Thank you, Octorox, for the glimpse of what looks like a properly presented 1080p version of the 4K masters. The contrast looks good compared to how it appears when I view it on Disney+, which still doesn’t make sense to me. The image itself looks wonderful; certainly the best I’ve seen the OT look. The colors still don’t seem like a slam dunk to me, though obviously a huge improvement over the Lowry masters by default.

I’m hoping I can get the chance to at least put out an updated ROTJ workprint using this as the main source. That would go a long way to making it truly watchable, as a temporary version at least. The colors and overall appearance are more similar to 4K83 than I would have expected. The colors are more natural and it feels less saturated. I’ve used Adywan’s color work for ANH and based ESB off DrDre’s work, with each appearing somewhat ‘technicolor.’ This master of ROTJ would seem to need a little work to fit in well alongside the other two. That, or redo ANH and ESB using the new master, which may well make sense to do at a later time.

I imagine what Adywan comes up with would be the most congruent with my presentations of ANH and ESB, though. For now, I hope to switch my temporary primary source to the new master and await whatever fan work emerges to use as a final source.

EDIT; I almost forgot the reason I wanted to post. While taking a look and listen to my ROTJ timeline, I made a few more reversions to OOT audio during the Sarlacc sequence to undo some subtle audio tweaks that were made to accompany the CGI beak. I ensured none of these changes disrupted the flow in 5.1, with each of them feeling smooth individually as well as part of the overall mix.

Because of this, I will also include these in veerrrry slightly updated version of ROTJ’s GOUT and 4K84 synced 1997 SE audio mixes.