adywan said:

I wish i could get hold of a Pre-THX release of ESB so i can see what the colours looked like before any form of correction was done, but that's going to be impossible. I never got this stressed out on the first colour pass with ANH. Maybe ESB isn't going to be as easy to do as i first thought.

point me to some links of the version you want.
if thats on laserdisc, i'll get it..
i have the ability to do video capture now..
[update] are these the versions?
http://cgi.ebay.com/STAR-WARS-THE-EMPIRE-STRIKES-BACK-Laserdisc-LD_W0QQitemZ120263452918QQihZ002QQcategoryZ381QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

(that one is pan and scan)..here is another series:
http://cgi.ebay.com/STAR-WARS-Trilogy-on-LaserDisc-LD-Harrison-Ford_W0QQitemZ190223640064QQihZ009QQcategoryZ381QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

just started playing around with the FACES-THX version of ANH,
and will be getting the definitive boxset soon..

i guess i should get the CED versions/players, and pre THX versions
also..

let us know how to help..

later
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