4k restoration of OT aside, does anyone know the details of the “restoration” of TPM that was used for the Blu-ray? Curious if that was 4k - and if they have the film sans DNR.
With TPM it’s difficult to say. They rebuilt the movie directly from ILM’s digital filmout tapes, which were still readable after more than a decade. From there I’m assuming they mastered the movie in 2k (the digital filmout tapes would’ve been that res), finally giving it the Digital Intermediate treatment that AotC and RotS received for their original releases.
From there they would’ve made a nice 2k dcp and also done a stereo conversion for 3D. It was shown both ways in its theatrical re-release in February of 2012. Anyone who saw it at that time in 2d and has a clear memory of it would be able to tell whether the DNR’d shots looked that way in the DI source or if it was applied for the blu-ray.