I do think this is a big step up from the SSE. This is much shaper (the Eastman prints are perhaps even sharper than the Technicolor), more detailed, will have more consistant colors, and won’t have any of that light streaking that our scan of the LPP had. If I had to put a number on it, I’d say 75% better than the SSE at 1080p. If it was only 10% better it wouldn’t be worth the effort.
The Technicolor process softens the image, which is why the process prints a black and white image underneath the color dyes to give it extra sharpness, and also why Technicolor prints are only two prints away from the negative - any further down the line and the image becomes too soft.
However, I didn’t realize that Eastman was that sharp. Mike Verta doesn’t have any of these prints for his project, last I heard. Perhaps someone should tell him.