LOS ANGELES (AP) - George Lucas is going digital to shoot much of the next chapter of his Star Wars saga.

After pioneering digital projection in movie theaters with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace last year, Lucas said most of the live-action scenes for Episode Two will be shot using six digital, high-definition camcorders instead of film cameras.

Lucas made the decision after trial runs with a prototype camera made by Sony and Panavision.

"The tests have convinced me that the familiar look and feel of motion picture film are fully present," Lucas said Sunday in a message on his official Star Wars website. "The picture quality between the two is indistinguishable on the large screen."