- The original Columbia House video release had the episode cut into two parts, as it was re-aired, while later releases has the episode in its original two hour cut that was on the Paramount Home Video release.
- The original version was shot on 35mm film, then post-produced to broadcast videotape. Starting with this episode, the entire series was remastered to high definition by finding the archived film segments, transferring and recutting it together in HD. Optical effects were also recomposited from film elements. In this episode a couple things were corrected from the original version: an odd dissolve from one scene to another in the holodeck scene was smoothed over; and while in the original, a scene showing an energy beam emitted from what would be known as the Captain's yacht was corrected and now emits from the phaser rings.
- The two-part version, which is the one usually shown in syndication, is missing several short scenes. One scene cut has Riker being shown a recap of the Enterprise's encounter with The Q.
- The opening scene after the opening credits of the two-hour version became the teaser scene before the opening credits in the two-part version.
- The two-hour version retains an opening credit sequence in which the actors are credited without their character names. The two-part repeat uses the standard opening credits sequence in both parts.
- Part one of the two-part version retains the scrolling closing credits of the two-hour version. Part two uses a modified version of the scrolling closing credits that only credits for actors that appeared only in part two or in both parts one and two.
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