# Was the original Star Trek TV series taped? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2016, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-original-star-trek-tv-series-taped/773368 "2016-11-29T07:41:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-original-star-trek-tv-series-taped/773368/1 "2016-11-29T07:41:34Z")
Or was it shot on film? If film, what format did TV use, 16mm, 35mm, or…? Dennis ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-original-star-trek-tv-series-taped/773368/2 "2016-11-29T07:51:59Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > Or was it shot on film? If film, what format did TV use, 16mm, 35mm, or…? > > Dennis It was shot on film; 35 mm, I believe. Episodes shipped to Canada (and presumably to other places as well) were printed on 16 mm film. Everything had been transferred to videotape by the mid-80s, I should think (for the home market). I saw my first \*\*\*TOS \*\*\*video in '82 or '83. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-original-star-trek-tv-series-taped/773368/3 "2016-11-29T07:53:04Z")
From [an article](http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=9730479) about the recent digital restoration, 35mm film.