Originally posted by: The Bizzle
So in theory, the US Empire and Jedi widescreen Laserdiscs, pre-1992, should be the EXACT same transfers as the Japanese Collection ones. [...] Japanese is 3 CAV discs, though, and US was 2 CLV discs
So in theory, the US Empire and Jedi widescreen Laserdiscs, pre-1992, should be the EXACT same transfers as the Japanese Collection ones. [...] Japanese is 3 CAV discs, though, and US was 2 CLV discs
Keep in mind that there is a difference between the transfer, and the master from which the LDs are pressed! The German and French THX discs are taken from the same transfer, but the master clearly isn't the same. Between those two editions, there are differences in saturation, exactly where the frame ends up in the raster, and of course side breaks. But the transfer must be the same -- the same flaws appear in the same places.
Extrapolating, it's easily possible that the same transfer was used for the Japanese and US discs, but that the Japanese LD is still NTSC-J and a whole bunch nicer.