Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
I am a little unclear about the specifics here.
So Lowry Digital got a digital transfer of the SE that Lucas made by permanantly altering the original negatives (to clean up for the DVD release), and they also got a digital copy of the unaltered trilogy so he could match up the color timing? Is that right?
How do we know all of this?
I could now dig all these informations, articles and sites up for you, but then again, why should I? >> I << know what I have been reading, and numerous others, too. >> YOU << are the one who wants being informed. So inform yourself.
For a start, google for "STAR WARS" "LOWRY". There you go.
Then you may find this
http://www.visimag.com/ultimatedvd/d58_feat01.htm
“It all began with the work by ILM to transfer the film from film to the digital format,” he says. “Then we moved data back and forth from San Raphael down to our place in Burbank on disk, on hard drives.
I am a little unclear about the specifics here.
So Lowry Digital got a digital transfer of the SE that Lucas made by permanantly altering the original negatives (to clean up for the DVD release), and they also got a digital copy of the unaltered trilogy so he could match up the color timing? Is that right?
How do we know all of this?
I could now dig all these informations, articles and sites up for you, but then again, why should I? >> I << know what I have been reading, and numerous others, too. >> YOU << are the one who wants being informed. So inform yourself.
For a start, google for "STAR WARS" "LOWRY". There you go.

Then you may find this
http://www.visimag.com/ultimatedvd/d58_feat01.htm
“It all began with the work by ILM to transfer the film from film to the digital format,” he says. “Then we moved data back and forth from San Raphael down to our place in Burbank on disk, on hard drives.
The rest, I´ll leave that to you. I promise you´ll find everything said by me. From official articles.