After playing around with the color grading some more on the timeline, I think I’ve found a good enough balance between the red skin tone issues to the left of me and the orange and teal issues to the right. It’s not perfect, per se, but I think it’ll do for now. Perhaps I’ll work on correcting any color issues in future versions, but for now, I think this looks right.
Under the spoiler tag, I’ve included a bunch of screencaps throughout the whole edit. The top image is the 2011 blu-ray release. The bottom image is my color grade.
We’ll start with the opening sequence first.
Next, the main course.
This shot suffers a little from the teal effect, although not as badly as before.
These two shots might be a little too greenish, but again, it’s not too severe considering what it looked like originally.
The whites in this shot should give out a good reference (and an idea of how the skin tones look in reality).
Here’s a few stills from the second half of the movie.
Interestingly enough, Mustafar is the only thing that looks the same as before (although the skin tones still show a massive improvement). Here’s a snapshot of the lightsaber battle.
…And finally, I’ll conclude this with my favorite still from this grade. The empire would approve.
So, there you have it. I think the color grading is complete for now. Sound editing is as good as it gets. I’ll work on writing down the list of changes and begin work on the trailer soon. I might also see if I can do a commentary on my new computer. However, that might delay this edit even further, so I think I’ll save it for when I work on updating my entire prequel trilogy (Makes perfect sense to start with I, then II, then III, instead of III, then I, then II).