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A Betamax release
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, The Original Series and 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 episodes 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 |
| Home video formats |
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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 | Product released | |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ||
| October | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | |
| 1982 | ||
| November | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | |
| 1983 | ||
| March | Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Special Longer Version | |
| 1985 | ||
| February | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek: The Original Series Group 1 (episodes 2-11) | |
| May | Star Trek: The Original Series Group 2 (episodes 12-21) | |
| November | Star Trek: The Original Series Group 3 (episodes 22-31) | |
| 1986 | ||
| April | Star Trek: The Original Series Group 4 (episodes 32-41) | |
| November | Star Trek: The Original Series Group 5 (episodes 42-51, 1) | |
| 1987 | ||
| 30 September | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | |
| September | Star Trek: The Original Series Group 6 (episodes 52-61) | |
| 1988 | ||
| April | Star Trek: The Original Series Group 7 (episodes 62-71) and Group 8 (episodes 72-79) | |
| 1989 | ||
| July | Star Trek: The Animated Series Volumes 1-11 (all) | |
| December | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | |
| 1991 | ||
| Unknown | Star Trek - The Collector's Edition, Star Trek: The Next Generation | |
| 1992 | ||
| June | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | |