ADDED CONTEXT 4 JANUARY 2026:

This restoration’s 2025 version was published on 17 September 2025 and is available, although response times might be delayed. This restoration is not cancelled. It will however most likely not receive major updates during the year 2026, as I plan to release a new restoration only in early 2027.
This restoration historically included some controversy that I still receive dislike for, but this restoration existed purely out of goodwill. The first version of the restoration had credited sources, but they were not as clear. For the second version, its making began in early 2025 and it sped up rapidly in the summer, finishing on 12 September. I credited its sources as clearly as possible, and there were some conversations about a 2012 film master that was fan made. I obtained such master some time ago, and discarded it in October of 2025 due to the arguments it included. This project will not be cancelled any time soon, but it will not receive any significant updates at least until late 2026. For those wishing to obtain the 2025 version of the restoration, if the mega-links sent to you do not work, it is likely that it will take time to fix them, as this restoration is not my priority currently. I also wish to apologise to the people who debated about this topic, on all forums. That is all I have to say.

TEXT ON 22 JULY 2025

Hello. This is a project to restore the 1997 versions of the SW films. There were previews but due to arguments, I deleted them. You can get this for free, just PM me and ask. just make sure you own at least one official release, it does not matter is it physical or digital, but it is recommended to own one. I have coloured these the way they looked like in 1997.

SOURCES

4th film: specific clips from the 1997 home video widescreen release. about 10 minutes in total from what fans call 4k1997_iv. about 5 minutes from Harmy’s respecialised. 10 minutes of 2006 bonus disc footage, and the rest from a fanmade scan.

5th film: 1997 home video widescreen release. nothing from 4k1997_v as the audio is converted to German in my editor. 10 minutes from 2006 bonus disc. 3 minutes of adywan’s reconstruction. the rest from a fanmade scan.

6th film: 30 minutes of 4k1997_vi, 7 minutes of 2006 bonus disc, clips from home video widescreen release, not full, because I can’t find the home video widescreen releases anywhere. the rest from a fanmade scan.

I use the theatre versions of the 1997 release as colour reference. fixing them currently using solely 4k1997 projects would take weeks.