Look, I know I'll probably get shot down for this,....I've probably been living in Jaitea's world for a while...but I've just had a moment of clarity....you guys have probably already seen it, but all this Lucasfilm reluctance all makes sense to me now.

Lucasfilm decides to release special editions of the Original Trilogy at the end of the Ninety's.....this would require the films to be digitally scanned, (don't know what resolution but lets say 2k) this new canvas would allow them to digitally paint whatever they thought would enhance the movies and test the procedure for the upcoming pre-sequels.

Jump forward a few years,...the prequels have been released and some backlash has been noted on the Original Trilogy, Lucasfilm still hasn't released the films on DVD yet, and with the imminent arrival of a High-Definition DVD on the horizon, they feel that the OT SE's need further tweaking....but first the movie needs cleaned of any dirt & scratches on the print....so they send them off to world renowned digital restoration experts Lowrey Digital.

Rather than giving Lowrey the original film, like everyone else does...they give them one they've scanned themselves.....and doodled on.....

This is why we have substandard blu-rays....not equal to the high standard of other High-Def remasters.

So....sorry that I've probably just reiterated what you guys already know....but I just had to say it.