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Is it from an actual episode, or is it a 'shop?
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12This looks shopped. I can tell from some of the pixels .... Seriously, that's my hunch, but I don't know the source of the original image so I'll just leave this as a comment. – Saiboogu Jun 14 '11 at 20:46
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6A good place to start looking is probably one of the Q episodes. – MBraedley Jun 14 '11 at 20:51
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2The hats are shopped, but I'm pretty sure that image is from a TNG episode. – Jun 14 '11 at 20:52
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I think it's just a cleaned up version of a shopped image. I did a TinEye search. Many of the other versions have different levels or contrast and the fake hat becomes more obvious. Disappointingly, TinEye didn't produce the original screen grab though. http://www.tineye.com/search/f19078846913c90f7d5a2cd10a2758b392d07823/ – Saiboogu Jun 14 '11 at 21:03
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Is it me, or is Worf's hat identical to Riker's? (Check the flaps and how they hang down.) – Tango Jun 15 '11 at 00:58
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Looks like a Jane Hat for all the bridge members... – Keith Barrows Jun 15 '11 at 03:42
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1Also following the TinEye lead, this might be the source: http://badassrainbows.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/128/ . It's a blog that adds rainbows to images, of course. – Kobi Jun 15 '11 at 05:15
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What is this? Dr. Sheldon Cooper meets Star Trek? – Dima Jun 15 '11 at 18:59
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There is software that can detect regions of a jpg editted relative to the rest. I seem to have misplaced a link to an online tool that takes your image and shows you where, maybe someone can post such a site? BTW love this edit. – Marcos Apr 26 '12 at 14:28
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https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6926113280/h60423D4C/ – Goodbye Stack Exchange Feb 14 '13 at 07:21
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I'm re-watching the series at the moment, and I think I have found the scene where that image was originally taken from:
This is in the teaser for Deja Q - and the reason they're all looking in different directions is that an annoying high-pitched noise has started on the bridge, so they're all looking for the source. Turns out, this noise is heralding the arrival of a very naked Q.
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The hats are most certainly shopped in - as for the rest of the image, the more I look at it, the more it seems to be a composite. Picard, Riker and Worf are all looking in different directions - which would look a bit silly on TV, although this could just be a momentary thing.
It's also possible that the photo is a promotional image - it has that kind of look to it.
I've tried quite a bit of google image search, and cannot turn up anything that could be the original (the problem is - there are so many shots of these three on the bridge).
Still - judging by the uniforms, I'd say this is probably somewhere in season 3-5 - so if someone is watching these at the moment, they might spot them.
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2I'd agree that it's also possible that the characters were edited in as well, but I wasn't sure enough to want to put that in an answer. That sideways glance Picard has does not look like he's focused on the viewscreen, where everyone else seems focused. But I don't see enough to state that for certain. – Tango Jun 15 '11 at 00:33
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3Your answer should definitely be the accepted one. That is the original screencap for sure, with Jayne's knit cap obviously shopped onto the characters. – Omegacron Feb 20 '14 at 17:10
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Definitely photoshopped. Worf's sash being silver and not frayed cheap table-cloth-material gold makes it at least 2nd season, but the uniforms make 3rd season or later.
--added for specificity and background--
The simplest way to check this is to go to http://startrek.com and look at stills for ST:TNG episode summaries.
I don't remember all the details, but after the first (or second) season Patrick Stewart threatened to sue Paramount because the one-piece jumpsuits were so tightly fitted they put excessive pressure on their shoulders and spines. There was an initial change to respond to that issue, then another later change. While I wasn't able to tell, off the top of my head, when the changes were made, I went to http://startrek.com and checked stills in episode summaries to verify the uniforms. There's one style in 1st season (the all-in-one), it's changed for 2nd season, and in 3rd season and alter are the simpler collars without the diamond shaped shoulder "pads," just as seen in this image.
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I would suggest that you expand the answer somewhat (e.g. include official cannon references to uniform types/sash colors and/or even screencaps). With that info this could be an exemplary (instead of just good) answer. – DVK-on-Ahch-To Jun 14 '11 at 23:50
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10while the image is definitely photoshopped, the uniforms are all from the same episode, so much of your analysis here doesn't hold up... – KutuluMike Sep 13 '16 at 20:14
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The hats are likely to be a reference to Firefly -- Jayne's hat from the episode The Message, although the colours aren't quite right.
I couldn't speak for the rest of the image, although even without the hats, the expressions do seem a bit odd, don't they?
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10"Man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything." – Bob Stout Apr 21 '15 at 15:43
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Photoshopped. To me, it looks like Worf's and Picard's hats are the same, while Riker's is mirrored and then edited a bit.
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