Just want to clarify one thing to those interested in color timing of films.

Before DJ and I first started working on the US theatrical cut of Conan, I hadn't seen the film for many many years and I wasn't aware of the color differences. I simply thought that the only one with most scenes being "warm" was the US theatrical but DJ did show me that the extended version on DVD was in fact the same.

Those who have seen all versions know that both the US theatrical and extended versions on DVD have lots of dirt and grain, but that the blu-ray versions are all much clearer and the grain is smaller. I suspect they scanned the original negative for the blu-ray releases and thus they got all scenes the way they looked when they were shot, then ignoring the theatrical/extended color timing and instead giving us the dull-looking blu-ray version.

Maybe somebody with a bit more film knowledge could explain how color timing was done back then, and why the negatives always seem to lack this.

And by the way, another interesting fact is that not all scenes have warmer colors on the DVDs. Some are cooler! A good example is one shot around the 1 hour mark, where Conan is riding his horse through a snowy landscape. In the retail blu-rays, that shot looks natural while in the original versions it's very blue.