Originally posted by: WaragainsttheCouncil
http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/release/video/f20040916/index.html
http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/release/video/f20040916/index.html
The Star Wars restoration process began with a 10-bit RGB high-definition scan of the original negatives. [...]
I'm not very familiar with film restoration, so can anyone please explain why 24/32 bit scans aren't used for this?