Yep, that'd be me. ;)
Nice work, I wouldn't at all be surprised about the processing in 1998 since the others were done this way for their first DVD issues, and the EQ/noise reduction removes noise but sadly some atmospherics and dynamic range to go with it.
I'll have to check those spots for changeover cues. I'll admit I didn't notice the slight edits to the opening, are they rather large?