Good to know. That's why I asked. Does make the whole "intended" notion seem questionable now. It's possible someone changed his mind as the DVD was being prepped.
Weir intended it to be 1.66:1 (IMDB does say this in both the technical specs and in the trivia section), closer to the TV shape as that follows the movie's feel. But, theatrically was cropped to 1.85:1, since most theaters would just leave the same frame matte in the projector.
As stated, the...
Really, the "longer version" had one sequence added that included one shot intended to be a visual effects matte shot that was never completed. The whole sequence is actually a continuity error because it includes a different space suit for Kirk as it was supposed to be part of a totally...