I think that there was a shot in the theatrical version that was impossible to pan & scan so they just left it out or replaced it with something else. It’s not a big alteration.
Bingo. It’s a shot during the final lightsaber battle, when Darth Maul jumps to another platform? If memory serves correctly.
I’m glad more people seem to be interested in preserving the theatrical versions of the Prequels!
Same here, I think it’s incredibly important to preserve everything Star Wars. Obviously the priority for most people is the OT, but it’s nice seeing some preservation love for the PT too.
How easy would it be to take the HDTV (dvd) version of AOTC and fix the audio changes so it’s the digital theatrical version?
Hm. You might be onto something there.
I’m going to do some research and see if it’s possible, that’s something I’d definitely love to do.
The biggest challenge I imagine would be cleaning the audio to insert into the mix without sounding off. Centropy’s SVCD is currently the best source for the theatrical AOTC, but the exported 2.0 audio initially captured using a camcorder isn’t exactly Dolby 5.1 quality.
I have about a dozen bootlegs of the theatrical AOTC on VCD and DVD but none of them match the quality of the official home release DVD/HDTV broadcast, obviously.