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* 1995 A: The audio was remixed digitally in [[Dolby|Dolby Digital]], [[DTS]] and [[Sony Dynamic Digital Sound|SDDS]] with new technology (with the latter two systems even having a <u>special end card</u>). | * 1995 A: The audio was remixed digitally in [[Dolby|Dolby Digital]], [[DTS]] and [[Sony Dynamic Digital Sound|SDDS]] with new technology (with the latter two systems even having a <u>special end card</u>). | ||
**For SDDS, the end card reads: <center>{{Font|Times New Roman|This '''THX''' Trailer <br>Recorded and Presented</br> in}}</center>, with the SDDS logo below. | **For SDDS, the end card reads: <center>{{Font|Times New Roman|This '''THX''' Trailer <br>Recorded and Presented</br> in}}</center>, with the SDDS logo below. | ||
**For DTS, there is a card also at the beginning reading "'''dts''' {{Font|Times New Roman|Digital Sound In A THX Theatre}}" (with "'''dts'''" in its respective font). The rectangle then fades in, but the "{{Font|Times New Roman| | **For DTS, there is a card also at the beginning reading "'''dts''' {{Font|Times New Roman|Digital Sound In A THX Theatre}}" (with "'''dts'''" in its respective font). The rectangle then fades in, but with the "{{Font|Times New Roman|The Audience Is Listening}}" text now moved up to the center and in Times New Roman. After the THX logo fades out, an end card appears, containing the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|Recorded in}}", and the DTS Digital sound logo below. | ||
* 1995 B: As arguably the most recognizable Broadway variant, this was <u>exclusive to home video releases</u>. "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''The Audience Is Listening'''}}" text now reads: <center>{{big|{{Font|Arial|Digitally mastered <br>for optimal video</br> and audio performance}}}}</center> in a rounded Arial Light font in white and arranged in the center of the outline. That text appears longer than the regular version, and "DIGITALLY" appears above the THX logo and "MASTERED" appears below that logo. Those texts fade in with the THX logo instead of appearing after the {{color|#0556af|blue}} outline disappears, and they sparkle while the THX logo shines. | * 1995 B: As arguably the most recognizable Broadway variant, this was <u>exclusive to home video releases</u>. "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''The Audience Is Listening'''}}" text now reads: <center>{{big|{{Font|Arial|Digitally mastered <br>for optimal video</br> and audio performance}}}}</center> in a rounded Arial Light font in white and arranged in the center of the outline. That text appears longer than the regular version, and "DIGITALLY" appears above the THX logo and "MASTERED" appears below that logo. Those texts fade in with the THX logo instead of appearing after the {{color|#0556af|blue}} outline disappears, and they sparkle while the THX logo shines. | ||
* 1995 C: Both the audio and the trailer is <u>shorter than the standard 1984-1997 theatrical version</u>. The audio (in this, and both 1995 A & B variants) is also in +2 higher (on VHS & LD; +3 on PAL releases), or -1.5 lower on DVDs. | * 1995 C: Both the audio and the trailer is <u>shorter than the standard 1984-1997 theatrical version</u>. The audio (in this, and both 1995 A & B variants) is also in +2 higher (on VHS & LD; +3 on PAL releases), or -1.5 lower on DVDs. | ||
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'''Legacy:''' | '''Legacy:''' | ||
* This trailer's rendition of the Deep Note, cited as "the most awesome, powerful, and terrifying audio trademark in the film industry" by No Film School, is frequently referenced and parodied for its capability to be perceived as loud and menacing. This is an aural illusion; the spectrum of frequencies used in the sound, which Gary Rydstrom says makes it "just feel loud", are of sufficient volume for theaters.<ref>No Film School, May 2018, updated in October 2018</ref> <ref>Fast Company, March 2014</ref> | * This trailer's rendition of the Deep Note, cited as "the most awesome, powerful, and terrifying audio trademark in the film industry" by No Film School, is frequently referenced and parodied for its capability to be perceived as loud and menacing. This is an aural illusion; the spectrum of frequencies used in the sound, which Gary Rydstrom says makes it "just feel loud", are of sufficient volume for theaters.<ref>No Film School, May 2018, updated in October 2018</ref> <ref>Fast Company, March 2014</ref> | ||
* The VHS and DVD variants of this logo are particularly infamous for its omnipresence on Disney releases from the era as well as other titles from Fox throughout the 1990s and early | * The VHS and DVD variants of this logo are particularly infamous for its omnipresence on Disney releases from the era as well as other titles from Fox throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. | ||
===3rd Trailer (Cimarron) (May 20, 1988-2002)=== | ===3rd Trailer (Cimarron) (May 20, 1988-2002)=== | ||