Erikstormtroopers statement seems sensible to me. I know the materials out there are very faded, but if the subs were outright yellow it would survive even if just a bit. The subs are clearly white in all the sources. First the 1977 telecine--this literally IS a theatrical print. It should be struck from the same source as the IB print. Also, the 16mm prints. They too are very clearly white and not a faded off-white. And they too should be the same source as the IB print, just with a 16mm reduction intermediate added. They wouldn't re-transfer the subs for a 16mm library print, as that makes no sense.

So I don't know. I guess at the same time, the Death Star interiors really dont look as blue and green as they do in the IB print, so its always possible. But the previous prints still had them as grey, not white, so there was always density there. I guess if you blow out a light yellow it would turn white. But the title crawl, for example, still has colour in it, very faded but you can tell it was once yellow. Unlike the subs, which are a pretty bright white. So it just seems a little unbelievable. Has there ever been other footage of the original greedo scene based off 1977 material other than the telecine bootleg and 16mm prints?