negative1 said:

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
-1

I have the "Definitive" big box LD and the "Faces" LD set, but they are both THX-ed. If they will be of help, I am willing to loan them to ya. (I want them back though!)

Have you looked into any of the Malaysian or Chinese bootlegs of the old school OT? I have no idea what kind of master they are from, but I have them too. Probably an LD in their lineage somewhere.

Also, I MIGHT be able to get ahold of a 3/4 inch tape copy that the father of an old buddy made of ESB when it first came out (in other words, a bootleg cam of the original release on old broadcast equipment), but it would only be good for reference IF he was willing to pony it up due to the age of the tapes, and I have NO way to play it back. I will ask... beg actually... He also has "the Revenge of Jed and I" as it is labled, and I can tell you that THAT one looks like crap on modern equipment... I have a copy on VHS. All soft and washed out...