Erikstormtrooper wrote: Is it know for a fact that recompression caused the humdinger to disappear? (in the Wookiegroomer releases)
Here's his response:
Wookiegroomer wrote: That particular scene has several interlacing issues that were corrected. However, I do not remember most of the work I have done since it has been several years. :)
So the recompression most likely did not magically fix. It was hand corrected.
The individual who worked on the 2004 DVDs, his impression is it's a chunk of missing data. Either in the digital file or a HDCam-SR submaster tape. Not knowing what that format is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDCAM The format had an initial introduction in 1997 (Special Edition timeframe) and a SR version in 2003 (just before the DVDs) this is a possibility for the loss of data. Maybe the tape they used got a crinkle and the Humdinger came into being. But if LFL did work 100% with harddrives then this theory is incorrect.