are mirrors in Picard and Troi's quarters (click the viewpoints near the beds), and I think you can catch a glimpse of the camera they used to make the panoramas. It's blurry, and kind of looks like a droid from Star Wars. I suppose it's also possible they photoshopped in something that looked sci-fi, to cover up whatever mundane camera they were actually using.
  - bayindirh 10mo ago
    If I remember correctly, the VR setups of the time required fisheye lenses attached to DSLRs and multiple shots. The thing visible in the mirrors are probably edited in.
    - anjel 10mo ago
      Sometimes it was a half sphere mirror rather than a lens
      - bayindirh 10mo ago
        That works, too. However I wonder how good the resolution would be in that case.
- sho_hn 10mo ago
  Yep, I also immediately remembered the Technical Manual CD-ROM. What a marvel that was.
UberFly 10mo ago
I don't have anything intelligent to say other than this is extremely cool. Don't miss the "behind the scenes" shot.
- dotancohen 10mo ago
  And don't miss the ISS shot either! That's a real, manned space station flying right now. It's the last shot to the right.
dbcooper 10mo ago
From the Roddenberry archive: https://roddenberry.x.io/2271-uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-major-refit/?view=Main https://roddenberry.x.io/2271-uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-major-...
maomaomiumiu 10mo ago
Opened this out of curiosity. Lost 20 minutes. No regrets.
canjobear 10mo ago
Upper left corner of the Enterprise-D bridge, you can see the door to the bathroom.
- dotancohen 10mo ago
  To boldly go where no one has gone before.
whycome 10mo ago
These are better than typical panoramas. These are full 360 photos. These could be easily adapted for VR.
eliaskg 10mo ago
It's very interesting to look through. My brain somehow gives me the impression that I've been there - especially on the Enterprise-D.
- sho_hn 10mo ago
  Forever my childhood's second home.
- doormatt 10mo ago
  I managed to go to the Star Trek Experience when it was in Vegas, and be transported in, walk through the corridors, and emerge onto the bridge. It was utterly glorious, and a good day to die.
suprjami 10mo ago
How on earth are these made?
noworld 10mo ago
I never noticed that the floor of the BoP appears to be mounted on a shock-absorbing suspension
KevinMS 10mo ago
I was hoping to see the Enterprise from Brave New Worlds. The show isn't that great, but the interior design of the ship was taken to another level. https://filmandfurniture.com/2022/08/exclusive-the-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-enterprise-fuses-midcentury-design-with-scifi-futurism-part-1/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2022/08/exclusive-the-star-trek...
- sho_hn 10mo ago
  *Strange New Worlds Also, agreed. The writing on that show is lousy, but the sets are some of the most beautiful work in the franchise, particularly the Captain's Quarters and Sick Bay.
  - dotancohen 10mo ago
    The sets are far too big, though. It's roomier than even the Enterprise D. Had they scaled down the size of the interior of the ship, then suspending disbelief would have been far easier.
  - KevinMS 10mo ago
    > *Strange New Worlds I told myself I wasn't going to make that mistake again when I posted this, but I did anyway.
robertoandred 10mo ago
There were panoramas of the NX-01 sets at some point as well.
diimdeep 10mo ago
Feels odd without characters.
xnx 10mo ago
In the panoramas for the USS Enterprise (Kelvin) you can see the barcode scanners they used. https://www.barcodesinc.com/news/price-check-on-the-bridge-barcode-scanners-hidden-in-the-new-star-trek/ https://www.barcodesinc.com/news/price-check-on-the-bridge-b... https://www.barcodesinc.com/news/barcode-scanners-back-for-an-encore-in-latest-star-trek-into-darkness-trailer/ https://www.barcodesinc.com/news/barcode-scanners-back-for-a...

179 points by jfil 10mo ago

Reminded of a classic Star Trek TNG Technical Manual CD-ROM.... And sure enough this guy extracted QuickTime VR panoramas for the TNG portions of this. Pretty well done. Note the little dots on the floorplans take you to viewpoints. From a random Reddit thread about the site in 2020 (tho it's been an ongoing project for many years earlier) > _Back in the 90s, 360° panoramas were the new hot thing, and Star Trek was there!_ > I've pulled out a bunch of the old QTVR so we can explore them again. The 90s plans are from the TNG Technical Manual CD and Captain's Chair, all from set photography except for the 3D renders of the TOS bridge. There's also the Star Trek 2009 bridge photo that was on their old site - they had a few other interior set ones too, but sadly I haven't been able to find a copy of that. I have a feeling there was a higher quality copy of the bridge ones, too, but again.

palmotea 10mo ago
There are mirrors in Picard and Troi's quarters (click the viewpoints near the beds), and I think you can catch a glimpse of the camera they used to make the panoramas. It's blurry, and kind of looks like a droid from Star Wars. I suppose it's also possible they photoshopped in something that looked sci-fi, to cover up whatever mundane camera they were actually using.
- bayindirh 10mo ago
  If I remember correctly, the VR setups of the time required fisheye lenses attached to DSLRs and multiple shots. The thing visible in the mirrors are probably edited in.
  - anjel 10mo ago
    Sometimes it was a half sphere mirror rather than a lens
    - bayindirh 10mo ago
      That works, too. However I wonder how good the resolution would be in that case.
sho_hn 10mo ago
Yep, I also immediately remembered the Technical Manual CD-ROM. What a marvel that was.

UberFly 10mo ago

I don't have anything intelligent to say other than this is extremely cool. Don't miss the "behind the scenes" shot.

dotancohen 10mo ago
And don't miss the ISS shot either! That's a real, manned space station flying right now. It's the last shot to the right.

dbcooper 10mo ago

From the Roddenberry archive: https://roddenberry.x.io/2271-uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-major-refit/?view=Main https://roddenberry.x.io/2271-uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-major-...

maomaomiumiu 10mo ago

Opened this out of curiosity. Lost 20 minutes. No regrets.

canjobear 10mo ago

Upper left corner of the Enterprise-D bridge, you can see the door to the bathroom.

dotancohen 10mo ago
To boldly go where no one has gone before.

whycome 10mo ago

These are better than typical panoramas. These are full 360 photos. These could be easily adapted for VR.

eliaskg 10mo ago

It's very interesting to look through. My brain somehow gives me the impression that I've been there - especially on the Enterprise-D.

sho_hn 10mo ago
Forever my childhood's second home.
doormatt 10mo ago
I managed to go to the Star Trek Experience when it was in Vegas, and be transported in, walk through the corridors, and emerge onto the bridge. It was utterly glorious, and a good day to die.

suprjami 10mo ago

How on earth are these made?

noworld 10mo ago

I never noticed that the floor of the BoP appears to be mounted on a shock-absorbing suspension

KevinMS 10mo ago

I was hoping to see the Enterprise from Brave New Worlds. The show isn't that great, but the interior design of the ship was taken to another level. https://filmandfurniture.com/2022/08/exclusive-the-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-enterprise-fuses-midcentury-design-with-scifi-futurism-part-1/ https://filmandfurniture.com/2022/08/exclusive-the-star-trek...

sho_hn 10mo ago
*Strange New Worlds Also, agreed. The writing on that show is lousy, but the sets are some of the most beautiful work in the franchise, particularly the Captain's Quarters and Sick Bay.
- dotancohen 10mo ago
  The sets are far too big, though. It's roomier than even the Enterprise D. Had they scaled down the size of the interior of the ship, then suspending disbelief would have been far easier.
- KevinMS 10mo ago
  > *Strange New Worlds I told myself I wasn't going to make that mistake again when I posted this, but I did anyway.

robertoandred 10mo ago

There were panoramas of the NX-01 sets at some point as well.

diimdeep 10mo ago

Feels odd without characters.

xnx 10mo ago

In the panoramas for the USS Enterprise (Kelvin) you can see the barcode scanners they used. https://www.barcodesinc.com/news/price-check-on-the-bridge-barcode-scanners-hidden-in-the-new-star-trek/ https://www.barcodesinc.com/news/price-check-on-the-bridge-b... https://www.barcodesinc.com/news/barcode-scanners-back-for-an-encore-in-latest-star-trek-into-darkness-trailer/ https://www.barcodesinc.com/news/barcode-scanners-back-for-a...